The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23
AristOcrats Prefer Not to Travel, "But to Re.
tire MOOdily Into Their Peudal Castles"
SHARP HITS At AMERICANS IN EUROPE.
A Curious Melange Of Malice,
Truth and "Bosh."
THE LIVES OF AMERICAN ARTISTS.

language entitled memoirs of Courier,n by
Angelo Togua, has Just fallen into my hands, and
its perusal has much amused me on account OF
its impudent style, Its
AUDACIoUs ASSERTIONS
and peculiar views, that think short account Of
1t will amuse, perhaps ediy, the readers OF the
HERALD Michael Angelo Togua Is kind of uni.
versal genius one Of those tribe Of human beings
fast dying OF in Europe, who in former years
travelled over the entire Continent OF Europe with
wealthy families, but now that railroads and guide
books have become such established facts find o
pretty good although by no means romantic
existence in the larger cities, where they
make themselves generally useful to the traveller
as udlet de place for remuneration OF from eight to
ten francs per diem, besides their legal pickings
and stealings Michael Angelo Togua is, in fact
one OF Mark Twain 3 much abused FergusOns, who
has taken to literature as profession. And, judg-
ing from the courier English displayed in the book,
we fancy NJ. Angelo must have published his book
without the aid Of o translator.
NJ. ANGELO
never admits that he has been courier He COM
mences his book with the wOrds:-"ln 1865 had
finished my travels. was sun wandering with
many other fellow passengers on board the steam
ship San Giorgio, bound for Gibraltar" &c. In fact
his company seems to have been much sought
after as one OF those genuses to whom travellers
are unconsciousy attracted when they desire that
valuable ~ info rmation which couriers can i'm
part In telling h is story he makes his assertions
IN the co ureristic dogmatic fashion, and defyng
contradiction. He tells great truths, however,
sometimes without Knowing IL. He is especially
severe on the guide book misunderstanding de-
stroyers OF his profession-and God knows that he
has cause Of complsint. He denounces the
methods employed by many guide book makers OF
ayfn tha hntaI
various pretences (who, by the way, deserve but
little commiseration). M. Angelo tells the story
about the thor OF guide book who, for the sake
OF q pun, induced hotel keeper of Naples to pay
him 800 francs year and to furnish gratuitously
board and lodging for himself and family
Of five persons tor several months, until
he finally quarreed with the landlord, and
hotel was situated in q dangerous fever district,
and SO ruined the house. NJ Angelo does in fact,
hit many guide book makers very closely. lie Is
apparently too unskiled to compete with his more
pretentous competitors who nave of late sprung
up by the score IN Florence anu Rome. In the lat
ENGLISH WRITER'S
seem to have commenced the guide business on a
regularly organized plan. Their first business il to
compile book or to give lectures certain
prominent structures or ruins, and to conduct par
ties by the score at live ten francs per head 10
the scene, where further explanations are made
on the spot. Against such competitors Michael
Angelo Togua SINKS into ms boots in disgust
nj. Angelo belongsto the old school OF couriers
who still live on the memories and banknotes lett
them by travelling English "milordsn German
princes and Russian "boyardsn of yore. This is
what he says about ancient and modern tour
ists->
Now that communications have become so much easier,
example, there scarcely tailor or shoemaker in the
are not the only people to cyerrun other countries
nowadays almost constantly the move, while for
mcry they seldom used leave the bounds Of their
small ortune-is DESTROYS of learning more than
Wanderers as these are to be met with everywhere it's
long traveng was done IN postciases and an
upon making tour through foreign countries their
the unit rs
times small traaesmen were me, with abroad, ior
day and occupied valuable time which commercial peo
pie 70 give to their business Mcreover
or cattle merchant or a dealer in spirits 70 rival with
and all aSsps that
The w0r Just the at o u
obliged travel class railway carriage with their
sS e% s Al ne fhsT mt ST.
as y & aea
tire modify into their ieuda castles Travellers eongng
business il was 10 render travelling easy agreeable
These sudes bore the name There Is no lord
not grateful souvenir Of the courier who accompanied
OF The family ,l in an honest discreet and busineske
roas to a nS % lis We OF s
different tongues. Moreover, on an emergency, the
services might almost say that to travel with a
ssn OF oad woG his he
island without being preceded by his courier who often
became his friend and confidant
MODERN TRAVELLERS.
The dignity OF Michael Is something to be ad-
mired. The breath Of aristocratic breeding per.
vades his every line. He reminds US very much OF
one OF those sumptuousiy clad
JAMEsES AND JOHN THOMAsES
described by the immortal Leech, whom we feel
very heart desire to Kick every time they come
within smelling distance. Here is Michaelis pic
ture OF modern TOURISTS
i in hotels that strange things sometimes happen.
times when grands segneSrs used e COW gold win
spend very A little ~ quartet for iarthns with The hotel
n aSer 10 sa 70 0s b
as kind Of honorable REPRESENTATION while the others
prefer buy bread victuas when they afterwards
eat the sly they think dat The ost or the Wait
looking another way They have also learned buy
used Q n.soause into dc Ss,: Win he greatest
ANA :,
sy ne Ts e ws sns
q
life receive an Invitation TS% Mr. and k X ShSm
open their drawing rooms to ,o,v
% ho Az, AsSa aG.y , sSe,rIr ;,
miniature lemonade This is the real field Of battle
IL here that the grosses absurdities blurted
and conversations take place more worthy Of coster
mongers than of gentlemen and gentewomen- Here idle
gossip and Islander flag. Our foreign friends rdi
cue the country which harbors bem speak of art with
the ignorance attack the Italian govern
ment the woes Of the priests and and OF
Our Holy Father the Pope and draw the conclusion that
IL 10 impossible live In Rome because everything that
- no. being done there III done they invoke inc return
to their IDEAS was vastly superior TO the actual
rulers. IL particularly curious 70 hear
them enter into details concerning family mat
ers Travelling, prices and hotel keepers These last
least The tariff for public vehicles has be-
come monstrous the establishment Of the new
political order There are no more amusemens; Princes
Dora, Borghese, PombinS give no more g.es; emu,
orb his penary indulgences; beggars assail you in
every Is enough to drive mad speak
hey Of Of medicine only TO blame somebody