The Redwood gazette., 1877-05-10

Ana help me to waken my dArllngs,
My lazy, my beautiful daIlings."
So April, entreated, brings down from the skies
Swift, pattering rain-drops in showers ON their
heads;
And 10. in twinkling they rise from thei,
And up 70 the Sun lift their elossous s,es,
No longer the slum bering darlinga,
But wide-awake, radiant darlings.
-Famny Pe'rira', in v. Y. Independent.
A LONDON ADVENTURE;
OR,
Engllshnaan. the Friendly Ger.
man and the COnidlnE
American.
As AN honest traveller Is bound to relate
all that befalls him. illustrative of the
manners and morals If the people among
whom he sojourns, even though he him.
self does not appear to the best advantage
in the narrative, my conscience will not
the following bit of adventure, though the
simplicity Of John Bull, about which
have had something to say, may not be
made so apparent by it as the credulity of
Jonathan.
~ !" as nA 0ttOAAPS OA SAO pau IA tWND
sharpers to play upon me an old London
chance to see John Bull as rogue. In
this character he proved no bungler, but
a most consummAte actor. Indeed, the
circumstance revealed to me more clear.
~ than almost anything else, how much
we have got to learn of this people, and
how mellow" and considerate john can
be even in the character of London high.
waymaH.
For some reason or other, the conf.
dence. men have always taken q shine to
me. About the first time went to New
York, Peter Funk sold me watch; though
] saw what he had done in q few mo-
ments afterward, and went into the next
place where watches were being slaugh.
tered. and advised the innocent bidders
standing about (D not to purchase, as
things were not what they seemed, and
privately showed some of them nv own
time. keeper! And in very recent years,
during half f-hour's walk on Broadway,
have had at least three long forgotten
acquaintances rush up to me with ex.
tended hand and hearty exclamatiOns of
surprise and delight. But on these occa.
sions | have always been able to com.
mand Bret Harte's famous smile, which
have found Us effective as policeman 9
badge.
The London confidence-man found me
one night at a public place Of amusement,
and, of course, knew me at q glance. He
when see Germany, and was curious
spectator Of things in and about London,
like myself, and expected soon to visit
America. hardly know how we got &C.
quainted. l think some incident in the
crowd, as we stood near each other in the
area, caused US to exchange glances and
then remarks. He evidently "took" to me
at once. Travellers are quick to know
travellers, and always find themselves in
sympathy: they are in one boat, while
the stay at home world is in another. We
were soon exchanging notes about Lon.
don and other matters, and, after the per.
fOrmance was over, walked out of the
theater together. We were q good deal
jOstled by the crowd, but an empty pOck-
ct is never afraid of being picked, and the
frail creature who did her share of the
iostline, and who declared we looked
enough alike to be brothers, played her
part we'll bat to little purpose. We did
not separate till We had exchanged cards,
0lNA AAy 0VAA00 u0U Au0OC
some inquiries about my hotel; he was
not suited where he was and was on the
lookout for chance to improve his
quarters, and as he had an especial liking
for they we're so much
more like Germans than the English
were''-and had many questions to ask
about that country, he should be delight.
ed to stop beneath the same roof with me,
if tho 1Ocu1stx, c,,stAA him MI ofo
Accordingly, next day, at twelve m, he
and much interesting conversation. He
proved extremely well.informed about
England and the English, aed was ex
tremely entertaining. He had much t.
say about q London friend of his, q bank
er, who had lived in America, and whom
l ought to know. After an hour spent in
this way, he proposed q walk, and said
if wished it, he would present me to hi
friend ~ - &yt H
To this, after some hesitation, assent
cd, and we set out for Kings Cross, q
part of town had not yet visited. Aftel
walking about half an hour, during which
time my companion beguiled the way
with very lively account of q steeple.
chase he had recently taken part In
through his friend the banker, at his sug.
gestiOu we stopped at one of the numef.
Gus ale-hOuses for some refreshment. Il
was not very inviting looking place, and
/ felt disposed to take our ale standing .,
the bar. American fashion, and pass on,
but my German was not going to be s(
coOllv matter Of fact as that, and led thu
way to the coffee-rnom, which, however
we found locked but one of the baf-maids
handed him the key, and we went in
1t was . Idingy, unused looking room
with lcatSer-cushioned beaches aaound
the sides, and tables in front of them. Il
struck me that there was some incon.
gruity in our being in such q place, Il
seemed better adapted TO some secret noe
turnal fevel. Tho two windows were
high, shutting out all view of the street
and admitting but . scanty light. I Sal
down on chair near the door, feeling {
little constrained; but my companiou
passed over to the further corner of the
room, and sat dowh with ,uch a heassv.
mastery air that followed him, and hsd
soon aimed blow at my lamentable re-
serve in a bumper of ale. While / VA
engaged In looking over some adfIffShle
Berlin photographs which nv ffiehd
handed me. he made an excusc tdso ~
Not long thereafter there eutsrofY12 N,61I
man who drew my attention byhis ~
wildered, excited manner. he took M
his hat, mopped his brow with his hsrd.
kerchief, and, ruthing around the room
gave S. ;ssl each Of the three bell handles yio
"fhe worst psrs IL town 1.ve been !,
yet" said he, seating himself on my cid,
Of the room. Cant even get liftl,
Scotch whisky ere. I went into plsc,
just below ere, and, becanse xerF aat
urally mistOok the land1ord for ~,
waiter, I was insulted. 'Ow should
know" said the ia666>4gI tnsobki Hi
Gated Englishman. II saw : ~
standing there with . hapron On, and say
l, Waiter, bring me some Scotch whisk,
ana 'ot water and he swelled mp ani
sald, I'm not she weiter ;rlH1 - land
wy '%'An.hs s.pss,s :.,a II HSossA
You was, and l want some whisky
But you can ave NO whisky ere
I'll not be called q waiter s. nv on
'ouse 90. / told him to 70 70 the deuce
and left the room;" and the ineenuou
creature appealed n ma n n ~ -