The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

however, he could hardly promote his bus.
mess. The chances are that the noisv
plague must become much worse befors
II is abated, but how it can ever be much
worse than now, one dares not think.
Civilization is capable of inventng new
terrors.
In no other capital with which I AM
acquainted are noisy mongers so free ID
disturb the peace. Some kind of check
imposed upon street performers and ped I
dlers; some kind of control is exercised
upon them. But in London liberty reigns
liberty to disturb the peace in the nama
of lawful occupation. To be sure. the
law says that no one may cause an OBJ
struction to foot or vehicle traffic; but d
what use is that law in residential
street? 1t does not meet the case. Sal 7
walton Army bands may bang through the
thoroughfares as often as they please
and that freedom aggravates the miserE
of persons predisposed to quiet.
You have heard of ''the quiet London
Sunday" 1t does not exist. 1t may havs
been known in past years, but it is UNI
known now. 1t is a day of street preacht
ing, of psalm singing at street corners
of charity parades, in which workmen'
societies, led by bands which have nevef
worked hard enough to master their int
struments, career through the town tax Z
ing UP collections. Sunday is the daE
of the drum, the cornet and trombones
the tambourine and Wheezy reed organ !
the day of outdoor exhortation, of laboF
demonstrations in Hyde park, and, aftef
6 p. m, of berry revel in every puDhf
house. 1t is a day of bell ringing IN
quiet London SundayY
And then the muffin man comes with nj
bell.
There are several thousands of miles
streets in London, and all of them Know
these yelling merchants, these squeahh
beggars, these blatant brass bands, thesf
grinders of pianos.
There are some silly souls who THINK
would be a pity to do away with all IN
tumult. Servants encourage the nolset
They like it. The mistress OF the nous
may resent the uproar, but the COOK any
the housemaid subsidize the uproaIIou
with pennies. They are the chlel one
ders, but there are householders VINO co'nr
bne in the crime.
The plano organ curse develops yeali
Formerly one piano a day would pe u
died through your street, pausins e'
fifty yards or so to grind out all lts i,t
tallic rattle, but now two an hour Is ~
fair average, and the worst OF II Is 'na
the two frequently come together ana gu
gage in combat at a distance OF one ~
dred PAGES. The effect is maddenns.
The new dodge is to have vocalist wiz
each piano. Tongue cannot tell the H''1
Gus result Of this combination. q,
The luckless taxpayer casts apous
remedy, and finds none. His sleep ,r
broken: his hours for study or qulel W.
are bombarded with dreadful SOUNDS
is awakened at untimely hours nS .,t
knows no rest; he becomes nervous, ~" fot
able: he develops a sudden pass'o,H srn
Information about Maxim guns anu "
amite torpedoes. A.. strset
me din of the peddlers and the ~"
performers Is all but ceaseless' va -,-sl
three nights of the week when 'he nsy
band does not come, the one tn"'
worse grunts and groans. - ava sc1
You who do not know him wen ai
customed TO think the Engllshman = M
date ana quiet person, but the Ens
man OF "the masses" Is nothihs ~ nd
sort. He is the noisiest man ahHe -,d
will surpass your freshman, or your M
any day in the production of mere 60
He is passionately fond or DENIM
tons" lie Is always demonsTat' nsii ,os
ways provoking the gods win pr is
always holding mass meetings. bc
decidedly emotional creature "ne" RON
i'm a crowd ! grant that IL takes "a ~. .,r
to stir his emotions. When ne co
singly. though. he can stir MS 'on'
with energy enough. - &, N
Hear him now as lie reels home ~
small hours, bowling the last Sole ~
music halls, and awakening ever
in every house that he passes. lie LIZ
a dozen kindred souls at near eo''
and, having met. they bawl together. ,,io
When you first hear this sort Oh Va va.
in London you think there IS a riol ~
No riot ever made such prepost,.
row. None but the musical cochh1s
his cups could so shake the heavens
a pair Of lungs. er
London, IN its long history, has 80 -
ed many plaques, but rs noises su'
the Black Death 10 terror. y