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Letter to Editor
July 1, 1811
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A countryman writes to the gentlefolks of Portland complaining about the disruptive yelling and bawling of boys in the streets and around houses of public worship, which confuses and shames rural visitors, contrasting it with the peaceful countryside sounds.
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The following communication was handed to us, addressed to the "Gentlefolks" of Portland.
I beg you to consider how disagreeable it must be to a poor Countryman, when he goes to town, to hear the intolerable yelling and bawling of boys in the street, and if he happens to go into one of your houses of public worship on a week day, to hear the still small voice of wisdom, the yelling and screaming of boys around the house so stun him, that instead of going home instructed by divine truth he returns confused and ashamed of the Capital of the D. of Maine. and rejoices when he is again allied with the much more harmonious and cheerful sounds of the beating of his sheep.
If such boys have no parents, is there no law are there no officers?
A COUNTRYMAN.
I beg you to consider how disagreeable it must be to a poor Countryman, when he goes to town, to hear the intolerable yelling and bawling of boys in the street, and if he happens to go into one of your houses of public worship on a week day, to hear the still small voice of wisdom, the yelling and screaming of boys around the house so stun him, that instead of going home instructed by divine truth he returns confused and ashamed of the Capital of the D. of Maine. and rejoices when he is again allied with the much more harmonious and cheerful sounds of the beating of his sheep.
If such boys have no parents, is there no law are there no officers?
A COUNTRYMAN.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Critique
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Street Noise
Boys Yelling
Portland Maine
Public Worship Disruption
Countryman Complaint
Social Manners
What entities or persons were involved?
A Countryman.
Gentlefolks Of Portland
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Countryman.
Recipient
Gentlefolks Of Portland
Main Argument
the yelling and bawling of boys in portland's streets and around places of worship is highly disagreeable to countrymen visitors, causing confusion and shame instead of edification, and questions the lack of parental or legal control over such boys.
Notable Details
Contrasts Urban Noise With Harmonious Countryside Sounds Of Beating Sheep
References The Capital Of The D. Of Maine
Mentions Disruption During Weekday Public Worship