, 1877-10-20
IlAMSGA'I'E.
THE Magnificent Saloon-Ship
Ecla;r". Deal.
" Home, Sweet Home "---Fate OF Our
Lady Of Boulogne,
A French FAIR. Horrors Of Theatrical
Work Of Art,
The Procession Ct Uhildren-Is This the
Nineteenth Century,

The Procession cf Uhildren-1s This the
Nineteenth Century,
G7sesai Cprr,spandenss Of Ths TrfbssnA,
PARIS Oct lit was 4 in the afternoon A.
we stcpped on board tho Eclalr lying anu1ly
under the shcltrrne maeonry of Ramsgate Pier.
The "magninrent sa|oon-shp Eclair" they
called her in The advertisements, thongh, a. =
matter Ut fact, mora rotten or unsca~orthY
cecksl,clt, perhaps, does not cross tic Channel.
The Cafaia beats are cl1ccrless ami stnaIl,-
need to tell any one who has hal the misfortune
10 travel l,y them ti,at,--but they are pleasant
To tho Ec1atr. which Was never intended to do
morc than rasry Uurkreys up and down tic river
10 Nrcenwtcl, or Hampton, a,ni would bt fitting
subject for fiimsol's next investfGations.
ila1f All hour passed Ia getting up steam and
hiking IN passcngcrr, allowed us the opportu-
ntty Of enjoying goo1 look at
TnK rASoHAMA or THE TOWN,
its two white cliffs, west and east, and the
iusy Nnnts which we had Just left, with the
station Of The Chatham 4 Duses Railway stand-
ng In utlfttarian uglucss at tho cutratsce to the
tunnel III the cllalky sca-wn,-fnaErthr pct-
urc which, viewed from distance, wns passing
fair, and ever reminding tho haplcss czcurslon-
lists FROM tho sail n,ctropois TINT tue precious
eight hours Of csent,e from toit ars drawing
shorter. It's vcry well to abuse the spobhcry Of
places like nam.gxtc, but what an tncalcu-
lae blessing and hope they are to millions Of
those suffering victims OF the grim London
Afolocti LIT us live and let live. All 'spaEtiat
cytl" is not universal Roo1,'-at ncrer will 1c,
but tic discomfort Of The individual may
very well bc the comfort Of the mass, and
l,an,sgasc thus by hidden ways further the
mysterious e,nls Of Providence.
Now tho steam was tip. The asthruattc
engines begun to crrak and whrcze; foir-apd-
twuntY assorted banners nuttcrcl from four
antl-twcnty points of the dcck.raLting; three
tltscor,!at,t musteIans,-a harp, fiddler, and
| cornet,-stationcd NJ the fore, hurst into
| morh[sl u!sarrangcHent Of the national anthem;
| and, amid much waving Ut handkerchief, VIC
slowly pAssed uut of tho harb0r, en- route Tor
! Frnnec.
distant su,ne forty ni!les. We stcercd stralght
| ncruss the front Of pt1Wccl bay,--liO1ne Vi tho
rottc.! shtimp,-and. after MI agreeable run Of
DEAL rlEn.nsAp, .
whence VIC had iinc view Of thu oll-fashioned,
lrowsy tuwnct, with It's shtngly bcacl., and
listless. icisurcfY Eroups OF hotllay-yisitors.
know no placc, tlnlcas 1t be old Canterbury hard
nj Deal. 1t is too fur out Of tho plcasnrc.track
for the ordinary cxcursionI.t. rhcrc "a
nothing for hin to see in the wllc
kentist plain surrounding: The Gotl-forsakeli,
empty streets u Sandwich aro repc!llng "
Tho nnst adventurous; and In Deal tho only
attractions he linus are tne ehaNy plct, paltly
DESTROYED IN tho Eaics tast ycar, anu IaIo
concert at Tug hssemny.t1oms. 10 u sess
e, s is e se asa Ss' to we il 4 s f ssS
Hayen u nt Eeluees; M g., ,xo ..u +,,,,. rno,t,,
Nut far from. nea! we saW =, tf,liy Enelsh
scene: Maltncr essto tta"a'ng u 1t', rGauaI es.o
tic ltght yellow co5n; yisible rfsor.i ',9 q
prosperous ahu peacc4n' centuries. ~ 11nao
. pretty picture VIII the E..'.:ls En.usn
sunlight anu tno n.1G lppmng ,no1:,ne,
buck to i1r eothiort III more sVI al Ga!kss @ uao"
incnta. Happy h'lElanul Merry f,ie'ana olse;
rs the soiR thsY 1ttasK Up nscsena on noat
s ~ ne n s H. s1'rc"sa fnr ~ y s'ctrn. .H
tanco 9e!wecn INC anu .uo tote, ust sh'neent
to dull the fa'so asaompanlInenl 81 r. s,t aarp,
anu yct iet e . NY - .'a,.t ~, liz
!hppv harmony Oh sea' 8a& 't'' &uo my ''s"s NJ"
lite hours sl!pPeu anay s.gat c4iee1ia'4y' 0@
nc mauc OUT LUG nasnihg !hanps VI
,,...3.S no9Loonn s,. h.;nI,,r,,,,,n,1r,,., tsm
1 anm So9.u ~ stc fsmd,omc Etabls.sc.nent. As
Wc grew cloees " ~ pots: W." VI
tho Eciatf VAtnerea tngethet aM'lasl!Ps W r. r..
tue esowa , rinpna a'I,1v. vo ~ ntaae ec
to ths slarssillatse" and Then to ths Ins, hack
noyctl, yet sti!l moving. palhos OF lone,
Sweet Home, ,"--so dear to Tic "an''1r'ng bt'ton
wherever he hcars s:
Home: sweet homsl
/ There's no place like home'
'Twss an echo Of our own song. from tho
throata Of tho hundreds ii B1ttons In tho cs'
Eclair responded. There's an unlailng well ot
sentiment ,tieep down IN your Lonlancr'a
bosom. Tic singers were vulgar Cockncy mcn
aud women, who drop their It's, and ure other
wise objectionable; but, at the sound Unfamiliar
words fwhy should not confess MI feeling
stirred my heart such IS have felt when pass
tpg by IT may be .gftcr rough hn1 weary
Ialirney) that lofty cr.telflx at l}cppc aiafhor,
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