| Show JOHN BENCH writes an interesting letter from warwickshire Warwick shire ENGLISH TIMES AND MANNERS discussed from an american point or f view the writer a warm friend of the journal I 1 aiton As aa it is somewhat over six six long months gince I 1 wrote to your valti valuable able paper I 1 take great pleasure at thio time to solid a little news front from this sulo side of the glob P an anil 1 I an am wo nc ale aie raving baving a little more english weather today and ay as colne ot of dour your readers may not know tile the meaning of toe the above phrase rase I 1 will siy say that it is ia a very wet damp foggy ind and miserable arid and winter inter vi 19 is list fast approaching find antl the outlook ceic is very gloomy indeed and in some boino parts the farmers have not been able to get in their crops as tile the weather cather IN has not been favorable favor able for it ft long time birne and the grain is to be i een standing in atie fields and as the snow w lias has begun to decad as well as the rain I 1 IN with ith the cold lights it look as though their chance was uala very slim of getting in tile the balance of their crops and th the outlook in tile large towns is appalling arid and the rii are ap calin aling to tile benov benevolent elent tor for id ad so that they cin call lie prepared for any et emergency ner wency and the talk is ia that soup kitchens 1 will ill have to be established tile the masses of humanity and the guardians guardian s of tile the poor are complaining of tile lie increase of and if the old adage I 1 is true that coming events cast their shadow shat ious a before lii fore them thein what will be the rings of the poor in all of tile lie largo ton us theio the population is so great it is something dread dreadfully full to think of and ami see the wretchedness mid that is to be seen and to see nien men women and children hungry and half clad and in such miserable weather cather as wo a have out here one would almost wonder liow how tile they ina managed ringed to exist and the of the unemployed ekl are wandering about from froin place pico to place to lind employment so us its to sustain themselves and niles ind and family and when wo contrast the difference between bencen tile the people here liere in old england ond arid our pe people ople in their lovely mountain homes null to see the joy peace and plenty that pro vais in the valles malleis whole theio the S saints reside arid and we can see that tho hand of tile the lord is over ilia his people and heu ho ill sustain RUsti in arid and protect them under all circumstances it if they put their trust in him in tile city of coventry of lady ga jiva diva jame jama a very ancient city cita in ili the annis of nf Engli bli 1 history this is ia a manu manufacturing factoring town ribbons watches bicycles arid and les are tile the seiple artimies arti clea cies that they manufacture but tin this s place is like many otlien other you oil can find hundreds of idle men vi and lissys boys as the has fallen of late this town haq baa many ancient relies relics to remind one of olden times ind and one of the old oid customs cu is that at their lair fair the lady rides through the to town n on horseback to tle the tl e great event of lady godiva go diva v who ho backed rode through the town to free tile inhabitants of li a tax that was imposed upon them some w lien about years ago and this 3 ear the they keep up till the alic ancient pa gentry ind and it was a very imposing sight the population of this place is estimated at 47 aw we e have several of our logan boys in in this conference and they are feeling pretty well considering con sill all things of course at this of ilia hie year it is is very fashionable to have coughs and colda colas and the york work seems to lie be on tile the increase indrea c once in a while hile there is ia a few souls baided barded to the hie fold foil and in other oilier places the prospects deenis to be looking more bright 1 I am ain very pleased to got get tile the bjornn Jori iSAL 1 and to read that our beautiful city is growing rov ving and spreading out on every hand success to your our paper ind and our lovely city yours JOHN coari coi KS E |
