Telegram-herald., 1889-12-05
TALMAGE IN FRANCE
Prog.sss OF the Brooklyn Pastors
Pilgrimage.
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EoEz. Nov III t4ts thls where Il L.
ns4ilsd. hard Iravei preventing the con-
piston of my letter relating y Tzlnags
g. France osfors cur zrrfVzl here.
The 1as cd Town % Dover ard IL no
bls cliffs suggested % pr. raimAge zny
quantity q Interesting references, ~lrh
which he entertained royalty not Snly
kls own party, bat svsry BODY else within
the sound q his voice. His post Of van
tags -as on the upper deck Of The squat
ty but powerful steamer which carried
us AcToss the English channel y France.
On The lower deck seasick kness was, as
usual. 80 l understood. tho Ordrr Of the
d4y, 0ut oa the upper deck every body
va hsssning eagerly ~ the doctor elO-
.sf1sncs. Lsnch vas neglected. and pso-
pls Eho had called for ginger als and
sand dNiches permitted their sffeFvescing
bsyerage u spoil rather than. IN the ca
gsTncss q their attention, % lose what
was being sad.
As it appeared, long before when the
frip was expected - end. the boat was
fastened % the stone pier AZ Calais, and
= small army II porters had infested IT,
These fussy fellows insisted on dIssect-
fnz our luggage and taxing ashore piece
meal az the rate Of two cenrines apiece.
We were quite Ia despair as % how 70
make a clearing through the babbling
crowd that surrounded Us on every side,
when a gentleman. his eye oeaming with
Joy, lail hold q Dr. Talmage's arm. and,
with the air II a man confident that he
had found the object 0f his search. very
politely inquired II he had the "horneur
II addressing Mons le Docteur Tai
mache' Having received an az
firmative answer. with gesticula-
tons expressive % ecstatic delight,
he shouted enthusiastically Par
don. call my wife" and of he hur-
red, evidently impeiied by the lauda-
be desire % double mis- joy by sharing it
with bis wife. Ia less time than it takes
to pen these words he returned with a
bright, cheerful looking lady. who at
once shook both Of d. Talmage's hands
(aud mine alsol, and then bestowed the
same mode of appreciation on each Of
the balance Of the party. In the mean
time her husband, quickly aPprehend-
ing the difficulty We were in, owing 70
our ignorance OF French. straightened
tout matters 10 the twinkling Of an eye
o. our entire satisfaction, insisting in
paving out Of his own pockss such
trihiny fees as materially assi,s ones
way in a country whore prospective
gratuities constitute no mean item in the
computation os salaries. Then, taking as
much OF the hand baggage as he could
manage 70 handle he led the way
20 the waiting room, where he
begged permission 20 supply the
ladies with luscious pears and grapes
there on sale, and without waiting for a
reply bought sufficient for the party.
The acceptance Of his friendly Offering
made him feel proud as king. Thus
encouraged. he again took the lead.
carving baggage in both hands and
under both arms 70 the train. where,
taking the guard. or. as we say in Amer
lea. the conductor, 70 a corner, he man
aged. by the aid OF arguments, gesticu-
lations and fees. 70 secure for us the
advantages of a private compartment
from Calais to Paris. thus greatly adding
TO the comfort OF Or. Talmage. who is a
most voracious reader, and who in trav-
cling takes care % acquaint himself
with whatever of historic interest may
be attached 70 the locality through
which be Is passing. Our Frenchman
was an entire stranger 20 the party, and
thus far all we had managed 70 ascer-
tain with regard 80 him was that he was
80 glad Of the honneur % meet Mons. le
Docteur Talmache." Fearing that he
would vanish as suddenly and as unex
pectediy as he had come. and anxious
in some way, 20 acknowledge our in
debtsdness and express our appreciation
of his disiuterested and timely services
Or. Talmage was about 70 say that he
was very thankful. etc. when the
Frenchman promptly interrupted hin
BY saying "Oh. vs ride a little way.
and. suitinx the action 20 the word. he
and his wife. after politely bowing US al
into the compartment. followed anc
closed the door behind them. In an
other moment the train began 20 move
and W. were of.
Our strange friend. who spoke Eng
Hsh imperfeCtlv. vas intensely ferven
IN his utterance. and accompanied hi
words with eloqUently corroborativ'
glances flashing from a pair Of keen
iet black eyes lie addressed Dr. Tai
mage exclusively at the rate Of a volume
a aminute. and never stopped till the trair
arrived at ancient Calais. which is ter
minutes distant from the landing place
known a. new Calais.
His wife. on the other hand, addressed
the whole party. I see the dear woman
before me- as I write these words. She
had SO much to say and was 80 snziou'
that nothing should - left unsaid tha
she fairly choked in her efforts 70 make
herself understood Her English VA
awfullv broken. and in her great anx
fetv to say all that vas IN her mind Z
say she Just iammed her words together
asif thev were under hydraulic pressure
utterly ignoring al rules II punctuation
or pronunciation. Every half miuut'
her memory or tongue failed her IN be-
attempts Cd utter the suitable word II
English. but she would promptly sxtri
cate herself bv using the French squiva
Ient. when she would sweetlv smile
winkinE ar Tire sarae time, as much az q
saY. 500 vou catch crt
We gathered from her extraordinary
discourse and her husbands address t'
Dr. Taimase that thev had been greatly
profitsd ~ reading the Brooslvu scr
suous in The Lcrcon Christian Herald
Not un3srs-snf English theT ha
nsnsxed to carry them selves thrcug
ffarrr with tho All ~ a 6frfirnsrv A|