The Washington critic., 1888-01-21

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the most fashionable resorts or qu u-
ters Of a city. IL one is willing TO live
in the suburbs of large city, or in a
less fashionable quarter Of town,
the charge is proportionately less, and
your correspondent has proved that
good living can be afforded TO the
American on an average Of four shill-
ings, or
A DOLLAR PER DAY.
To the uninitiated many extras are
charged, including even the use ofathe
cruet, but one soon learns the tricks
of the trade, and asccrtains the in
elusive terms. As regards travelling
expenses, one finds after long So
iourn in England that all English
men of moderate means travel in
second class coaches. The only diff
ference in
THE RAILWAY CARRIAGES
is in the upholstery, and the second
class coaches are most comfortable.
At this season of the year they are
provided with foot warmers, which
consist Of cylinders filled and reilled
with hot water at the different sta
tions. The Englishmen tell you that
the first-class carriages are used by
the nobility and Americans, the sec
ond-class by the woll-to-do, and the
third by many nice people, including
ministers, or clergy as one designates
them in England. The system of
locking the doors has been abandoned,
owing to the many accidents which
have occurred. Coaches are provided
for ladies travelling alone in all the
classes.
wHITEFIELD's TABERNACLE.
Toward the end of Tottenham
Court Road the traveller is interested
in seeing large church bearing the
inscription 'Whitefeld's Tabernacle.
The old fashioned pews remind one
of the church in Alexandria that
Washington attended, though the
church il much larger, seating 1000.
The enlargement of this edifice was
due to the Queen of George H.. no.
ticing the number of persons unable
to obtain admission to hear the one
who melted the hearts and drew
tears from the eyes Of the most scep-
teal, even forcing men like DIR.
Franklin to give literally, and fasci-
mating by his voice and words such
polished men of the world as Lord
Chesterfield, of whom the following
incident is related
The preacher showed a sinner as
resembling blind old man, deserted
by his dog, wandering feebly over a
desolate moor, but gradually and
surely nearing the verge of an awful
precipice. Whitefeld led his hearers
with him so completely to the moment
of the catastrophe that Chesterfield,
losing his self-possession, muttered
aloud, "By Jove, he's gone owes"
A tablet bearing the name of Top
lady author of Crock of Ages"
shows that he is buried within the
walls of this tabernacle. John Wes-
ley here preached Whitefeld's funeral
sermon. We visited the grave of the
Founder of Methodism, opposite Bun
hill Fields and directly back of Wes
ley's chapel. The house where John
and Charles Wesley lived stands mex
to the church, and AS you rest beneath
its portal, you see the sacred enclosure
opposite, the burial place of Cody mer
and worthy citizens, whose treasured
remains through two centuries now
past, have been brought hither anC
regretfully deposited in their fina
resting place. Lift your hat as yor
pass
THE GATE OF "GoD's ACRE"
The passer-by as he hastens on hi
way, respects your feeling though h
cannot understand it. The graves o
John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, susannal
Wesley and Daniel Defoe, may no
have the same significance to him
We fingered longest by the grave o.
the man who was imprisoned twelv,
years for preaching the gospel. On
his tomb is this inscriptions "Johr
Bunyan, Author of Pilgrims Pro
gress,' OBJ. 3lst August, 1858, Act. go
Restored by Public Subscription un
der the Presidency of the Right Hon
the Earl of SALISBURY, May, 1862"
A reclining figure Of Bunyan rests
upon the top, and upon the sides are
represented two scenes from his ia
nous work-Christia with his bur
den, and Christian with the Cross.
Upon the tomb of Isaac Watts is
this inscription, placed by order of the
deceased: Isaac Watts, d. D., Pastor
of Church of Christ in London, af.
ter fifty years of feeble labors in the
gospel, interrupted by four years Of
tiresome sickness, was at last dis
missed to rest, Nov. XIV. A. ID
174S, Act 75,"
ONE OF THE sTRANGEsT EPITAPHs
We have seen in our travels was neal
the grave Of Daniel Defoe, author ol
Robinson Crusoe." The stone
showed the wear of many year, and
the large black letters on the white
surface would attract general atten'
ton. Let me give you the epitaph;
Here lyes Dame Mary Page,
| Reliot OF Sir Gregory Page Bart,
She departed this life March IL, 1923,
| In the SO year of her age.
In o. months she was tap'd 60 times;
| Had taken away 210 gallons of water
| Without. ever repining at her case
| Or ever fearing the operation
This reminds me of an inscription on
miser's grave near Leamington
| Poorly, Liy'd and Poorly Dy'd,'s.
| Poorly Buri'd and no one Cry'd.
What a contrast to the lines in
scribed on the tomb of John Wesley;
Reader, II thou art constrained to bless the
Instrument Give God the Glory.
GEORGE ELIOT.
To all lovers Of "Adam Bede," the
home and grave of George Eliot
are places long to be remembered.
The house, in which she resided for
so many years, stands on the north
bank Of Regents Park. 1t is sur
| rounded by beautiful grounds, in