The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-11-13

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SsitvAiloa q the people. And the good
Bufgher sabtcsihes ict bis two ,ioke,s
a wsek - ugai.riy ss zoe AmsFiean
trs3esmsn sahscribcs iof his aews-
paper aud periodicals. They are alec
sensible esoagh hot 10 make dissipa-
tlon 81 Il either. for Il commences At
bali past siE o'clock add 10 Ill over,
aad the sadienrs ell Al home. before
tee u serves slso a. = convenient
ADD complete index Of social distine-
tiers. from "boa toa" Of The 6rsi ros Of
proscenium boxes, 10 the /" Madeheu.
serya1t gifls aud pack.eafners 81 the
tilh gallery These distinctions are
agidly Insisted on. aud Tor member
u al upper circle 10 society. who
should propedy be seen - the boxes.
a be seea 10 tie gallery 10 Immediate
association aud possible contact With a
circle vi society tea OF dozen grades
lower. would result ia great scandal,
and perhaps the ostTaclsm VI the
offender from the society Of the horn
led first ruw The practice OF
Americans 70 get the best seat for the
east mbusy, whsthes II lie IN the irst
row, ur 10 the vicinily oi the Hammer
madebeus Is regarded 40 au evidence
II coudaion little better than batbar.
ian ~ hostess. who. by the way,
does 40, herself cit ~ the goal Of all
desire, just now, but must osntent
her social aspirations with = place
three OF four rounds low gu the ladder.
told me Que day. il tones that indicated
her amszement and disapproval. that
an American lady, aud = cultivated and
respectable lady too, ss she proved by
the siWpIe Argument that abe wore a
silk dless, was in the habit OF sitting
in the gallery Ths Germans utterly
fail 10 comprehend the pirit OF DOR
system. Royalty has eth great claim
left TOR the German people, aud they
indulge sometimes in little bosstful
pity for us Americans. as much as to
say "You may have learned men. aud
able men. and good men. but you have
not go. any kings." And am sure no
countryman OF mine wishes 10 dispute
the point with them.
The street scenes Of an old cont
mental city like this are sure at frst TO
DO novel and strange TO foreigner,
especially If he come from the new
world. One very free lent street sight
is the little carts which are drawn by
teams ss anonymously mated as the
Florida combination of donkey and
COW; for these carts are almost invari.
ably drawn by team composed Of q
little old woman and q large dog.
Indeed after few hours in the streets
Of T.eipsic one is tempted to form the
conclusion that the most common boast
of burden In Germany is the female Of
the genus homo. Everywhere in the
city they may be seen in great num-
bers, with great baskets on their backs
often bent nearly double under heavy
loads of fruit or vegetables. which
perhaps they have brought miles into
market. And when one walks little
beyond the city and comes TO cultivat
ed fields be finds the same thing there
The field laborers are sometimes all
often more than half of them, women
who are raking hay, digging potatoes
and performing all the other manua
out door farm work that in the United
States is considered the exclusive duty
Of the male portion of the population
Ardent "woman's rights" women, whC
are discouraged at the prospects o
their cause in America. can enjoy a
least the partial working Of the system
by coming over here.
For the past month the great an(
famous Leipsic fair. or rather one o
them, for there are three 10 the couts,
Of year. has been in full blast, and ha'
completely transformed the old city.
During the whole week before it open
ed the streets began ~ assume new
appearance. ALI over tile Augustul
PlAtz, q square Of several acres, sprung
up great multitude OF little booths Of
"shanties"; these gradully oyerhowec
the Augustus Plsiz into the marke
place, AID then into all the open spaces
along the Promenade, ard finally int
all the hooks and corners of the OLE
part Of the city where there was lev
feet OF empty space. All the court
yards IN the old city. too, and the darl
pAssAgeways. were filled with bundle
and boxes aud bales: aud 81 last. on
Monday morning. the fair commenced
Then il turned out that il was not
fair at ell, 10 our sense Of the word
but only q great bazaar, or market
where buyers and sellers IRON ell part
Of Europe assemble to exchange goods
plainly relic of al old and eIams,
method OF doing business. The sireet
were crowded with people good
were displayed 10 al sorts Of places