The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-09
Our New York Letter.
ReKular cOrrespOndence Of ADVOCATE.

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A man who was at one time connected
in business with the Field family, which
comprises Cyrus w. the great, Stephen
the learned, David Dudley the shrewd
and accomplished, and Henry NJ, the
theologic and evangelistic, said that the
only way TO get along with them is to get
down on your knees and swear that out
side of that distinguished brotherhood
that there is no greatness, goodness or
enterprise worth having. When the
nineteenth century commenced God laid
the foundation of the Field family, and
to that he devoted 80 much care that all
the rest of his work was doue in slip
shod manner. Well, however that may
be, so much is certain that Lost Sunday
not many prayers were offered.up for the
family. David Dudley Fields new penal
code which went into effect on the first
instant, WAS enforced on Sunday for the
FIRST time, in co far as it regulated the
observance of the Sabbath.
For the first time in its history the me-
tropolis resembled Puritan village. In
his wisdom end goodness, Mr.. Field
gathered together all the old laws which
made Sunday a day of horror, instead of
day of rest and recreation in days gone
by. All that was needed to make this
monument of Mr.. Fields greatness and
love for his neighbor complete, would
have been to add the old New England
law which forbade husband to kiss his
wife, or lover to visit his sweetheart on
Sunday. But the law is bad enough as
it is, and the police, who are always ready
to enforce law which is an annoyance,
carried it out to the letter. By nine o.
clock every bntcher-shop and grocery
store was closed. Thousands of families
had to do without milk because o great
many dealers were utterly unable to COM
plete their rounds and serve their Gus
toners by that hour. To get shaved or
to take bath, was crime punishable
by fine of not less than $l.00 and not
more than $40. To drive out except on
a message of necessity or charity, was
equally heinous in the eyes of Mr.. Field.
To buy newspaper from stand or
store, or purchase q cigar made the seller
amenable to the law. Even the bootblacks
were knocked out" of business, Clean
illness is next to godliness aud the latter
quality the Fields, who are monopolists
all the way through, and even monopo-
lized Dean Stanley during his visit to this
country, evidently mean to keep for them
selves. How such pack of antiquated
tyranuical nonsense could ever have pass
ed the Legislature is past comprehension.
1t only shows the manner in which laws
are often made. might add that the
police took good care that the sale of
liquor was not interfsred with to any
greater extent than they y.could possibly
help. Sunday was bitterly cold day,,n
fact the first genuine winters day we
have had. and in consequence fewer peo-
pie were out of doors than usual. Yet,
during two hours walk I saw more
drunken men than have seen on Sun
day for long time.
Among the people who were put to
great Inconvenience by the Sunday law,
was Mrs. Langtry and her manager, Mr..
Abbey. Her season closed on Saturday
night. and as she was to open in Boston
on Monday, special train was engaged
which left on Sunday at noon. To avoid
the possibility of trouble Mr.. Abbey on
Saturday afternoon sent to Police Cap
tain Williams, asking whether there
would be any objection to removing the
baggage Of Mrs. Langtry and her COM
pany on Sunday. The Captain replied
that any expressman found at work on
Sunday would be arrested. Mr.. Abbey,
who always manages to rise to the occa-
sion, thereupon got twenty-five coaches
from the livery stable and got the trunks
removed that way. If am correctly in
formed the haekmen were instructed to
say that they were going to funeral,
should they be stopped by policemen.
Funerals being works of necessity and
charity, both are of course allowed.
Apropos of the close of Mrs Lapgtry's
season. The gross receipts for the four
weeks reached the snug amount of $751;
SO3, of which she receives 40 per cent. or
S24, 721. Now Sc, $50 a week, is not bad
pay for even a star OF the first magnitude,
not to speak of an actress like the Jersey
Lily. During her stay in the city she
has studiously avoided going into society,
and she has also kept at a distance the
horde Of fashionable young and old men
who are ever anxious to futter about o
woman who is being talked about. One
of society's golden calves has however
won the privilege in some way or another,
of giving the lady a number of dinners
at Delmonico's, and taking her through
Central Park and on the Road, on his
drag several times. OF course he is the
object of the most heartfelt envy of all
his beaten competitors. The gentleman
in question is but twenty-six or seven
years of age, is still unmarried, and as he
has an income of over Sl00, 900 per an
mum, is star Of some consequence in
the armament in which he moves.
He went on the turf towards the mid
die Of 1851, and this year became quite
famous 10 the sporting world as the
owner of one of the best race horses of
the year. Rumor had him engaged to
the daughter of the president Of lead
ing Jockey Club. His enemies say that
the engagement was broken of by the
lady, tecause in letter to her. inviting
her to a pigeon shooting match he spelt
/ pigeon PIDoEoN.
The most novel entertainment yet pro-
vided is on the cards for early in Janus