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3 - be awe-struck, and lofty thoughtsengendered, yet is the worshipnot more pure from splendiddomes and marble columns, thanfrom the southern cabin, whereUncle Tom, among the cattleraises his prayer to God. Howdistressed have I been this dayto perceive the low state of moralswhich prevails here. Early thismorning the poor, ragged newsboyswere out crying their papers.Merchant wagons and coacheswent their daily rounds: andcrowds of people, each intent ontheir own pleasure, throngedthe streets. The poor applewomenexposed their fruit for sale, and3 - begged us to buy, as we passed.How different the day from thatin some quiet New Englandvillage, where all, as by commonconsent, repair to the court ofThe Lord, to worship there beforeHim. We passed by the way ofthe City Hall and Park. Thisis a beautiful structure, lookingnow somewhat old and timeworn. The Park contains a beautifulfountain, in the form of abasin, surrounded by artificialwater-lilies. Soon we saw a longfuneral procession. There isdeath even here. Let every onethen be prepared for it. Saw Mr.and Mrs. Hunt in the evening.
Date Original
1855
Dates Covered
1855 (May-July)
Source
Original diary dimensions: 9.5 x 14 cm.
Resource Identifier
Locke_Diary_1855_Image_022.tif
Publisher
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
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Keywords
Delia Locke, diaries, women, diarist, California, Locke-Hammond Family Papers, Lockeford, CA, Dean Jewett Locke, rural life, rural California, 19th Century, church, temperance organizations, Mokelumne River Ladies' Sewing Circle, temperature recordings, journal
