The Hartford herald., 1879-06-25
- HARTFORD KENTUCKY, JUNE 25, 1879.

same way a boaster, who cannot be con
tradicted without giving him the "lie'
direct, is often silenced, always exposed
thanks for your kind offer to give m,
whatever information about your cOun
try may desire. Does the presidins
Judge in the U. S. Supreme Court, weal
an official wig and robe? / know tn,
judges i'm your inferior courts don't weal
them, but am not quite sure about YOU
Chief Justice. What do YOU think O.
these official costumes il is the fashion
to wear in this country? / read the re.
port in one of the newspapers YOU sent
of "How Robert Emmet's birthday
was celebrated i'm Louisville by 15OI
lrishmen." | see Irishmen are Just a.
visionary abroad as at home. What dc
you think of Irish grievances laid hare
that night? Do you understand what
Irishmen want? Is it practical think
YOU? | regretted very much to observe
that one of the speakers had the bad
taste to sneer at Americans for display
ing little sentiment towards the Moth
er country.
Now for your queries, | never heard OF
the "Knights of Pythias" in this coun-
try, but first through you. Odd Eel
lows are pretty strong here, so are For
rosters, Free Gardeners, Mechanics, Free
Masons and, of course, Good Templars.
! am Forester, but take no interest i'm
them, Gamma be flashed wi them.
L have my letters addressed to Ieith,
because my father lives there, and he is
pleased to see letters arrive from Ameri-
ca. Besides, can never depend on my
own address being long the same.
How do / spend Sunday? Weather
permitting usually take a walk i'm the
morning before breakfast and again in
the evening; the rest of the day / gen
orally spend at home reading or some
times writing letter. | very seldom
travel on that day but when occasions
requires it | have no scruples about
doing il. For obvious reasons I never
go to any church now. BY the way,
you speak of "twO hour Scotch ser
mon." These are a hundred years out
of date. AT that time long sermons
were not peculiar to Scotland They
were common i'm England-bOth old
and Ne,C. Now, about thirty-five
minutes is the limit here.
How do We spend Sunday i'm Edin-
burgh generally? Sunday is observed
here in a quiet, orderly manner as
be-seems the purpose for which the day
is set apart, viz: the assembling of the
people for public worship, and the OBJ
tanning of needful rest for man and
beast. On that day all public works,
shops, offices, every place of business is
closed. All museums, picture galleries,
exhibitions, theatres, music-halls, every
place of amusement or entertainment Is
closed. No carts, tramway ears, omni-
buses, i'm short, with the exception of a
few cabs, all horse traffic is withdrawn
from the street. The consequence is
that to strangers the city appears gloomy
and deserted. Few people are to be
seen, during the day, even ON the main
thOrougfares, except at the hours of as
sembling and dismissing the church
congregations. AT those hOurs-Or rath-
er half-heurs-the streets are thrOnged
with silent, well-dressed people who, to
the astonisment of your Dn6ury Netcs-
man, when he visited this country a
few years ago, leave the side walks
and spre1d thffmselvsss fpael oyer the s.-
they have thus more freedom to walk
leisurely without jostling or separating
family groups.
The principal streets present a more
animated appearance i'm the evening
filed with promenaders if the weather
is fine. On the Summer evenings the
roads leading into the country, the
Princes street gardens, the meadows,
the Links, the Calton Hill, the Queens
Park and Arther's Seat are largely TAX
en- advantage of by those who desire
to enjoy the healthful air and fine seem
cry which those places afford. No
where is light-hearted gayety percepti-
BILE among the people, even the child
rem abstain from games and romping
on the streets on that day. More
breaches of good taste, as ogling and
giggling among young folks are to be
met with than breaches of order. The
latter are rare, and when they do occur
they are generally caused by 'bona-fide
travellers" returning home "o'er a. the
ill o. life Victorious ''The deevil care
cares he for their accommodation" :"
The disorders rarely go further than the
loud incoherent talk and other disgust
ing exhibitions of half-drunken men
exceedingly painful to witness on Sun
day. In the opinion of some, too many
facilities are given for travelling, but
they are indeed few. Much as-I prize
and enjoy my Sunday rest and sympa-
thise with those who, for the good ol
others, lose their own, or, at least, a por.
ton of it; |, for one, would not have il
abridged. a passenger train, carrying
mails, runs, morning and evening, Il
and from the city, along the main lines
of railway, there is no goods traffic.
From Leith, two small steamboat,
make three or four trips acrossthe Firth
during the Summer, TO the pretty vii
lage of Aberdour, on the Fife coast
The sail "o'er the water" is a great at
traction and a great boon to people pen
up in close workshops and close street,
during the week. The only matter fol
regret is that some take advantage of be
ing bona fide travellers to indulge too
freely, but, after all, these are but sun
spots on the immaculate purity of ON
Scotch Sunday.
This is bold description, but so far a
it is intelligible you may rely upon it a
correctly describing Sunday observance
throughout Scotland. In small town
and villages the day is even more strict
ly observed, but in the larger city o
Glasgow, however, the balance is OF
the other side. Srhey have more pleas
ure sailing on the Clyde, and, i am told,
they run trainway ears and Omnibusses
now, at certain hours professedly to ac
commodate church goers. Ihave mysel
seen cigar shops and oyster saloons in
full blaze on Sunday nights there. Ii i
not so in Edinburgh. The door of ;
drug shop may be seen open, insid'
streets, milk shops and sweetie shops
and i'm the Irish quarters you may SEE
ambiguous looking bacon and other pro
visions exposed for sale within IA hal
shuttered window, but with these ex
ceptions, as have already said, ever,
place of business is closed as at mid
night. Places for the sale of intoxicat
ing drink are closed in Scotland by ac
J of Parliment from IL p. NJ. on Saturda,