Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-04-21
LILY first and last Night in london.

III BuS ~llA UAiS ldlA VI 4SO0 biiSt
/, ship to which ! belJ Jnged, after a yoy.
age of four months in the northern
Atlantic. hove in sight of the Sici-
ly Islands; and as we were bound lol
London, shaped opr course up The
channelA and i'll few days were an
chored IN the Down. Having been
short of provisions for some time
back, we were obliged TO stop to re-
plenish. The next day, however,
we were towed up the river, and
entered the Commercial Dock on the
] 18th of October, 1889 1t was a
grand sight to me, for | had never
been in London, and the city seem
ed like Il world in comparison with
my hnm blo village in the west of
England. We were to be paid off on
( the morrow. and determined, as
soon as 4 was at liberty, to take a
stroll an l see some of the sights
about VIII ieh | had 50 often hear d
At twelv } the next day all ds|pro
ccedcd I'd the office iu Leander- Hall
street, a nd received, severally, The
amounts due them. There was Just
one hun bred pounds coming to me,
/ and | std rted off to see how I could
BEST max E it conducive to my pleas.
ure. | had been strolling around
for some time, looking at the Tower,
and othe places Of note, and finally
walked i ito one Of the parks TO see
lIthere " hat / could Of the London
fashions. l was leaning against a
sItree Watching a party which attract
ed my attention, when l was sud-
denly adcosted by a female, dppaF-
emily abb pat eighteen or twenty years
old, neatly dressed, aud with al ex-
pre- ession which though pleasing Seem
ed Somewhat sad.
What is your wish, my good la
dy2' saia l.
She ID doked at me a moment |, and
said: You are a sailor, | suppose?'
yes.
How Iong have you been il Lon
DOM
4 arr Ived Yesterday
Have you been here betore?'
'NeveF.'
Well then, perhaps can be of
some assistance to you. Suppose
we take h cab and drive out to \ Vaux-
haIl this EVENING"
| hesit ated moment; for I thought I
to nyse (, she no doubt thinks | have
Il plenty Of money, and wishes to obj
tain a share. But then, again, | /
thought it makes no difference; III
spend id any how, and consented.
She dalled cab, and il q short
time we were at Vapxhall Ipulled
out my purse TO pay the driver,
when slI Q anticipated me, and said:
Never mind, sir, | hav We plenty.
Besides, | invited you here; therefore
| bear all expenses. ] was astonish-
cd, for had meyer doubted but that
my mo ney was the principal attrae-
ton, a nd l was puzzle q to think
what Cd uld be her object. !
After ordering some refreshments,
of whidh she ale very little, but t
WHICH She insisted upon paying for;
we str oblcl around the ga rden, listen-
ing to the music, until I'd wards even
Ing, when I remarked it would be
best TO return. |
'Ye$, it will soon be dark and We |
had better 60. But said she, you
are stranger in London,and it woul ID /
be folly for you to look for q hotel
to-nigAt-and besides, it would be uh-
gencre eus in me to allow you to. /
reside in = street, and if YOU " i'll
accept n roo m in ny house you viii
be perfectly welcome; and my hus-
band who is fond Of company will be
glad B see YOU
while hdsiiating, she cal led CAB
and half forced me in. 4 Fl
WI en- the cab stopped, we got out,
and | found myself in narrp pw street,
dimly ligh,Ad, before 4 Ia arge br lick
house, with iron ratings in front. :
She opened the door, ask ed me to
sit do oan, a moment, when she went
into room close by, and returned
almost / Immediately, anR said: My
husband has retired; IL introduce
YOU t him in the mQFnidg. Here
is a Iisht-talse tbe room at the
head Of the stairs-gopd night?'
| went up stairs to the room she
had pointed out, opened tho door,
und went ia. Il was furnished, you