The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-16

Mrs. ArChDutt Sne was quite Cneeilul anu
'appy all thro' bein' without 'er 'usband, as
certingly is a agerawatin' old fool. She KEEP
a-sayin' ''Oh, come herelD and, ION, DO look
there ~ till says to er, 81 amt a-goin' Dustin
about like this.n ..r
"Oh," she says, 81 wants to see every
think"
"Well.nI saws, oyou're old enough for to
take care of yourself, and can meet us by and
by" So off She walks, and me and that other
lady In the name of Wildly was left alone, and
was a-lookin' at them JEWELS and / was
a-speakin' about anyone a-marryin' for them
things without no affection, and see Ter eyes
full of tears.
"Ah i" she says, ''many does it,"
says, "Ive no patience with them, as 'ad
better go to service"
She saws. "You're right" and then l re-
membered about Ter husband bein' that elderly,
| so / changes the subiec' sudden, thro' are
marlkin' as I'd 'eard say as there was kings
and queens a-walkin' about jest for all the
world like common people, and certingly if
there was kings and queens they was COM
mon-loOkin' enough, though l see many
a-givin' of themselves hairs all hover the
| place.
| was a-walkin' about and we come to one
place where there was many lookin' in; so
says, "What is it %
"oh," they says, "only some Turks
a-makin' real coflee.'
"Well, ," l says, 81 never know'd as Turks
made coffee, as l always thought crowd"
| "Oh," says party, they're a-makin' the
real thing, as is well worth tastin'."
| So Mrs Wilby said, as 'er 'ead were that
bad, as p'raps cup Of good strong coffee would
do it good.
''Wen,'' says, 'I've 'eard say that it is
fine thing for the 'ead.'
So in we goes, and them Turks as was called
| Tunics, illudin no doubt, to their 'abits was
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| little cup, as took gulp at; and of all the
beastliness as l got in my mouth, as were
nothin' but lot water and cOfee-g grounds, as
swaller l couldn't, so spit all over the place,
as p'raps was not manners; but I'll teach
them Tunics not to play no more of their
| games on me, as amt one to stand no sich
| larks.
see their eyes a-glarin' at me, as, no
doubt, would ave liked to AVE am
strung me on the spot, as they do their
own wives, the willins, a-darin' for to
tie 'onest woman up in sack, and
drewnd her. l should like for to see 'em try
to get me into sack, as l think they'd ave
their work cut out,
don't know what they charged for that
beastliness of coffee, for Mrs. Wilby took and
paid for it, and says, "Never mind"
She was that broken sperrit, as didn't seem
for to mind nothink.
amt no doubt as all them buildin's as is
about the Exposishun will be very fine when
finished, but they seems all in confusion now,
and iggledy-piggledy, as the sayin' is, and
Rooshuns and Prooshuns and them Germans
along with the Grecians and Swedes, as / did
always used to think meant turnips, thro'
havin' 'eard Mr.. Simpson, as was large cow
keeper, speak on em often, but turned out
'uman bein's; and then there was them Dem
marks, along with the Dutch, let alone Turks
and infdels of all sorts, as put you in mind of
Noah's Ark, as contained beasts of all sorts,
and if adn't been for lots of perlice all over the
place, no doubt would ave been a-tearin' one
another to bits like wild beasts, but certingly
a wonderful sight, tho too noisy for me, and
glad was when we got to Spiers and Ponds
for a drop of beer, as cooled the mouth, and
that perlite to me as you'd think I'd been a
queen as they says as they know'd me as
well as Queen Victoria, as they amt sure is
a-comin', but if she should will be on the quiet
like me, as prefers it; for tho she is a-cheerin'
up bit, poor dear, yet in course must feel to
'er lfe's end, as is becomin' in any woman
partikler when left comfortable and a crowd
up family.
The weather KEEP a-changin' from cold to
lot and ot to cold all the time as we was in
Paris, for l was perished in my musling at
Wersales, and very nigh sufocated goin
out in my coburg cloth in a chary-bang, as
they calls it, when we went party for to see
Cdu Denuey, dS Is a une CnurCn, Wn6re tney
did used for to bury the kings and queens;
and if them low-hved wagabones of mob
didn't go out in a Resolution and took and
pulled the very dead out of their coffins and
made bonfire on them, and I'd put a few
on the top on themselves, Jest to see 'ow they
liked it; and l do think as we'd seed nearly
everything as is worth seein', and all thro'
them parties as took US about in them chary-
bangs, as is very convenient, thro' no dust
a-hyin' along of the 'eavy, rains as 'ad reg'lary
deluged the roads, and made it VERY unplea-
SAINT for me a-steppin' suddin off the kerb-
stone, and missed my foot and down l come
on all fours and got up reg'lar mask of mud,
as it's lucky was only sand, and didn't 'urt
myself, tho it didn't make my coburg look
any the better, and was obligated to throw my
gloves away, and shook my front off as fell
over my eyes, and Mrs. ATchbutt never told
me on till it dropped, as is a nasty-tempered
woman, and don't know as ever wishes to
see any on 'em again, tho / must say took to
Mrs. Wilby, as made erself very agreeable of
evenin' where we was a-stoppin', a-playin' the
pianner as was worth listenin' to, thro' 'avin'
been governess, tho I'm sure for to ear some
was downright strummin'; and as to Miss
Tredwell a-singin' "Hever of Thee" thought
| should ave bust myself a-keepin' under my
larftuTe, as will AVE went, and made Brown
that savage with me- and all as I've got to say
is as I'd go all over the world with Mr.. Cook
myself and Brown says the same, as Pm sure
they're amt nothin' left undone by for to
satisfy parties, and felt like friend to, and
lis good lady, as opes we may meet agin and
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