The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-10
Iats klectriclan 20 the Atantc Telegraph Company.
yAiKrA, Oct %, 1855.
The Lndon Times Ill Humor about Our
Cabs Celebration only Joke after all.

IFfon the London Times, Oct. Z1.l
II is dlcult 10 keep up fast friendship with n
who harelueut ts Of the gout or chronic toothace,
or an exorialed epidermis. He may be very valuable
man how, and fond he may have \ real affection
for you but you can never be quite free and uncon
strained m our compansonehip with him; YOU al
ways afaid Of coming little too near his sonty toe, or
openinaa window and letting a cold dfaught that mly
set his teth and temper raging; IL you poke
gentle bit Of fun nj him, Il IS not certain he
vi rot throw his crutch al your head and
II you Judge him playfuly In the ribs, he is
almost sur TO scream and abuse you. lie may be al
most sveaemnsy 5 eaSsye r sh 70 ns moments % n,er
In the 70, aud down 80 the corners Of his mouth,
that wraof pain and goes his hand 10 hs face and
then be becomes toucy and tesy and quarrelsome and
you are tempted say "confound fellow I'll let him
alone lice a capital companion when in good humor
and there I'd rather have by my side in case Of
light butte Is 80 crotchety and uncertain that can
naeer be- thai should have him my sife n we
got into ssee he would be Just as likely to break my
bead ~ tlst of Of antsgoniss" and thus you
grow NOR polite and less friendly and your hottsmpered
friend wiorcpressed your famarities chafes at your
indineTene<
Will our iewiy made neshbors on the other side OF the
Atlantic NV only just cable, length OF pardon 4
apply hs passing reflection 70 themf Not that we
would for moment nsnuate that they, In their body
polite arcacted with gout or with ,oothache; for our
HacCtcd oOug friend strides with tie tread of juvenile
gnt and s grnders are so halle that baving manched
~ half world he is rather suspected indusing goa
onCnic gns upon ohr portions oft In fact, fhc has
fault " espect q bic teeth II consists IN just little too
much osuets Tor showing tneno. Bat there Is something
rather wring about friend skin The OIL Of human
kindness which he Dipped little 700 hot aud
nA6 ec1NtA ~ outer NltCte. sS sNhsAsnS
u rather ah uosc 81 The ancient invaders oi England
nOrsels of whose tkn st under the nal heads OF
cur old curch doors, 10 those of TINT Alused
who staudF, In forget which continental cathedral
drapca IN ne fhycl.on hide. He quirers 10 every
toueh and uu, that bis muscles large his strength
and temper arc dangerous 10 anyone volunteering the en
y operation n good healthy eaiherng would him
aword of gecd II is fate always 70 be in a difn
Guilty with cur sturdy friend. We can never be quick
enough meet his hot nts Of Affection or to get out Of
the way vhen the bootiack and tho goustool are ayg
the room We are always doing something 10 con
geal his gushing sympathcs 10 heghten his III temper
The New York Morning Courier takes task for this
our misconduct, in q spirit OF courteous admonton
which, as s not very the other side Of the
Atlantic may not be passed over without the courtesy
reply. Our Transatlantic remonstrant, after genera
charge ~ ancient grievances which, they
fed be rcfucd does the justice 10 admit that
the Times, when speakingof tour country and It's nstu
tons, has usually done fair spirit Well, that Is
something. We have not been false 70 the fundamen-
tails u friendship. We may have thought matter Of
duty " t him thought he rather sharp In fore
CLOSING the mortgage that Mexcans estate that he
rast not Disgrace himself IN the eyes OF his country by
sang ,nat tobacco box, or that he ought TO
ke DIS sons from riding his poor neghbors, that
vbould he obliged him not 70 poach more than he
could beip N our shponds and have even gone r
geSy and meeky 10 hint complaint 10 him OF the
nufan y rom the cries o that black servant whom
any Of these things without putting him into terrific pas
eion but We cannot IN conscience think we were in
ult for even The Indictment against US admits that he
ard lis family have always been traaeI win dre ~.
epect and that our friendly remonsranres hove
been made In a fair spirit Orr new cri,nc IL ho,y
ever, can feel, almost unpardonabe We have male
mssake about That transatlantic telegraph Cousin IONA
than Intended 10 be sublime, and we in our error ~,
ried he intended 10 DO ridiculous We unhanry ,nis,at
MS paihns mr. bathos He entertained us with a cnrc,
anc which he intended 10 be most affecting and e Ma
fhe misfortune b. think u farce which he u,ean ,s
70 lapeh a. scwe pesed our Little bit Of fun at him n