The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-04
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From the dead to the living. The
folks OF the good old town are nOw
astir, and after having made our ar
rival known to those most deeply inter
ested, we take stroll along the banks
of the river as far as the castle, where
We find nnmber Of fishermen COngre-
gated, who have met for the purpose
Of laying the herring boats up for the
season. An. old gentleman. apparently
verging on 70 three score and tens Who
has been eyeiag us for some time, asks,
'Is your name O---n,P" Y Upon being
answered in The affirmative, he responds,
II thought so, We we're one Of your
fathers tenants in the Greenses. It's q
long time since yoa lsft Berwick. We
heard q few years since that one of the
family was . colonel in the, American
army, and the .lOssnol gave him q no
tice; hat since that time We have heard
nothing of them. Things have changed
now. Since the railroads came, the coast
ing trade is dead all the young men
have gone to Lunun or somewhere else
and Berwick is very quiet Plsce
to what it used to be-" After answer
ing his inquiries as best we can about
the land from which we hail, We bid
hip good morning, with the assurance
that hia sSra4nan4a0 Will ha deliKeraA in
good time.
At dinner we meet with gentleman
from Louisville, who is rather sewers
on the conduct of the federal troops dur
ing their occupation of that city, prob
ably because his gromds-the mos
beautiful in the neighborhood-wer.
unceremoniouAy appropriated as mil
itary necessity; and so thorough Is hi
disgust that he has concluded to spend
the remainder Of his days in quietude
in the land of his birth.
A walk a,ound the ramparts is re.
W arded by glance at the. spot, when
we took parting look at the scenes Of
our boyhood. On the other. side
ct the river is TweedmOuth,
and Spittal, with It's. beautiful
beach, which is now patronized by
many Of the fashionable, as one Of The
most attractive and secluded bathing
resorts in Great Britain. Here 10 We'd
hngton Terrace and the Flagstaff,
guarded by the dogs Of wars, whose
muzzles command the harbor-proba-
bly, in anticipation of Fenian raid The
docks are deserted. Here and there
a struggling schooner. or sloop, may be
seen, but the hustle and activity which
characterized them twenty-five. years
ago, is sadly missed. On we 60 to
the "Podler's Hole, !" the resort Of the
school boys-when the tide would per-
init. Ali here are the Magdalene
Fields, the home of the daisy and the
butter-c cup; away yonder 10 Primrose
Bank, where grows one Of the bOnni-
est flowers that blooms in Scotland,
whose base is laved by the waters of
the grand old German Ocean. The
periwinkies, pebbles, tangles, rocks and
foam are familiar. No change here
though what kaleidoscope is present
ed to memory while We recount the
changes passed through since last we
were privileged to look upon them.
Upon returning we pass the old
school house, and, as matter Of course,
must call upon our esteemed friend and
teacher, Prof. Husband, TO whose in
struction. and care we are so
much indebted. The interview is
both pleasant and unexpected. After
half an hours chat, during which we
learn that those who made their mark
AZ school boys, have since made their
mark as men that those who were gen.
orally behind in their Greek and Latin
lessons-apd well we remember them
have been, as rule, the laggards in
ths race of life,-we leave with the in
junction to be sure and cali again, and
spend the evening. For the first time
in our life, however, We have differed
from his teachings. A monarchist by
education and prejudice, he has little
faith in the perpetuity of republican in
stitutions, while we, on the contrary, be-
lieye in the divine right of tie psopls, and
consider il one Of the anomalies Of the
age that an intelEysnt race can show
such slavish devotion to system di-
rechy at variance with the spirit of pro-
gression, and which is destined. ere
long, to be consigned to the " Tomb of
Tho Canul0fe IIr