The Delta independent., 1910-10-28
DELTA MAN WRITES NEWSY
LETTER FROM ENGLAND

Across the Pond
13. Alexandra Road,
Worthing, England.
October 18th, 1910.
To the Editor of
the Delta Independent"
Dear Sir,
Possibly a few lines through the
medium of your paper from foreign
correspondent, who in times gone
by resided in your city, and who
may yet be remembered by some
of the older inhabitants, may prove
of interest and satisfaction, If only
as a means of relieving that anxiety
which must naturally arise at the
prolonged absence of the writer
from his usual Delta haunts.
Three months have now elapsed
since landing in Old England, and
during most of that time one has
been kept on the move in order to
cover as much of the country as
might be in the short space of time
originally allotted to the trip. Need
less to say. during the thirteen years
that have been allowed to elapse
since the last visit home. many
and sad changes are to be found
on all hands. both in the family
circle and amongst ones old-time
friends. Many and hearty. how
ever. have been the greetings of
ts4lR al sid FrFtr
those whom one meets and greets
in the recollection of the days of
auld lang syne." Possibly too. but
few of your readers has been given
the inexpressible pleasure of re-
visiting their native land after as
lengthy an absence as thirteen years.
Appearing for the first time in
England as "Civis Americans" and
proud OF all the responsibilities that
citizenship entails. frequent and
varied have been the queries pro-
pounded as to the change of heart"
etc. entailed by so momentous a
proceeding. However. 1t was easy
TO explain the necessity and conse-
quent advantages of being thereby
enabled TO take more active inter
est in the political and civil life of
the country OF ones adoption. In
view OF the active agitation now as
serting itself in England. in favor of
Protective Tariff. the views of
even so humble an American are
frequently sought as to the results.
beneficial or otherwise. of twenty
years experience of a high Protec-
tive Tariff. such as has been and
indeed still is in operation in the
United States of America. II is
somewhat disquieting to the advo-
Gates OF "Tariff Reform over here
to be reminded that there is at the
present time an agitation Cinef-
fectual though 1t appears to bel
on the part of many influential mem
bers OF the Republican Party. for
legislation in favor of Revision
OF the Tariff downward" with a view
possibly. to decrease the present high
cost of living. Enough of politics.
Many and strange are the estab-
lished customs and comforts of an
English home. Imagine for example,
the indescribable luxury of deposit
ing ones dusty or soil-stained shoes
tAnglice 'boots') outside ones bed
room door upon retiring for the
night. and finding those self-same
shoes in the morning in an immacu-
late state of refulgent polish. It's
positively grand experience and
one well worthy of introduction In
Delta and the surrounding neigh
borhood.
A word anent the tonsorial re-
auirements and Accommodations in
an Englishman' home. These for
mer are somewhat inexorable and
recognized at the breakfast table
should one SO far forget oneself as
to appear without ones daily morn
ing shave. 1t is, apparently the
paramount prerequisite of respect
ability. And. by the way, don't
ever expect to procure for love or
money shave in an English barber
shop such as one is privileged to
enjoy in any one of our Delta ton
sorial parlors. 1t is indeed pain
full operation and relic of bar
barism. One thing only In its favor
usually 'tuppence' a cents).
is its cheapness, the cost being
Talk of toothpicks, (and you may
hardly do even that those of you
who are wont to sit awhile and
fondle those so called necessary