Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-26

The Chicago Tribune says Of George
Francis Train:
"As last resort, he turns Fenian, and |
rushes into the Jaws OF the British lion,
which animal with its customary stupidity,
its noble TANKS covered with Trains al
vertisements, carries him valiantly into an
Irish prison, a haven be would not have
missed for all the treasures in the Bank OF
England--a place he had designed 70 ge'
into when he left America. lie al once
secured the object Of his mission 1no
straishtwsy his name was IN ever -
clishmsn's mouth, frem Earl Deios " Wv
Corn uolice. He has got bic adverus,ihsn'ss
o,.,,s and R-ilish creduliiy and lrlsh go
ss.,r,s III literally foot the bills iof h'1n
,,nt,y which allows dangerous
- cni,f,sin ike Stephens TO escape,
1890. !. blatant coxcomb like George
Tla,'c,. Train as public enemy, he viii
ca ample opportunities for the practice OF
his confidence games. In the meantime,
The people OF this country are TO bc con-
graduated on the temporary absence OF
social nuisance, which cannot be suppress
sed until the fool killer comes around, or
impudence and chicanery are made am
enable TO the statutes"
After one OF Trains lectures in Cork, a
deputation waited upon him at his hotel
and presented him . 'testimonial,' which
appears 10 have considerably as,onishec
him. IL vas 'drisheeo," a delicacy which
, tho Cork Examiner thus describes; u
consists Of boiled sleeps blood, seasoned
= with herbs and spices, and compressed IN
Q 10 the outer membrane of an Intestine o
q the animal. IL then forms a convolute'
tube. VARYING from two to three feet long
Re,i.hed as it is in Cork by all classes, as
!, del,cacy either at the breakfast or the sup
. ner table. it presents, to al accnstome d eye
a peculiarly startling appearance
: ,grs. brown I'm Canada.
: Mr.. Arthur Skctchley, who recently Wis
. tied this country, gives seine OF his Cana
4 dian imprt ssions in the London run.
|, course il il Mira. Brown who speaks:
4 ave heard tell Of cold, and knowcl
: myself that time as the Thames froze Owe
8 as burnt down tie Royal Exchange, b,
il never SEQ nothink like Canady, as is iro'
II over altogether, with double winders 70 II
>. rooms aud stoves rs enough TO bile you, ;
10 pretty nigh s,ified me, but would have froi
It to death without it, and should n, ave a
n the art to go on no further, but that vi
, oil Of fidget about .ioe's wife, so gets
d bed in good time for 10 be ready for sta
,e in The mornin I've heard tell OF frost ar
n snow, but never did see nothink like Il
"a next morning, when il was snowin with
ID hish wind o. was blindin' to the eyes, an
10 froze the ears clean of a party ss drove
be sled, &c along without . coverin' them up,
- il like Roosher, where I've card say yo'
rs nose'il be that hard froze as you nev
H. knows nothink about il TIL you goes
be- blow il. and then ave il come oil in yo
ne 'andkercher, Ms must be . nice ehock, !
a alone the Disagreement. It's very ain
cr Ter to zee them parties goin about in thin
with no wheels ms they calls slayin, Al
he KILN work too, should say, both for IN
o aud 'orses, and 'owever them ladies' can
is . slayin' and stand the cold j. astoni.hin
BY but law bless you. they goes about SKI
TT ing ABOUT like ducks IN pond, It loo
d. bod, and wouldn't SUIT me, Tor ] got o
fall as brought mo down with flop, a
lr- might have been settin' there now il
n adn't been as parties come along to sho'
At up the snow, and put me on my legs a.
se managed TO get back TO the ouse. Il
Ut Obliged to go up the front steps on all iou
at as al only stepped out for to buy exi
pair of snow boots. as is y great cemtor,
the feet, with the soles roughed like
e. 'orse's in ard frost, as it's as much as q
one can do 10 keep the legs, aud so l iou
re- out aforc we're done, as is q wild count
an and only fit for wild lngins, as in ooui
don't feel cold thrn' never BEN used to
's clothes, so in course don't feel the diff
encs, but truck ike child to me tn
st thick tlannels, let alone fsecy oshery ns
" got on.