Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-15
Ar!cHlus Ward iEs London.

Mr.. PCNCII. Ny DEAR Su;.
Ii is seldim that the Commercial rela
tions between Great Britain and the Cnite'
Siars is married by GANGS.
It's. Comsnerce. after aH. which WI
keep the two countries friendly toward
each other rather than Statesman.
+ look at Your last Parliament. ard
can't see that single speech was encore,
during the entire session.
Look at CongrCsS-but no, I'll rather no
look AT Congress.
Entcrtanin this great regard for commerce
whose sa!tS Whilcn every sea-. as every
body happily observes every chance
he gets learn with disgust and surpriS'
that British subject bot Il Barrill of Ap
pie Sass in America recently. and when In
arrovc home found under few dclooSiv,
lavcr> of sass nothin but saw dust. slo',
have Instantly eone into the City and call,
IA mccjin cf the leadin commercial men. Il
condcm and repudiaic n American. thi
gross frawl. if / hadn't learn'd al tlic SAINT
time that the draft given hy the Briiisl
Subicck in payment for this rrawdvlcn
sass WAS drawctl untO a bankin house il
London which doesn't have a existence
but far otherwise. and never did.
There i those who laf at SIGH things. bu
10 me they merit rcbOokS and irowns.
With the exception of my uncle Wilyin
who aS I've before stated. j. a uncle D.,
marrigc only. who is low cuss and fiilcC
lis pockets with pics and bilcd eggs at hi,
weddin breakfast. given him by my father
and made the clergyman as united him ;
present of nv fathers new oycrcoat. AM
when my father ON discovering il GOT in
rage and dcnonnccd him. uncle Wilyin
said the old man (mcanin my parent, haC
mo- i,,cc of first Gl..SS llumor the cN
ccp;ion oi this wrcichcd uncle. the cScui
chin OF my !imily has never been Stainet
hy Games. The little harmless deccpiion'
resort to i'm my perlt>hion do not cal
Games. They are SacriiisSc> to Art.
come of Il clever fam ly.
Tie Wards Is Il very clever family in
decd.
believe we are descended from the Pu
riiinS WHO nohly fled from land of dies
pD;iS;n to a land of frcc,lim. where they
could not onlv enjoy their own religion
but prevent every body else from cnjoyiI
his
~ I said before. we arc very clcvcl
family.
WAS >trollin up Regent Street the othcr
dav. ihinkin what clever family | CONF
of. and lookia at the gay shop winderS.-
+ / " got some new close since Won last saw
me. | saw them others wouldn't do. They
carried the observer too far back into tn,
dim viStcr Of the past. and gave I'm In
Orfin AsylGm. The close wear now
hot of Nh Moses. in the Commercial Road
They wa~ expressly made. Mr.. Moses in
formed ne. Tor a nObleman. but a. they fit
led him too muchly, pariicly the trowscr
(which i blue. with large rcd and white
chccl>l lr had said. My dear fcller max,
ne >cme mere. only mind-bc sure yOl
sell ia, =. to son;e ecnteel old fcller.f
like t. S,,inicr through REGENT Street
The shops are pretty. and II does the ole
mans heart good To- see the troops of fine
healthy girls which one may ALWAYS So,
there at certain hours in the afternoon. VIII,
don't pie their beauty 10y devoUrin sugar
cakes and things. a. too many Ofthe Amer
lean and French lasscs do. It's misiak,
about everybody bein out of town. guess
Regent Street j. full I'm here. And. a.
| have said before, come of very clcvc
l,m 'ly.
~ | was wall,in along. amusin myscl
by >iick.n my pcnkniie into the calves q
the iooimcn who stood waitin bv the swell
coachcs(Eot one of whom hOwled with an
rui>h). was accoSted by a man of abou
thirty five summers, who said, Il have seer
that face aiorc."
lie was little shabby in his wcarin ap
parTil. His coat was one of those black
shiny garments. which you can always tel
have been FURNISHED by adversely; but Ia
was very gentlemanly.
Was it in the Crimca. cOmrade: Yes
was. Ii was at the stOrmin of ScbastOpol
\
that we met
| said. No wasn't at ScbaStOpOl.
escaped a fatal wound by not bcin there
1t was healthy old Fortress, ] added.
III was, but il fell. Ii came down Will
Il crash.
And pluckv BOYS they was who brough
her down. and hurrah for en-
The man graSpt NE warmly by the hand
ard said he had been in America, Cppc
Canada. Asia Minor. and other towns. an,
he never met man he liked as much a
me- Let us" he added. ''let us 90 10 tn
shrine of Bacchcus." and he dragged M
into pi.bliCk house. | was deter mined I,
pay. 80 said. Mr.. Bacchus, give ih;s mai
what he calls for
We converscd there in n very pleasan
manner till my dinner time arrovc. whel
the agree'blc gentleman insisted that shot
dine with him. well have banquet
sir. fiji for the gods"
/ told him good plain vittcls wod 500
me. Ii the gods wanted to have the dys
pcpSia. they was welcome To it.
We he'd soop and fish. and hot jini
and growsiS. and wines of rare and costl,
vintage We had ices. and we had frOOt
from Greenland'S icy mountains and Iniy'
strands. and when The sumptuoOs repairs
WAS over. the agree bic cen 'leman said he,
onfortnitly left his pocket book at hom
on the marble ccnter-tab.c; but by Jove,
he said. III was feast fit for the gods"
| said, oh. never mind" and drew on
my pusS: tho in'arlly | wished the gods
as the dinner woS fit for 'em, was there Il
pay for it.
come of very clever family.
The agrceble gentleman then said, 1T
show Won our Club. 1t dates back to tin
time of William the Conqueror."
Did Billy belong to it,"
'-IIe did
..Well." said. ''if Billy was one Of 'cm
I need no other endorsement as to its re
Specifulness. and I'll go with YOU, my "a,
trooper boy" And away we went, arm il
arm.
On the way he told me that The Club wa
called the Sloshers He said l wo'd motto,
that none of 'em appeared in evenin dress
fIe said it was agin the roofs of the Club
In fack. if any member appeared there il
cvenin dress, he'd he instantly expelled
''And yit, he added, ''ther's geneyOs Their
and lorfty emotions, and intelleck. You'll
he surprised at the amount of intelIecl
you'll see there"
We reached the SlosEers in due time
and must say they was a shaky lookir
lot, and the public house where they con
vened was certingly none of the best.
] The Sloshers crowded round me ant
| said | was welcome "What beautiful