The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-12

shilling Z che ordinary Zip for an ~.
oentive guard; dxpcnce for boots and
sthrippencr" for the chambcrmnd when
one sfops for night Ut a hotel: 'tuppencc'
for the ssahls boy II one needs his services,
and one penny for any one who shows you
the road or street You want. Every one
take "tips" except professional men and
che wealthy, Of course -tuai a. . penny Is
equal to two cents. the drain amounts 20
quite sum In day. When had occs-
sion 81 send note 20 Bedford from John
Bunyan's cottage At Elstow (perhaps TWO
mllcs> hesita;ed % offer anything "a the
very substantial farmer who had nid 10
WIS going right therc on his own account;
hut he soon put me At e..sc with. II dotake
not ar two trscaring hcer). zur. whenever
rs goes 70 r. George. and sixpsnce'll 10
Il, eur" Since then have been less deli
cate and have not yer snccee.si in insult
INK any one 4 y Offering a Tip"
! have said that the country on the line
or The Northwestern railway Is very beau
tifui. b;.t there are dark spots on this form
OF loveliness. and we reached the first soon
after leaving Liverpool. My fellow prison
er explained: "Tiis ere il where they do
make all the naws;y stuff for England
chemicals and such l believe her. The
narrow alleys between the blocks AZ houses
were in darkness and the stream was lined
with the noi.ome works. For srscrrl
miles not spear Of grass or a shrub was
60 lie seen. while all the buildings were Of
m understandable dirty. nshy color. and over
al hung q cloud that dciies description.
Yet IN the narrow ALLEYS were great crowds
Of children. looking like sooty gnomes IL
the underground world, and they and the
black figures about the furnaces were 20
distorted by the peculiar haze that the
sight gave one m uncnnny sensation. II
must have been ut such = place that John
Bunyan got his imagery for hell. The
chemical od0rs kill all vegetation in the
vicinity. aud II was such a relief 10 get out
once more among the green hills and tim
hered wales. Rural England Is the real
England-thc England Of song and senti-
men' and practical enjoyment.
! reached Bedfori Just ~ the people
were tErongii.g 20 the river side after their
days work. and Gs | rode over the old
bridge ! colld scarcely restrain an excla-
nation Of delight az the enchanting scene.
For mile or more the broad slack water
hssin forms one II the finest boating places
In England. On the city side terrace
(calitd an emsankment in EngIand) ex-
tends along the basin. while the other
side is lined by a grove Is beautiful rs any
that Brnyan's pilgrim saw on the Delecta-
bic mon mains Along the city side Of the
terrace are noble old trees and rustic
benches. and as the rowers are thick on the
water every fine evening all The people
take their rect there
a ~. rootf 10
red light upon the clear water. at s:45
there WAS still light enough to read. nor
WIS II dark enough 10 sleep well till an
hour later. Ever ono looked clean. rudy
and pleasant Among many hundreds
did not see three really bad compilations.
unless you count rs such the rath her high"
color Of the older people. From IS 90 30
the English woman Is remarkably attract
i've, At least 20 those who, ike myself, have
weakness for soior and plumpness. The
lily and the rose mingle just about as the
poets tell US. But in middle life the lily
too often disappears and the rose gets very
rosy-with an unpleasant tendency 10 con-
eentration In she nose. Too many pub
lies. TOO many goes OF brandy and soda
among the we'll 70 do and beer among the
Others. These do not count in England.
It u only when people take 70 gin, and In
large quantities, that they are considered
'"ard drinkers
Every American who visits Bedford Il
supposed 70 be Bunyanitc, and directed
accordingly. The ''gaolr In which he was
confined was simply an extension Of the
gate house at the end Of the bridge--about
ten rods from my inn. the George-and had
70 lie torn away 10 make room for the new
bridge. His statue stands on the corner
Of the large green where he occasionally
preached. and a very imposing figure il is,
. gift to the city by the Duke Of Bedford.
All around are memorials OF him, and for
the most part well preserved. His cottage
in Elstow stands exactly A. he left IL, and
looks just as represented In the familiar
pictures The church lin England you
must say meeting house church" means
the establishment only In which he
Treachcl after his release il somewhat
changed, and the bronze doors presenting
scenes from his allegory are well worth
seeing. All around Is the natural scenery
which shows in parts Of the "Pilgrim's
Progress" II is all very. very interesting
really inspiring. }. II. BEADLE