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

what likes best at the Lower is them
royal, robes as Is a. 'angin' up in glass cases;
and there's little shoe as belonged to that
poor dear queen, with 'er 'ead c9t off and
there's eyerythink as Bonyparty did use to
wear, down TO lis tooth brnsb ali
except what Madame Tusso ave got
in Baker Street Bazaar, as is the
best, for there's the carriage as he tried for
get away in, and the bed as he died in;
and 'oweyer they can let i'm lay there in
that state, as even the Duke of Wellin'ton
'isselt went to look at i'm, as they'd better
put in lis tomb, as they've got all ready in
the lnvalids, as we're a-goin' to see and no
doubt wonderful man. but why ever couldn't
| he stop at 'ome like this one, and set to work
| for rebuild the place, as must have wanted it
in them days, as I've eard say they 'adnt a
drop of water in the 'ouse, as wants many
| improvements still, tho very nice to look at
outside, and certingly very pretty, and
| all done up gay; and as to the fur
nishin', it looks that elegant lit up of
night, as is like fairy-land. But give
me what's plain and wholesome afore
all your finery, as is only gimcrack
arter all. And the floors at that Louver
was as bad as Wersales for bein' slippery, and
praps it's done for the purpose, for to prevent
any one a-hool1in' of it too sudden, as might
be a-carryin' somethink off, and wouldn't
never get far leastways l shouldn't, for l was
a-slippin' about all the time, and wouldn't
|
| always support, and done no arm to nothink,
for I'm sure l shouldn't never ave took it off
the ground.
But as | were a-saying' about that Lower,
| it's noble place. and done up all beautiful for
| to show to them kings and hemperors as is
a-comin' on a visit, one down and the other
come on, as the sayin' is, COS, in course it
wouldn't do for to ave lot of 'em all
| together at a time as would lead to words,
a-talkin' over their Kingdoms, as they're ali
a-tryin' to do one another out on, and i'm as
! is the strongest will in course get his way
| ceTtingly this 'ere hempire ave a wonderful
harmy of lis hown. l don't know 'ow many
millions, but the place regular swarms with
sojers, as is all TO show off among them other
kings, as no doubt makes them feel wild.
But the way as they gets the soiers is
| downright art breakin', as Mr.. Ditcher
was a-tellin' me they makes every one serve,
a-tearin' on them away from their 'omes,
like as they did young man as he Bnow'd
as ad a aged mother for to support on q
| sitivatiOn of about eighty pounds a-year, as
KEEP 'em both respectable, and 'er one as 'ad
seen better days, when he was drawed and 'ad
to serve, and lis place KEEP open for i'm for
| 'ole year, as he come back to quite pleased,
but ketch 'em a-lettin' i'm go, and called i'm
back for lis four years as he 'ad to serve, and
| lost lis place in course, and the poor old lady
broke 'er art and died, and was of course
burden off is back, but he never settled down
| to no good, and was p'raps drove to the Morg
in the end like a-many more.
/ was that wild when l found as might
| ave took my umbreller to the Lower, as
would ave been comfort there and come in
useful for as we was a-comin' out of it, it was
a-rainin' ard, and should ave brought it all
but for party where we was a-stoppin', as is
one of them as must put her oar in, as the
sayin' is, and she says umbrellers amt al
lowed in there, and so said every one, so left
mine. | must say as they do keep up them
pallises beautiful night and day, as makes
buckingham Pallis look a dingy 'ole, and the
gas a-burnin' beautiful and bright, as is quite
a disgrace to us as invented it, but | 'eard
parties sayin' as they'd walked over us
everywhere at the Exhibishun, and even cut
us out with our own knives, as we did used to
beat 'em at 'oller.
says to Brown, ''I don't think as l shall
do that ERE Exposishun much more, so should
like good day at it,
"Well," he says, ''we'll start early to-
morrer, and finish it up.''
says, 'Im agreeable" So he was up
with the lark, as the sayin is, and went over
to breakfast, and when we got into the Sally
| NANCY if all the chairs wasn't put with their
faces down like agin the table, so the waiter
he said as it were parties as 'ad come down
| 'arf dressed and done it for to secure the
| places; but the lady Of the ouse she come in
and see it land up and spoke like lady
a-sayin' as it were not fair and she wouldn't
ave it, and says to me, ''Mrs. Brown, mum,
pray take your place"
l says, ooh this 'ere little side table will
do VERY well for us' as was in the winder;
so down we set, and Mrs Archbutt she come
in jest then a-sayin' as Archbutt was that bad
as he couldn't get up, so us three jest filed
the table as the waiter brought us VERY nice
tea and 'ot rolls, leastways new, and am and
heggs as was fresh laid, and plenty of deli
cious butter as / quite enjoyed. Well other
parties come in and took their places at the
other table, and jest then down come them
parties as 'ad thought to ave 'em by turnin'
down the chairs, and one party as was that
one as was always interferin' and told me
not to take my umbreller to the Lower.
She was one as l1now'd 'er way about, and
she says to the waiter, as was q VERY civil
party, '"That table was secured for me,n
a-pintin' to where we was a-settin'. He told
Ter as fust come fust served was the rule. So
she says, "Any one as 'ad the feelins of
lady wouldn't ave took a table as was en-
gagged"
says, "Pray, who are you to engage
tableW / says, "P'raps you'd like to ave the
best of everythink, and fust turn"
She says, "Thats my table, and if you was
a lady you'd give it up"
says, eff | was fool, you mean, but" |
says, "there amt nothink green about me-"
Well, do think as words would ave run 'igh
only some 'ad done breakfast and got up, and
that flaunty thing sat down and began a-fnd-
ing fault with everythink. So l says to Mrs.