Meade County news., 1916-11-09

the former occasion Of it's disappear
ance it was said that it was hidden
in the tower of the church.
II do not know where it is," said
the warden. "It was taken out in the
fear that it might be destroyed in a
Zeppelin attack. We know that the
chance was slight, but it was best to
be safe."
The warden then called my atten-
ton to windows in which people of
the United States had an interest.
Among these is the large one in the
west which bears the American flag,
very small one, at the upper left
hand side, with the British arms in
the corresponding place on the other
side. This was placed in the church,
as is well known, wholly by people of
the United States, and beside it is an
other put in by George w. Childs of
Philadelphia.
The large church had been well
filled for the morning service of
prayer, and as the rain was falling
heavily at the close many of the wOr-
| Slippers fingered longer than usual. 1
am not well up on the differences be-
tween the high and low church, but I
am free to say that the service in st.
Margaret's seemed very natural and
sincere. The war has had its effect
on many things, and it has given an
atmosphere of reality to the prayers
of the church which was not always
present in the past. The words were
read in normal human tone and under
the circumstance it is no wonder.
In and Around Hyde Park.
1t was the afternoon and my friend
the captain and were standing at the
Marble arch, just outside the entrances
to Hyde Park. 1t was raining and we
were waiting the arrival of another
friend, looking eastward toward the
city.
Suddenly we heard the music Of a
band coming from the west, and turn
ing in that direction saw for the first
time the army of the working men of
London, more interesting to me than
the most brilliant and inspiring mill
tary display.
They filled the street from side to
side, marching on with a hundred i'm
mense banners and bands playing in
spite of the rain, falling now actually
in torrents. They are used to the
showers, these London people, and
| they cheered and shouted and marched
into the park.
In the park the men gathered about
various platforms in accordance with
the usual custom, and twenty or thirty
addresses were given. The speaking
was good in quality, too, the leaders
being men of force if not of much edu-
cation. "While the navy has been
blockadng the Germans" said one of
the speakers, "the mercantile marine
has been blOckading u.s."
In the evening we walked down to
Kingsway and down Kingsway to Aid
dark at night, but the inconvenience
is slight and there is less crime, as
the records show, than usual. l asked
police officer on the Strand why II
was that under the circumstances of
fenses were less numerous than before
the war, and he replied that a lot OF
young men who had formerly gone
about bashing private citizens were
now bashing the Germans. There is
another reason to which the officer die
not refer, but which is worthy of con
slderation, namely that crime has dl
minished in London because poverty
has diminished. Wages are higher
both for men and women and there /:
not the same reason for certain classe!
, of violations of the law.
In the evening we We've close to ont
; of the sites visited by devotees o
Charles Dickens, and when / mad,
] some inquiry and received reply no
7 particularly illuminative was remind
' ed of the answer made to Dickens him
D self. Long after he had written "Lit
tie Dorrlt" he made the attempt t
t located the Marshalsea prison. He final
ly found q portion of it and Learned
S that someone was lodging in the oil
| room.
e "Who is living in this apartment ?
A Dickens asked Of very small boy
t 'Tom Pithick," was the reply. "An
S who is Tom Pithick" pursued tn
l great novelist, to which he receive
d the natural answer, "He is Jo
: Pithick's uncle"
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