The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-21
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erperhans our people may learn something |
from, this discussion. Surely no people who
chew and spit in the presence OF ladies have
/. right 70 complain Of John Bull or anybody
else.-- Dipatch.l
RICHMOND, VA. October Is. 1876.
Editors Of the Dispatch: The Richmond
man must rave forgot the old saying Shat
:! they who live In glass-houses should not
throw. stones" or he would never have sent
such an elaborate account Of the faults aod
defects OF Old England. ! am afraid sucn
q one as I take our correspondent 10 ee
would End It difficult matter TO repose
TRANQUILITY In a shuck.bed, let alone Inc sl"
mortsl feather one.
The frs, subject that be calls to our NORGE
Is that "dry rubbish may De shot 1'eTe'
There is nothing very ridiculous 10 sucn
sign, unless the at,surdity lies in the ofa'n OF
the Individual who stands TO read u IKE
some schooi.boy just learning ms =.
America as well as England has Its dump
ing. grounds, and what difference is there be-
tween the above notice and that "d'rs may
be dumped here? There is one thing our
American correspondent must have noticed:
that the American style of dumping every
kind Of garbage In every court and alley Is
not tolerated 10 EpgaDd as in some parts OF
this glorious American country, and IN sum
mer.time, with the glass at 104 in the shade,
causing smell worse than any Indian creo-
sote or skunk, with whom he seems so IA
milisr; and was 1t not for the best OF scsveD-
xers-his porkine majesty-heayen only
knows the result. ] should guess that he
must have just recovered from the effects OF
partial s,rane ulation by the celebrated Irish
potato In one Of those unfortunate hotels 10
that benighted city, be speaks In such
reveugeful terms. His feelings had no more
to be hurt at the inevitable, eternal, ana m
fernal potato found at every meal than the
Britssher has 10 the inevitable, eternal, ana
internal tomato at the American table along
aide of its dried. up meat. His misfortune 10
get into hotels that did not suit DIS toste is rs
much to be deplored as the finding OF ones
way into the wrong feather.bed. Both cir
cumstapces are very annoying. he seems
to have been very unfortunate throughout
his visit. He condemns everything 10 par
ficular, giving very little praise "nere II Is
due. .,
The hardest cut of all is at the lady hotel
keepers, and will refer him to an article IN
the Boston papers of some few months back
extollipg the comforts and courtesy OF the
English lapdady and their comparison with
American institutions OF the same kind. The
writer of that article had no doubt the best
recollectlons of kind spd gentle lady, whose
comforts TO tired traveller after tedious
iourney must be ex perieDced to be believed,
and had not so much of the English grum-
Bier in bis nature as our correspondent.
And now for the disgusting British clay
pipe. think here our worthy friend has
thrown stone in the wrong direction. Pray
which Is the most annoying to refined
taste, The immortal clay With perfume Of the
fragrant Virginia weed or the beastly quId,
spit In all directions. My observations OF
some in their enjoyment OF the same re,
minds me of an /" old cow chewing her cud."
He next approaches England and English
civilization, Queen Victoria. &C., &c. Every
Britisher has his own opinion on those sub.
iects; but before an American volunteers an
ideaaon the law and custom OF the Eoglish
nation he should look vel! at home first. II
would be we'll for him, especially at the pre-.
sent time, to say as little as possible Of the
faults Of other nations, as the condition OF his
own country IL, am afraid, q poor example
of q true republic, having more the appear.
ance Of an empire than union of States.
1t seems to me that our Richmond friend
Was extremely unfortunate in getting into
every incopceiyable trouble. He must have
been some disagreesble, tasty old bachelor.
or some poor dtSconsoIate widower, who bad
made up his mind to glumble ut everything.
If England Is such disagreeable place,
with 80 many discomforts, what Is The reason
30 many Of the American "bon-ton" annu.
ally pay II a visit in.prefereDee to their own
glorious couulrys Such men as L. @. W..
had better keep away, unless he will measure
out The corn as be would wish 1t measured
out TO him. j. j. q. .