, 1869-04-25
TIE GOOD OLD TIMES,
Tho English F1unkcy of tho Past.


From tks London AtAszouua-
watch, nom the club wtndoxa Of Pau Mall and St |
nd si stees ~ q &c aEsaFs Fs.ss =
With more surprise than satslaeuon taa1 tae
surcsb les mcses Of tie carriage foot-ooae1s are
The oes q me nssaa ~ 5esa.e y
Is tue tai the soclh prteuison q ne nnassss
gentlemen II tho EindoEs Nere ne ouG4 PIT
susson q 70 laese5s IHs9 apea ZION nanasn, as
s,1iLe s,1y i 1I'95ed edern e fssaa L. rSered
Is always taken from the working .classes, anu s =
person WHOSE eenthsy nes@ [4ed adp ~ i1nseiaet.
bot IN feudal tunes csc,3 a1istoeratlc household
contained, IN addition to It's army Of msle a,n.
sfG11 a eeR 991 Tn9 a.,sed .: tssif
Grons drefse. attended HIM IN public, xttaoaf
They wete his body-gaard on Journeys the prtnc;-
6m Il his chase, p!a5ed mn ntna tennis o.
Their service va deemed honorable; ihelf ptash
wa4 marx o. distinction rather rasn of nrtnila-
uon tn nd o. ssr'uao s 15s s, g1s'a1 ae uga 5}.t
nobI;iy,-thc children OF mobiles rendering IN tho
household OF their sovereign Just such services "a
ae Rsa y ,as y soqs e. n
1shouli tnis scs1tnsmsn be bought tof !: Erea
eosnd .on "a pfe he
knig gnts second Son the Ks1i's servant,
The Esq1ues son % yea. the Kn!gats
ases estaihas MI u rs NOV s'1 !. !nt IL % e.
rentknea Younger brothers st TsaF r., sns , s,ast
were their prince or sovereign" The younger
brother, Who looks re7c.rully back to the feuasl
Period as time when info1pE people we're tau9ht
to know their proper plsccs, a0d did not presume
| 10 claim naturM or conventional equality with
their betters should set m example Of true Eae-
diGva loritEe4s By dounta9 his elder trotnes, 9
livery and waiting al his table when he cnterta!ns
It Ia difficult to realize MI the conditions and In
cients of tbs onsolese nnd q domssse eeiice
I no gent.e servants. with the excep1on 9! = gov,
ttneas md tutor, d secretary and confidential
sMa sSeq anse, aa "nSa aa ne Ter 10 suss tna,
| they snould weir hia Livery. Al Court the an
eicnt usAge Still survives IN mAAs 81 nonos
xIeat officers OF the royal household, mud ,ht
| totles Of Eentcmen-nshtrs and rentleulcn-i,e'
x.cue1s and eou1t pages. whose M uniforms ST a.
| srr,ttats are not se,Ennts tn t.c sense III w4c:
.se feudal occupants Of the.r places were sessIH..
men Of Oil s:ms dtechsrEel ccstun functions ths
never deyolses npw-adass on ally usher. {e;1sioE
e., or sage Al Court Lie our modern lsckcJs
as :; soGn tse sad ee
their lively coats They EcTe skllfal cazvtrs
and could "ca.ye yczy evenly .: Iplr iaale, 50 a
and So likewise handle al ether issnes. .1gL
ed uth!ti!e men, they coult a 'ur's.lc aud lea
we'll run and dance Thcr were ne tss
foFseen fssf s.ser. a ns aSs M SGo vi 4
haul nul tongue ..Thvre az also 9
those Insists Vincent, ;ae defender Of rusa
Or hand run: yea, theirs wnntelh not some that ar
both 50 Vhe. md Ut so gvod aadactty, as tnty car
sd dv t:er iaeA u eSuef COMPANY entertain thei
lnasser with tsble~salt, le !! - pleasure t. sRea
] 1tsHn ~ h- n nr hIfI f,hi fNk
sowing or sra!tl1g, tithice G. -lsi17. the leart
CT chca1ness OF Era.i or IlT such nasfe:
whereof gentlemen commonly ssca1 In ii
good bellows know sourAaas IN all tt
brightest Il ihem kew tie fales Of ererj gaus
q: dice and rasis, could act ta in;ctIades, anE
sina sonss, male tents nare Erlaernt than thos
ot professional fools, and On wtnItf eEea!nRs, tu
Tie Entertainment u august cusnlRns, "Eead
e Gnv Of Pa Wsr4iet,' The he Foar @ sons of Ayr,on
Tie Ship Of Feola,' THE lu19es Of Demands
The Hundred merry Tales, The BOOK u II.
