The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-12
A Railway Nuisance.

For the last five years have been waiting
| for the Impotence of our public to culminal e
in some revolt against an annoyance so small
that my mention of it may possibly provoke
a sneer-but the endurance still continues
Would any other people in the world quietly
bear to have, every ten minutes, hldeous
| Days D0ings spread over their laps, novel
OF Miss Braddon hung upon them, package
of nasty "prze candy" given to their charge,
box OF withered figs, paper OF peanuts or
popcorn, or maple sugar, thrust into their
| hands, 'ivory that grows on trees" stuck
under their noses; but why go on with the
| catalogue?
Everybody who travels knows the nuisance:
every lady who takes fieeting nap, even in
Pullman "palace" car has been rudely
awakened by greasy novel flung upon her
bosom, every, gentleman has been black
guarded for allowing his precious package of
prize candy to drop upon the floor. I once
heard the gentle protest of lady, but the
young ruffian answered: "You needn't be
afraid of 'em-they won't bite your In fact,
since the fellows are licensed by the railway
companies, they have a certain protection,
and consider themselves justified in their
treatment of passengers, who must be bullied
into buying. l am not surprised at them;
but the abject submission Of their victims is
an ever-renewed marvel.-Bayard Taylor.
A London correspondent of the New York
Sun, noting some of the peculiar social GUS
toms that prevail among the Englishmen,
pronounces the English people the GREATEST
towards in the world, for the reason
that, although they will encounter physical
danger and suffering readily enough, ridicule
and public disapprobation have terrors for
them which they dare not face. Gone of
the most charming Englshmen ever met, :"
says the correspondent, "was narrating to
me only day or two ago how young Ameri-
can, a common friend of both of us, used to
wear, when he first came to London, Scotch
cap in the street, and how he was finally
obliged to tell him that unless he put on the
orthodox stovepipe hat he could not accom-
pany him.
1t seems that etiquette forbids gentleman
to appear in public with any other head gear
than the stovepipe aforesaid. and my Eng
lish friend dared not countenance contra |
vention of the law. A gallant captain of the |
Queens body-guard, to whom l related the |
matter, sustained his countryman, and de-
clared that he himself, although of profess |
sion which requires courage as its first essen |
tial, would not venture to show himself in |
Bond street or the park in a soft felt hat. |
Pursuing my inquiries. have found that |
similar tyranny prevails in immune rable re-
spects Mr.. Gladstone is reported to have |
said that Cabinet Minister might better |
commit any blunder than have his front door |
opened by maid servant. Custom demands |
that man shall be employed for that duty. |
So, too, the carrying of parcels in the street |
by gentlemen or ladies is forbidden believe |
an exception is made in the case of books, |
provided they be not wrapped up in paper.
These may be carried without loss of caste. |
but everything else is mark of in'amy. To |
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likewise improper, and is regar led very much /
as walking without any coat at all. Nor may
a gentleman not in business wear a sack coat |
in London. No matter how hot the weather
may be, his outer garment must be frock
coat buttoned up as l have mentioned. Only |
in the country and while travelling is the lux
1ry of looseness and comfort permitted.