Mr. Owen^ of New Lanark, 33 



Smith went to Lanark to see the falls of the 

 Clyde. On the following day, which was 

 Sunday, they received an invitation from Mr. 

 and Mrs. Owen, of ISTew Lanark, to spend the 

 day with them at their mnch-talked-of estab- 

 lishment. Prompted by curiosity, they went, 

 and were couiieously received. But they 

 soon found that Sunday was not observed in 

 the customary manner here; for Mr. Owen 

 took them into a large room, where about one 

 hundred boys and girls were assembled, who 

 by his desire sang ^^ Scots, wha hae," &c. &c. 

 Mrs. Smith observing one particularly nice, 

 clever-looking girl, remarked that she would 

 be glad to take her into her service; upon 

 which the philosophic Mr. Owen grew out- 

 rageously indignant, declaring that none of 

 his young people were ever intended for the 

 degradation of household service ; and he re- 

 peated this so A^ehemently, that his visitors 

 returned with speed to their inn. Before 

 leaving Scotland they visited Dundee, where 



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