II prd plca.uui. Ycs fug.aer, 3 n,pt1tl zcrrta;
gentleman could IN his masters absence play III
| part Of host 70 y.EtorA
In prr-Elt1abethan tunes these superior serving
| men were always o1 gentle Lineage; hut thu ~
that reformed our Church aud gave novel dire
slons . rhlotorny: teas d,7e9yess1 n; new Isna s
ety In al !ts Grades,-4t1uck y the gentle seEvln
: m.n's psospsrisJ and e.entually Put bin out
ee4Sse a.d Is d dsaWnas}a s9S So ions .
younger son IN livery Kept bis ngure and catrs
,, ic1lsh md animation, lie led iolly life: but
! his old age, u IN the wans OF BIZ PoFers.
tunaic II together win hts dismissal he obtain
=, | from his former employer the 1aase Of q farm
!. easy terns, Il snall pcnsion.'' AyounR sers.n
necslas Oh thc Usual iudigenee Of tic ssntis X
rants oa psge Ine rt'e,m,ss ,s 9,,nc,, h9resss
| hia nr,Jer Far this uUtnIsC 8ytAtpEr4tlC hDua
. halSsTs I % .esc Instructed Isl ecn,is serTns.n,
:; | wcrr tnsolrnt fe!lowA not worth u.clr szlt- al
!. that landed gentleman, lnssca.l Of retaining
! score Of such costly c,casatra, haa nettSt &c CO
y aervtlo1F@ anil zetecs them esum lower SEs
i -fIL n amnugat thc aons q Jcnmcu o. tsilA
Ths eataos ~ s+m si Sy sna ~ .s
= anh w:4hInR 10 lower their clasa iu aDta
!. oplniop, Represents thAt even u blu day III
Ne.c eoln.nHnly nc sona q ;e@e , -, nonsss yeSn
Z Health 70 The tirntlcmanly Profession Of as7ln
:. men; Or, thr Ecrs1nKuluia Il Comfort rsolni1 Y!
lAzntntaii0u i, thLa growing rr.eurp nnloaH's !
4 not'lls, Of R!rnR their naxva anti llfeIJ !" !
y koIk Hf tlktAanutscn, nnd HtixINutExc$ II ~ nj
= porr cnVrndervSf ~ tNc Of money. AMI stet!
;, IN gut aeryAnts NJ raa than their I'rpor wag'
to potte hitherto AIlrd by nlrn Ut gu.ue birth h
- lowered thr shltu. nn!l rrputc o. thu Rcntcfaat
- y rr,tcsa!a,l mil '1rtrrn fron IT, ranka ihany
y IONS OF rarr worth AMI accomplishments.
g No protests could check tho ti'ie " rcfornatlt
Z anh thr gtItlrsEanlJ proicaslon ot Gtv!nx.u
~ y, Iost III gentlemen, whr. tanshc'f frptn thu h
y worthler indus,rtch anu IN these later Henerls
VI llAvu found n1lcites III tho Cir9umtocutsun Unlt
Hat ihoull financial n tuEln eject them flum L
uew hutncs kutl lntb.,f them u serru thctE cout
% win re-nt,t.v qu,il. II i possible that, eoa..et
hxsd ncccetlty aod Inspired hJ poetic N!tulrni
= VI ft,dal utsGes, oas Joungcr Sons will retEs
III thU onor q pluhh ani sStu1n t. domsstsG NJ
~ Ut their telf-tcApCFt-