The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-10-27

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seats inside and twenty two outside y and
such like statements on every COACH, And
al,ho ugh the hoSses have thus larger loads
than in New York, t.,ey are nevertheless 10
better condition. Is il that they, too, have
Their aIef Hi i'sH9q1 fsei's Lad peFiiFi
The largest omaibuses, carrying forty pas-
sengers, have three horses driven abreast; the
center one working between two poles attached
in manner similar TO pair OF thIlls.
y And besides the horses, II ia = common
sight 10 Liverpool aud Manchester to see
litlle donkey attached 10 vehicle Of very
respectable sire, and sometimes pulling fheen
to eighteen hundred pounds. / say Htae
donkey--for never saw such 10 America;
boy three years old is quite as tall as these
miniature horses. Some Of them are very
round and prstly--oihcrs lean and rough.
The first one | saw suggested that the man
ought TO get out, liz the little fellow into the
wagon, and haul the load bimself.s But the
pext one met was attached to a load OF
heavy truoks--nine large ones, and yet he
walked OF as though be enjoyed il. have
seen only one in London -he passed mo an
hour ago trotting briskIy through tho streets
with decrepid old wagon; but three men.
three women and two children constituted the
jolly, though rather squslil looking load A
gentleman whom met IN the cars told me
that these doukeys sold for from Ave to ten
shillings each; be said that ten sbillings--
equal TO $2,50-was very fair price. He
seemed to be truthful man; was evidently
farmer; ba, certainly do not believe his
story! --rn. irI o- \
The streets OF London are quite rs involved
as in New York or BJsion. There is one
annoyance iu tho cities Of England that b.
lieve never met in America; the same street
is known through a part Of its length by one
name; through another part by another, aud
so on. Many such instances are found in
Liverpool, Manchester and Loudon. So that
nobody but the bsckmen pretend TO be &C
quaiuted with them; The Omnibuses drivers
certainly are not. You ask TO be left at some
street which crosses the one on which they
have driven for months, and they don't know
il, ask to 90 to any public house on their
line and they understand you. .-rr
Speaking of Cabmsn reminds me that he
fashion Of au English Cab at fret struck me
very ludicrously. TIE driver sits perched
upon high seat behind the caf. and 90 high
that he holds his line over the cover of the
vehicle, and can sec only the head and neck
Of the horse lie drives !--evidently assuring
that bis harness is safe, and that tho rest OF
the animal is going along all right. have
seen one cab in which the drivers seat was
behind, elevated TO the upper deck and en-.
tirely al ore side seeming to be cushioned
chair fastened to ono Of tho upper corners Of
the establishment. ,,.,.e9. t.,..
just nov was interrupted by beautiful
singing that appeared TO come from the streets I!
II did. opened my window shutters, TO see
as well as hear. The music was fine. Three
men on cru,ches aud one who limped with
out, cons,i,ut,d tho company. They were
Staging fine ballad p really splendid style.
The three on cruiches had but one leg each
The other bad been lost iu the Crimean war
very likely, or somewhere else 10 defence Of
her Majesty's Crown, and now they are pen
sioners on public charity. don't wish to en-
courage yagabondism > but that ballad is worth
penney TO me, and toss them one, aud sit
down to write again.
By the way my friend Harper thinks ]
" was sold this morning. FLETCHER Harper,
Esq., Of the firm Of Harper Brothers, New
York. was a passenger 10 the Great Eastern,
and is an exceedingly co'upanionable fellow
traveller; with moro quiet fun in hin than
almost any man we had ON board. Ills wife
| is an eslihable lady, and ! have enjoyed their
acquaintance 'much.) 1t was in this wise; !
was indulging in most delightful walk on
Hyde Park (of which mole bereafier.) when
was met by a young man claiming to be
an Auslrian--a refugec--seekiug TO get to
America without food or lodging, and
wishing TO be directed 10 any Austrian except
the Austrian Minister, His talk was a mix
ture of German and English-he bad broth
er at 45 Water ST., Bos' on, and bis brother
had promised to receive him. He did not
ask me for anything. but he got half crown.
May be was sold, but don't believe IT.
Certainly il he was an impoaer, he was the
most AkillfuI one I! ever met, and the conlri
buton was no more than a fair compensation
for the skill with which he carried out bis part.
You may hear more hereafte, Of London
itliu wsl,s. Thus far ! have given you a
glimpse or two Of out side life simply. U
K. B. F.
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