The daily gazette., 1879-09-12
Americas Meaey and Foreign
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[Tbe first chapter Of Gel. John w.
forney's new novel, which will begin In
Progress, September H.
The Middle railway station at Brus-
'els is very like all similar establish
nents on the Continent: Clean, decor
ous, and well attended, 1t is Is different
from an American depot ~ . French
railway carriage y from an American
railroad car. There Is bureau where
you buy your ticket, smother where
you wait for your luggage until you
have seen it weighed, and then pay for it,
and three rooms for the first, second
and third-class passengers.
You enter the one answering to first
class, and wait till the train that Is to
carry you to Paris rolls In the large and
weil-lighted station. The doors Of the
several carriages stand wide open; you
select and secure your seat, then look
around to study human life, 50 interes-
ting IN this foreign multitude. Brussels
10 . lovely city at all times, with Its
parks, galleries, cathedrals, fountains,
boulevards, theatres and factories; but
on this beautiful August day 1t was
oRCCt6tIy 0ttI8StAv0 0n4 suCAO " 90 I'll
unusal hustle At the railway. The sil-
yer wedding of King Leopold and Queen
Maria had Just been celebrated, and the
last Of three days Of professions, music,
banquets and speeches, all the pepulace
taking part, had closed the night before
in blaze Of illumination. Thousands
Of foreigners had come to enjoy the
spectacle; the two sovereigns were
much belovedsand the King had made
himself particularly agreeable to the
factions still warning upon each other In
the legislature aud the press.
The mid lie station was thronged with
tourists, and additional carrlag 3 had to
be added for the departing visitors. TIE
guard was sounding the farewell whistle
and closing the doors of the carriage,
when two men hustled into the smoking
compartment just a. 1t was being locked
for the journey. In moment the last
signal was given, aud the long train
moved towards Paris with the noiseless
ease peculiar to the iron roads Of the
Continent. It was lovely morning. A
copious rain had cooled the air and
freshened the autumnal roses which
poured .ir fragrance into the open
windows. There were now four men In
the smoking. section two, seated In OPP
posite corners when the Others came In,
we're quietly enjoying their after-break-
fast cigars. They were dressed for the
journey in dark colOrs, and 1t would have
been difficult to decide their nationality.
They might be French, German, Prus-
sian, or even English. They bore the
stamp of gentility, and they resembled
each other closely enough to be father
and son. There was 20 doubt about the
other two, As they lighted their cigars
and began an animated conversation
They were English In dress, manner and
movement, and, which they spoke, the
dialet was unihistakable.
81 nrver saw q more beautiful wo.
man," the younger exclaimed to his
companion, .'never . more perfect style
and pre.ence.".
Sand never have seen you so carried
away. She is indeed lovely. Did yor
mark her voice?" ~. -...l
eyes, and that completed the charm
She was not French, not Italian no
German, and although she spoke with
out accent, do not think she Is Eng
lish."
"You are too bold; you startle me
you tried TO enter the compartment, an
| was amused At the easy dignity wit
which the elder lady informed you tbs
the couple was reserved"
ayes, that was admirably done. Al
eager to find out more about them"
"Do you know l half suspect they ar
AmericansT
"Impossi BILE What, that elegant cres
ture the product of the vain and vulRs
Yankee racew
"Coine, come, old man; there you ar
againl What have the Americans don
that You should be 80 unjust TO themT
81 have no patience with them and
never meet them that do not feel n
PEELED. My disgust is instructive. 70
say l am unjust; l reply, that if 1 am,
cannot help It." .,
HWell, l do not care to dispute til
point; but predict that you will live
repent your hastily judgment"
The younger Englishman. and II
most impulsive, turned to the two 9TH
men in the smoking-section, who wei
quiet-lls euers, and az II expected, I
rather exacted their approval, sudden
exclaimed:
"You have heard this discussion. A.
not right about these YankeesW
II was blunder, made worse by Il
. characteristic English i,asoucidnce of Il
question; and both the silent strange
started Is II the question had been bio
After brief silence the elder threw :
Cigar ont Of the window, and said In
low and severe voice:
81 am an American; and L will a
that, If I thought you had known It.,
should have resented your insoience
once"
"What, sir; my insolence!" said t
Englishman, quickly rising in his SCI
at which the younger American $40
up q II to defend his father for 30 J
deed he was. ,r.
motioned his son to silence and his Sc
-"yes, your insOlence. have been Fl
ced to listen to your abuse Of my count
and I should have treated you with {
contempt you deserve If You had not .
ed me to indorse your language. Z
now 1 almost thank you, and in retu
l will give you little gratuitous advi'
twice before you attempt to air your p
Y iudices in the presence Of others. \
l. country PEOPLE are full Of faults.
u have much to learn from other; but t
q last scboul would advise them to stu
q in is the society of the English, of viii
= Won seem to be q very fair specimen"
!, These words were spoken deliberate
q In cool, cultivated voice. The Ame
q can was angry, but collected and dig
Il fed. He looked like Q man OF characl
y and rs the clear, incisive sentences f
r from his lips, he gazed steadily into t
I EDRlishmau's face, who, on his pa
q turned upon him fiery and astonish
3 stare: but, before he had time to Yecov
hs himself. the long train stopped at I