The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07

friendly familiarity springs up between all who
are not too stupid TO keep awake too
quentsl to join in conversation. gives You oppcr
tuny Of looking through the train for friends &C.
quainsnces only at the stopping places. This Is how
Of little consequence to stranger and IL you get
into dsagreeable party starting, you seldom ind
any difficulty in changing your quarters at the next sta
tion had four companions in the carriage in which
a. FIRST located; fat greasy, bullet eyed Jerusalem
Chatham street looking fellow. who called himself a
travelling mcrchantnhe sefassumed term used here
for outdoor drummers to business firms in London OF
questionable reputaton OLD radical scotch lady, who
had much affection respect for kings, qneens,
mobiles and other pesferous leeches than myself her
daughter nice buxom young lass, Who though she evil
DENLY disliked disagree with me, occasionally
tradicted the old lady rather latIy and a long,
bony he-ish-ookiDg woman with one OF the large dark
brown fats now 80 much worn for the moment IN Eng
land and which look well enough gnc built young
girls, but give to such long, angular quaint, moulded
nondescripts in reticoats associate traveller
ay Of ss
at woman's rights and abolition conventions, and
consequently sal her down at sight as one Of e Exeter
Hall fraternity The correctness Of my Judgment was
soon established by the deveopements OF conversation
which instituted between her and bullet-eye
after several Intellectual attempts her part 70 draw OUT
the Scotch lady who evidently held both her and her
sereotyred slang in equal contempt AS had antlci-
Pated her by some pretty severe noorety
mo untebanks of both in England, was entirely
saved from her advances. -,
gentleman with tremendous pair of whskers and nous
tache gout old chap on Clutches win sore eg ana
with i Two strappng children. The Frenchman, the old
Scotch lady her daughter and myself occupied the
seat and the others that in front Of US. Our side
fun and the other was SO uncomfortably iammed
that il took all the talk out of the he-ish wo-
man. The fat lady was ., trying to m manage ma, the
again starting For this purpose she gave each Of them
large fresh ration of soft ay On looking around for
person TO quarter of them during the journey,
thought could her singing out in her mind as
the very individual most certain to volunteer for that
purpose andle should catch her eye and at the same
time her meaning, in such to be compelled
out ofcommop docency to do put my head out of the
window in pretended search OF some friend. should
desire to the task imposed by some means upon bull
let eye. few remarks from him, by way Of killing time,
about their being such fine looking children, settled
the business The young lass who next to instinct
lively interpreting tho full purpose of my movements
uredy remarked that he might relieve the lady OF
Of them there being alternative, he will rather
sad grace complied aud shortly resumed my seat The
youngster, who was quite vigorous chap, and all be-
smeaied with the tafy, Immediately commenced taking
sundry annoying liberties with his guar1n to the
infinite delight Of the young Scotch girl and eif This
far from being checked by the placid tempered
mother, only excited admiration and elected from
her the psnark that the child was $50 full oflife and
funny ticks that she did not know what she would
Mandatory remarks the little fellow made furious fiat
handed dash at an intrusive lily who hal just then
perched the cean shhy starched shirt bosom Of the
g travelling merchant" leaving forcibly imprinted
thereon in dissolved tafy his whole palm aud four
fingers and thumb general roar Of laughter ensued,
in which the goniy gentleman and the masculine
involunary joined to the deep and lily
modification OF he who its object and the great JOY
his 5 R s The who had her
the extent of the damage gave her opinion the sub
ect by saying after she had sufficiently recovered from
hea,t y and prolonged laugh" We'll, Hedw2rd, you
little rascal you do beat hayou will be father hall
over, when you gets to be big lad.''
some refreshments and observing that the carriage next
ahead of ours had only couple Of cavalry officers aud
two agreeable looking ladies' in it inquired if they
replied armavey, and sad they would be pleased to
have us for comp anions communicated this agreeable
gladly accepting the invitation which rendered they
accompanied me TO what turned oat one of the most
agreeable, lively and entertaining travelling parties
had the good fortune to get amongst. The ladies'
bad been in France several times and hal imbibed
great deal of the buoyancy AMI grace OF that extraord
being sensible bad ougrown the idea that England
comprised within hersefa that great in art,
and progressive civilization.
The balance Of the journey passed 50 pleasantly by
that almost WISHED on reaching London that We had
another hundred miles to go before separating Il was
about 7. ~ when arrived, and in reply to the
drivers inquiry to the particular place to which
wished to be driven, told him to drive me at moderate
gate through the most fashionable parts of the city, and
particularly through such streets specially ce
brated for the very best private hotels. As certainly
ought to have anticipated, from my very extended and
intimate knowledge of the fraternity home the driver
proved faithful to his interest than to my in
sructions and after driving about for while during
every place exhibited any desire to select he at length
pulled up in front Of very fair looking house and in
formed me, in loud voice, the landlord out TO
greet his guest, that this the place
he had been extravagsntly eul, gzing. The
obsequions bowling and scraping, and stefcotyped
ciyildes in which the proprietor most lavishly
INDUCED while eseorting in. promptly roused
suspicion that, after all my precautions had not been
quito fortunats in the eeton at first supposed
This sort of syeoptantc bogus poteness is TO always
offensive 100, than absolute ruaeness. Ny susp
cions almost streng hened into convictions by
little whispering and pantomimic by-piay which subse
queny passed between him and the cabman the stoop
Here, everywhere else the rules regulating the fares
of cabs coaches, and other public convenenccs ex
eeednqly rigid and proper but there they end. My
charged full faurfod tho amount TO which he legally
entitled, and presume he than doubled it on the
landlord for bringing As Represented its cards,
my hotel most desirable residence but dis
covered that the toadying annoyances OF the landlord
and landlady must he taken like the white marble font
Of Browns Hotel in Washington the only available
Substitute for its promised aud highly taxed though
purely imaginary, comforts. BY the next mail shall
dispose of London OF which | have already and
studied vast deal II will be time TO give opinions
and enter into reflections the facts and eria al
ready gathered up. MIKE WALSH