Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-09
NUMBER 2Ss.

tering of some twenty thirty individuals dressed
In knee-breeches, long, dark coats and capes faced
with red, and hats with gold lace bands, and orna
mented with cockades. They have been hanging
about the neighborhood during It's session, and ali
strangers have taken them for livery footmep
Each one is now armed with long spear or hal
bert, from the upper part Of the staff Of which two
or three big red tassels are dangling. On inquir-
ing, you ascertain that they are the high sheriffs
body guard, and presently you see them conduct
that important parsonage TO his carriage. Thus
IL is that the governing power In England clings
with an absurd tenacity TO countless expensive alb
surdities which have long since survived the vile
necessities which originally called them into exis-
tence This body guard, which in the day of It's
creation and for years after, doubtless inspired
awe, now only excites ridiculc and merrment even
among the children. aH red
ssl PLEAsuREs ov TRAVEL.
At the FIRST stopping wc were r,inforced by
French gentleman with tremendous pair Of whs-
kers and moustache, gouty old chap on crutches,
with sore leg. and jolly black-eyed woman
weighing ABOUT $50 pounds, with two stripping
children. The Frenchman, the old Scotch lady,
her daughter, and myself, occupied the rear seat,
and the others that In front Of us. Our side was
full, and the other was SO tincomfortably iammed
that Il took all the talk out of the he.ish woman
The fat lady was trying to manage the two young
ones as well possible previous to the train again
starting. For this purpose she gave them each
large fresh ration of fresh taffy On looking around
for person to quarter Of them on during tho
journey, thought could see her singing me ont
to her mind as the very individual most certain Il,
volunteer for that purpose, and lest should catch
her eye, and at the same time her meaning. In
such manner as to be compelled, out of common
deccncy, to do SO, put my head out of the wind
ow in pretending search Of some friend | should
have willingly held one, even BOTH were IL not
for my desire to see the task imposed by some
means upon bullet eye. A few remarks from him.
by way OF killing time, about their being asuch
fne-looking children" settled the business The,
young lass who sat next to ne instinctiyely inter
pretng the full purpose Of my movements, good
naturedly remarked that he might relieve the lady
of one of them. There being no alternative. he
with rather q sad grace complied, and shortly re-
sumed my seat The yonngster, who was quite
vigorous chap and all besmeared with the taify,
immediately commenced sundry ANNOYING liber-
ties with his new guardian, to the infinite delight
Of the young Scotch girl and myself This, SO far
from being checkedb by the placid-tempered mother,
only excited admiration, and ELECTED from her tbe
remark that tho child was so full of life and fun
ny tricks that she did not know what she would
or could do without him." As If encouraged by
these laudatory remarks, the little fellow made 4
furious fathanded dash at an intrusive fly. who
had just then perched on the clean, stiy starched
shirt bosom Of the travelling merchant,n leaving
forcibly imprinted thereon in dissolved taify his
whole palm AMI four fingers and thumb A gene
raj roar OF laughter ensued in which even the
equity gentleman and the masculine woman inyol
unfairly joined, to the deep and lily suppressed
modification Of he who was it's object, and The
great joy of his Juvenile tormenter The mother
who had her hands too full with the other one
little grl--to see the extent of the damage
gave her opinion on the subject by saying after
she had recovered from hearty and prolonged
laugh: "Wel, Hedward, you little rascal, yor do
beat hall-you will be your father hall over. when
you gets to be big lad"