The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-22
John Bull on His travels.

new book" lts genuine appreciation
OF John Bull abroad will be recognized
by every intelligent traveller who has
fallen in with the object described. The
scene is on the Rhine: ,lr-l.1,-
had had on indistinct vision of pair
OF whiskers at the far end Of the breakfast
table, brushed out a I Anglaize in parallel
lines, as thin as gilders camel, ,shair
brush. These whiskers now came up on
deck, attached to very insignificant
countenance, check cap 'and' wooden
suit Of purplish cloth, such as, travellers
from Angletsrre enjoy acenery in. Across
the right breast Of this person narrow
black strap of patent leather wound its
way until il found green leather sstchel
Just across his lott hip; while across his
left breasta similar strap ageIn wound
around him and finally attached itself to
- gigantic operag lass in black leather
case, All these implements Of travel,
with little else to note, paced solemnly up
and down the now dry deckof the Schnell
fahrt
In the meantime, my glass, map, guide.
book were all in action, castle following
castle, Rolandseck, Rheineck, Andernoch
and all tho glorious panorama rolling in
view with every turn of the steamer. And
chiefly enjoyed the conversation OF my
Miller Of Zurich, whose plump forefnger
anticipated the distant towers and battle
ments which he had soen 80 often for so
uany times, in yearly trips upon the
river. Nor was ! alone, for from every
standpoint of the deck were fingers
pointed and glasses raised ut the glories
Of the castellated Rhine.
But in the midst of this excite ment
and enthusiasm the purple traveller with
whisksrs and straps, satchol and opera.
glass, walked up and down, upobservant
Of the scenery, miserable. and melan-
choiic without a glance at th6.vineSards,
or the mountains, or the castles. Then |
knew that he was aa EDSlishman doing
tbe Rhine.
He walked up 10 our table, where old
Zurich and his pretty wife wero seated
before the grapes and the vine, where
my shawl and satchel were funs-map
spread and guide.book open---and said,
in that peculiar English voice which
always suggests catarrh: .'l'-.4
Going up the Rhine, sir"
"Rather," said !, dryly, (for hate
boreR) 0'",s s'a
"AwP--nov the reader must translate
for himself--"forst time ye' beene yar2'
yes" l answered, "isit your first visit
also7"
"Aw-no! been hear pu'foh; sev-wal
taimes. How fawr 'goin, sawr% Don't
talk Of Yankee inquisitiveness.
ITO Mayence, and no further this even.
I'M"
Opsreglas, levelod directly at Bhren
breitstein-
'Gaw'ng to Hydrbug2'
~ think sc"
"HydTbugs good bisness; do il up in
couple Of awhrs"
Here old Zurich makes remark, and
says:
military engineers build that other
military engineers may destroy"
MYsELr-- Are those yellow lines
against the hill masonry ?-parpets?'
OLD ZuHlcn--"Fortilied fi..l top to
bottom" o
'NGaw'ng to Italy," chimes in tho
Gamels-hair whiskers. t.
mo" decidedly no)
"Gawng to sowth'f Fwance?"
probably"
"Wal, if r not gavin & Italy and your
saw n to south f Fwance, gaw II TO MIMI"
'TO Nismes what for p
"Fyawr not gavin to Rhnwm, It's good
bisness to go to Nim--they'vo lot ring
thar"
"A ring?'
"Yas, ont ye know -
"a ring p -....
"Yes-saim's they got at Rhswm good
bisness thas--do it up in two hawrs; early
Christians, y knaw, and wild boasts p
"Oh, you mean the Roman amphithon.
ter at Nismes--a sort Of miniature Coz.
iseum." ..t..r.
"Yaa,, Col's'm."
mo, sir, ] am not going to Nismes -
another look at Ehrenbreitstein and ite
shattered wall
"Never ben up The Rhine beSore2
quoth whiskers
mo"
We ore approaching the banks of th'
Blue Moselle. ...
Eh'nbreitstine's good bisneas, and thu
sort OF thipg-do't in about two hours
II 40 not intend to stop at Ehrenbret
stein, and therefore intend to make tn
best use OF my time to see the genera
features of the fortr ess from the river"
'Aw--tben I'D better stop at Coblani
and 20 { Wisbad n, by tn road. "
"What for ?"
"Why the Rhine, you know, s tir
some bleness, and by goin' to Wisbad
from Coblauz, by hand, you escape a
chat sort aw-thing." 5000.
"Bnt do rot wish to escape ell th
sort Of thing-I want to see the Rhine
"Ah!" with sonle expression Of surpris
"Going to Switz iand?"
"Yes." .....
'fY' got Moy for swita'land9"
"Moy ? beg your pardon
eyes, Moy--Moy; got Moy for Swift
land ?"
"Moy--do you mean money! I ho
ro.'
seed Cad, sir, no say Moy."
"upon my word, | do not conprehe
you" =,
"Moy, sir, Moyl' rapping vehement