The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-04-27

man, on wet day, most precarious foothold
and renders it necessary for him that "thinketh he
standeth," 10 I" take heed lest he fall" In con-
nectlon with this great annoyance to the lovers Of
dry feet and fine walking, would state, that the
women are seen mounted on pattenS, or hampered
with clogs, which gives them heavy and slouch-
ing gait | record this remark merely as nv i'm
preston, but as | know travellers are often mis-
taken, | would express it with becoming modesty
The meat stalls or shops are not confined to the
public markets. as with us, but are intermingled
with other shops along all the public streets, and
are kept in style of the most perfect neatness,
and present strong attractions to the carniverous
of our race. never saw as fine meats in our
country or neater or better fed butchers. The
horses | observed in the streets were not remark
able for their size or symmetry but all their dri-
vers had mingled enough of law common sense,
and philosophy together always to keep to the
left hand instead of the right, as they do in our
country by which means an incredible number of
vehicles will pass each other in small space, and
an accident rarely ever occurs.
All the passengers, with our captain, who ac~
Icompanied us on shore, dned at the Quebec, at S
o'clock Every thing was in fine order. The
soes, fish had never tasted before, were ex-
celent, and are much esteemed in England. On
examining NY bill, | found myself taxed Si1pemce
for ale. | handed tito the captain who had learn
ed my theory and practice in relation to the whole
tribe of intoxicating drinks, in much less than "a
days passage across the Atlantic, and he nmedi-
ately wrote against the offensive clause, with his
pencil the words, "mo 60" | have preserved
this document, that | may defend myself, should
be accused, hereafter, of transatlantic aposacy
from the temperance doctrines have held and de-
fended and practised, at home. Perhaps it might
h. to OBJ thot 10
in the fable was punished for being found in
bad company | am, of course, to be understood,
in this instance, by bad company, as meaning
nothing more than ale-drimhing company, for, in
other respects, have no charge to prefer.
Tuesday, Feb. s. at II o'clock, A. NJ, I took
my seat on the box, with the coachman, for Lon
don. The weather was so mild, that surtout
coat formed sufficient protection, without the SUI
peraddition of cloak. The heavens, to be sure,
were yelled in thick fog, and the sun was doubt
less shining on other worlds and perhaps, on 9TH
er lands, but certainly not on this; but still the
air was balmy and invgorating. To be on solid
ground was something, but to be in such coun-
try as this, was more. thought | began to feel
what an Epglshman means when he says, "a
fine morning, sir-when, for your life, you can
not tell what there is fine about it, except that it
is not as dark, by few shades, as Egypt. | am
inclined to think, that the miss and fogs of Eng
land, while they are very frequent and very
dense, and no less repulsive to the eye than the
mists and fogs of other countries are by no means
as trying to the constitution, or as depressing to
the spirits. This may be, it is true, mere conec-
ture but, should we assume it as fact it may
be explained, for aught know, on philosophical
principles. Here is a small speck of land situa-
ted in the broad bosom of the deep, and the very
circumstances which produce almost perpetual
damps and fogs, may, at the same time, so mod-
fly their physical properties, as to render them less
noxious than they would be without these redeem
ing circumstances, or than they actually are in
other countries. True it is, that both the animal
and vegetable kingdoms, appear to flourish, and
become vigorous and luxuriant in this peculiar ell
ement To say nothing of focks Of sheep and
herds of cattle, never saw in the same time and
space more fat rosy-aced boys and girls, than
during seven hours ride from Portsmouth to
London.
ITO be contanued.)