The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-04

there are the lowest canaile of the
earth. Suoh an audience as you sec
at jerome Park, or tho Branch, or at
Lexington, is unknown in England
At the new track near London there
was tariff for admission. sWe
won't ave it you know, cried the m o
And they cleared away that fence
like so many pioneeers, inundated
the field, and laughed at authority.
Atthe Durham raceSthe colliers osm 9
in, noisy, fighting, heathenish. I saw
ono fellow, who held the stakes for
TWO otbers, seized, and they began to
gnaw at his fist with thoir teeth to
make make him drop the money. At
-- the mob swept the field, knock
ed me down and ran over me, aud
lastly, man on horseback gallopod
over me. At the heath of Newman
ket took horse, afraid to 20 on
foot longer, and being pretty fat and
matured, soon felt very sore 80 I
saw number of press vans on the
track with reporters inside, driving
over tho course and painting as they
preceded. / handed in my card to
ono of the gentry, 'Joseph elliot,
sporting editor Of the Now York
Herald,' and said will you per-
init me, Sir, to ride with your dri-
YER 7" mo, I'll be dommed if I do =
Why, sir, in the House of Lords l
saw great picard Beware uf
Piokpookets.' Sporting houses like
Jim Shaw's are almost inaccessible
from the thieves and ruffians around
thom. Women are unable to attend
the greater part of the races with re-.
spect. l went to the tower Of Lon.
don in cab it happened to be free
day; policeman said to me sYou
arc a stranger amt you We'll,
: don't go in there to-day they'll
pick everything off your body they'll
strip you. Come back on o shilling
day. l held up my hands and said
my God is there any place on this
island where man is safe 2
"Peshaps you might find that wick.
edness in the sporting GLASSES
chiefly"
III don't know. The whole nation
seemed to me to be brutal. At the
hotel where | stopped a we'll dressed
man would enter and say, loud enough
to be heard by all y 'Waiter, who's
that old begsar 2 THAT'S an Ameri-
can, sir - oh, a Yankee = l was
witness to four respectable looking
English women, opposite the Lord
Mayors residence, drinking success
in publis house. It I'SSS SCENE 1i u to e1Se me-
that the English women didn't wash"
Religion Of our Presidents.
Washington was a vestryman in
tho Episcopal Church.
Adams was member Of the parish
in Braintree. His attendance at
worship was not very constant.
Jefferson was an avowed skeptic,
and devout follower of DR.. Priest
ly.
Madison and Monroe were mod
crate churchmen.
John Quincy Adams was Uni.
tartan.
jackson joined the Presbyterian
church after he left office. He paid
close attention to the sermon, and
made profound bow to ths pulpit
as he retired.
Van Buren, was trained in the
Reformed Dutch school, attended
the Episcopal church when he attend
ed any.
Harrison cared very little for
religious matters.
Tyler was loose in regard to Sun.
day and worship. -
Polk, though not a professed
Christian, was regular attendant at
public worship in the Presbyterian
church. He occupied the pew oppo-
site the Que jackson sat in.
General Taylor seldom went to
church.
Fillmore, more than my other of
tho Presidents, was,an open and decid-
ed Unitarian. He gave his inaue ence
and support to that sect.
Pierce attended the Presbyterian
church every Sunday morning.
Buchanan was Presbyterian.
He walked to church wont up the
aisle in shufIling gait lodged into
his pew, and seated in the corner,
seemed wrapped in his own thoughts.
paying no attention apparently to
the service. =.
Lincoln attended the Presbyto.
rian church once day.
Grant is trustee in the Methodist
church.