The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-07

three Welsh members of. parliament, with
request that they procure me seat in
the gallery of the house
"A man who knows any one thing wei.
or IS interested in a special pursuit, may
be sure OF meeting many kindred souls in
London; 1t is the great house of liberation
Tor the Old World. One kind of knowl-
edge always sells high. If man is well in
formed as to his own country or any given
sectlon OF 1t he may be sure that many
men In London are anxious to meet him.
One familiar with the western part of the
United States is warmly welcomed in
scores OF places, and if convivially inclined
ms path IS made rosy" indeed He is
urged TO call at the Office at or "hahf
pawst,' and then to the club or favorite
gTlll room to dine. If at all reticent
brandy and soda is ordered at the start.
These English have a sublime confidence
IN the potency of meat and drink to devel-
op talk; and l begin to think there is
something in it myself
When received as aforesaid, notes to
three members of parliament | felt that |
could read my title clear to seat in the
gallery; but it did not prove so simple a
matter. Two of the members were absent
and the others cards were engaged a
month ahead. Our little squad of Ameri-
cans thereupon delegated Mr.. Keil, of San
francisco, and myself to call on Corssul
General New, not doubling that he, as nv
old neighbor and friend in Indiana, would
DE only too happy, etc. But COL New
promptly responded: 'My dear Beadle, you
might as well ask me for an admission
through the pearly gates of the New Jeru-
salem. There are over 600 members and
that gallery will seat but 200; so in the
natural order each member might get one
ticket in three days"
How about the American Minister"
Well, he receives two tickets day, and
the applications at this season-when there
are seldom less than 10000 Americans in
London-are from 800 to 600 Deep
We did not see Minister Lincoln.
Neither did we get into that gallery. But
we stood longin the rotunda and saw many
well known men and handsome women
go in. The scene is exactly like that about
the door of our congress, and the members
look and act just the same We next tried
the familiar plan which had worked" in
getting us into several forbidden places,
but the guardian of the stairs would not so
much as look at our leader when he osten-
tatiously drew out ''half SOW"
And then startling incident occurred.
As we stood disconsolate a gigantic negro
{siX feet four, if he was one inchl with
Lovely white woman on his arm marched
up with the air of an emperor on parade,
nodded to the guardian with colossal dig
nifty, and sta1ked in as if he owned parlia-
ment house and was negotiating for the
purchase of Buckingham palace. The
lady brushed me in passing. Her dress
was lovely delicate purple silk, and am
positive the cross which cleaned at her
white throat contained five diamonds. The
negro was richly dressed in black. with
white vest and a dazzling array of shirt
front. For full minute the Americans
stood and stared at each other open mouth
ed, and then kentucky" 1--WE often know
each other by the names OF our respective
states broke out:
Great Jehosaphat, Alabam, Did YOU
ever expect to see the like O. that2'
'Aiabam" was too full to reply. but
teeth, lowering brow and a half
groan seemed 20 imply that he
never did. Being myself of southern par
entage, born and reared in region which
was then simply new Kentucky without
slaves, l appreciated their view, for though
| strive to be liberal the old nature. as our
friends of the Inner light" say, hath its
way in me pretty strong as yet. On Sat
urday, there being no session, the public is
to the principal rooms, and was
at the contrast between the mag
nificent building and the ridiculously
quarters allotted to the two
houses, especially the house of commons.
No legislature in America that know of,
state or territorial, is so meanly provided
for, and the average high school room is
lavish in comparison. The members sit on
stiff and uncomfortable benches which
are cushioned, if one may call it that, with
a stiff black something. They face each
other just as the boys did the girls in the
old district school, and when they divide
that is. vote-they rise and march in col
umns on the two sides of q narrow table.
admire the British respect for old forms,
but this is coming it altogether too
strong, don't you know"
j. H. BEADLE.