The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-20


Ittssaud's ax-works-Once-I never
heard OF anybody going twice. The
work Is curious and interesting, bearing
about the same resemblance TO life that
wax fruit and flowers do To the original
quite enough 70 make one start with
surpisa st. the Grst glance In 6 little
ante'room at the entrance Charles Dick
ems stands resting one hand upon q table.
Every one is impelled to ask Charles the
way into the exhibition. curious illu-
sion il that 1f an old gentleman seated
on bench, looking % the figures and
wagglng his head IL, in mild 1stOnsh-
ment. AS he occupies the middle Of tho
bench nc ha1 been frequently requested
10 move and make room, some of the
people goIaS 80 far az to give bis 1axship
u nudge. Two Of t.. figures are wonder.
fully like life-a Japanezc gentleman
who seems absolutely 70 have "spco ala.
ton in his eyes" and Walter Scott
Mtosc face beams with intelligence and
good humor. Napoleon the First looks
much like Billy Florence, the actor. and
Murat like q brutal cu:-throat. Napo.
leon the Third i, dead and stretched ou,
on bier. An Iri.h gentleman asserted
that it was the most ile.Gke thing in the
collection. These wax works must have
suggested Mrs. farley to Charles Dick
ems.
| From the wax-works our party went to
the loo in Regents Park. At the gate
of the park we discovered new branch
of industry. y lame man stands there
waiting for some one TO ask him which
path must be takcn-.a fatal question
always weighs a penny, and sometimes
three. The Zoo is magnificent colIcc-
ton, embracing almost every known ami
NAL. There is II large family Of kanga-
roos, the inventors OF dancing, aud snakes
enough to set up Il numerous family with
the defirium Hemcns. The English raven
struck me by it, enormou, size, and by
its singular resemblance to the great car.
rlon crow OF the Southern St.tes. wear.
ing, like that pleasant object, Il black
cut-awny coat with n very square tail.
There is an elephant in daily use as a
saddle horse for boys, the largest ever
saw,-at least four feet higher than the
celebrated Romeo. The ground. are not
particularly beautiful. A dirty canal
runs through them, and from II bridge
over this stream Of traffic one gets a view
of Primrose Hill, cone like cmincnce,
utterly drcary and barren, from the top
OF which, however, an extensive view of
London can be obtained The Zoo gar.
den is plcntiiully sprinkled with refresh
mcnt rooms, without which it woul.l be Il
failure, these being necessities in every
place oi amusement. At one of these
places, where there were chairs and little
round tables under the trees, | saw a
young gentleman OF ten years, accom-
panied by another of six, order lunch as
follows: Gold roast beef for two. and :,
l nj hit ttlr
don't forget the mustard" The waiter
came back. The old man of ten. after
grnvciy asking, whats the swindc?"
paid, and gave the waiter n six-pcncc.
There are so many things to like in
London, that it is difficult TO complain
even if one were viciously disposed to
lind fnult. The eternal pour 6oirc is the
most annoying among small things. The
cab and bus system is absolutely perfect.
Inc streets OF London are clcan-in fact
l have not seen dirty or 4 badly paved
street. DID | mention the wooden pave
ment! | have forgotten; but mt the
';ss 9! repetition, l %;!! say .ha. it is e
perfect SUCCESS here. 1t is laid, however,
more carefully than in America. a
body of concrete six inches thick ~ frat
laIu upon carefully prepared bed. and
on this three inches of asphalt: then the
wooden blocks are put down. I bavc
seen some of this pavement which baa
been down seven years, and there is not
hole or u depression in it. Perhnps
tins thorough good work would stand in
America. The west end of London ia
delightful. There are plenty of little
squares and spaces filled with flowers.
ihere Is no beauty in the houses. nut
there Is nc end of comfort in them. Tie
brick are course and generally of n dark
| iead color, but in spite of this the resi-.
dences have an uncommonly cheerful
! LOOK. think il was on the corner of
fortmnn PLACE that the bus driver called
my attention to large, dull, but surpris.
lngly ugly, comfortable looking house,
much ovcrrun by ivy, which he said was
| the residence Of the Duke of ne.n.ort
40 American Duke of Dry Goods or
count OF Hardware would live in such a
mousse ior any consideration. The differ.
ence Is largely in favor Of the English
man, who prefers solid comfort 10 mere
outside show. The thing that has sur
Priscd me more than all is that since |
nave Deen In the country | have not
heard an oath, witnessed a quarrel. or
seen drunken man-Yes, once.
neard an oath, from q lady, wi.ose pro-
iesslonai avocations caused her to hunt
mankind in company with MANY of her
sex ranging from tho Haymarket through
the Strnnd. Some one, 1 think. had Re-
nected upon her character. judging
from eitec;-. London is the best governed
city in the world The climate. 20 far
has been delightful. " the form nt
rain, we heve hod but two little showers
OF brief duration. It mas been cool
enough to compel me to wear a nes.
jacket in. prowling about, although the
sun has had very iair chance to show
what it could do.
TO sum up London, with my brief ex-
perience, it is the most charming city
have ever visited. From the commence.
ment OF November, with its pea-soup
fogs, until spring, it is doubtless the re.
verse OF agreeable. The London season
however, closes the 1st of July, TO com.
mence in January, after the Christmas
holidays. The people who can get away.
and, especially those who own places In
the country, are sensible enough to give
TO the country the fall months, and do
not commit tho folly of our people who
rush back to the city on the lst- Of Sen.
tember. In winter, also, there is no
place 80 charming rs Devonshire, where
roses blow in tho open air the whole
year round. The English climate ia
lovely to one who abhors our two pests
lilies aud mosqritoes-and to whom
roasting-llot weather is foretastc of the
sinners doom. shall certainly leave
England with the greatest regret, temper.
ed only by the hope of ret,,rn newt
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