The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-09
ON THE TRAIN WITH L0RNE.
HUNGERING Am THE WAY DOWN FROM
H1LIF1x 10 MONTREAL.
A Correspondent Expresses Some of his Feel
inGs In Canadian Hotel Amer Two Days
of Plenteous Royalty and Little Food.


A Correspondent Expresses Some OF hi. Feel
inGs In "a Canadian Hotel Amer Two Days
of rIenteous Royalty and Litue Food.
MONTREAL Dec. For somo reason IL Is
mnttcr Of gratitude with mo to be back here
and luxuriously ensconccd in tho Windsor after
an extended trip with his Exccllency tho Gov
crnor- General and her Royal Highncss tho
Princess Louise Not that | am In any degree
lacking sonse Of tho great honor that a
gracious condcscenson did me when was per-
mttcd TO become an tcm Of the vice-rcgal
train. and II were all soul and no stomach
very likely would feel no especial satisfaction
at being here and would not be inordlnately
overjoyed that the noble Marquis and his royal
spouse came at last TO Ottawa. and that | was
permitted TO depart in quest Of something TO
eat. II was indeed a charming trip that wo
made through tho Dominion. as you should
before this have heard from me. had ] not
grown too weak to be capable OF reporting H.
marvel only that ono fashioned in the manner
OF her Royal Hghncss. or that one who has
come through uninterrupted good living to
acquire girth such rs that which distin-
gushes his Exccllcncy. should have been OBJ
livious Of this which am insnuating in re-
gard to the matter Of necessary food. re-
ported to you from Halifax that tho Governor
General was not concave rs his pictures inti-
mato. hut convex am confident that It would
tako rs extended n section OF tape-measurc to
go around his Excelloncy's stomach rs It would
to enclrcle his breast. Now. you would suppose
that nobieman OF this pattern II no had
wished TO lock up something for twcnty-four
hours, without food, in n Pullman car. would
nave procured number Of Nova Scotia benrs.
Mltlch animals are capable OF suhsistiug for an
indefinite time painlessly upon their own fat.
and not corps Of we'll meaning newspaper re-
pOrlers who wore 10 herald the first hOnOrs and
eiviltics that have been permitted 20 his Excel
lency IN long time. And the Princess too. you
would suppose, inasmuch as She Ii the possess
sor of a singularly wc-ordercd and capable
stomach. would have been alive TO the eNigen-
cies which IN other we'll ordered stomachs arise
inevitably three times day. icannot imagine
what Influenced her healthy Royal Highness
Did she never reflect. while removing tho norid
beauty of her inimitable person with thick cuts
| oi hrslEu2chg salmon. and c9pious dr9ughts
| novel honors loved salmon also, and would
| have been rcJoiccd at n sea biscuit2 Under tho
| her Royal Highncss at lunch and when having
| finished. she folded her mqgniccni rcd arms.
| and fell asleep opposite little Col Littoton who
| had come ont with rather u small share OF the
| food. you wondered II this royal young person
| had. perchance. n heart mingled with her other
Yet there were evidences Of thoughtiulncss
| and magnanimity among those in the vice
| regal carriage. Soon after the train left Hall
fax, for instance, little Col. Littleton. who al
ways preccdcs his EXceliency, like the figure
head On ship oi state. entered our car and M
| nounced The GoVernor-GeneraL" His Ex-
celleney came in, smelling pleasantly Of food.
and shook hands with each correspondent in
| turn. and that was so gracious a thing for him
| Even that however which was certainly choap
and quite compatible with a thrifty system oi
| entertainment. was not repeated nj dinner
| time. but with n Kindness which beltted the
yicegerent OF n great. rich. and liberal Queen,
| his EXcellency came again next morning and
told one Of the correspondents, who had fallen
sorry for him. We were all delighted. Had the
Goyyern,or , General brought 2 sandwich in his
but earnest enthusiasm; and RS 1t was his Ex-
ceileney : gracious sympathy and comfortable
coincidence won't far TO dispe' with us the notion
that we were hungry and served tolcrahly as a
substitute Tor something more substantial.
What cordial and thoughtful gentleman the
The same evening. when good Mr.. Luttrel,
who n commoner. aud who may 40 % all
sorts of humnne and popular lengths without
me fear oi b"lng surprised AT himself brought
a bHsAet oi champagne aboard our car. his
ENcelloncys health was drunk out OF fun
glnsscs think that handshqsing was the last
connection with us. Minor attentions such as
sending In his speeches TO copy. and letting one
Of his aids come o. MS from Time 10 time 10 in
quire II we were comfortable-a grim sort Of
business, but kindly meant. have no doubt
General never overlooked. and practfsed
throughout But the gracious goodness of
bringing his own plump. vice-regal hand. with
and comfort tho uuicd sick tie conforencc II
the great bounty Of that empty hand. say. was
Whose fault it wasithat the vice-reeal train
during " forty.nine hours journey from Hall
wHero il %Tas'e" was E 10 @ hn2 S1I on M R1ns
Probably II was not "A fault, and the suggestion
mat was 80 i no more than the inSubstania
conception Of a hungry visionary. The Cover
npr-H"n aral is a man of gentle character. Of
fOrb'grance. ANA OF II disposition g. do what
ever those having him IN charge may choose 10
map out Tor him a. we have long known-nhd
IT could not have been his fault The Princess
who has Just brought INTO the Dominion the |
lNnuSDmp-t and lsUltllpNt of rcd
ever seen here. would not have bccn unwilling |
by all evidences. had the tlain stoppei AT "A |
suitable lunchlng place To take an extra snack |
hcrself-and II could not have been her fault. |
II 1t was the fault Of Col. Lttlcton, the Cover
nor-Genera'S secretary. then nobody would be |
moro surprised 10 learn Of IL than himself, for |
he l. the last person IN the world 10 SUSPECT |
ms EAeclleny, never showed any disposition |
Ia DO anything la anybody and Mr. Bridges |
passed, ate on board. and likely enough never |
thought; So 1t was sinply an uncomfortable |
inevitable thing.
The late Governor General. Lord DufIerin. | |
am told was different In some particulars from |
the Marquis OF Lorne When Ae made prog !
Tess through his Dominion. nearly all his |
leisure time was spent in the correspondents |
car smoking and PLAYING poker One of my |
won si3 from Lord DuTerin NJ q single sitting. |
But this way of counting popularity plainly is |
much more lahorious than the one adopted by |
the new Governor General. Tho passing Of |
his right hand occasionally. accompanied by |
the uternnce Of some easy and light-minded |
compared with the vrXatioua and expensive |
pursuit Of a game of poker for hours together. |
For my part must say that. all things consid- |
cred, prefer the policy Of Lord lorne. and |
would much rather shake his hand once in |
long time than play cards with him constantly. |
The od proyerb concerning familiarity. ana |
what II breeds, il seems To me is very wisely |
borne in mind by Lord Lorne, not because he |
is in any danger Of being regarded with con-
tempt but because IT Is commonly considered |
wise 20 bear old proverbs in mind. But what |
eyer line Of conduct the now Governor General |
shall choose 20 pursue, there Is little doubt that
he will be as successful in il MS in any other; |
and certainly those of ms who have suffered in |
his company owing to nobudy + fault, will not |
forget how. when We asked his EXcelency for |
bread. no harnessed up Col Liuloon and |
coming 70 us. gave us cordially his empty vice |
renal hand