The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-24
Correspondence Baltimore County U;a;on.
RAMBLING AROUND.
Smith Enlarges on Various Topics OF In
torest.

Editors CaioR. Since our visit 10 the Dal,i.
more dry dock Smith and have been travelling
arOund-he in pursuit Of news items for several
papers. for he acts ~ correspondent, among which
j. the Crsa@ Cheese Adrocatc, the leading agti.
cultural journal Of y. Y. State-and well, lust
because have nothing else at present t. do.
In unc OF our late strolls in the city We came
upon old Federal Hill. which il now being con
verified into park. Climbing 20 the ton ex-
pressed regret that the old earth works were be-
ing lcyellcd. when Smith broke in BY saying he
was glad Of Il and wished that all visible msmen.
toes Of our late war were bOtted from the face Of
the earth. War at best, he continued, was very
inhuman piece Of business. In spite Of all that
civilization and religion had done for Il. The
Duke Of Wclington-and none will dispute that
he knew somcthing about it-said "war 10 tho
trade Of baTbarians; mo- man Of refined feelings IL
1t for u soldier Smith said he agreed fully with
the Duke. No man who shouideTed his musket
or buckled ON his sword with any other feeling
than that he was thereby performing u disagrcca-
bic duty which he could not honcrably escape,
was entitled to our respect. The man who enlist
oil purely for his love of fighting might be useful
On OCCASION and So might bull-dog. but no man
OF proper feeling would desire 60 cultivate n too
close intimacy with either.
farming our eyes southwark We saw an oasis In
the desert Of brick and we're told II was Riverside
Park. This being new locality for US We made
II. Seating ourselves in u pavilion upon the
highest point in the Park, NO enjoyed a view Of
tsc city aud surrounding country for miles, but 10
" the most charming Of all was the beautiful
view Of the river stretching away tiii sky and
water met, and bearing GU las piacsi tvsvm stean-
eTs aud sailing craft Of all sizes inward aud out
ward bound. some 80 far of that only their white
sails we're visible, aud 90 which the rays of the
declining sun gave the hue Of FURNISHED goid.--
Gazing upoE this enchanting spectacle aud en-.
joyng the cooling snuthcrly breeze hour after
hour slipped away and few words were spoken by
either 81 ~. hut ~ sunset approached our Atien-
ton was drawn To- our more Immediate surround.
ings by the crowds uf people gathering around US.
When We catered about I U'clock the only occu
panis OF the Park were bare. foot boys, few
tramp like men aud some children. but after q
o'clock the numbers rapidly increased. Il was
plainly I" be seen that the people here assembled
were 81 different class from the average Of those
I" he found ut Druid iiiil. This section of the
cit! Is mostly occupied by working people and
although there were many we'll dressed young
men and women IN the crowd. the majority Of the
men we're c"ailcss aud many were the greasy aud
iarry c!"thng ia which they performed their daily
labor. None ct those present gave evidence OF
bcin. Possessed II much Of this worlds good,, aud
smith expressed the opinion that 500 would buy
all the genuine jewclty in the crowd. Strutting
AROUND. With self important air, were some
dappcI booking young fellows. who Smith sup.
posed were clerks. sons of hard working parents
Who wished their children e. advance in the scale
OF rcspcciahiliiy. but. said !. Is there any more
rcspcciabliiy in one manual operation than an
ether? l. the man who handles the yard. stick or
the zen entitled H. any more respect than he who
handles the hamincT or the caulking iron A. all
the wealth. prosperity aud rcspcctabiiity. too, in
= community results from the lahors Of the pcm
bcFs thereof. why is not all labor equally rcsect-
able! Smith replied bluntly. all labor Is respect
Is Ia IL Tell "A Il. mn
material difference between our bodies and the
lirt Ne tread under foot but never vet met a
man who had any respect for dirt whether IL vas
oh the outside oi a IMAM or inside Of him.
No" the iirs; step towards respectability is for
a man t. get the dirt IN him. particularly that
which is black and greasy. You see that almost
all the young men here are well dressed, and
WAY because they wan; TO gain the repect ofthc
Young girls they pay attention too, which they
could not DO II they appeared in their working
clothes The older men, on the contrary, who arc
mostly married not having the same motive for
cleaning Themselves up have sunk into carclcs.
habits. Now the man who yields the yard. stick
ur the pen must keep himself clean when at work
but this u not possible in the machine shop or the
ship yard. consequently there is a constant ten
dcncy in the latter occupations to cause man to
gravi,aie from the respectable.
But clean clothes are not the only essential "a
rvspcciabliiy there is one othcr--good manners
These two combined form the gentleman. A dis
tnguishci professor once lectuTing to his elias.
said no man look. like gentleman or feels like
ono who has not clean shirt on" Clean eiothe.
then and good manners make n man respectable
lie may have wealth and he may have talents
but lacking these great essentials | have named
no one will respect him. Well Smith, / observed,
il you have got through I think We had better
take this car now at the gate and move towards
home. x