The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-12-27

ners has attracted much attention on both sid,s
of the English Channel. An English version
of the book was published simultaneously in
London and New York, the American publish
ers being Charles Scribner's Sons Our English
cousins are criticised much in the same manner
as we were by Mrs. Trolope. Dickens and
Marryatt. and the result is very amusing book.
as the following quotations indicate. Of John
Bulls mission the writer saws:
The French fight for glory: the Germans for
a living; the Russians to divert the attention Of
the people from home affairs; but John Bull is
a reasonable, moral and rejecting character; he
nights to promote trade, to maintain peace and
order on the face of the earth, and the good of
mankind in general. If he conquers a nation
it Is to improve its condition in this world and
secure its welfare in the next: a highly moral
ann, as you perceive. GIVE me your territory
and Will give you the Bible" Exchange 10
robbery
John is 50 convinced of his intentions being
pure ana his mission holy, that when he goes TO
war and his soldiers get killed, he does not like
1t. In newspaper reports of battles you may see
at The head OF the kilograms Battle of Is j.
50 many of the enemy killed, many British
maSsacred." You will still find in England peo-
PIE who will tell you that Nelson wa u<,uys.a-
dfea at the battle Of Trafalgar.
During the Zulu war, the sayageS one day
surprised an English regiment, and made L
Gieah sweep OF them. Next day, all the papers
i"h tron,s a, ns''i''uln re- % hriI
Yet these excellent Iulis We're not accused of
HAY @eco!Gd me English INTO 4 trap: no,
they had simply neglected 70 send their cards to
give NOTICE OF their arrival, ~ gentlemen should
have done. That was all. 1t was cheating
A. reIailatory measure, there was general
enemy ia The ias nan ,h - ''i
fellows We're only defending their own invaded
country lhc good SENSE of England prevail
h~ili@r~ent. ''i', ai5 W. ~ WoINle'
when She has conquered Il people. ne frcrh
TN I" 'hfha: forSMe you. Above AL
the copnnp.t Of nafion shr III ,yn' ~ H.
g5nize il; She gives il free institutions: allows
/ IT. 10 govern itself; trades with it; cnIiche> it,
new snbirrfI - hnrne |s'tta"It TO ne,
Eng>hmen ready 10 90 and settle in such new
PASTURES anu iraitrnlAe with the natives.
me frenrhman speaks Of The universal r>c
o. iea-'lh he tea-kettle is the emblem Of domc>-
TIC Virtue and continues:
1t is when John drinks his tea very hot in
,iHf sips hlpp,,n? pli Oh hfrad-1n4-b4''cr" or
ing. Nearly all the miIdle-r,,,s t,br rna at
i've O'clock and still make q nyal Of it, Better
Suil; John sometimes gives what be ca'S q
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sizes bread-and-batter ana toast the tubc /,
I"" OUT WIN preserves ana black dry cakes,
The old maids are IN the seventh heaven. You
fnJ''l" see 'n'Hl, iorGG anSt.t smiles OYER
ca> down. ana th@r hands fodeJ on th ''( eJIl
~ aI'r ta",r' N"hluS lpr ,lH f''y 81 the hou>e
their len is swret rnongb = I
Is your tea as YOU like it,
HH yer! nice 'ilaik you.
the head alone turns slightly.
Nv III you not take Il little cake"
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AT dinner if conversation HE, NJ every
moment href and pAlf aie arr there Y Keep
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