The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-16

saw the Fourth Of july fireworks M tho c,,.
Hall Park and was astonished to End IN pt,t.
enthusiasm among the great crowd tncre ~.
sembled. How a British throng would has.
chcerod the noble display Of pyrotcchnicsl
On Sunday MIR. Morris sought rl,mou,A
Church. Mr.. Beecher appeared to him a.
cidcdly tall. with broad shoulders md a 0n.
head, covered with thick crop Of light lro,,,
hair, which is combed back over the head a.,
kept behind the ears, which serves TO brine o..
a rather large but by no means unpleasant loot
ing face, which Is clean shaved and dostitote d,
beard" MIR. Morris can hardly have recoyere,
from the effects of Fourth Of July and the po.
lice court, for he gives the following sinrnl,,
account OF what he saw and heard upon his visit
to tho brethren:
need not trouble you with a repor, Of IN.
sermon. 10 rather disatronted mo AZ a.
The matter was artistically arranged. hut Mr.
lIeechers forte Is not reading. He read very ex.
tensively from notes. and he read awkwartllv
II was like the reading of lessons. and when Le
shifted the Bible backward aud forward In his
hands there was something sti1 in It. When he
left his notes and launched out into one uncnn.
strained How OF words he seemed TO carry every.
thing before MIN, and | could well understand
how his hearers sometimes could not consira.n
themselves. but broke out into a loud Hear
heart" or hearty cheer.
There arc some amusing blunders in the book.
but perhaps not more than might be expected Of
man who attempted to do the American
continent in three weeks. For example he
locates Baltimore in the state OF Michigan;
makes Portland the capital OF Maine refers the
reader Co Diedrick, Knckerbocker (sic for tho
history OF Manhatton" island speaks ~ the
new Post ONCE and the "Astor House Hotter
"a white marble structures describes the
Castle Gardens !" makes High Bridge fourteen
feet high represents the Sound steamers IS
drawing three feet OF water SAYS that Hell Gate
was 90 named "in consequence Of the number
81 fatal casualties happening at this spo, I"
laughs at the practice common to American
street railroads OF having each car preceded by
n man on horseback, blowing horn to warn
people to get out OF the way is Mortified because
the bloodthirsty American tailor invariably
places a revolver pocket in trousers unless e1-
pecially ordered not to do so yand nnds In this
fact some explanation Of the walworth murder
case. ain which n son shot down his father an
aged man, who had held the position Of judge
In one OF the law courts. and who had retired
from the once on account Of age and long ser
vice"
These things make the English centleman's
book rather entertaining reading for US
They are perhaps not surprising when we CON
slider that his extensive travels were accomplish
ed In twenty-onc DAYS. Talk about Yankee
travellers rushing through Europe and writing
home deliberate estimates Of the people and
| their manners Outside OF the defects incident
| to such tremendous haste, there Is deal Of
| shrewd sense and aprreciative character sketch
| Ing IN the book. Its author, NJ all events, was
| unprecedented and meant 20 be honest. He was
especially conscientious in the matter q sta
tistics and either measured every bridge. public
| building, and mountain he came across, or else
| took his figures from some undoubtcd authority.
He was pleased with the country, aud sums up
the manners Of travelling Americans in the FOL-
| lowing words: Freedom without vulgariiy.
and an ease that does not invite license"