Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-19
W(akema2's U(a3deriDQs.
ODD INCIDENTS or FOREIGN TRAVEL AND
OBSERVATION

LoNDoN, August S, 1895. My first
visit to Epping Forest, probably the
greatest holiday resor, In the world was
made In a cosiermonger's cart, in which
I held proprietary interest, had been
Tor some weeks plying the subtle arts Of
the coster with my good coster friends,
Sumpsy Jem and his wife Becky and !
am proud to say with excellent financial
success. We had fought our way from
coster poverty ard ignominy to cosier
anlucncc and aristocrcy by a CONNER.
cially wise distribution OF vegetables,
fish, flesh and fowl, and were now in a
way to enjoy the fruits Of sobrie,y, dill.
gcnce and ihrit Is well.earned day oS
recreation and rest, without the
grim outlook beyond Of rcmorse tramp.
ling with lis sieely strides on tho heels
Of ill.considered Joy.
Nothing could have been more com.
plcie or more tidy than our preparations
for the pleasant event. at our habiiation
III Bell Lane. lem washed, oiled and
polished our cart. rubbed the rusty cor.
onets Of our secondhand harness, and
groomed our spirited donkey named
Bolivar, until, as Jem Justly remarked,
9TH make their heyes ache to hobserve
It's ere turnout, so Il will, A bloomin'
wicount couldn't match this 10, no
feafl" Becky had lher hands and heart
full in arranging her own get up,
whose observable component parts CONF
prised high.heeled shoes, a secondhand
velvet gown, which originally never
graced less than the form Of a countess
or singer in "the 'alls, and a massed
forest Of huge. waving ostrich above her
richly oiled and clouted bangs OF size
and front hair while my own immedi'
ate assignment Of duty was to hll the
hampers agalns, that delicious hunger
which comes to all city folk from a day
Of pleasure in the woods and fields.
had what lem called "a blnomin'
cafty blanchy," and used H. Two OF
Our largest costcr baskets were our
hampers. In these had slowed a meal
which Becky insisted was FIT tor her
Majesty Queen Nictohey, NJ Hascott"
There were Juicy slices Of cold roast
beef and a JOINT uf mutton had found
NJ snug publIc-house In the Strand
quarts Of shHmps as sweet and pink rs
a new baby's hngertips, dozens Of
sandwiches hiding lovely slices OF
tongue, tender mackefol ! had myself
grillcd to a crisp as'brown as FROST
touched maple leaf; Roquciort cheese
"w'ich," as Jcm truly said. made
Cheddar turn green W, - "%i rallows
,Seim,le firu was put out by p ,,si
no,.J,sr before any consider. sh am
M yc,sas done. a Is said that the lin
',cc,s seen running from the piece
| Ihorl question shortly before .Yd.bits
| ,yli e discovered. NOR 10 the
real quality; ai0ng with cold tea by the
/ Jug iull, aud few dark'looking, chunky
| bottles OF ale, tribute to Jcm's alice
/ ton for Becky and a cunning provision
for himself for on this point lie had
approached me with confidence, genuine
feeling aud wise insight into the social
requirements Of a London East End
coster girl.
"Wars the use" he said with almost
a tingc of bitterness, In his sturdy plea,
"w'ats the use a leavin' out the wet3 A
real London ladys no moor good at a
! houtn', 'thout victim er up bit, than a
COW 'thout ninnin' water. Wy, m all
| them yer rich, dry whites ID cracFlc
| Bcckys constitushun inter kindlefs aiorc
night, thout a sup o. wet AT Amp
stead er Hopping, give a CONAN wal
she's used ter, an plenty hoi H. n no
fear. she'll make folks 'arpy were she
| bidesl"
lem was a sight in his new ,clobber d
| cleaning rows of buttons and stunning
"kingsman." Becky was no less a sight
In her grand gown and feathers. Bolivar
was even a more interesting sight In his
sleek coat and wonderful decoration, d
portion Of which comprised feathers
| waving from his trembling ears, a set o
| false whiskers depending from his
shaggy chin, with bright ribbons crossed
and rccrosscd about his nimble legs
and Sprat, n tiny coster lad without re-
corded ancestry, who often accompanied
us on our daily hawking adventures and
slept In our cart at night, who was this
! day to be our "codchy and vally' COM
bined, clad In lem's everyday Jacket
waistcoat and "kingsman," was a sight
OF alom.like habilitated matter one sell
dom IN n whole lifetime beholds,
Indeed we we're altogether such d
sight that, as we finally sailed forth, the
denzens of Bell Lane, Shoredltch, were
so pleased with our appearance and 50
enthusiastic over our various gracious
returns Of their hearty enComiums
which included occasional showers o.
halfpennies among the Bell lane raga'
muffin youths, that this admiration loi
our spirit In so gaily unfolding the gal
lantry of the thoroughiare was at length
expressed in enthusiastic cheers. These
encouraged Sppt TO lauup Bolivar ial
beyond his wont or deserts. Tn,
donkey thereupon took most OF his
whlskers and all Of his biz firmly be-
tween his teeth. Then, after lifting SPIRAL
out OF his temporary box with his nimbl.
heels, he straightway broke into a fierce
cantcr, never checking his furious pace
| until he ran hcad.iotemost into the OLD
| Stoke Newington church wall. ANel
alighting here over each others heads
| we took time 10 feassure Bolivar OF the
peaceful nature OF our expedition, read
our ambitious coachman a highlyspiced
custcr warning, made some slight
necessary repairs, gathered together ouI
distributed hampers and their contents
and then proceeded with great calmnes.
and cifcuuspcClon, but none the less
mcrfily. on our pleasant holiday way,
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