The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-08
Watching our opportunity when the eyes

bunch of lilac flowers by
through the pickets, thrust it
into our pocket and walked along in
perfect innocence. The front of the pal
ace with yard is inclosed with a high
iron picket fence, the sentries on duty
dressed in the height of military splen
dor, and standing like statues, with or
dered arms. Evening found us attend
ing service in Westminster Abbey, that
venerable old pile of buildings so noted in
history for centuries past, where Eng
lands sovereigns have been crowned.
A large audience was in attendance, and
the same difficulty of hearing the speak
er IS experienced here as in ST. Paul's.
This also contains monuments of many of
England's statesmen and heroes, but,
being service time, we could observe but
few of them. The Parliament Houses
standing nearly across the street, cover
about eight acres.
There is but little difficulty in getting
about the city-no more than in New
York-if any one studies map and uses
little common sense. There are seVe-
raj noted thoroughfares, as in most cities,
and which are easily found. 1t has been
remarked that a person feels lost in Lon
don, amid the numerous population and
streets, but we cannot see why, any more
than in other large cities. The masses
are composed of individuals, and the city
of individual streets and buildings, and
we have but one street to traverse at a
time, same as in ether cities. The Thames
at the famous London bridge is about %
rods wide, not so greasy or strong smell.
ing as Chicago river, but more muddy,
the tide creating strong current-eithcr
up or down.
Monday was day of hard jaunting,-
we must see what we could in one day
and leave the remainder until our return
and hurry on to the continent. Our
first business was to call ct the banking
house of Jay Cooke, McCulloch 81 Co.,
the latter our late Secretary of Treas
ury, and of Fort Wayne, Ind, and very
sociable,-to make financial arrangements
for the continent, our pocket change hay
ing been reduced to $500. We had also
a personal letter of introduction to one
of the firm from two old friends of ours.
Found here six letters awaiting us, being
the first from the States for thirty,fve
days Among them was another from
Volney French, Esq, in regard to join
ing him as soon as possible. We had
also letters from Messrs E. w. Batch
ford & Co., and J. W. Stanley & Co., of
Chicago, to their correspondents here,
Simmonds 6 Co., an extensive commits
sion house. We had heard some discus
sion of letters of introduction to business
men, in large cities-that their politeness
and afability might seem cordial, while
they secretly wished the d. had you,
and we felt some misgivings as to pre-
senting ourselves, but we ventured. Call
ed at the counting-room, sent our letters
into the private office, and in two min
utes were invited in and received with
warmth and cordiality. After making
inquiries respecting their American
friends and conversation of an hour,
one of their gentlemanly clerks was
called and placed at our disposal to con-
duct us about the city, with a pressing
invitation to call on our return from the
A son Of one of the partners,
ind member of their New York branch
house, we had once met in Chicago, and
who recollected the interview. Among
other places of interest, the young man
conducted us to the Lord Mayors Court
A crowd was standing about the
loor, whom the policeman re
fused to admit, but the word "Ameri-
IAN" from our guide, was the "open SEES
sme,' which admitted us at once. The
Lord Mayor, mild but dignifed gen
,leman in judges gown was holding his
morning levee with the prisoners whom
he police had arrested. Night at last
brought close to a day of fatigue, and
We left the wonders of London to do"
in our return. At II, a. NJ, we had tel
sgraphed Mr.. French's landlady in Ger
many 'Where is French-any Letters
or us? Answer" and at midnight
he ,nnrter aroused us and handed into