Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22


II don't care"
Arguments of any sort distress us, not
alone because Of our ineptness in such
work, but also because they lead no
where; but once we had war forced
upon u.s." \ savage and wld-speaking
female attacked our sex. Men said she,
ARE not as honorable as women" We
begged her to pause and inquire II she
were not confusing honor" with virtue"
in which case we were willing to acknowl-
edge the impeachment But she repeated
her statement. Thereupon we grew elo.
quent over the conduct Of certain men
whose names shine in history. Passing
over Regulus we waxed warm in the
praise Of the honor of men in general
when a man gives his word" we said
ITS his bond, and that applies almost as
surely to savages as to the so-called civ
ilzed nations. No real soldier will break
his parole. The history Of the worlds
wars. at least for three or four hundred
years past. will show no breach Of this
rule" Here, remembering something,
we paused; and our argument crumpled
and we allowed ourself TO be talked down.
We had recalled the case OF the German
officers who broke their parole and ran
away from League Island. Dsgracers of
their sex, and glorying in it, These
creatures and the things they stand for
cannot come victorious to the longed-for
peace with honor" 'Raus.
SAM Mccoy, whom we are glad to |
welcome to our staff of bright young men,
has been knocking our favorite restau
rant lie says they're serving corned beef |
and camouhage there now.
DR.. Alexander Hamilton who passed |
this way from Annapolis in June, 1744, |
had this 10 say of New York in his |
journal:
Saturday, June Is. 1744, I breakfasted |
with my landlady's sister. Mrs, Boswall. |
In the morning Doctor Cochoun called TO
see mo, and he and made an appointment |
TO dine at Todd's In the afternoon took
a turn thro' several of the principal streets
in town, guarding against staring about me
as much as possible. for fear of being re.
marked for n stranger gaping and staring
being the true criterion proof of rustic
strangers in all places, The following OBJ.
servations occurred to me:
| found the city less in extent but by
the stir and frequency upon the streets
more populous than Philadelphia I saw
more shipping in the harbour The houses
are more compact and regular, and in gen.
eral higher built, most of them after the
Dutch model with their gavel ends front
ing the street. There are n few built of
stone more of wood. but the greatest num-
ber of brick, and great many covered with
pantile and glazed tile with the year of
God when built figured out with plates of
iron, upon the fronts of several of them |
The streets in general are but narrow and
not regularly disposed The best Of them
run parallel to the river, for the city is
built all along the water, in general
This city has more of an urban appear.
ance than Philadelphia. Their wharfs are
mostly built with logs or wood piled upon
a stone foundation In the city are several
large public buildings. There is a spacious
church Trinity Church, situated on Broad
way, built in 1897, and destroyed in 177sl
belonging to the English congregation. with
a pretty high, but heavy clumsy steeple.
built of freestone. fronting the street called
broadway There are two Dutch churches
several other meetings and pretty large
Town house at the head Of Broad street
The Exchange stands near the water. and
is wooden structure going to decay, From
II pier runs into the water called the Long
Bridge about fifty PAGES long, covered with
plank and supported with large wooden
posts. The Jews have one synagogue in
this city.
The women of fashion here appear mora
in public than in Philadelphia and dress
much gayer. They come abroad generally
In the cool OF the evening and go to the