New-York tribune., 1868-11-07
BlBY TRdTELERS,


From Tie London Spectator
English travellers on the Continent rarely or
never take yOung children with them. Erench people
do Russians do and 80 do Amerlcans though tne a1Gr
Germaus, however. seem TO be tho great Offenders,
accompanie by entire families. children. governcsses.
nurses, wetnurses, and all What with one people ana
another, children are numerous enough ON the great
routes 10 form distinct feature In tourist lie. class
well worth studying race Who supply To observers per
haps the most distinct aud curious OF all subjects OF spec
ulaOn They are begin WITH very separate and 20
very national We woud undertake IN any hoie on inc
Continent 20 tell the nationality OF any child by the hr'
rsngemcnts made for his her food, and by his or her
relations 20 the servants There IS the Ameucan child
frst whose position s the simplest and easiest conccv,
able She II above years Of age, is "a grownup" paid
like any other guest, entitled 10 the Same PlIrges
displaying the entire independence Of any Kind 81
for servants OF all grades An American child OF four ~
swiss hotel Is perfectly capable Of ordering Pe rere
after dinner and she did would gct It without the
slightest interference from mamma or The govcrness or
would speedily be brought 10 due sense Of hs position
aud responsibilities Dining at Zurich. few days since
the writer noticed perfect specimen of tue Kind bhe
was brghteyed fahsired little thing probably seven
years Old but in appearance seaISey nxa no nn
comcll IN sharp children, made way for her
mother TO take another chair Msmms had seated her
self outside her husband, and Baby intended 10 st De
pshed and a waiter who pronerod high char sulnina.
lily sent into disgrace Baby unroed her napkin read
the HrnH Carefuly remarked that thc likes sweets ana
gTsvey went Ia FOR dinner or ten on twelve dishA tat
child tasted every one, instsd on separate eAs, o,
clarct and al last fixed the affections of her overhcd
little person clIeese-cakcs First she ate her
own share Then shs sd,ed nP to ir s & re-
and. IN French. that the lady opI"e wa Gieafy lug
holted the poor wonsns cee secakee Then se turned
her mother; but heI mother bad passed Tho dish
and thought sLe was at the end OF her -.
sources Not bit Of II. In Tie shrilcst and
cain9s Of iIebes .he ordered The head waite, then about
fifty feet IN, p" to bfiHg papa tonr more rc'scgh.
eutchod three and putting ouc Oh Tie plale
either Out Of theory Of restitution. as Sc hone, of an
other two, ard then nudeed her mother for admf-oa
With insignificant Vniiations of ecdmsi"ncc, she was
the typical American female eliid y, 1nconn''Ied ~
switzerland-tbe most indeptndent, scfhcrfn greedy
little imp alive. Male children from that continent
bound 10 say ere different Their main
being pottentous Gravity nd CERTAIN slow but 5ea
The last remnant oi seIt,Tnnt scehs 10 De hoNn on
balconies Turned into Payfoon passages INTO race
vOloed dyspepc, spigitedue imp- who ~ an hour
attract 10 thcr sides cosmopolitan assembly OF al
snd arc bound 10 add rule them Mi with the in0st
NcTt 10 the American children. the German are the
ost prominent; hut thcir prominence = not at dinner
There tey sre at work on the business OF Nc aud arc
remarkable only from the half quilIical half bcryilc
attention paid 10 them 10y tLeir fatLcIs. ana thelr
ssoundGs hnse cspsey one SI s1 %EV .s s
Impressed little person with red haralheh three lni
sctsted some exraofdiisiy Combination Of footstooif
and chairs which ultimately seated her about FIX inchcs
above the table. and watched by her father wid
over obviously. with sort Of admifine ave- somehow
she like Pauline III Currer Boils "NiHete.' ara
before she mad been In the hotel three hours somo
specially IN The child was recognized; every
BODY H0dded or rather bowed, 10 her-ssiutes
which she returned with ;he erayes Of ncnatonsahd
tho waters watched her il their places depended
Der hat We have an impression. quite without evidence
that father was man Of considerable rank bat any
how in twenty hOurs the oild had made her pes
ence distinctly felt throughout the house ard go conf
petey asserted her position that u enc had oIIe,a
champagne FOR breakfast some one would have brought
IT without glance 10 seek the fathers coneeht she OF
course, was not typical, being IN her way character
and suspect but do not know aided by her i'thers
place in the word but II trne that next 10 me Am,l-
leans the Germans seem tG sCCoTd thcif children the
most liberty. tO treat thc least reference to DIS
parity Of age. Both nations spend for their cdD 100
with lberaty which approaches ezra alanCe' ln9
Germans Juggling about sinal armies OF letners and
the Americans submitting Oh ther Behalf 10 ,he moe,
Of ine vhoo careful mother had not only engaged
niue mules but nne guide. al strictly charged prevent
The French children are much less independent
Fonch mother. also allow Their children 20 JOIN ths moe
dh6te, but they do not allow them sash
on the contrary, restraining them, II any & more
than English people Dc. on the ch1T qreeSan n ey drss sy
probably great deal more about his dinner tsh an IN
isbman, but he VII Interrupt u much more s
discuss with waiter noie ot lenSth the suitaoy Oh
particular dshes The American child seems TO RUE 1s
absOrbs It. and has. We suspect much more
nsna for Example, for any but French family 10
seat servant dinner but they " they have children
with them do 10 constantly that the little ones may be
Well and quickly looked after and compelled rgldy TO
observe ks cOnrsmances certain forethouRht for tho
eestible In their arrangements the care sometimes no
doubt degeneratiDg into most Injurious iohancss
French fdtner WHOdt tOD' tpvut
wish for water en- route Chur pay frame for glass
then as the train started. buy the glass tse and thon
when the little imp threw glass and water out OF window
in pet az delay, take him on Ill, Knee ana speha
half an hour In vain attempts n bring hn 10 happier
mood One could after that why freedom OF
bequest seems unnatural 70 Frcnchmen sulkine1
song French travelling children IL, however, very rare
As rule. they as happy as birds, and IKE birds
they are everywhere at once. TIL they FORM
distinct feature In the prospect. TheT momentsry
importance pleases them. and so does the variety
Of scene and when not suffering t0rents from indRe$
tIOn they generally contriyc 70 hl the hotels with me
and movement and happy II somewhat sbri laughter.
Though not left independent they left with servants
much moro than English children are. aud not always
with the most beneficial result. They too much OF
the great vice Of French servants their Indifference TO
Truth Approaching Paris from the South little while
since the writer and his wife noticed child. obviously
Of worry good class attsd by tw0 nursemnds and young
ssmnarst whose relation 10 the party was not easily
intehgDle Arriving at the ticket station the superior
bonne produced two tckots ana remarked anapy Ihat
for third. Tho little lady was about seten but the
cOnducteur was informed with all the gravity OF
FrenChwODan when telling deliberate lie, that se Was
under two. "Under two! but Mesdamch" III was OF
no use, clio was under two, ahd the ccyuctcur
turncd 10 (o theological student, btil reading his