The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15
PARIS EXHIBITION.
BY ARTHUR sKRTCHLEY,
AUTHOR OF THE BROWN PAPERS,
PART III.
(Oonttnued fronl uesterdau,s tssue.

refreshments at a place in the Bore, as come
TO good deal, tho only bottle of beer and a
roll with bit of sausage, as they give us
ready enough; and then l says to Mrs. Arch
butt, "But suppose as we was to walk Paris
way a-bit." AS she were agreeable. and on
we goes a-dawdin' and a-restin' on them
seats, as certingly is VERY convenient, and
jest as we got agin the Arch de Triomf,
as they calls it, i says, ''We'll wait for 'buss
as IL take us right into Paris as far as ever we
likes to go. But" says, "they do say as the
thing is to see the view from the top of this
'ere arch"
"oh," she says, 81 should like to see it
above everythink."
was sorry as I'd spoke, for she's that stout
as stairs is death to 'er, and can't abear to
be thought it, and that touchy if you illudes
to it.
So says, "Well, it's good many stairs"
She says, "Never mind, we can take it
easy"
It's all very fine for to talk of takin' it
easy, but there's some things as you can't
take easy, and stairs is one ON 'em, for Pm
sure took them stairs crawlin' like, and 'adn't
'ardly no breath left when arf way up, and as
to Mrs. Archbutt, when she got to the top,
thought as die she would. She set down then
and there and quite fought for 'er breath,
for the wind was that Ugh as it was enough to
take you off your legs.
So a-seein' Ter that bad, l goes to 'er and
unties 'er bonnet and if the wind didn't take
it clean off er 'ead, bonnet, cap, air and all,
as she got fastened in.
If you'd 'eard 'er scream, and me
too, you'd ave thought we was killed.
Up come some parties as showed as
they wasn't ladies and gentlemen, for
they roared with larfture as soon as they see
Mrs. Archbutt a-settin' there elpless in 'er
bald 'ead.
IL xuosp,f No ,,sa Y,a a co win, nc wara eorru
for she wouldn't 'ear reason, and KEEP a-sayin'
as it would be 'er death. l tied FER pocket
'ankercher and mine over 'er 'ead the best as
/ could, and as soon as she'd got 'er breath,
down we goes, and all the way 'ome she KEEP
on at me a-sayin' as er bonnet was quite as
good as new, as is only covered shape and
never become er thro' bein' blue, as she's as
yaller as guinea, and don't suit with blue,
and could show her nose anywheres without
Per air, as was dreadful old CASEY with the
partin' all wore out; and Pm sure she'll look
all the better in new one, as we was a-goin'
to get 'er at once; but she'd got that awful
cold with the rheumatics in 'er 'ead, as bed
was 'er place all the next day, and a nice job
'ad a-nursin' 'er, as cross as two sticks, and
that wild with Archbutt, as said she did ought
to know better than go a-climbin' up places
with Ter weight; and SO we 'ad to put off our
Journey to Wersales as was as well, for the
weather was VERY lowery.
1t was towards evenin' as Miss Tredwell she
come in and says, "Oh, we've 'ad sich de-
lightful day, and been to see all them lovely
picters as they've got in the Lower, as is
place as you've got to see, Mrs Brown. but,
p'raps, won't understand, as is that classical"
So says, "See the Louver, in course, AVE
often, as don't consider decent place for
female; and Pm sure parties as it belongs to
did ought to be ashamed of themselves not to
ave them picters finished proper, and put the
clothes on them heathen creatures, as is left
a-standin' there without rag to cover 'em,
tho certingly fine -limbed fggers; but don't
'old with them bold ways myself-not as they
looks much like 'uman bein's, as l can see,
but, in course, was different in them days"
So Miss Tredwell says, as all she cared to
look at was the kings and queens, and sich
like.
'fYes,'' l says, 'they certingly do ave fine
leads of 'air them kings and queens" as no
wonder, 'avin' to stand bare -'eaded in the open
hair, as you see em in them picters, and some
on 'em 'avin' to ride thrO' the town with
nothink on but a 'ead of 'air, like the lady at
Coventry on FER bare-backed steed, as goes
thro' Coventry once a-year. Now, I've card
saw as Peeping Tom got struck blind for
a-darin' to look out of the winder at 'er, as
certingly wasn't decent behavior.
So Miss Tredwell, she says, "Oh! Mrs Brown,
COW can you be so coarse illudin' to sich sub
iect afore the oppersite Sect" for we was
a-settin' all together over our tea a-ohattln'
agreeable.
Brown, he, in course, jined agin me, so
didn't say no more; but next time as that i'm
pident mink as the cramps, she may 'oller for
me, as she won't find a-gettin' out Of my bed
in 'urry agin for Ter.
It was agreed as we was to go to Wersales
in the mornin', as Mrs. Wells said as she were
glad 'ad been put off, thro' 'avin' not 'ad Eel
things as was lost in the train till that VERY
day, and certainly ad not been fgger for tC
go to no grand sights.
don't think as ever / did 'ear quite sich a
prumbler as that old Wells; the row as M
made over lis meals, a-fndin' fault with every
think. a-sayin' as the am were too salt, anC
fhe tea not strong, and the coffee thick, as wer
not true, for Pm as partiokler as anybody; ant
tbo' of course, things wasn't as nice as
you'd only small family, they was all GOO
and wholesome, and quite as good as ever n
eot AZ 'ome; for I'm sure there was is better
fbsre a-takin' of tea and cold meat quit
thankful. as it's wonderful they could suppl
suoh party so well; and while we was at tea
there was a large party in the next room, a
vVare a school a-singn' beautiful all together
and VERY nice it sounded. But somehow
was little tired, went to bed in good time
well a-knowin' as I'd 'ard days work afor
me. .,-..,,. o..,,,do,. 4, my, IA
.bon that Notter Dam, as Is the Dlg farl
oI,nrcb and somethink like one, too, and tina
Iasntifnl KEEP, and all lovely, though MIS-
T"aSvraII ken' a-runnin' on 1T down, an
a-sneerin' at, and sayin' as she danE 'ol
with 1t. .,.,;0,, ,,or did ought for