Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-04
Things from My Standpoint in Lon-
don.


'Lunch is ready, an you please, sir"
saws the butler in white necktie and spike
tail broadcloth coat, like he was dressed
for a ball or the hopera, instead of bossing
the kitchen counting the decanters, and
holding peoples overcoats.
"Just hover from Hamerlcker sir ?"
eyes, hope to get 'iat enough to kill, in
England"
"Ho bless you, sir, you'll get fat sir;
nothing like the beef and the bee of the
hold country, sir" Holding out lis hand
for a six-pence.) "Ho, thank YOU sir,
you'll be AZ jolly as hany how us, sir, an
/ wish you well. Is the war hoyer in
Hamericker, sir 2"
eyes, it ham if you don't wan. to see
it begin again just put your "haicles' in
the proper places, and pass me something
to heat !"
0 reader you should see my matchless
form; it was much less when | left
Hameriker. Then | was pale and down
cast. Now | have the fire in my eve and
the bloom Of health mantling my nose
am not Falstaf, but | wager | weigh
more than the Hon. Alexander Il.
Stephens of Georgia, Amerika! London
won't be big enough to hold me if keep
on, and I'll have to 60 to Piccadilly
| went to music hall in the evening,
there was more fellers in dress coats,
(spike- tails and white, Methods neck
ties says to 'em, "air you the pro-
prietors of this ere place ?" SEE thu, "no
we are only waters !" "Thunder p sez |,
"all that riggin on Just to peddlt beer
Bring me a couple o mugs" And he
brung em. And SO it goes uniform and
brass buttons everywhere, and onto every
human carrln as wears stove-pipe hat.
"Bring ne program" said | to
spike tail" 1t cum. He stood and looked
at me. "Three pence" SEE he. "What
for 2" SEE I, That" seq he. "This 2"
SEE /. eyes, sir" sez he. Out i, went.
"Now, my angelic cove" seq I, "won't
you accept another three pence for lookin'
at me-" "Thank YER" sed he. "And
stop, here's another penny for you to
keep ava from me the rest of the e7enD."
He kept ava, cause | didn't look At him
if I'd looked at his close he'd a come up
and held out his hand for sixpence.
Fellers will run and open the doors, and
hold out their hands for a sixpence They
have buttons all over 'em. You can't get
into cab but Teller in red and buttons
must up and shut the door for you and he
wants sixpence Bully country
don't wonder its in debt I don't b'leeve
we're much ahead of England on
Nashunel debt, brass buttons, and beg
CARS no | don't
My country It's to thee ~
They don't know no mor9 United States
here-all North and South Ameriker.
They don't know what State Massachu-
sets is in, nor whether Mason & Lixon's
line is running stages or steamboats,
Funny, frolicsome, lacetlols fellers, for
tunately.
| have been to see West Minister'S
Abby and she was we'll The building
where she lived was built by the monks,
and was used as a monkery. There's a
good many folks-big folk8-buried into
this building-Shakspear, and them fell
lers. They didn't bury Napoleon Bona
parte here tho, nor Mr.. Cromwell, nor
Jack Cade, nor Robert Emmett or the
Finnigans.
havn't yet seen the Tower of London
nor the Tower of Babel. shall see them
before get thro nv tower.
The weather here just now is well
adapted to the polar bear in the zoologi-
cal gardens. There's no trouble IN keep
ing cool and letting your hair curl.
When next write | shall write to you
again. London is too big to get onto
three sheets of paper.
In the meantime, remember that | am
Peacefully Yours
A. HEAD.
Nv aOnoj nfpoopt y siT ;ro;toJ y SrI