The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-09

which, by means of q short lever. gives tue
direction in turning to one side or the other
tion. The rider mounts IL and seats himself in
a saddle conveniently fixed on the back of the
the middle between the wheels; the feet are
placed fiat on the ground, 80 that in the first
step to give the machine motion, the heel
should be the part of the foot TO touch the
ground, and so on with the other foot alter
aiways ns to begin the movement % Very sentIy In
the front, before the rider is placed cushion
TO rest the arms on while the hands hold the
lever which gives direction to the machine, as
also 10 balance IL II inclining to either side
when the opposite arm Is pressed on the
cushion,
colored carioatures at once appeared, the
legend beneath one of which, published by
Tegg, representing race between horse
and the velocipede, carries the origin of the
machine further back. "This famous hobby
horse was bred in Germany; after winning
everything there, was shipped for Long acre"
Another, published by John Hudson, Of
Cheapside, is a fierce veteran mounted on
velocipede, which is called "The Dandy
Charger" One OF Tegg's shows Richard III
Offering his kingdom for a horse, and Sir
William Catesby, instead of replying, "With-
draw, my lord, I'll help you to horse" says,
my liege, here's swift hobby will convey
you from the field as fast as your legs will
permit you" The following weak lines appear
on another of Tegg's engravings-
You have heard of old Pegasus flying, no doubt,
But our Hobbies now beai him, good lack,
For when you are tired of riding about,
You may carry your horse on your back.
Curiously enough these rhymes have
almost an exact counterpart in "Le Petit
Poucet," where the actor who enters on the
velocipede makes his exit carrying it over his
shoulder.
1t is evident, from letter of Mr.. r. Con-
iDgsby, says the Pail Mall Gazette, that the
workipgmen are not in any way responsible
for the insult lately levelled at Mr.. Reverdy
Johnson. As we have believed all along, not
withstandipg the very positive contradictions
put forward, ''the middIe-class advisers" of
the working men have contrived to cast this
reproach upon their name. The Reform
League did not put stop to the dinner in its
official capacity; but the leaders Of the League
did, prompted by their invariable desire to
associate their names with everything in
which the workingmen are taking a part.
According to Mr.. Coningsby's statement, the
person who is chiefly responsible, as far as
public acts were concerned, for most un-
worthy treatment of the American Minister is
Mr.. Besles, that well-tried and iudicious
friend of the workingman. He thrust himself
into the affair apparently with a predeter-
mined purpose to bring it to confusion but
behind Mr.. Beales were 'the well-meaning
meh WuOj WlLuOuI Lue pOsSlDlllIy OF publicity,
direct the tremendous power of the trade
unions" 1t is probably not difficult to iden-
tify the gentlemen who are in the habit of
giving private advice" to workingmen. Their
temper too clearly betrays them. One can
hardly fail to recognize the little knot of ex-
treme politicians who use their influence with
the working classes to crafty their personal
predictions and disseminate their sour
tanaticism. The wonder is that the work
ipgmen themselves do not understand
and resent this dictation and "back- stairs
interference" Are they not able to form
an opinion of their own upon q
point of common oivility? Must they
50 to Mr.. Beales for guidance 7 Mr.. Coningsby
makes half-pathetic lament over the inhu-
ence of M. Beales and the other "private ad-
visers." He would have withdrawn from the
whole affair at once, but thought it better to
remain to the end, in order get the message
conveyed to Mr.. Johnson by men who might
be trusted "not to shake their fists in his
face" He explains, however, that he and
his friends were perfectly able to carry out
the projected dinner to Mr.. Johnson, but
"were not able to ensure him against DOS
sible annoyance from some of the gentlemen
who meet weekly to decide upon the policy OF
Great Britain. Perhaps Mr.. Reverdy John.
son may recall certain influences in his own
country which may render Beale's quite
ineligible. Future American ministers will
be very careful how they have to deal with
English workingmen.