The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-01-08

that functionary appears, he relieves you 3
your own and his funeral presence. and thcl
1.-The pretty chanbcrn aid, IN neat cap as,l
with such 4 rounded bust, g bright al eye
4 and 50 scarlet alp, shows yop 70 ycur room
with that knowing, wicked look, hSifsaucy
Ihaif. servile, which only an English cham
]herHsid can put on, ,<shaUifes if you vii
lhave your rOgd Fsfhcd. and II you assent
AZ you are very apt to when it Is chilly, pro
leeds 10 do Il, ,Lbnt with l pan o. Goals
and then leaves yon to dreams, in whict
fgrum Eliglishnten. mullins, 'boots,' corpnlen
fcstves, and tuxomsch schambermhids are widel,
fintcrmingled:
Ii the morning you descend, and asair
end the silent men slipping tea and reading
the morning papers, and yoa feel certain
that fife spent IN the place would bc bat q
endless scene Of surly Enslishmen and snl
| epn walters. You, however, are very coI
Portable, your bed was xssapits - z
your eggs are done 70 ! turn Ilsey d not
furnish dinners in this>house 90 n 0ndoaa
is before you. After bfctt st you hlly
forth; it is some four or Ave mues TO- Chs
city Of London rropch id near IN region
Of the Bank Of England, George PeaB9 " 4
Co. with whom h>ha7 q cllif; are h Be
found. George Peabody being no longer
entirely ! private gentleman, hut enjoyins
semi-famous position, like the RQthssbilda
and Barings, we may mention hiu5 SO ou'
into Euston Square, and wait for Al pitus
coming along the New Road. YSu ill
not have to wait long yds see . dcGen ID
the distance, eager to take yAu up; all have
the magic word Bank printed on them. 50
you are safe in getting on the top ofany one.
You are toncc impressed with several fasts;
the depth and yel!ownoss ofthe London mud;
the unfathomable haze or smoke which
broods over everything, though it is . clear
day for London and you can see almost hall
a mile ahead the crowded aspect Of the
streets, which grow more and MORE busy as
we approach the great center Of trade and,
above all, the vastness Of the place. miles on
miles Of streets stretching away on either
hand. while shops, churches, theaters, halls,
banks. and tavcrns are passed in endless
succession. You now hear the brazcn roar
Of London. Won dash on amidst confused
multitude Of omnihuses, carts, vans. trucks.
and private carriages thicker and thicker
becomes the throng, more and more dense
the buildings not spare inch dfground r
to be seen, the very houses seem to be fight.
ling for room to stand on. Now dsshess by
carriage and four with stylish livery, some
noble leaving town; here comes the Lord
Mayors coach, an enormous gandy vehicle,
and you cstch glimpse ofhis lordship and
his attendants, sitting with sword and mace
sticking out of the windows, and as you
turn,to look at the two fat Aunkies behind,
and watch their qu;vering calves disappear
in the fog. your eye rests upon some poor,
pale, ragged child, who evidently needs kind
nursing, but who, battling with the callous
world almost from the hour Of his birth
! stands barefoot in the street, and sweeps his
crossing for the chance pennies which buy
his daily brcal. And as The highest civil,
zatior and luxury appear todelight in con,
tras,s of painful nature, here, close in the
vicinity of the great monuments to wealth
and religion. the Bank Of England and St
Paul's cathedral, swarm hundreds ofwretch,
ed outcasts, beggars in the lowest depths OF
misery, and prostitutes sunk beneath the
last sense Of shame.
! You are at the Bank alight, but iirsl
seel, George Peabody, and after awhile he
will introduce you with all advantage to thu
old lady in ThreadneQdle street. You find
him directing the labors Of multitude o
clerks; present him your letters. and if f----
| D,uyrr, or Baiti..---s give nm the latest
/ .,,o,,t tho. p.-ho<ay fussiruyes Very
tiiEely YOU wiii receive an invitation to ocrr
I py his box at the opera, or join in white
bait dinner at Black wall; but whether OF
not, you will find him gentleman As vel
as financier. Having disposed Of you,
4 business, walk out and look again upot
London. You are IN the very nears OF IN
mighty city. and around the spot you stand
Ilupon. and with 4 feeling Of solemn awe sur
vey inc teemmg seene' inc ''ae q in0"s'
myr'ads all day long epos ana HONS. ant
slrges, ard beats, and breaks, as billow.
i sweep over rock IN ocean. n