Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-17
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT. l..

Eser1sH VOICES From the Cor. of the
New York Tribune: In the conversation o., OF
many Englishmen of all classes, and especially
among the women, l have been struck with
the dis,inctness and force of their expression.
This, believe, is contrary to the generalo pln-
ION, according to which, the English are race
Of thick and Stammering speech drawing,
hcsitating mincing. and swallowing their words
instead OF calculating them with emphasis and
effect. | remember that Lord Lytton (Bulwer),
in his work on England and the Eoglish,
refers to this imperfection Of utterance as
characteristic trait Of his countrymen, and IN
speaking with him on the subject ventured
to cali n question the correctness OF the des
crptioo. My own experience has certainly
given me different IMPRESSION, aad never
have | heard our noble English spoken with
such clearness OF articulation and energy OF
tone, as during my visit In London. There Is
a far greater variety and power of emphasis,
an expression of sincerity and earnestness, a
frank and hearty candor OF information, II may
so call it, which is no less refreshing to the ear
than TO heart. They speak as il they meant
something by their words instead of expert
menting with glittering soap bubbles. The
women, in particular, not only those OF the
cultivated classes, but to great extent IN the
common walks OF life, have certain mclodlous
sweetness of expression, q graceful undulauon
Of tone and cadence, that reminds you OF the
warbIing OF birds, and more than makes up tor
the deficiency OF personal charms, which Iiaw
thorne so oloquenty depiores as CHARACTERISTIC
of the blood You seldom find this melody and
grace of expression among American women:
You at once detect the difference In the crowd
of travellers that you meet with IN Europe.
Whether it is the effect Of The atmosphere, or
of physical constitution, OF mental habits or
domestic culture, l cannot say but the fact Is
undcniablc. If you hear woman with GER
tain thiuneSs and fa6bineSs OF information,
want of perspective and emphasis IN her utter
ance, letting the words fall from her mouth as
if they were counters rather than coins, and
speaking az though she had no moral or men
tai purpose in what she said, you may conf
IDENTIFY set her down as an American, do not
say that all my excellent country women are
subject TO this infrmlty but it is so common
as to have become distinctive national trait.
Fraud in India has now gone as far as the
manufacture OF wild beasts for Il c purpose OF
cheating the government Premiums are paid
by The Indian Government Tor Staying wild
beasts; so tigers, bears, and leopards are made
10 20 as far as they can. First, the skin is
sent in, and skull OF wood fitted into the
head, secondly, the real skin is brought for
ward, and sometimes, as o third resource, the
real tiger or bear is dispensed with aud the
skull OF hog or jackal is rendered, provided
with fsse teeth, aad covered with pig skin
modelled on a real tigers head. We must,
therefore, have had Enthusiastically statistics OF
the abundance Of wild beasts in India. Some
ofthe monsters were beasts of straw. The skulls
are now ordered to be smashed and the skins to
no sOll