The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-09
LONDON, July 20, 1917


Edit - ot The Register:
Wa, With some regrets that / lett
Scotland. Tor my stay there had been
pleasant and instructive, with one IN
nappy remembersnce, snd that VAS the
degradation and misery et 80 many peo-
ole from tho foul demon OF IntO&icatlon,
M among that class whose eKternals ln-
dicsted need of every penny to sustain
their families. The Scotchman and the
American seem TO have natural affinity,
both independent. liberty lowing ma
tive hearty welcOme-wlth some latent
prejudices of q history long past, but not
forgotten, of English deeds and dolngs,
draws these two people together or so 1t
seemed TO me, and could
have fingered, but time
would not permit Taking morning
train at 10 A. VI. we were joined NJ the
depot by some acquslntahces made on
our voyage We had party OF seven,
lacking two of filing an apartment, and
which we were enabled to keep almost
entire for the day. You cannot Imagine
the magic influence of n shilling or two
upon the Guard, nay IN TACT 1t Is potent
with all. He, from whose official cos.
tune and dignifed appearance you
would At first hesitate almost 70 approach,
becomes YOUR very o5edienL servant and
willing to assist you TO anything when
malt crown tickies the palm OF the hand.
And it is expected from the most petty
attendant 10 the more exalted pCsl-
tion-s means of attaining personal
comforts, Americans fully understand.
Once only during this day did any one
INSIST upon taking a seat with us, and he
was an obstinate Englishmsn. At New
Castle we kindly informed him we were
iul!. and travelling together, but ne
thought not, and doggedty sat himself
in the corner OF the car, and commenced
to read his paper One of our party WAS
4 thorough Edglishmsn, but Tor fifteen
wears hsd been IN y. I. SteWSrts, and
was now visiting his native LAND Tor the
irst time, and yet was complete Amer
!can IN taste and habits, and had n hne
voice, in fact added greatly to the pleas
ure OF our ocean trip by his music, along
with Miss Reed OF Steu0envlLIe. 1t WAS
the Fourth of July, snd on the wink OF
our friend never was an EagIlshmsn
treated TO such music. Hail Columbia,
Yankee Doodle, Carry Me Back, Dixie
and ffIV others were sung with
gusto and vim almost deatenIng
80 that when We reached
the next station, the stranger departed
TOR another apartment, but not until after
We had joked him into good hGmor.
He looked rs though he would ike 10
tsrrv with us, but his timldity overcame
MS curiosity of our enthusiastic remem'
brsnce of the Fourth, IN which We did
not even forget God Save the Queen.
We reached London by eight o'clock,
not quite dark, tor we hsd gone south
some 400 or 500 miles, and night comes
on 10 sessonable hours. Yet il the
Londoner was not hOeing his potatoes
At 81 clock IS in Scotland, be was par
taking OF ms dinner, and getting
ready for the amusements and
pleasures of the night. TINS entire
cnange in manner OF living seems
strange 10 Us. Accustomed ~ We are 70
yet to buslt ess by from 10 CLOCK a,
the latest it seems incomprehensible that
10 one anxious 10 see the sights he can
OF get breakfast even at tust hour,
and thew look at you in surprise In any
prominent street or locality for making
the attempt. You can, of course, get
something, but tae restaurants are not
cleaned tr swept; the dishes and tables
are in the soiled condition they were left
At , o'clock in the morning, and you eat
in the midst of confusion. Atthls hour
many of the stores are not open and the
drowsv porter or shop boy is rubbing MS
eyes preparatory TO taking down the
shutters. But you will soon get used TO
the manners and customs, and II s or IN
the morning finds you in bed;
one to two a. midnight finds you
around doing and seeing as others do.
And you will be ultimately breakfasting
at II to /, and dine accordingly, and 1t