The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-26
SUNDAY IN THE CITY.

1t is Sunday in the city and all the
bells are ringing their solemn peals
for the worldly and unworldly. the
devoted and the lover OF "carnal
things" all alike are answering to The
call, and from the high window when
writing, the hurrying crowd can be
seen in "spring attire" Of every inn
uginable style and color, the aesthetic
largely preiominating. And the bells
keep ringing on, calling to mind some
lines from Longicllow: (,I9i
"Thou most musical and solemn, bringing
hack the ol,ien chimes.
with the strange mccarthy changes rang tho
melancholy Chimes ga,i, erisf, q 80,
The church echoing with. the elo-
quence Of some learned divine, the
music invoked from the great organ
with its gilded pipes reaching to the
ceiling. The solemnity Of. the ser
yice,the snbdued light from stained
glass falling on chancel, aud filing
| the dome with siulet shadows,athe
bowed heads and the old familiar
bcnediction, and al IL vow. One Of
ou.. noblest American poets declares
that THE graves are God'stemples'i
yet / doubt no, the most Questionable
church" cah7bef made an altar fUroa
sincere heart Asaaa 91i 70 safrT4N
Who would think to look ont upon
the city thisifairnspring morning all
I',glonfed9dwith sunshine1fyihst7 the
darkest tragedies lie hidden within Its
walls, while the cry 'tot the newsboy
"another suicitle''' call about the mur
,ier''brings itiorsibly % mind.
Oh, the crime and woe. of a large
city, with allyits teachings OF mortali-
|ty.and its 'rheavcn uoiniingppiresl''
tends ihe' human lformp dwell Finats
midst anil sins are nodrishei. 10 dark
and loathsome as to turn one shudder-
ing from the thought much less the
ooA ttoht1Hn MffNNfff H.a.4F q - no fniA
ion thelorposite side oftthe, street, ]
soc a familyout for Sunday walk,
the father, a laboring man with his
rough brown face and abest coat" on,
the mother leading The y ,ungest chill,
while priding herself. doubtless, aud
her rspfing bonnet trimmed in
pink and yellow: ieiiio7T Tpa ,4fas -
Up the street slowly moves a funer-
a procession, the hearse, with "noll-
dipg splnmes''e and abe sll-bearefs
walking beside, If the long array Of
carriages following, all together SEEM
ing to testify to the love and respect
paid the silent traveller on "life's last
Journey" ont to thea ,city ofthe dead"
beautiful Gave Hills j wonder how
many are real mourners, and how many
are feigning grief for the ''wcrid,s
sake?" Yah a iilry
Fashionable women aand careless
men, We are only assistants in the clos
ing scene, AMI Ply the world its dues
TO The last. hLsB .s7aL '.s9s,itI vatd,t. /.
Sabbath in the city! The night Is
coming on5and shadows gathrriabout
the tall Houses bn the other side, the
lamps will Soon be lit and the day
De ended eiaa" y.Ho 81 ~ s'''''
THE day Is dono and the darkncss, ~,
.Fallsfrom the wings Of nigbt. 3,
Asa feather is waited downward,
From an ca gle in his light" ( p.
| / can hear the lar off sound Of q
brass band perhaps a sacred, (2) cen.
cert at thei "Gardens.'' To morrow
the great rush and roar Of busy cit,
shall follow the .,lay II rest,'
fortunes be, made anil lost. the excite
ment Of ifa'stragedy or the amuse
ment Of its comedy. o,As Shakespear
hath itadi gslg1 iiq al la tr9 aos
sTo morrow ana TO- morrow and tomorrow.
aCrecps inthe pretty face from day to day,
To the last syllable Of recorded time" y
sa H'''2H 1sb M1T MI vaD. y
Louisville, Ky, May oath, 1882. Il,