Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

up the country, so that didn't like to confess
my ignorance of his name and quality. And we
walked very cordially together towards st.
Martins church.
when vas the last time we met p said my
new friend. Surely at the Governor-G Generals
ball at Calcutta"
Never was at Calcutta in my life" l said
" mines the Bombay Presidency"
And I've been talking to you all this time
for Colonel Scoop. 1t it possible that I'm de-
ceived?"
l always feel, with the least degree of sore
ness when in England that my friends in the
military branch have somewhat the pull over
us civilians in matter of titles hut in India
collector" is a very much more important |
title than colonel, but people don't seem to un
derstand that and set us on level with the
tax gatherer. Thus it was with slight degree |
of acerbity | replied that was no colonel at
all, but mere civil servant
B" Most wonderful cried my friend. "Never
was such an extraordinary resemblance. Par
don the unconscious liberty have taken"
| Well, we were very polite to one another, and
asked after this man and the other, whom,
perhaps, we might both know, and got quite
thick together Major Bilkins, it appeared,
was the mans name he was a nice, agreeable
fellow, and we walked on together in a very
amieable way. BilkinS hoped I'd come and
look him up at his little place at Surrey, and
| gave him my card and said Id be glad to
see him at Sevenoaks.
And what are you going to do now? said
the major "Come and lunch with me at the
Oriental"
Now, there are six or seven men to whom
I've deadly hatred who lunched at the Ori.
entail daily, besides which one gets quite enough
of the Orient in India, and so 1 told him.
Quite right" he said 81 like to get out
of the regular groove. What do you say to
going into the city and having bit Of fish to-
gether? | know capital place-Chufhn's
close to Bilingsgate, and handy for our trains.
Take the penny boat from Hungerford, oh ?"
| willingly agreed to this, for like to make
! the acquaintance of new phases of life under
competent guidance, although | haven't enter
prise enough to cut out anything of the kind
, for myself
The tide was we'll up, and we had pleasant
$ sail down the river. There is no more charm
] ing vista than that from Hungerford bridge.
The Embankment makes handsome sweep
just there, and the Bridge Of Waterloo, surely
& the handsomest bridge in England, and Som
), ersOt House, and st. Paul's looming over all f;
d but lower down the Embankment gives sadly
n tame and formal aspect to the river. A stone
o wall, acccntuatcd with lamp posts and door
: knockers, is an unworthy monument Of British
a taste. You might have taken hint from the
& HindOo ghauts, or landing places, to advan
c tage.
We landed close to London bridge, and the
t major introduced me to Chufin's. A very
| nice place, with an ordinary and regular
l chairman, and characters that, il we're one O
d your pen-and ink artists, should have grea
It pleasure in sketching for you. We had no enc
y OF fish of the very best But the major seduceC
'e me into extravagance. A pint Of champaign
s. with our FISH, some brown sherry, and to wine
ID up, some capital iced punch, an iniquitous sor
q OF proceeding for man who had q family din
I, ner awaiting him at seven, but got into tn
h. spirit of the thing somehow, and the major
I'd conversation was really quite bright and en-
at thralling.
ne II must leave you now," said the major
re calling the waiter and picking out a ninepeun
re cigar. He took had full of change out of hi
40 pocket. " You'll allow me to settle for th
10 little affair2''
"CouIdn't think of it," said warmly
y not on any account.
ch "Oh, nonsense! Well, won't press it, h
'e- said, seeing | was determined. Z" Let's see
to two and six, FIVE, seven and six, and six for Il
II, waiter, eight shiings apiece shall l settle
he "Do, il you please" said, handing n
nlt friend half a sovereign.
he The major gave me a two-shiling piece ar
IN: lounged away to the little desk where tn,
ed took the money, made his financial arrang
I'd, ments and vanished with parting wave
be- the hand.
sm For myself, 1 confess that felt little mu
died with the good things of which had pa
to taken. L ordered a brandy and soda and
q screw of tobacco, and INDUCED in long cl
ow pipe-a thing very much affect when ha
low a chance.
ese Presently, as the time for my train Q
the preached, knocked out the ashes of my pi
ext and made my way to the door.
the "I have to pay for brandy and soda q
ght tobacco" | said
sh. eyes, SIR" said the waiter, who hover
fu about TO check off the payers, land two
act, ners, champagne, sherry, punch-eighte
'vlI shiings, if you please sir"
n "But," | demonstrated, "my friend p
lOn- for ali that"
en- 81 beg your pardon, SIR" said the you
So, woman at the desk; "he left word, sir, Il
lich you would settle for everything"
civil Well, they wouldn't let me go without p
ing, and | went home rather crestfallen.
lout wrote to Major Bilkins, at Buckley Park, S
ltly, rey, but myletter came back in due cou
ted, marked in red and other colored inks all o
but it," Not known; To- ever 50 many pla
the paying for your feed and giving you Ii
pocket money, but it was rather too bad
sslon hand me for change out of my half-sovereis
my form that proved to be a +" duffer. ."-Bels
'rner Uid.
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uailS VI tu1 hElluCidl
when ter which, having had such an extensive sal
lady London and Paris, is now becoming pOpula
way New York and Boston There are two Of Il
,ftly- oleomargarine factories in New York, one
me q Fifty-sxth street and one in Twenty
re- of They produce daily nineteen thousand pou
slfsh which, with the product of other factoris
such the vicinity of the metropolis, makes the )
RI for more than twenty-three tons per day.
a not butter is made from the yellow, tasteless
etch. OdorIess oil that ia obtained from beef {
and This oil IL nlaced in churns. with one. Ii hi