The New York herald., 1878-12-04
A BLUE OUTLOOK.

SHAVING AND ILQUoRING Up on SUNDAY PRO-
HIBITED-wHAT Is SAID N THE TOWN.
westheld. in New Jersey. is a town Of about three
thousand inhabitants situated the line of the Cen
fral Railroad and provided with temples of Chris
tian worship hotel two drug stores and two bar
ber shops Many OF the residents descendants of
the old settlers Of the State and have or less Of
Pnritanic lcayen in their composition. They are
rigid sticklers for the observance Of the sabbath
They believe in enforcing certain ancient laws or the
State long since fallen into desuetude, against viola
tions Of the Lords Day. These laws they consider
wise holy and sautary and necessary to the preser
walton OF society Holding exalted views Of the holi
ness Of the Sabbath. that all worldly sounds and
motions levity profanity and sensual indulgence
in every shape should be suppressed on that day.
number the residents have instituted what is called
the 'westfed Law and Order Society. whose purpose
L. to see the sabbath observed after the manner
quired by the old unrepeaed laws the statuie
books of the State. They do not contemplate the
immedate enforcement of these laws but viii rather
trust for the present the effects OF moral suasion
holding the law. like the sword of Damoclcs. above
the of possible trespassers. The old resident
church-going folks like the thing. but the hot and
rebellious blood Of the rising generation, which Is
NOT much given to religious services is restive under
the Blue Law reginp
FAvoEITE RESORTS CLOSED.
The drug store Sundays in the country is a fa-
vorite resort for the young There they 60 to
smoke cigars and hear the of the town, and
there when disposed they have nip Of apple
jack under the of soda that never paid the
State any license. The barber shop is also popular
place of resort that particular day OF the week.
The barber is full of jokes and his customers love 70
lnger under his shears his athering brush while
he carries his bantering talk These simple and
harmless village entertainments at end in
westfeld, and there is much muttering and COM
planning in the tents of the ungodly. The residents
from New York, for the most part. incon-
solable Sunday they stay home in West
held but the prospect for relaxation in the
future in driving drinking. dancing, gossiping in
the drug store looks blue indeed. The New Workers
belong to hard working class. and when they
turn saturday evenings from town feel disposition
hurry off the barbers shop. but invariably post
pone the visit tn sunday morning. Under existing
venge to abstanng from attendance at church justi
tying their course by the plea that their appearance
Is unpresentable in any respectable congrega-
ton. OF this is utter recklessness, but
calculate what may do with
weeks capillary stubble on his chin and the BARRIERS
shop closed against him by a Puri tanical decree
Then there are many of the youth of the town to
whom the habit OF getting shaved Sunday has
become "a second nature ard their feelings when they
wake up on SUNDAY mornings in the future and re-
Alize the horrible fact that the BARRIERS shoSs
closed can be more easily imagined than described
6uppose a younp man has promised to escort his
sweetheart to church how is he manage if his face
Is as rough as sandpaper and his hssir falling like
tatch his shirt collar? The result must be that
the fashionable swes of the town wal deteriorate in
tane None of them will care to don his best clothes
aud jewelry with his face looking Ike an undressed
side of sole leather. Them in the matter of drinks,
the thirsty souls of the town will be compelled to
take walk Of two miles and half ont the plains
for morning cocktail. From the mary conviviaI
spirits that have their homes in Westheld the path
way to that bourne Of refreshments promises to be-
come familiar and well worn.
A CHAMPION OF THE BLUE LAWS.
Speaking on this alabsorbing subject to the
township OF Westaeld Rev. Mr.. Harris said Zone of
troubles is the difficulty of dealing with the
United States government tax which allows people to
Sell liquor by the quart bottle not to be drunk the
premises Grocers and druggists can keep and sell
liquor under such license and great deal OF it is
thus dispensed. The State license however is
kharpely defined and they can't well get around it, In
order to get q license here the applicant must have
the names Of twelve reputable freehplders."
