The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-15

'just OUT here. And jam, the staple
article for grocery stores in this coun-
try, is not to DO found today. So we
carry off our crackers, and under tho
friendly shade of the hedge we slowly
MUNICH on them.
Our bad luck followed us all through
the remainder of the day, and when we
did find an abiding place for the night
we astonished the household by the sup
per we ate. 1t is only fair to say lust
here, though that this was an exceptional
rule Ill our experiences. and we ascribe
it to the fact that it was Monday and the
good housewives had not refurnished tho
usually well stocked larders after the
Sunday depredations on them.
Reaching Manchester, we had several
letters of introduction to different peo-
pie there. The first person sought we
had no difficulty in finding, and we were
warmly greeted by Mr.. Smith, one of
the leading dry goods merchants of the
city, who was rejoiced to see somebody
coming from America and Brother
john" He piled us with eager questions
i'll regard to the same John and his nu-
merous sons and daughters.
To be sure, was somewhat puzzled
over some of the questions they asked
in regard to their far distant relatives.
as we'll as their ignorance of their pres
ent surroundings. However. as we were
III pleasant quarters and the entire fam
lily were eNerting themselves to enter
tam us. was not disposed to give much
thought to such immaterial matters.
After the O'clock dinner we took our
departure. accepting an invitation to
spend the following day at this delight
full place and drive about the city with
Mrs. Smith and spend the evening at
the opera. The next day we discovered
that this wasn't the Mr. Smith we wero
introduced to by letter at all, but some
body else entirely. To he sure, our new
ly discovered friends had relatives
somewhere i'll America" but they
might Just rs we'll be in Africa as far ms
the matter of our knowing them was
concerned We We're earnestly pressed
not to let that matter interfere in the least
and accept their hospitality just the same
but we concluded that we "hadnt bet
ter and after some hearty laughs over
the mutual mistake we separated.
In fact, we've found by experience
it doesn't much matter whether one
knows Our folks i'll the States" or not
AS long us we come from the same coun-
try where they are it suffices with the
most OF them and insures us pleasant
treatment wherever we go.
Our road from Manchester to Black
pool was. as we had been warned that it
would be, "a bit oop (up) all the way
thlther' And long, hard pull it was
but once there we were we'll repaid.
Blackpool is to England what Newport
Is to America, and gayety and fashion
reign supreme. We were introduced
to some of the prominent citizens of the
place, and i'll conversation with one of
them on the points of interest in the
town he remarked: You'll sec one
thing here that will doubtless be of con-
siderable interest to you, and that is our
electric trans. Now, you go down on
the Main street ere and presently you'll
see tram running along with no appar-
ent means of making it go. 1t moves by
electricity"
Eide coughs significantly while has
ten to assure him that even in benightcd
America they have such things ms
those
He looks at me sternly as if lie really
thought l was fibbing and makes no
further attempt to give me interesting
information, and after Il few questions
on the Chicago fair, on which subject
we are continually being quizzed, he
bows himself OFF,
CARRIE l.. HoDSDON
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