The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-29
The American Sunday.

What I like about the American
Sunday is the sweet voice that broods
like great white dove over the coun-
try on that day. I enjoy taxing up
my Monday morning newspapef-I
always read the least sensational one
obtainable-and noting the serene
quietude that has marked one more
Sabbath in the land preserved to holi-
ness by the Puritan fathers.
Now, there was last Sunday, for OK.
ample. Lest some worldly minded
people may ahink we are drifting
away from the beatific tranquility
sought to be preserved by the makers
of the gentle Blue laws, let me cite
few Of the more prominent headings
in yesterday morning newspaper. Il
would be too strenuous a task TO 90
through the entire fourteen pages Of
the paper. will, therefore, content
myself with the few Sunday doings
reported on the first two pages. So
then:
In St. Louis 4 mob OF seven thou
sand people, enraged because they
could not get their money back when
the authorities stopped a bull fight
which they had paid to see, demolish.
ed the arena, set fire to the ruins and
tried to lynch the manager. Also in
St. Louis a squad of West Point
cadets stormed one of the Worlds
Fair gates and ell but demolished
it in their successful effort to pass it.
Il Philadelphia g leading citizen
was arrested for tearing through the
streets in an automobile at such rate
OF speed 90 to endanger the lives of
many persons who narrowly escaped
being run down while coming from
divine worship; two boys playing on
raft were drowned in the presence Of
hundreds Of pleasure-seekers at Fair.
mount Pa-E; and an old man shot
his young wife to death and killed
himself.
In Boston pleasure boat sank in
the harbor, carrying down twensy-four
men and eighteen women.
In Lexington, Va, shooting scrape
resulted in the death Of two men.
In Kansas City woman was ar
rested, charged with stealing $1,000
worth Of jewels.
In Omaha little girl, playing near
a we'll, fell in. Her clothing caught
on projection sixty feet down and
she hung there for an hour until
half the town assembled and rescued
her.
In Jacksonville, Fla. an elderly
woman was found mysteriously MUIR
dered.
In Hartford an automobile blew
up, burning four men and causing
fire which called out the fire depart
ment.
And am proud to BAY that little
old New York was not behind the rest
Of the country in peace and restful
quietude. Two autos filed with ex.
cursionists crashed together, throw
ing some Of tic occupants violently to
the ground: policeman pounded
Gre chief with his club while the lat.
ter was trying to save burning build
ing; three men were wounded in
pistol battle at one Of the piers; the
body of man who, the police think,
was murdered, was found in the water;
q we'll dressed woman, covered with
terrible cuts and bruises, was found
wandering in daEed condition about
the etreets; two men were shot in o
pistol battle on the East Side; whole.
sale merchant shot himself to death
leaving a note saying drink did it; and
several lesser items of similar charao.
ter, not to mention Coney Islands
contribution to the story Of rest
9ul Sunday, consisting Of an acrobat
killed, Q girl fatally hurt in tobog-
gan slide, runaway in, which eight
persons we're injuHed, aud sundry
other experiences Of q like tranquil
sing nature.
= Incidentally I might mention that
early in the evening OF that peaceful
dey 9 wind storm swept over Brook
iyh, hurling houses hither and yonder
and gessFally contributing to the calm
serenity OF the scene.
Z. I am truly thankful that we have 60
snccesafully preserved one day in the
week for quiet and contemplation Of
the higher and sweeter attributes of
o Christian people. I should be very
sorry. il the strenuous Continental
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