The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-13
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FR0A LaEpoE


LIAR JOURNAL -as1Ad 4 time. ana x
would b. interesting 81 yoa- } couli de-
1pse a volume as az nc newspapers
hayc done IN describing the bulhant
doines Of the Priuce 4 Wales add lis
court triends hllou.3ug 10 royalty. II
entertaining has Hghness the suitaa.
and mtc Dinners, balls, and rccep
tious, day aud night, without cessation.
Zoe tins tbo second week. and gotten a,
regardless 81 expense And the Bel
gan visitors have no, been overlooked
The Prince and his party load og ia a
bAli 10 them the other evening. Il vas
- wonderful 10 brllluney that four eol-
unlns az the 1llms was devoted to a lie.
scription 81 the ceremony. the noon,
and dresses, etc. These things have
beon kept mp now gong ou tho third
week. and royalty seeing has boeomt So
common place as 20 lo3se - interest.
although Londoners are crazed With de-
light. and crowd the streets Tor Just one
more sight ON every occasion.
/ was obliged 10 leave Charlie ior
three days, aud 20 on trip IN the
country, which desire totell you about
First, / wish You could see lhe country
fields, every patch and parcel 81 ground
Is cultivated, and every farm house
seemed TO be placed Just in the chosen
spot Of all 10 mako the whole scenery
picturesque and beautiful The crops
are abundant ] never saw its a,lual,
an III al, in oar country, or any wherc
else. | was on the great Western r. II.
which takes MS along ut The rate 81 so
miles per hour In about four hours ]
was in Clifton A cab took iae 10 the
elegant mansion OF Mr. w, with whom
/ had business. / was stranger, aid
introduced myself Yankee fashion. that
is, with fair amount of ceremony pre-
dominating with that assurance which
made Mr.. K Mrs w stare, and appear
dumb-foundcd for the time However,
they gave me a welcome, aud seated me
in u large and elegantly furnished par
lor, and after listening to my familiar
talk for while, become quite Interested
and insisted upon my spending the Sub
bath. Wishing u change from the bus
tie Of London, | cheerfully accepted
Mr. W., who Is about 81 yeors Of are, il
very intelligent man, and / found he
was sound with rs on our war question,
and stood up for the North against
fearful odds Ii the circles ia which be
moved He has six children, all grown
up; his second wife, charming lady
and very handsome, about ten years
younger, has three children. The sons
were all gone from home, and FIVE young
ladies entering the room, SO graceful
and prottily, and being introduced TO
me, reully was 80 unexpected that II put
even me out Of self-possession, for o
while, causing Inc to blush, hem, and be
ut my wits ends to know what to say, O
thing, you know, | am very seldom gull
1 ty Of A young man like Charlie could
never have survived it, They were
dressed and just putting on their gloves
/ for their daily exercise on horseback -
They invited me to Join them, but d
course / refused, not because | would
not have been delighted, but for the
awkward appearance | make on a horse
/ A whistle ut the door indicated the an
rival of their groom, with his SIX horses
Asking to be excused, they each caught
from the table a lump Of sugar or bit 81
bread for their horses, which with a few
| pats on their necks, and perhaps kiss
is the expected salutation every day
The groom gave his hand, and they eacl
sprang into the saddle as lightly as o
bird. The horses all on nettle to b,
OIL, the word ready was given, and kiss
ing the hand to US, galloped away for /
ride of l5 to 20 miles. la the feldi
they leap fences and hedges, and then
merry laughing voices told how happy
and healthy are the English girls ii
their native sports. They 20 on Tho
fox chase in the fall, and often ride for,
/ ty to fifty miles in a day, and do not fee
/ fatigued. Mr. w took me in a carriag,
for drive, and we followed on. Clifton
has about 10000 population, and al
/ though it is one Of the oldest towns, yet
modern Improvements have made il
beautiful They have suspension
bridge about 500 feet long and 300 feet
above the water. / think it il as fine D
structure as the one at Niagara. 1t il
made Of links Of fiat iron instead Of wire
From this bridge the scenery aud dis
tant hills and wood, is 50 like New Eng
land scenery, that one would think him
self back there. The public and private
buildings are very fine, aud toldof mucl
wealth. When We al returned and
came together about the dinner table,
must confess that enyied the comforts
/ of an English hoine. TIER habits arc
such as tend 10 health, and 0lqt Il hqJ1
/ pt6ess. tell you our upper ten ladies
might learn come useful lessons 81
/ health and what makes up real beaut,
! in woman, and true Dafue III wife, b
visiting these English homes IhoJ
neither would see nor hear anything 0
that wincing or whining delicacy winel
takes pride III effeminate dependence, =
frightened at cow or dog, FAINT be
fore spider, on harmless stripcc
snake, complaining with ills, slight heac
ache, always little indisposed, feeling
badly, &C.
4 These ladies saidto me, That the Eng
lish people laugh about the American