The Hartford herald., 1879-07-02
Letter from Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 222, Il

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 222, 1879.
Editor Herald:
1t is getting disagreeably warm i'm the
city, and those who have the ''kelt" are
running away to the springs, us are also
those who have Country kin" are be-
ginning to grow gracious, and anxiously
awaiting an invitation to "cOme and
spend the summer" | guess | will
stay. Beer gardens will furnish the
balm for Gagged spirits who can't get
away and, likewise, uncaged spirits will
get away with those who stay. Even
rs | write the sound of the drum from a
neighboring garden comes invitingly to
/ my ear, making me wish | had a season
ticket. Sunday is the "biggest day in
| Louisville; pic-nics, base ball games,
/ beer gardens DC. flourish on Sunday.
/ This may shock the nerves of some of
our good Old brethren i'm the country
but, then, il is even SO and many good
| people go to the gardens on Sunday. 1t
| is custom introduced by our German
cousins and has taken such hold upon
our people that il is useless to combat ID.
/ The Christian people of the City took
steps, not long ago, looking TO the en-
/ fOrcement of the Sunday law, but
guess they found it was of no avail.
/ The Germans claim the right to spend
their time and money as they see prop
er and why not? They are hard work
ers, Il sociable people and love liberty
and beer. Said one to me the other
day when speaking on this subject ~
might ust so veil stay in the old cOun-
/ try ven don't got de liberty to dhrinl<
mine glass ob beer" They do no harm
to any one and i'm spending the day as
| they do they only follow the iuclina-
tion of their jovial, generous nature.
! had the pleasure of meeting the Ed
itor of the HERALD, his wife and War
rem q. Benton the other evening on
their way to the Press Convention.
They We're enjoying the trip and were
duly sober. 1t is necessary to make
this explanation on occasions like this
when il is really an exception. Tues
day will be Il big day in Louisville.
Our Masonic brethren are determined
in their good work and each succeeding
June they red0uble their efforts i'm be-
half of the Home. If any of the read
ers of the HERALD who are interested
in Masonic affairs visit the city and
don't visit the Widows and Orphans
Home, they miss treat indeed. Ii is IA
noble institution and ably conducted.
Let Masons all over the State stand
firmly by this institution and give gem
erously for its maintenance. You have
heard about Henry Clay, Prosecuting
Atty for the city, cowhiding Claude
Summers, reporter for the Evening
News. Summers is little man and
also very inoffensive, quiet person.
He had done nothing nor written aught
that he thought would give offense but
he touched on "honah' and the man
into whose keeping this "honahr had
been transmitted was bound to vindi-
cate it, and while the pencil
might he mightier than the sword he
would demonstrate that the cowhide
was "a better trump than either Jack
Pennman, whose misfortune was no.
ticed in the HERALD IA short time since
has fully recovered and will soon return
home. His right arm is great loss,
yet it might have been worse. The
band has struck up "Johnie fill up" and
| must go. CITOYEN.