Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
,Froa Our REGULAR corrsspena.s,I
Our Loadon Letter.

LONDON. Eng. Dec. 9. 50.
We are In the sgories of cattle show
week, tina. annual visitation which quiet.
easy going Londoners always look for
word to with horror. and endure as best
they may. q, is the one event Of the
year which really makes sensible diff.
ference to our ordinary every day life
London is so vast and is. as rule. s.
iusen.ible 10 external inf renee tha. il ls
very rarely affected by any novelty. IL
absorbs and swallows up every fese
INVASION, whether of men or idess, az the
ocean opens and cltses upon a.tone cast
into it. But the cattle show. and all that
brings with il. London canno. ignore. II
is nothing that the railways bring SO
many thousands OF country visitors 10
town-a few thousands more or less don
make much difference TO us-out th-
cai,le show visIlors more than any o'he'
class OF strangers are I'm evidence every
where, in Inc str,es. in the hotels IN th'
theatres AMI music hall. in the shops, a
the shop windows. thrusting Us from ou'
accustomed haunts aud seats. causing ih'
whole town 10 be pervaiie,l with theiI
burly presence. and upselting everything
all round. Are there no places TO be go
At cur f,voriie plsy houses' No. 1t l.
cattle snow week. Why are the omni'
buses all "full irsideT' Cattle SHOW
week. Yuu send servsn, for a cab
None 10 be had. Cutie show week. I"u
drive nto town-the road is b.oeSed. Inc
reason. Cattle show week. The Srard
and R-gert street are thrcnged With
| .b,min.,ions of certain class, surpass
ing those seen there at any other time
WHY? Cattle show week. AS Tor The
ca,tls show itself. fancy Londoners
DISPLAY less interest in it nowadays than
vas their wont. There Was time when
he show was held in the Baker street
Ehrz,ar. VIXEN i, WAS sort OF reproacu
M, IN have been 10 see The ftlted oxen
,nd sheep. bu! the agricultural ball a
Using CD is lorg way from The centres o
lf..blon and rrspec' ability; it has to b
.rpFoach+d hy reads cut mp ny irain"ay
i:u+s merrill q, 10 the " b eels Of broush N
and yicte rias, sad though royalty and The
great sristocr acy and plu ocrrcy connected
with he landed interest sill paironize II
ex.n,ivelv the general public seem Il
Gale much less about i, than they used tt
10 The great buIk Of lbe visitors consls
of the good folk from the shres, and o
these fear i. mus. BE- said that while vi
are pleased 10 see their broad rudy
oeaming faces. we shall be shi heIte
pleased to see their backs.
Notwithstanding he denial thus weel
nv the wSr , FL e OF the report tha
idi,ional British tronps would be sen. II
Eyyp-, preparations are making in I'M
department, of the government Tor III
ii.,..,ch Of forces to tht: country. Ever,
fl TT is making to ascertain how man
r ops c n be spared f.om the regime n,
4 home and a: what time they can be GO
readv to go forward. General s;epbenso
nd General Sir Evelyn Wood have bet
,en, warnings 10 The government that ID
Egyu,ian forces at the disposal OF ID
shedive are insufficient TO either relleT
Knartoum or to march on Berher. lof
Duff lin, he British ;,mb t>s7dor At Cor
f.r,ntinople. has been in communicate
with tie polt touching n "dSisahi'it1
sent ME Ia recruit the Egypl'n army b
,p- enlistment Of A,biaps, and Circ-ssiau'
rre Sultan is unwilling to grant his IN
nd sane, ion to the plan. bnr urges inste'
he e.pedieney Of s-n'ling " Tai k'7
r,n,insent to Egypt a, the expense Of II
E,yp,ian treasury. the monty 10 ne SUI
II ird from a loan advanced by Englan'
In hs,venf OF the failure ct the Sultan
1--WE his permission 10 the sch' ne p'ot-'
II hy Lord Duff rim. it will imPos>lh
, comfy with Sr EFelyn Woi d
u,nd tbs, the army lie Strengthen n
~ he albion Of Two thousand Che
.;ar. AUGusr