The Clio messenger., 1916-11-03


BRIDGE.
the former occasion of its disappear,
ance it was said that it was hidden
in the tower of the church.
IL do not know where ii u.s." said
the warden. "It was taken out in the
fear that it might be destroyed in n
Zeppelin attack. We know that the
chance was slight. but it was best to
be safe."
The warden then called my atten-
tion 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,
Il very small one, ut the upper left
hand side, with the British arms in
the corresponding place on the other
side. This was placed in the church,
rs 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 we'll
filed for the morning service Of
prayer, and as the rain was falling
heavily at the close many Of the wor-
shippers fingered longer than usual. I
am not well up on the differences be-
tween the high and low church, but ]
am free to say that the service in st.
Margaret's seemed very natural and
sincere. The war has had it's effect
on many things, and it has given an
atmosphere of reality to the prayers
of the church which was not alwayz
present in the past. The words wers
read in normal human tone and undey
the circumstance it is no wonder.
In and Around Hyde Park.
1t was the afternoon and my friend
the captain and l 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 q
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 win
the usual custom, ana twenty or thirts
addresses were given. The speaking
was good in quality, too, the leaders
being men of force if not of much edit
cation. "While the navy has been
blockading the Germans" said one of
the speakers, "the mercantile marine
has been blOckading US"
In the evening we walked down to
Kingsway and down Kingsway to AID
wych and the Strand. London is very
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 it
was that under the circumstances Of
fenses were less numerous than before
the war, and he replied that 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-
sideration, namely, that crime has "
minished in London because poverty
has diminished. Wages are higher
both for men and women and there IL
not the same reason for certain classes
Of violations of the law.
In the evening we were close to one
Of the sites visited by devotees OF
Charles Dickens, and wheA l made
some inquiry and received a reply not
particularly illuminative was remind
ed Of the answer made TO Dickens him
self. Long after he had written Lit
tie Dorrit" he made the attempt to
located the Marshalsea prison. He final
ly found q portion of it and learned
that someone was lodging in the old
room.
"Who is living in this apartment|
Dickens asked Of very small boy
"Tom Pithick," was the reply. "And
who Is Tom PithickY pursued the
great novelist, to which he received
the natural answer, "He Is Joe
Pithick's uncle"