, 1864-05-22

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~. r.! s. !. = s.Eisg r.; snapped =. q, X;ta Si
Hhbets' exclamation. u They can walt,nha
added: II told cook to put back the dinner
an hour, on purpose. ~ t!.+;..s.
:. l an aflaid I have. not much Of a;sou1 for
music, although have mo- objection to It =
son1e1sstion. @ 1 on ~" a. "a, q sitting in ~ room iii
Of adde's, with nothing TO do but listen to
fellow scsap,ug horse> hair against cat-gut-I
never thought to have been subjected to 6uch /
h9nillation; However, thus WIS. enter
ta!ned by Nr: Tobets for i full hour-siter
which b conducted me down stairs, where
= constde1ahlc nnmber Of guests {m1le} had /
long been awaiting him.
am perfectly convinced, By the exemplary
Good-temper which they all. exhibited, BY |
their 9nbsetvience In tone and manner to-
me, that each member ,of this company e1-
pected. either in hla own proper person, or
In that Of his children, to Inherit Mt. Tih- |
bets money. It was the most hidoous Illus
t1a.1on Ct foadyism I. have ever witnessed. |
Ilave been IN Africa, and seen persons wor-
in Cremona F1la WAS EaFy 1ike it.; and, !
indeed, these benighted folks imagined,
doubtless, that each Was upon the Gold Coast |
although not IN geographical sense. -,
. Immediately alter dinner, Ar. Tibbets
eee bis 1tiends 1t At al III lines s -" and would b.
happy to receive the present company at din-:
neT every day OF his life.
:. At this everybody but myse1f cried "Hesr,
hear;;n but for my part I could not help say
III that he demanded that he besought
IN ftu1n vas. that each Of his guests should
gtye him etKpcnce. There was band about
to play in front OF Primrose Hill, for which
he always tnsde this collection. They were
a worthy company Of performers; but e.
h4ntf : a. Jn1E-
A storm Of plaudits followed this obseeva-
tioD, not 80 much. + MY, IA admiration Of
the sentiments Of the sse seaker, as to prevent
his charging upon tho topic of Cremonas,
which every one present had had ample cause
to dread.
:. In the morning; and up to four o'clock, a.
I subsequently ascestslned, Mr. Tibbets was
mad upon horses; but afler that, and until
the ncxt day, upon dddles.
All ross mmultuous1y, and went into the
ball Tor their hats and urnbrellaa-ior 1t was
1s:Asfng heaEiiy-ln order to attend this open
A. a.s s9ncett %Aiser which" Ehlspsscd The
and the divine Strndrarious.n
However, although was weak, perhaps, to
have gone to Mr. T1bbets' ut NIL, was not 80
weak as to return thithcr; but stole away,
under cover Of night and the 1rst-vtolin's 0rst
pcses, to the smoking Of the club, where
lnarfated this strange experience amid tn
multuous applause.
An adventure had with another madman
threatened to turn out by NO means so satte,
tactorilr. This WIS most respectable ipdi-
yfdual By the name Of Mutten. who Yept
baths In tic vicinity of Holbora-hot baths.
cold. baths, yapor.n naths. sulpbar-baths'
Of bath; but the one Hsaich have reason fn
remember Nest was his vapor-bath,
had, been recommended this sudatorial
treatment hv nv physician, who had also ad-
vised my patronizing tue establishment Of
ME: Mntten, as eeinEa person not bitten
| With any new.fangled system OF Turkish
baths and the like, 6ut bteady, old~fashioned
ana practical though, for all that, Mr.. Nut
had been bitten ten by You
never took Tapor. bath, and do not even
precisely know what 1t is. Well, have you
eyer been employed AZ deep-sea diver !
Mol 1ou mnst, however. at least have seen
the person who Is 20 Employed NJ he Po1v-
9econle institution In Regent street, IVA.
rorcath, tten, ls In appearance exactly ire
converse q his attire: Your head is free, ex-
some other evil smelling substance-round
your neck, to prevent the escape Of the yapor,
While the rest Of your hody is shut up in q
gigantic helmet, like ttat il the Cas.e Of
o!.a"to; ou are Ia nonstrous copper, with
6re under you, and nuke aa much steam as
yourself Tor medicinal purposes. It would'
probably sca1d gon to death, If you entered
tl!is copper after the operation had been long
begun; and cven the gradual accession of
neat is l'f from pleasant, unless yon happen
to be one Of that fortunate class stupoa
Whom,' IN the graceful language Of science,
"persrlratlon IS casily Induced" That ron
gre entirely helpless-being, flstcncd In BY
bolts, which you have no band to uufasten-
Is evident enough; aud also TINT the situation
Is eupremely ridiculous. In front of you Ia
suspended thermometer. SO that yofmay
tnperlntend your or n cooking 10 turn, aud
there Is always somebody in the room to 8 o
Jou are not oycrdone.
This attendant was, in my ease, Mr. Nut
ten. l had submitted to this treatment
eleven times, nnd was about to take my Inst
and twelfth eudorftic. / noticed on this oc-
proprietor OF the establishment waa some
whht moody and taciturn; hut this he was
apt to be, in consequence Of the growing
popularity Of "Hummums," and divers
utler innovations from the East, which d.
n;nfshed the nuu4he OF his customers.
l made seme pleasant observation to him
spout the We.ther-to which he mutteret.
disse1t-disrobed myself, entered the cop,
rr, and Was bolted IN.
"9ou slatl have good boil this morning,
Sny waY." observed Mr. Mntten, vIcloas}Y
poking the bath-hie with great vigor.
= Now, rsn1ly, this was very alarming OBJ.
ecryation from person who seldom spoke It
AL. end when he did 60, was always studious-
y respectful. Imight hasc tailed Of having
"a good boi]," hut It was not for him to d.
go. The phase "any wuy," too, Was disx-
greablc; there could only be one way
namely, to be regulated by the thernou, rier.
However, I thought it best to take no no.
dce. There was = CLEAN about Mr. Mutten's
ey-not observed until it vas too late, alas
that mndc vapot bath quite unnecesYarg
| n n i frHff IN
loot very soon, too, the heat beneath be-
came good deal morc than mas accus-
toned Too.
Don't you think, my dear 31r. Mutten,''
ia almost high enough ~ and I nodded
(which Was oil could tIo) towards the in-
strum cnt before me.
"No, ! don't," replied hi. bfuttep, ycry
curtly. " am going to u5 an experiment.
I intend the mercury not only to gcs up as
high s as IT. poss!,6ly can, but to come down on
Then, Of course, knew that / Was in the
power OF q lunatic.
He poked up the fire until the soles Of my
feet began to burn, md the wooden chair on
Itch 1sat-weii, one would have thought
thad been an iron one,
"Mr. Mutten,n said !, "it hurts''
The proprietor ot the bath, being thus ap-
Eealed to, came straight up to my defencelcss
nose, md twcaked it.
~ have lonsed to do that said he, "eyer
slnce I frat saw you in this tempting posi-
tion. 1t is you who have built those baths
in Jernyn street-contradiet me, and I'll
troduced the Eastern System into this preyi-
ously happy land. mean to condense you
to single drop of. .vapor. take itup with
bit Of blottinE-papcr, aud enclose 1t In an Gu
yelole to the secretary OF the Haol4l. He
sayB that our means are insufficient for prac-
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