Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-22

all, and will prove especially enjoyable to those who
knew Mt C. while here
LONDON Eng, September Is, 1873.
Well, | will leave that subject now. and
speak Of plcasanter ones. II can't be the
weather this time, for have not seen any
pleasant days oflate The first two months
| was here. it was pleasant all the time
now it is changed like my boots, which,
when | came, were o. X. Now they have
Z" done London, aud London has done +"
them To "do" London is big job, as
Webster or Mother Goose said Il don't
know as | am right, perhaps it was H. G }.
and grows on a fellows hands like warts on
toad. The places to SOC increase 10 mum.
Der, and as fast as you check off from one
list you add to the other. There is no end
to the people, that is to say, the crowd, for
ir you start at one end, there is just as
many at the other From the London
Dock to Cremoiue Gardens, from Spur
geon's to Regents Park they swarm aud
hive, and keep up an endless stream.
Turn into one Of the side streets that lead
from the Strand toward the water, and you
can 60 through whole sections Of the city
aud not see a single wel-dresscd person, or
one that you would care to warm up to,
even on cold winter night. All, hope
to get rid Of that cold winter in Vermont,
for once at least. Won't | enjoy jumping
iuto bed, and be able to lie straight, with
out freezing, while you poor fellows are
curled up, like grub.worm with the collie,
with your kuees under your chin Misery
is rampant here, and there are bills posted
up everywhere advising every one not to
give to those begging upon the street. l
can't help doing wrong, perhaps, by coming
down with little Of the ready" when
see some Of the fororn, wretched, haggafd,
miserable wretchcs, who look as If the smell
Of hot potatoe would be feast to them
/ By-the.by, there are street stands where
you can get hot baked potatoe, have it
split with a dirty knife, filed with salt, and
MUNICH it as you pass on your journey-all
for penny. You can also pay penny for a
| programme at the theatres and concerts, il
you want one--otherwise you won't get it.
Neither will you get the timetable Of the
railway, unless you pay the ticket agent for
one and when you get little grub at a
saloon, you must not forget to pay the
waiter that serves you your hash" or he
will hash you, or whine out Cant
you remember the poor waiter? ?"
was fortunate enough to have an ibvi-
taton from some musical friends to attend
the opera, few nights ago, at Covspt
Garden, where heard the celebrated Levy
" toot on his golden trumpet The enter.
tainment was Of the promenade concert
order, and there were frequent "waits,
when Refreshments were taken under the
big drum, and the popping Of corks, and
gurgling Of cooling drinks that passed down
the ,hroats Of the thirsty throng, took the
place Of the music Of the instruments. II
you want to see the decorations, and have
corns on your toes, look sharp, for the crosd
goes bob6ing up and down, backward aud
forward, aud are sure to tread on your feet
unless they are smaller than mine. But
the sight Of the grottoes Of cork and ferns
with the fountains of real lRimme) per
lume, and the colored lights that fast
through the temples OF ice-the profusioI
Of flowers and pretty waiter girls, will com
pensa,e, 10 a measure, for the incouvenienc,
Of the pushing aud pulling you have had
But the diligeut employment Of resin BY
the musicians, who are embracing the
violincellos, rasping their horns, twit
terpg on their flutes, booming on thei
drums, and swapping at their harps, tell u
that the concert is to commence again
But it is time to 60 home, and leave then
70 play it out.
Perhaps a short description Of the Sout
Kepsington Museum may not be uninter
e.ting to you, though from all can writ
! you will get but faint idea Of it, for de
tailed account would fill many sheet =
y more than | have money TO pay for. Th
total area is about ten acres, well coyere
by buildings, though as yet they are not a
permanent, but are being built as fast a
the Government comes down with the cash
| will sketch YOU ground plan, so that 20
can get a much better idea Of the lay Of tn
= land than | can write. The building
are Of brick or Of iron and glass, (aftt
/, The Crystal Palace idea The museu
a originated from the schools of art, som
i fifteen years ago, with small collection
which has increased to over twenty thol
sand objects of medieval and modern al
workmanship. The guide book calls the
"rare;" can swear that some are deciC
R edly so in fact should say raw" "
as whole, it is as fine collection for Il
purpose designed as there is in the worl,
j You know it is not an exhibition to plea:
. . the public, (though they say it has mi
. lion or more visitors yearly,) but collie
!, ton of objects for comparison and study ;
Il the students of the art school. Yet it ioi
interest even fool to 60 through it, and
8 wise man has no end of enjoyment ther
The Art Library is gem. 1t is emphat
: cally special library, the object Of whiC
is to aid in the acquisition aud develop
, ment OF artistic knowledge aud taste, at
m TO furnish means of reference on all que
$ tions OF art, 1t consists Of over twent
thousand volumes, and large collection
engravings aud photographs all relating
~ architecture, ornament, painting, etc., ct
n Besides the Art Library, there is an ed
le cational one Of some eighteen thoussr
volumes, relating to science, history at
general literature, and reading room
as as The arrangement Of objects is very nj
y. r. each class being separate, and each matte