, 1873-09-28

posing that A ia prudent so that lo and D start
PLEASANTLY, mud hnvo no words till tllcy roach
s cqodrs ae, gS It IT., T9s rs out as Ts nst
ono Ia for strictly nattyo hotois and tho
other for cosmopolitan housos Of tho now
md hinge sort; ono wante to dino Mt tho table
or objects to any but dinners In carte, and will
| form acquaintance with no nlaal. Thoso Rro
small polnta; but thon with what oxasporating
| onBtnnoy they aro oltng to by both partloa. At
| whether ho drinka Laroso or pomard, but Us
Hoon aH ho sots foot In Franco he launches a
wi'o'o theory ns to burgundy boing heating.
| while D, not to bo outdono talka sncoringly Of
only Ut for old women: As to tho hotols, As
proforonco for tho native houses is bagod on tho
notion that Il you visit foreign lands you should
no9 ,9 tue most Of them, aud that II yon like to
Engliall, It would hhvo boon much simpler to
60 to Brighton, and remain thoro = but to this D
rotortB that tho main point is comfort, which is
only TO DO found in tho most modern hotels, tho
smaller ones bcing sordid and unclean, though
with pervcrae inconsistency which can proceed
from no osher motive than that OF making AS
tooth gnasn, will have nothing to say to tho
table dhotoa at tho big houses, because OF their
Fierco aud many worc the discussions which
tlila mixed company promotes. Thore arc mon
xho esn !, n9yer 60 Journey Without making
the ns sra Tsy egn on the
como hand and glove with porsona OF suBnicious
aspect, and II protty face supervono- which It
Inevitably does-plunge into oourtahips which,
beginning In refroshnent-r ciyilitioB, end
anyhow Or mover eutl At ali. II 4 bo ono Of
these affablc BoulB, dopond upon 1t, will have
just tho contrary temperament, and protest with
onergy against bciug led into romantic grovea or
On t. on91y beashGs simply thst may fall in
ho met in the train, and when It comos to a
question Of getting up dinner party and inyit-
iing that dingy foflow-passongor, whom A las
discovered to bo most remarkable man, B
! atrikeH III disgust and vowB that It was not for
this sort Of thing that ho loft England, Theao
episodes being oft repeated on tho Journey
generally ond by BIS offering with friendly
asperity to go asundor from A, SINCE they are so
diHsinilar In their tRstos, whoroas profcssea to
ropont, and goes for tho next few days whithor-
aoover leads him, though il seldom takes long
before they are at war again. probably about
guides. A. likes q guido to toll him all about tho
ruinod castles and to point out historical od1iceB
III the streots; 3 thinks that the great fun iB to
| wnndcr about and discover things for ono's-Holf
guides being liars evory ono md borea into tho
bargain-which remark also holds good al to the
carriages which take QUO to battlo-holds, u de-
claring that it ia infinitely peasanter to walk and
got up All appetite. But tho most yexed conten-
tions OF oil ariso as to Sunday occupations. If 4
has read up tho aphorism Of doing in Turkey
as tho Turkeys do-that ill., attend theatres, ,horse-
races, aud bul1-hghts-never fcar but TINT B viii
develop tho Btrictost views concerning Sabbath
observance, and "a On these points a question of
ways forced to yie1d-not without resolving
mournfully, perohanco, that noxt yoar ho shall
4 niee kind Of travelling companion to have IL
ono who likos practical jokes. Generally do
1nare. big propeneity to mystify the wcr1d does
10 gots q portmanteau full Of cigars through
tho custom-houso BY telling tho officials that
tloro ia young rattlosnako inside, and cheer
fully tondering thom Ills keys Tint thoy may sou
gentleman on tho train to be careful and not
kick his carpot-bag, because it contains pound
Of dynamite. or ho remarks audibly in crowded
carriage that passenger who Inns got out is
evidently but lnst recovering from the small
been known to enlivon their companions by OK
pressing themselves publicly mud in loud terms
against tile Government Of tho State
Thsre thoy tSn2 hey are .ad dtraxeaag aso 80 th as as
into tho carriage bohind them, and ia
following them as conspiratora. But these
amusing flights are apt to terminate dlsagroea-
booked .a a conspirator, may be suddenly ar
rested in bed ut cock-crow, whoreupon spends
memorable week in hunting up tho British
Consul, telegraphing to the Foreign oflce, being
! onaptorily out OF tho country with him. this
climax, however, noror damps A'a Spirits and
ho will be certain to remember the adventure to
a tine ,ao ag that jolly day when you and got
Another pleasing variety Of companion is tho
| one who travels not goely for amusement, but
for instruction. This sort Of man dooa not caro
for cathcdrala and museums, but will drag you
through 1nanuiactorios, over aqucducts, into
tunnels, and down sewors. His pockets
arc full Of notea; ho has appointments ut
sunrise brings in men Of scionco to breakfast,
| and comes back to dinner worn out
md covered with mud, pitch, and coal.duat.
Tho chancos arc he will want you to help him to
compile book, and send you proofs for revision
oil through tho following winter; but much es
you may suffer at llia hands, he Ia perhaps loss
terrible on tho whole than the artist companion.
For man who ia no artist himself to bo linked
! with travelling companion wl.o has brought a
sketch-book, and may bo an easel with him is
tho browning load Of trial. Nothing, indo6d,
tribulation by merely racing about with tho aci-
entifo friend, or by venting d furious indigna-
tion against tho jokor. The artiBt-companion
cncemps hmaelf on tho top Of bleak clifr, and
ake:ohing that strip Of tho aes. whereas most
oft<n ho ia five houra. Whon you want him for
| lunth ho haa clambercd on to tho roof to jot
| dodn tho outlines Of steeple; when you just
have ton nlinutea to catch tho train, ho has
in tattore who moans to show him the
dovils pass osor a waterfall. II It rains,
he talks OF tho fine effects Of The mist
bathing tho mountain ridges; II tho Hsun is
|
brolla into q plain whore there Is not the stump
'of treo for shade and, il it suddenly froezos,
at in tho morning to witch the moonbeams
glinting oyor tho hoar-frost. And, with Hckly
want Of candor, you arc obliged to encourage
those Vlllainios, admire hiR landscapes, ASSURE
him that the pump in tho hotel gard, which he
has drawn on his millboard, ia most truo to
nature, and that lilo walter, who brings you up
tho yilcat tea, has fine Roman profile, and
| would do cxcellontly for Curtius jumping down
panion you are not likely to forgot it. There is
last npocies Of fol!ow-touriHts who must be
classed apart-namoly, tho man who thkcs yon
of to ireland. ostenslbly to enjoy tho lakes but
With the real and fell purpose, as you afterwards
eney. This man, however, has no claim to tho
title Of companion. He resembles the peas which
pilgrims Of yoro wero condemned to put into
| their bl,ooH. though with this difference TINT