Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-08
The ENGLISH r q


Mar orR-urs a~eoant 81 us first vIsGt to
the Epson Down&
Though l have spent sixteen years
In England | have never seen the
DERBY until to-day Can there BE in
she whole world such a dirty. ho0t-
Inc. swearing. brazen-thrOated. foul
mouthcd crowd 70 Be SEEM And I an
told that these things are vastly i'm
proved. and the scenes 20 De witnessed
to-day are no match for the Dcroys 81
Auld Lang Syne, And what = road,
Prom Westminster We drove over a
route strewn thick with bills. paper
debris. advertisements Of fusees ad-
v-erti~ezents Of the Gospel sent 20 b.
found on the course. with orange peel
in-s. cucoanu; shells. empty bottles
The only redeemiag feature in the
whole thing seemed 20 ne the treat
ment o. horses. the care with which
they we're driven. and az intervals.
along the road down. Watercd and re-
fre-hed- GA the course | saw a man.
fGriously driving and whipping a poor
horse which had unfortunately got
intO his company. quite st upou By
an indignant crowd that looked
likely % make 4 very good ana
tegr T. = p A The workingman =
no doubs better aware than any one
who talks 70 him Of humanity ID his
horse that Is pays 20 treat the animal
well Looking Al the way ia which he
= Cfter found treating his wife. the
extra ceutieuess extended : D0bbia
may arise from shre Edne<s Or i il
something else2 Il acknowledging
makes Is EoudrOus kind In the
carts. ar. shand-ydaas that I passed
On the road. there were three distinct
tyPvs % face-the bulldog. the fish
and the sheep What an u~nIoyely com-
Pany occupied each cart. with L. layer
or two % men in front. and al the
women tthe females. I should rather
say slowed away behind in true
British fashion
Where there was an alb
senee u any linen ca the persons u
the men. there vas an extra display u
ostrich feathers on the wonderful hats
OF the women a the various vehicles
discharged their cargOes some truly
amazing toilets that had been blnshinr
comparatively Unseen in the carts On
the way down now Joined in the gem
cr1l l@rrIng and swearing O1e. noted
carefully in detail. Will give an idea u
many. though I doubt Il il could have
been OutdOae on the shole cours...
Drss Of sapphire blue silk. COW
ered 10 the waist with beaded frIls =
gigantic hat OF crimson velvet. sur
rounded b. a vide band Of gold lace.
and further adorned with a long and
broad encircling plume Of a dazzling
aPPle-reea hue The finishing touch
VA put % this attire by a train u
BLACK lace. which started from the
waist. and traiIed 4 long yard behind
lis wcarer.
just after Witnessing the cheek /,
the career u the Jehu whom the crowd
took in hand I0r lashing the hors~ I
stumbled upon a female fight Two
ear1Est creatures. with fine feathers
and foul tongues we're il the thick q =
quarrel which they evidentIy Intended
10 sessle on the spot No in~tsrfervnes
here On the contrary. hearty eucour-
aging cries from the male students 81
Geo il. odd gal. I'll old yer at. anil
other evidences Of the absence Of aay
intention TO spoil sport
The main business OF She day on the
Downs i evidently eating. drinking
and getting photographed | viii
venture 20 doubt whether a half OF tn,
people who flock 10 Epson on Derby
day see a horse race. Horse plav
there Of course plenty.
Il i u0t an invariable accom-
p~1ai1uent Of every British holiday
making in which the masses Axe
p1rt2 On the whole. however. Il must
b. admitted that il was a gOo9-,em-
pered crowd. rough and rowdy. but
not riOtous, ridiculous and dirtv. but
With here and there n diverting touch.
such as the i~mprOnpsu foot bath Of an
Individual who removed the dust from
HI boots By calmly swiIling a pail Of
water over them To fun pure and
simple the uearest approach seemed To
BE the wearing Of = big bonnet BIZ a
man
How the eOckney loves a hoIida-.
and how he vii toll at taking IL l.
would b. hard 20 say wherein the
pleasure Of the Derby day for the IL
fellows whom I noted going down With
a handcAr+ say with. for OILY soar
81 them were upon L. No ) xas in the
shafts. and No s pushed b.hiaA
Where thsy had joined the stream I
can not Of eourse say. but whsn re
PASSED them they we're on the Epson
side Of footing. and Eifh baskets %
board we're clearly enough b0uad for
the ours. L not Tor the grand stand
To n who goes "a mlnzle n the
crowd and n0t 10 LOOK on fron TIE
grand stand the impression ief : not
a pleasant Or cheerful one returned
home FEELING that Z horse zeIa- wsz
Instituted for the improvement Of the
equine 10 Il has certainly not coz
daeed much "a the improvement Of the
human 0ne-Bcs;ou Herald