How do the people take your enforcement of the
IAN overwhelming majority Of the people are GER
tainly in favor of granting licenses aud the bulk
the residents OF this township desire the
Sabbath properly kept. We don't like TO crowd
of young men loahng at street corners on the sun
day, staring ct ladies going to church and using in
decent language We don't see the necessity tor the
sale OF candy and cigars on Sunday and the opening
Of BARRIERS shops. One of the druggists here has
consented to close entirely Sundays and the other
VIII keep open only for the sale Of medicines. The
WHO sells ice and cigars II willing TO do the
same. The Sabbath should be devoted, far il is
possible to make it, to the service OF the Loru, and
that is the duty we have undertaken to carry OUT
SUFFER-, cHIIDREs-sa1 CANDY.
series OF many pioas hogseholds at Tins decree
leveed against the sale of candies. What care the
little ones about the closing Of drug stores and
barber shops? But how TIER tiny ssarts viii throb
with piteous when Sunday after Sunday
and goes and the doors OF tine dear confcc-
tioners closed against them! At first il de-
termiIled to forbid the sale OF papers sunday,
the reading of them inspires worldly thoughts, and
when Il comes perusing euntuIJs sheet of the
HKRAID a church member may be apt to forget the
hours Of service snc slip up in his devottons. ON
second thoughts il was agreed to lay no embargo on
he seen III Df
trains the Law allows only train either way
Sunday; Int the sabbatarisn am spirf OF westfeld
would Like 20 have IL amended 10 prohibit any
trains whatever from entering leaving the town or
compel the roads TO make wide detollr build a
tunnel under the town, 50 that the sabbath stiffness
should no: in any way be broken
A DRUGGIST
Dr. Bayard, who keeps the principal drug store,
said il would b. impossible Tor MIN 10 agree to the
proposition OF the society close his store Sunday
that dag he generally made up from FORTY Atty
prescriptions. He was satisfied to yield the selling
Cf CIGARS though he was fan to doubt the harmful
iErsli.aous tendency Of doing and thought il
was piece OF Paritancal fanaticisn to consider it
~ sncn
place for idle gossip on tnc sabbath 10 te scandal
of the religi3usly minded residents. How Is thatY'
THAT is wrong impression altogether. There is
n much idle gossip III the vestibule OF chslrch be-
Fore and after service there is here When people
come 70 have prescriptions compounded AMI know
each other they may naturally fall 10 talking. but
that is inevitable and eant helped. but close
st0re like this on account Of the Sab1ath. ia my
opinion would fall little short Of inhulnanity.''
\ sAscIINoyIoUs BAI.sER.
George 5ulsey the colored barber. with face not
unlike the ideal Uncle Tom, on beng asked how ne
liked IL, said, with highly sanctmonious air. DE
Lord be praised for dis. alters felt DAT Ge money /
took N on Sundays was stolen-stoen from dc Lord,
snd dat good could circum ventuate from it..
why didn't you shut up shop Sundays if you
thought sog"
''well, ali tngs ia dc fulness Oh de ripeness
d. time, for ae ways % Providence is onscrutabe.
Now do time lis for 10 giD religion a bigger
twist dan / ebor had chance 70 befO Tank lie
Lord. il place Oh honin and scrzpin' sinners
Jaws ana execrafn d. holy SaJbas III be singn hal
lelujah ia de temples Oh tsnksdyin'."
VIII you lose much ~ IL IN pecuniary senseg'
In pecoonary pint Oh view il will be AL Oh six
shlliL DAT checTtJly sacrifice dat de Lords Day
may be kent cuusequentl1lly."
what Will your customers doy'
"Dey must navigate DC best dey can fur q sinners
salvation IS more Importance dan shaves. bat
don't couIdeu tlliy tink dat any oh uy crltorners
will destruction because dry haint On,