The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-02-20
From Our Regular Correspondent
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.
LONDON, Eng. Feb. a. 1880.

WIN npstOH NAN Nm Inhs
LONDON, Eng, Feb. a, 1880.
There is but very little of interest
going on in London at present except
in the political line, and as You have
enough "booms" At home shall not
add misery TO misery. The city is emp
ty. Hunting men are taking advan-
tage of the abdication of King Frost
and the clubs are empty and almost de-
serted. Talking of clubs, | came
across the "Farmer's and Country
Genteman's Almanac for 1902 in
which l read under the heading of
"London Clubs" some items of infor-
nation new to me. [ am told that
among the clubs of the Services is the
"Civil and United Service"-a large
new club in Regent street. / am not
aware of its existence, although l am
tolerably well acquainted both with
Regent street and the clubs of London.
"The Cudton Club is a well frequented
literary, scientific and artistic club. 1t
is not very fashionable, but IL serves
very well the purpose for which il was
intended" Here again is an establish
ment of The existence of which [ have
been ignorant; and although l seldom
bet, am ready to wager six to four
that such an institution does not exist
save in the writer's imagination.
Some people imagine that American
mammas are peculiarly gifted in work
ing of marriagablc daughters. Now,
hold that American mammas, like rs
the American girls, arc just the best,
the sweetest, and the dearest on the
face of this terrestrial ball" But we
must allow that they possess strategic
ability and understand good general
ship-always in igood cause" be il
understood. An American mamma re-
Gently gave evidence of her ability in
''managemcnt' in forcblc and brill
liant piece of gencralship, of "changc OF
base" in an cmergency-so to speak,
which revealed such qualities and abili-
ty, as would, were she man, place
her at the head of our immense army
Her eldest daughter had come with
some friends to London. While here
the hand and (let us hope) the heart OF
our American beauty were sought by
numerous rivals. BY judicious win.
moving their number was, at last, re.
duced to two. Then the young lady
| Sdb dOW u anu NlOtC W NtW O1k. Ol
Placidville, -wherever the materna
domicile may be located-telling nam
ma; "I've two suitols-a wfully hand
some-both dreadfully nicc-fearfullN
aristocralic in family, and such nict
manners! Cannot decide between
them. What shall i dol" Ten day
later Artemisia received q cablegran
from her mother: "lIold both till
come" The next steamer lcavin.
New York bore among its precious liz
ing freight the mamma of Artemisia
accompanied by her younger daughter
On their conducted negotiations" tina
within month both ofth sisters wer
happily united in the bonds, ETC., to tn,
two suitors of Artemisia! Three
cheers for the enterprising mother.
, The form of humor called practica
joking has, | am happy to say, been oil
the decrease for some years. 1t is no
now thought funny to brighten womel
and children by dressing up as ghost
nor touch of pleasantly to take all TN
furniture out of your friends room il
college, and plant it with shrubs in
stead. But revivals are just now th
fashion, and they have extended to thi
well-nigh extinct species of wit. / an
bound TO say that the example | an
about to quote is a very fine one of it
class, and has rarely been surpassed il
its obiect-that of aflording the creates
possible amount of alarm and inconven
fence. A young lady is seen standin,
on the rails in front of an advancing
train: the whistle is sounded, the steau
is turned off, the guard is hoarsc wit
shouting, the passengers are terrified
and the engine driver, in profuse pei
spiration, Just succeeds in stopping hi
locomotive within two yards of tn
threatened victim. Then the young la
dy skips away with laugh, and ex
claims ,i"What fun" And yet there ar
| people who maintain that the Englis
: are not a witty nation.
The Bishop of Peterborough ha
spoken out in manly tone and RICH
) revcrcndly rcbuked certain section G
society who, with more than averag
imbecility, go canting and chanting tina
as a nation the English are set G
drunkards, stepped up to the eyebrow
in beer and spirits. wish some use
full occupation could be found for thes
gentry and that their labors might b
, turned TO profitable account. TIL
ringlcadcrs of the movement, had
) my way, should be permanently confir
ed in hydropathic establishments, [
get the full benefit of that cure they S
much eXtol. ALPHA.