New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
SOME OLD-TIME LETTERS.
WRITTEN BY Il. 5. JAFFRAi.
HE SPEAKS OF TIE QUEEN As ArRfTrY LITTLE
GIRL-CUsToMs HALE A CENTURY AGO.

day OF the many changes which took place I'D the
lives Of their fathers. Mr. Jaffrny, when young
man. wrote letters to a friend member OF inc same
boat club. which have been preserved Two Oh
them published herewith. and with them are
given two Illustrations from the pen oil Mr. Jah''S'
which should be particularly interesting at TINS umc
when the political campaign has begun LOT THESE
sketches made by Mr.. Jafroy referred 10 aho'her
HarfsOn-thc "Tippecanoe and Tyler. TOO. HAITI
son. grandfather Of General Benjamin harIison'
President. like his grandfather. OF the ohi'eo
states and, as all good Republicans hope and expect
the next President, too.
The letters speak for themselves:
London. May %, 1899.
Dear Johnson Il arrived here rather more man
month ago, after remarkably pleasant voyase OF
twenty days 20 liolyhead where sndru' bso U,
from that to Liverpool the top OF the mall lhiouen
the beautiful mountain scenery Of North Maies' o.cr
the Mena Bridge through conway ,,S nox sa Snd snow
den whose summit buried In the clouds, "oheu
like miniature Mount Blanc. ,,o. n, a.. ro,con
Among the passengers was a member OF ,ne faioo"
Club. of Philadelphia. and member Of the ,hpsey.
have frequently, since my arrival, taken a d pun
In the beautiful fairy wherrics 30 peculiar to Lo1oIn
they are generally about 81 IT, long and from 8 ~
10 IT, vide running up to long sharp PTn' ri a
the bow and having only a moderate floor Inc 'p
lowing rough sketch viii give You some idea OF u, H.
They all built Of oak the panks about an e's ,
Of an inch thick and though slight, they last slr
prlsingly well. They cost about 125, and " wcre
not for the difficulty ard expense OF aending n TL
are two other kinds OF boats here: Fanhics' ana
skirs,' the former sharp at both ends and Yer, yer
lated to carry sail though defend me from sailing
in Of them without life prcSeryer,i LhssG
green Inside and are the most beautiful that eyer
saw. They ac, however, much better calculated Tor
lent republican water, Of New York
Jenny the jewel sent me the beautiful report o Oh
Mcssrs. OFlanagan d Gould. day or TWO SINE.
They yet onIc poctIcn in come parts though in others
they do not treat the Quecn's English In very tg
.pcctful manqcr do not think ] must can ',,iy
confess that they have much improved our Consutu
ton O,oat clubs. That article forblddlng Invita-
tons 10 be either given received is I'm my opinion
in tho highest degree Liberal and unsoclal
What glorious success the EXPERIMENT v 81
Of nincums We must all have been non TO try II be
fore when 1t simple was at the a" inrso OF
.,camShip ever butt She IS o7t feet long. 400 tons
and 500 horse power. she IS Intended To ply be
tween New-Nork and London, and can accomho 'ie
ONT into the river she looked rs biR as the rem,
,yvana, and In fact She IS considerably longer II
James " Webb and James q. Bennett. those two
elegant youths. were there and attended the dihhcr
20 - 10 Paris In day or t7c and shall probably
be in New York about the Isl Of AugHst; NV N ,,,
hammer out some fresh Pearl McoNIc., though ]
hirbcst order. win quite have cut nc out long be
fore that time have song In hand about yon
Long Thomas has been often sung, perhaps more than
And Iarray. thanks to Merritts Muse, has also had
But johnson's name unknown to fame, has been n
So now with your permission I'll about him sing a
Chorus: with hi, sober phz such quiz never, sure.
seen.
quite long for one Of our Social Blkica-drinks at
FIoyds and to hear we'll known ehruSes, mp.
CHIP. Cherry Chow and "Wth his long legs bett"f
MADAME Ncstrie IS about to pay you visit, iou
must 20 and her by all means. she u m *
cnt tres Matthews,
OF the alc Mr.. Matthews. goes out with her lie
Tel John r White that be must begin to make
preparations for hi. journey with mo neA' Htob.r %
The south. We shall 60 In Currcle ana astonsh ths
natives hope his wbiskerS are IN their uslllI eOn
Remember me most kindly tn all the Pearls, and
believe me, yours very truly.
