Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-25
OUR LONDON LETTER.
r"rc'y Apo'syoiic Calling a Hal, ,o,
Change Of Base.
foiitics TO be Eschewed, ana gossh,
Hereafter 10 The Front. =
spoolal corrcenandenoo Of lno aa.ol,o

London, November ll,-."The w.,
\ 81 ne lansgressor is hNrdn il tbs
!. wording Of the old proyerb. In, ' ~"
4 rording IN the experience of ala 49,, ~
\ paper man, IL Is the "qull. driver'pi VIZ w.
!, has the hardest time no illnst~a,oo
my meaning; From time 10 Tina oin'e
began THIS series of letters / havn ~
! ceiVed nom the readers of the a Azrrr,,
. letters, some OF approval and some of
1 dlsapproYal One party wrote; ~
/ am g'hd you arc going 10 keep us post-
/ 90 as To tha European political han.
pehihgs' me press dispatches are
seIS unsatisfactory ON this subject.
dating fellow, ! will take the liber,v
to ask you To devote one of your lettargs
soon To u discussion of this question
to-wit' Is republcansm ON the IN
crease IN Germany" u About the
same lime another one wrote; "Whnl
Is really gong on in France
IN politics. ] can't gather ANYTHING
satisfactory from the papers here.
ENJOY what you write alb ut Enulnnd
but If you will touch up France now
and then you will crafty me and
many Others, who, like me, take more
Interest in France than in England y
might give many other similar ex-
tracts nom letters, but these two are
sliiliclent to show that ! had some
slight reason 10 believe was doing
The right thing when | wrote n letter
! particularly about republicanism in
GernlnDy and two OF three nbout
fftiioil politics. liut during the last
week ! have been getting some more
advice.
| A letter lies before ne now In which |
the writer says; your descripliye
letters, letters which describe tiinus |
ald persons and places and ways in
England are much more largely read
here than those which discuss the
ponies OF that touhtry. When
yon discuss politics In England or i'm
FRANCE ] can hear of more or less kick,
ing on the outside,n Now that was n
discordunt note, and not n pleasant
one either under the circumstances
but hardly had I recovered from tbe
elects OF IL when ! opened another, in
when was this remark; Being rs
You nave been but short time in Eu-
rope don't you think You are learning
I bout European politics little too
ihpidi GIVE iis rest on that string
ANA slick for comfort to descriptions ,
and such like, and see if you can't lind
something else To write about beside \
the Londor poor. The poor we have I
with us always you know (or ounht :
To KNOW II You DON'T, and we don't '
ENJOY The reflection. But if Won will
touch up Westminster Abbey and such
places now and then, you will please
n good many of the boys, who, ON the
whole IKE your London letter first n
rate. only Jake the advice of a friend ~
ana write Just one political letter In "
ten years.n III
Hi he BULBS eye? Well, | should OF
say sol but before y0u jump 10 conoIu- iol
sslQhsl read what charming Texas lil'
lady has tn say TO a member of my list
lanliy on the same subject, us f0ll0wsi
lave you no control over the odd
man OF your mmily? lfso, put your
root down emphmicdiy on his pOlti-
cal propensities, ana don't permit him oh
again 10 write nasty British % French, tr
or German politics, The old mani III
u my family OF course, enjoys them, WI
Jyou know how contra y and unrea- q
sonable he can be when he lriosl and pt
aSs they are the only things eli
N he latest London /, tier W
hat he cares fig for, but lii
his wife thinks they are abominable
'ud proposes To burn every GAZETTE
nat shows mp IN the house In the fu-
IRE hat has IN 1t n London letter in
Vhlch There is one word Of politics. | da
snow You feel rs do about This mat is
ei on ! Wo'ldn't venture 10 write so WI
nanny, Bul, was there ever woman w
yho dldnl, at heart despise poliii Is? to
resent my regards to tie GAZETpE di
+ondon correspondent, and say 10 him vi
OF me, please, that If he has any no, hi
ara Tor his reputation at home, he re
lad better devote some Of his time 10 nj
'rlllhg gosslpy letters; about The he
ueen ana - and well about III,
nything but politics.
SOW what do yon say? Plain
poken? Something like ii, al any
ate And yet, like just such plain
speaking ont IN meetinN suggestions los
rom those for whom my letters s .tII
ne intended ! don't care To please o co'
lSsell IN such matters, aud if ! did nm
~ sure ! don't know how ! would a. a.
leclally 20 about it. The fact is, ~,
~ lhoraughly interested in every sn "
mig see ana hear and read over M
ere, and IL is all the same 10 me 49,, un
neither ! write about Fenans, the H.,
hinese, France, Germany, or Great va,
rlthlh, provided only, ! am allowed ""n,'i
write what do write while am ~,
itefesled ~ the subject. When | ~
as a school boy my teacher gave mo m,
i1e as 4 subject for IA composition, IN
me influence of women on society," ~,
suppose ! was grand theme and II hn,
had 10 write about ii nov mink | ~
ma say several things without much
ouble' Bat just Then wasn't
'ilen on me subject, and really not ]
ueh Interested llhis was before my ant
uslacle began 10 grow, hence was che
no litlle loss what To write. | mr.
rs interested In horses, though, enc
ID SO started IN by writing Woman the
a good thing, but my preference is cur
'Ees,N Then followed at least wis
zen full lines in which woman eur
lht appear once, while "horsesp ave
Is spelled out quite two dozen for
hes. ihe
know this isn't quite In point, but the
IN IL Is almost in point, since what THU
larled out 10 say was HAT u writer, cur,
Wriie an Interesting letter, ought 10 VIII
Interested in the subject about ing
lich he writes. ] give this rs gem rate
y rule, but one with exceptions as cur
instance in my own case, where ! IL ~
ote about European politics, being elm
crested therein, yet failed, some beil
" or other, 20 Interest at least those the
. forwarded their protests AS above are
qul. read
However, ! am now really done Is
u politics, and hereafter will try NOR