Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-12-21
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ton ! book called "Rides in he pgreness.1
From Amlens 10 Pam her only eGmpanion
was an old gentleman, lafned BY rheumatisnA
whom she met by Glance and all lhs rides
IN the RgF5n6es wore performed on fa9dntaln
ponies, With no other attaddant than i good.
Datufed guide, searching those picturssqne
Watering PLACES winch arc hidden in the
mountain barrier between france and Spain,
one after another III quest0 Of 4 party Of friends
WHO engaged to mset her iii pat, but who,
IT subsequently turned out, had never left
England Iiefch6orfulne8s Was u%nr0Hqueras
Biz under every disappointment, ard 10 say
tbe TRUTH We believe she vas 20 vel pleased
with ligr glpsy.like WaGdsrl1gs, 4 carpetsbaR
containing ~ her luggage that she was not
half ~ Yexed ~ she ought % Hafe been 81 her
irieudiB n0n.appeatagce Sire jouraeysd
through the most sublime and beautiful seem
CIV III nature ID . perfectly independent man.
uvr, and seems never 10 have mot With insult
tfDr uukiHda0ees nor @tet any eaisudltys be-
yond an Uecstt1pal dfsnGlJ6g BY i mountain
8iiOWef, or 81 embrace m tie arms Of \ PyTe-
neeaf cloud, or worse still, 4 failure in the
important mattsF Of dt0nsf or supper. Tie
peasants butts gave her fgady shelter sDd 4
blazing FIRE with q mattress near II made q,
mends ior tie chilling coidnegs Or mist oitho
mountain atmosphere Thus roughlpg il,
she had the opportunity Of seeing more of tue
PyFeneea than falls 10 the tot Of tTay0lisrs IN
general aud ae her pen possesses Inc Mirror
like faculty Of setting her Impressions upon
paper, and she is az intelligent as che ie I've.
IN, IT may be imagined that her account d
her Wandefinge ~ both n0yOl and engaging
III. oae OF me houses where she lodged .
company assembled pbo heTe ysetiy edited
by tho description given By a yoj0bis and
vulgar FreDchWoman, ''oi The way The kag.
l~islltiye -
Unless / had that woman's volubflhy and
rapid uttorance, her gesticulatioD, and The
llbsFty oil repeating her words IN French, !
never could 10 her description justice.
'Eh the English do live Well!'s sns be-
gan "the commandment BIZ IoujoGse wss .
prisoner IN England, and he has told inc hs
First, for breakfast they take 4 great round
toast (aad madam TOOK the fiat OF her had 10
represent the toast, drawing the other a little
way above tito represent also the thlckness,)
and they spread it ever With a auantity d
butter then l1ey put on that slice Of BAN
and sausages, and-wllatd 90 you call that 9th.
or thing me English are 80 fond Of, tnadamsi'
sAie," satd ], at q guess"
ayes, oil they put OIL on that, and ther
they take another round of toast, covered viii
butter, and lay il on the top, and they "a
that, and they drink tea, 81 Isn, At the sain'
time they eat and they drink, and they dfrI
and tnsy eat, and that Ia an Engilsh breakfas
-sh tney liYe well, these English =
"A little note Of admiration went around
and, encouraged BY the effect Of her pSSer
of description, madame went on TO enIIghleI
us further respecting English eating
aThen, for dinner they take great eetsLstts
of beet land here the hands were ~dtstemdet
about three quarters Of a yard apart, To- desig
nate the size OF Teach piece OF beef which form
cd the c~0teLette) and lbey only just warm then
at the fire and eat them great potatoes, boil
ed iust as they are dug out OF the earth, al
entire; and they never nave but one plate
ard they eat the great whole potatoes and Oh
c0tsbae III beef, tout sanglqat, both togeth.
err
Another little murmur of wonder, and a sui
located laugh, encouraged The dame to sho'
her further knowledge Of English life an
eating:
Them turning TO me- you have what 30
call pLmb puddin and do You knoW how the
make that An, | know ali that-Teaez
They take a great cauldron, and put it owe
the fire the first thing in the morning an
into that they pour a great quantity Of mil
and eau dc UIe; and then take a vast deal I
the lag Of tue beef the pure fat, and put it j
also; aud they thieken II win iJur-and-an
what else do you putin your PIomb Puddi,
madame :"
Eggs" I replied, with much verify.
"Ah yes, an enormous NUMBER of egl
they put "a that and then-what else, To-
dame, do you put 70 your PIom6 pgddtH :"
aaFraIt.9
An certainly; yes, fruits Of al kindt