The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-10-03
LIEUTENANT VAN ReNssELLAeEs sooTs,

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From Chambers Jounail
| On piping bot day during the month
ef Augas, 1864, was strolling down the
shadiest side of Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington Guy, ] had only been ten
days IN the New World. and had come
over solely and entirely for pleasure; thai
ls 20 say, wapied to see something OF the
stern realities OF that great struggle, about
which we were then reading 50 eagerly.
was stiolling along, thinking that, but
tor the swerms o blue-uniformed soldiers.
lhe dust, and tue negroes. Washington
was moi unlikes Bnkenhead. Everybody
who IS acquainted with Brkenhead knows
thai there are streels which commence with
o Sembla1ce OF noise and hastie, but termi.
nate after an existence Of two hundred
yards in barren rigion Of desolalion.-
The same thing obtains ia Washington,
only on'a larger aud more transatlantic
scale. At one end Of street, you may
purchase the last new novel at the other
end, you may possibly encounter rattle
snake
was gazing up one OF these side streets,
when my eyes caught he words 'J. Po-
cock, Military Boolmaker, inscribed in el-
egant characters over shop Of extremely
select appearance. AT the door Of the
shop q purposely avoid the word store,)
lounged short, stout parsonage, dressed,
a. briitied the sultry weather, in white
holland coat and a Panama hat. why
said ! meditaliyely 10 myself, does the
name Pocock naturally suggest boots to
my mind | never knew bootmaker
called Poeock. Stay, though. Cdnning.
ham and Clifton Of Doodle street. ST.
James had sbopman Of that name and
by the awi of the yenersted st. Crispin.
yonder he stands crossed the street,
quite pleased At having discovered Mr.
Pocock on foreign ground Mr.. Pocock,
do you recognise neY
Il do not, sir, he replied gravely
i am one Of Cunninslam's old custom.
ers. Crannbrook, son OF Sir Lionel Gran.
brook, OF -------.
Now in London Mr.. Poeoek, would
have whipped otf his hat, and bowed down
ohsequiously before the son OF baronet,
but be remembered that he WAS on repub-
ligan soil, and acted accordingly.
"Alr. Cranbrook Why, so it is. AL.
low me TO have the pleasure OF shaking |
your hand SIR
50 We shook hands and then Mr.. Po-
cock, remarking that it WAS cooler inside /
nm at4f tuV5taJ ,.,a .,,ta. IL s.... -
ium. and placed summer drinks before me,
treating me with the easy familiarity Of
aa oh irend.
4 can be oi use 10 you here. Mr.. Gran
brook, be said. Il know something about
every boiy. 0feourse yoar friends up at
he Embassy can get you a pass for the
Union lines but il you want there Mr.P
;auiieusly dropped has Yo,ce) to spend
week or two AMONG The graybacks, come
Q me, suppose my ooantenance ex-
'ressed some surprise, for the boolmaker
4ad correctly guessed my feelings when
&c added I'm NOT brsgging. sir; can
10 shat ! say. ] occupy a very different
ocial position here 10 what Cunningham !
nd Clifton do in London. Cunningham
nd Clifton are both rich men, With their
abarban sillas YET ii you. Mr. Gran.
rock, we're ssked 10 meet them Al dinner, !
oo'd consider yourself insulied
Indeed, Mr.. Pocock, began, i should /
o. -
'loa could, leIp yourself. sir. Soci- /
. dead against you. Na~, here, there's !
9 sfistogfasy crushing you doan. Ia i
gland, We ieel tbat there are people bet. a
= bred Sud better educated han our.
lives, and We saocum 10 them but here \
e ssi lsud much on level; nobody +
orsh'ps . ia4n sinpy for bis money, and ;
oney = the oaiy point of difference be- J
seen oae rnau and another. Asior man. !,
srs and edscmioo, Mrs shoddy. xnh i
q City, ,h0usand dollars worth of Jewel. =
~, lsa'i hli TO be compared with Low :
factory girl *
and may ! ask What troushl yoa TO I.
neFlca, Mr. Pooock 7, :,