The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-10-09
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NO WATERlN ENGLAND TO
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of them ever made a more eloquent ape
peal Units faver than the Anieriran wtio
addressed a letter toa eoiItenfisiraiy yes-
ttrday. He complains that he has berlf
f0r mont, I'm the United Kingdom. and
though during that time he has been fire.
atIenlly II, l,leluge,l by rain, gazed upon
fountains and lakes, and seen most ella
lnrate machinery for supplying water to
cities, he has often been put to ssi,l straits
III order 10 prucure supply softle abun-
dant liquid for drinking purinses.i In
Araerita there islilerally .twaier. water,
everywhere and the most thirsty An
eient MariaeI could not say there, was
mot ,ilopto drink" Every railway
car, hotel aud Office, Is supplied with
vessel III iced water, and there ateglasses
at hand Here. however, II rs too r~to-
rious fscr that while there In no lack of
procurins wing, spirits, or beer, water Is
scarce cumwodity.. The American"
says he asked f,r water st the table IN
Liver,ool hotel on first landing, and the
walters lakei at him and al each other
M though he were an Aslianiee or red
Ia,iisn. He aske,l for water again u.
Chester. and II tpok three persons, and I'D
minutes time, ,io get q drink. ln Dublin
for six perssns he had TO AK again, and
he was served with pint and ohe glass
fir tile half dozen to drink from. In
London u took him six days to induce
waiter 90 place nnasked u desanter aud
glasses on the table. In fact, from his
description, it would seem Us though he
went about like u traveller In desert,
desiring water aud fi,nling IL not, until
by his pertinacity. hehai overcome the
prejudice OF an EugIish servant that. water
Ijsoniy fit to drink when something Is
mixed with II. ..' .-- @"
YIt IL quite psssil,le to syn,pathize with
the views Of the walters, and set give
freely Of our conlIassion 10 tile American
visitors. Water is to them what beer Is
to the English navy ol the snip" Ia the
scotcl. iaJorer. He Is accustomed TO
drink II largely Of home. and he does not
want aud ought not tobe put to betrouble
Of asking for every time. But We may
be permitted To add that IL Is not the
American only who is inconvenienced by
the absence Of supply of drinking water
In our places of p,ibIic resort. English
travellers have just the sane bother In
procuring for themselves glass o. natures
own beverage. The railway refre-hment
npms have been markedly deficient IN
this RESPECT. A man could get alcohol:c
drinks there nj more Or less reasonable
urices; II lhe wanted tea or coifee, he would
be required to pay for IL douhic t:ie price
of a glass Of beer. aud poor stuff II would
yenerally prove TO he; while ifhe desired
watef, he would have to ask for u, and
then received, instead 10 a refreshing.
| ice cold beverage. fluid which was pro-
bably ~arin from hug exposure of the
,Is,auter TO the sun. II would cnst very
little to Introduce. info the inns. and res
tauranfs Ihe system used In the Frenci'
cafes i,y which the carpff;s are placed on
the tale with their contents. acleiir hl"ck
iof ic.: but even if that could not be done,
there is Ilo reason Why fresh water should
not be supplied ut every refreshmen'
counter, aud at the railway stations. Tlis
London and the SOUTH Western aud the
Midland Railways have taken steps Ia
provide tnpir passeI,gers with water al The
stations, and u IL time that other COM
panics f,,lluwrd their example. Hotels
are very conservative iI their habits; but
when n supply of cool water may be oh
ltsIned at every railway station H will nol
be long bclorv the lsolels will follow suit,
and the American's grievances will have
disapy~ared, to the greater comi"rt "f all
travellers. -.Manohester tEag.l Examiner.
II @t@f# &@#85"8 "# q Ht&#aSsf
l"Capiain, please give me light" Said d
private at camp. Certainly. my good
Imam; but II we were. 10 the regular army
lsuch liberty would not be allowable Ii
that 10 !" said the private; 'bui II we wer,
10 the regular aru,y. you wouldn't bs cap
tain, pcrbaps.' aI o. ~, 'rt ai,s
/ MY friends said q political orator
would that had vindow in my heart
ltbst you might look upon its bestings ans
SEQ how u palsatss with rssrsotism.' jus
Then sn apple struck him IN the front, snt
q voice eSclsimed: Perhaps . pain Il
,our chest will 10. seeing you've 10 yin
dow In your heart , ."
II Ef8 70 #t1Rw ~ As~a@y- a,
A young man objected ,othe youbg cir
that bic rich old uncle wished him 10 msrr,
You pusn't b % psrtioalar.' aid IL,
exsspersted uncle : tell y0u she's vel
enough. . So she Ia. uncle. responded th'
nephew. and you snow you've slwsy
: taught ms 10 leave veil stougb alone y
A jewslsr being sent 10 prison. said b
: The turnksy:'I u you'li Lee me out. II
. sell your watch for you to good advantage.
!. |. No. no. responded the turnkey instea,
. Of letting you sell my watch. I'll sstc
sour cell