EDWARD S. JAFFRAY.
little trl Her birthday occurred the other day. and
The civ was splcnddly Illuminated lon must Ger
tainly make arrangements TO come hcro'' WIN nc
next year.
Augusta, Georgia, Dec. il. 1887.
Nv dear Doctor: Hero am, safe md sound vim
out having been blown up, drowned or upset nCn
stopping except for half day Mt Washington {"
view the Hons AID hear the aleatorS spah in 20n
rrfc. through Philadelphia, Baltimore. Wn-hngton,
fredericksburg Richmond Petersburg, '"eieh, ray
ettcvile ChuraU Camden Columbia TO ms place.
where | arrived on TUESDAY the l2th. at ! p: M
having been week and IN hours on IA" journey
As far the Roanoke IvSr the ,yelnnS Is per
the world but from that point u augusta IL Is about
as bad ~ well be imagined There Is zoo me,
II railroad. 200 miles OF steamboat ana UlIN oul
miles Of staging "a Gascn but from that point 1t J.
90 miles Of uninterrupted stage travelling hfht ana
day slept (D four nichi, succc~lNcN III 'he
coach. previous TO my arrival here. was very Wuch
ple:scd with Washington. PENNSYLVANIA ave. !,
noble street and the Capitol /, very ilnc building
and being placed on n hnl. Is from every side
AID command II very extensive Wow ~ inc sur
rounding country. Richmold the great tobacco mart I
ma uef 4. A
lame River. howc,cf which flows rs,5t ii, IL one Of
uaHgaldc even for a canoe. above the lower part Z"
The country through which we passed after leav
ing the Roanoke IS the most unintcrc~tng ever saw
II IS through M am0.t uninterrupted wod lhe
chief natural productions appear TO be pine Tres
i'nT onlv prospect for about 900 miles. relieved oc
casionally by miserable log hus, In the middle Of the
forest, where stopped 20 feed Nv the by. talking
of feed the Pearls would have been In clover hero for
they give u hot cakes morning noon and night 90
4 man. however, must have a strong stomach 10
digest The horrible compounds furnished hero fpr eat
inr coffee made Of mud and water-eana rr,p,'r
lions. beef chat tastcs hkG holsc," ppF MIN
crease aud dri-cookcd and served MP bv nly mcprrS
Of both vegetables none broad none cN"rp noa
rascaly compound made % corn ~m'h n,', HOY P,,
nj ali / certainly should not have lived long, t
luckily The feed Is better IN I'M. gooi nv ,oms %
s post,@Ic who IS very decent fellow h" is very
good looking and, on the strength OF IT, has So' "'H'
have advertised our boat. describing II as 81. inc
.fastnst boat in the United states Of s length VIM.
com t,Enk Of that7 The fastest boat here Is tho old
Winarva which Is looked up b. as model OF pcrlec
,ion have Informed the folks that we WOMB ens r,
,n round her once per minute on long s'r"tn. .nos
n,d race here some time ago from the Lower hr"s.
10 the upper Bridge. distance Of about mile. a,a
There were three boats started ana the piiHc'
stver cup given by the theatre manager Wa tah,n
hv the Minerva she having performed ~ distance o I'll
no Incredibly short time OF twenty minutes "nIi
from some Of my friends here that there are s' ~
cInus who have MT yet got bpa''. nm .a'o
fachIon came in some four or I'VE months 1 hEV
enifn
NV mai the price If our boat. S3''. Is abnvb ,n
limit and scarcely think shall succeed In selling MT
A. cotton Is 50 low 49,, 4, ,
The savannah River Il just rising ana there !, a
,ora stock Of cotton lying here and nj HAMBURG Which
is the srburb In south carolina "'''i"s INV "'''
~ the big boats from savannah. , a.,
4, Hamburg ! saw a novel sght TO me. q stanu ~
Ga, ~ al" of slaves brought there for the ueofsih
nlon,crs 20 purchase the laws Of G'ora iorhn u"
tnng taken into the state for sale The mars W.T."
r,nred along on one bchch anu n,
female women on hno'Wr;, , ur's,' c1ean
a. an their nnery and really lOohing cPf,m
and decent Bnt the scene exci'es many unpeannn'
rencctions II Is terrible 10 onr fellow cfei'urc'
hrnnyt TO market for sale like beasts OF the ned a