Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-22
Brooks Letters.


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Brooks Letters.
Correspondence Of The Porllond .aLuatiser.
THINGS IN ENGLAND.
JUNE, 1885.
A truce to essays. ! am on the wing
again You may consider Inc on the
road to London, as entering London,
mounted on an English coach, they
never say stage, here; that's a Yankee
ism, and marks an American in Eng land.
Stage coach, they sometimes say ,-nev-
er, "driuer," but always "codchmdn. -
Yes, you may consider me on stage
coach, "A being gaIIoped off to London
from Portsmouth, 10 miles in - hours
including stoppages; fare IL sh'll'ngs,
about three dollars, without the coach
man, who comes in for 80 cents more
You see | am as particular as guide
book. The fact is, these are the very
little things that every body wants to
know, and therefore | have treasured
them upland now, if any one will take
The trouble to draw comparisons, he VIII
see the land motion is about the same IN
! England as in the northern States, and
cheaper than it is in the southern. -
STEAMBOAT fare is dearer. In land car
riage, the English are n century ahead
of US, in comfort, expedition, certainty OF
motion, SC. sc. In 81 steamboat carriage,
we arc a little more than century a
head of them; and as much better as
their carriages and horses are than ours,
so much the worse are their steamboats,.
One of the new sigh hts that first strikes
an American eye is the number oil red
coats,-of officers and soldiers that he
meets with in the old world. Having
been in Halifax and New Brunswick, l
was partially prepared for such an exhl-
btion. The red dcoated soldiers and blue
coated officers throng the streets OF Ports
mouth. One meets with them every turn
he takes. Indeed it is no wonder that
the English find little difficulty in pro-
! curing recruits, and the best Of them too
for the poor fellow here must have g
very bad taste not to exchange his doubt
full condition in life and his rags for red
broadcloth coat, and cap, and trimmings,
with enough to eat, and but little to do
4 Another of the new sights is the SER
wants in their rich liveres. The gentle
mems servants of England look very
like our dandies, and the gentlemen some
what like our walters. Indeed, ones
ideas Of propricty are often wonderfully
| puzzled. These servants are such well
dressed fellows, in such fine broadclofh,
with so many trappings, that have to
| pucker up my mouth twice, before can
ask them to do job. l cannot tell SER
want from master, and therefore ! often
90 wanting. Opposite my hotel in Ports
mouth, fellow has often popped his
head out, who interests me much. lie
has on a powdered wig, scarlet breeches,
silk stockings, silver buckles, and a coat
covered all with embroidery and spang
led buttons. III had not had hint or
two, | should have taken hlm for the
| Duke of Wellington. He looks very
like, the wig excepted, our Major Gen
erals of Militia on muster day. IL
would be long while before l could
make up my mind to ask such piece OF
furniture to do any thing in a serVlle
! way. His master whom l have since
seen. dresses like some of our plain men,
I and herein IS a lesson for man-loveI
Of fine dress,-that he is playing IN A
msrlca the very same part that maste'
makes his livery servant play IN England
/ And here is another lesson too, Tor U.S.
! How ridiculous is that silly imitation %
livery in the northern Statcs--it Is wei
! enough in the southern, IN another con
oi,ion Of society--whon an American
livery is such miserable beggarly ml
to,ion of the rich and costly dresses one
sees hore, when an Englishman, too
can nut on his livery the crest OF the arm
of his family; whereas we republican A
mericans cannot, for the lie OF us, TEL
what families we come lrop-a large ma
iority of us having no families at all
=. hen we have the coat OF arms, let Vi
: Don the livery and not before.
| The "coachman' of an English coacl
is almost always fat man. Ours hap
pens to be not ovcr-lat, but he is the on
iy lean one have seen. we have C.
leven passengers outside, and Tour M
-Four or five outside are ladies', and Ia
dies by the way, ride on the outside a
well as in. The quantity of baggage
thew never say baggage in England, eve
: ry thing is iuggagc-is immense q
coach on our roads would upset IN yer,
short time with such load Nor coul'
i An English coachman drive an America
coach on an American road. lie woul'
break the necks of all his passengers II
n very short time; for such furious driv
ling as will answer over a Nc Admize'