The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-06
Our George at Kingston. Ont

search Of something to eat. 1t was little late
for dinner, and rather early for supper, but
we passed by two Hotels. at the door of which
stood proprietors, clerks and walters, and as
we went by, we were informed that there was
"a nice hot dinner now ready" and were more
than cordially invited to go in and partake. |
have seen some advertising in my day, and
some soliciting for custom. have been through
Chatham st. n. Y, where some of the clothing
dealers are about as cordial and persuasive as
any class | ever met. but | don't think ever
before saw runners standing in front of what
claimed to be a first class Hotel. importunng
pas>er9 by to 90 in and buy meal. We went
into the british American Hotel" which their
card informed Us had been ''for nearly half a
century the leading Hotel in the city, 1t
seemed to be good house. There was nice
dining room; the table was well laid, and there
was bill OF fare that would set ones appetite
on edge, but when we began to call off from it,
they seemed to have suspended payment in the
kitchen, for our drafts were not honored. The
little waiter stood at his post like Cassabianca
and firmly said all served" az we began at
the top and run down the different dishes. He
never ilinched at an item, till we struck raiSin>
and baS, wood tooth picks, when he Informed
rs that there We're plenty of them, especially
the tooth picks. For real hungry Yankee,
iaislh WIN l"olh Pck >'uch through u
i NOT Just what be would naturally eau
for, but can bear testimony that It's bet
ter than nothing The waiter did try to
apologize. ana tell rs twas too late to
expect dinner which was true, but why did
they stand al the street door, and tell Us that
thcrr was - nice hot dinner now ready" !
seriously think OF bringing this matter TO the
notice Of the Sec'y Of State. am not way up
III diplomacy but do think the treatment that
we received in a foreign country is sufficient
cause tor declaration OF War, on the part OF
ihr ;.
Kingston we found I" he quite city, OF
some 1890" should Judge oar tline pelh@
'Imiled' Wc projected 70 charter NehicIe' N
winch t" rlde. say Nthlcle, because never
saw anything Ike what we hired, before. IT
therf 4 any tmhg IhHi WiIi hH Z Canadian ;
heart hrlm tan OF happiness, 1t I to become the
pPNNeNSof "i some klhd OF carriage that dates
oacN before the Nhr'Stlanera IheoA" we sol
Wa~ an exceptionally good styIe affair nut we
81" some that affected me 50 that | sal down on
ihr cufh stone, ah0 actually erred. There are
many rIeEHhj hulId'ngr ~ kingston. me GUY
iH.,f">' 'iiite hospitals. Colleges. Penitehtla-
y anu Insane Asylum are r>rec'aIlH me spieceS
~ Afrhi''rnfr- ne stores m the business streets
lt >oIl4 ahd substantial Mere Is Inc OF
H'i>' cars ne cas- bearing thlS inscriptions
'lAS'M IAiato ahd fehitrhlary' Inc latter
p'a'v must a' fo''e Thriving business. TO De
Hoie to support me OF morse cars. Our ladies
went lnlo several Stores |" 90 4 niue shopping
they having National pride IN smuggling some
thing hack into the |. s., but they decided that
gloves. ~iik umbrellas. in fact anything they
wanted, Wa> cheaper and in better styles At
home. think. however, man could get >
'po"het Nl>to" loaded with better charge,
thau ny could ~ some M our Temperance sa-
ioou- rAr sreutrlart Of the buildings, houses
amt ali, arr made Of stone, and we We're told
ihat thy Who" city was on a ledge, and that a
man in making cellar would quarry out rock
enough 20 build bis house. If there is any
thn@ thnl pIe;>'> m Engl >hman- it is some
thing ooIil | He can build house with an
eighteen inch >tou. wall, he feels reasonably
sure, ihat barring accidents, it will last him his
natural iiio II lie i, 80 Situated that he cannot
build his house Of stone, he does the next best
thing, and covers the outside walls with a
rough. coarse mortar, ana marks it of into
blocks, AMI plays that il is solid stone. After
the frost haH hove the building several winters,
am! tine rain has rot dawn behind tha MI, st.r-