The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-02
Nv ENGLlSlI HOUSE DESCRIBED
BY A FRENCHMAN.

.aal'y wider than two or three ordinary win
iow> can afford only the narroweSt possible
space for a staircase. This staircase is near
Is always of wood, and creaks drcatliullv
when trodlcn upon. 1t is covered with a
.lnl of carpet or oil cloth. The windows
a,e orramcntcd with painted blinds. You
tl.,r YOUR sitting room. y carpet covers
,hc floor all the wear round. but this carpet
,aIain Covered with bits of other carpet.
linen bands, AMI scraps Of oil rlo,h which al
L.. h1e the Fundamental carpet. The
wall, are covered with blazing pattern af-
tra French design. Some friends gave ne
some prints. TO hanr up, but the lanila,lv
va, Mortified ut the idea OF driving nails IN
70 her splendid paper. and placed my pre-
tn., upon chairs. This accounted ior wha.
had often noticed in England anl had mis-
taken tor carele>Snrss-vi7.t that IL order to
avoid driving nails into the walls. the Inr-
lish will stand pictures upon chairs about
heir rooni> Even Tor a Rubrn> or Law
renee they will not drive nall through pa
per OF the value OF two >hilings piece, An
immense tat =. covered with an immense
Hue cloth hor,!rrrl with an immense tri.rp
tlkc> up an immense space in my sitting
yoom. | Lift the cloth and discover a table as
substantial asa bridge. supported by cnor-
.naus columns. Ii cannot be table: it
I4l-t bean ',hr~,o'. can throw nv papers
aui looks carrlcSSly about it-evcn when the
ya,t breakfast tray i upon it-and then de
ser' S'cpprS Of GREAT extent are left around-
Should lli> table bccomc in the course of
a,c> fossil. it will discover to future GENERA
uon~ specimen of the colossal furniture ot'
our time Then there is lonc. massive. "a
led ,oft. that has suffered from the effects OF
Il" carhc,I.crous atmosphere: it is hard and
~ 10 way inviting. The eve even does not
care TO rest upon It, and the eve is right
Fto! !c who try it leave it. wondering whcth-
y II was originally built to contain Goals
t'"rs which can lc lifted only with two
incS. are Distributed here and there. but
'Ae most curious part Of the furniture is a
Auce ebony affair opposite the windows
lhink oftwo towers united by platform or
'",r9cc. Each tower has two stories. The
;-'' tower is divided in two plrts-let rs say
,To ro'ms. Under the platform which is
1'hamrn'cd with massive sculpturc1 bal
''hv. Is secret passage which. but for its
H.'| |.onian PROPORTIONS. might h. called a
EVER From :hc fat and roli,hel terrace.
acre must be u fine view. I never asked
Tie use OF this wooden cdiicc: it might be
''Acra 4 fortress or an organ. five were all
'.''t the size Of Po'yphemu>. should say it
7.' perhaps an ugly eil,LoerI in some din
a,room inhabited lv the Cvclof.s. BIT a.
'A'lan affairs stand. cannot see what uSr II
''a serve except perhaps, ttr barricadc :.
H. y0r wish lv chance to roast IN OK. come
/? mv room in Misunderstanding is colo,
al mere. lhr crate is 50 large that it is i'm
io'>'t!e to make li';lc fire in it on a d,v IN
'inc. 1t wants 10 little effort 10 lift the
'"ovcI or the tones. Above this colossal
.rate Is ala<s: but placed so high that I
an but Just catch a glimpse of NV eyebrows
IN it Two immense JclI-rope>. with cock.
ades as large as the top of hat. comnl.,o
this formidable furniture in the midst of
winch man is LilIpu'ian. | need not
'"'II upon the details OF nay bedroom furni-
.''r The bed. which should be caparious
= narrow, like berth on board n steam.
'o't the mattress is, as | have said about
- e.a>tc as a sea biscuit-"Un VOYAGE de
'v,1.remens a Londres." BY JULES LE-