Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-30

boots. ANA then, TOO, the houses in Lon
don are so tall that they shade the streets
till midday The spirits of the place live
in the highest parts of some of the build
ings, where men never go, and day and
night utter a wailing sound probably
chimes in the churches. |"
Chief. "What kind of a country is Eng
land? What grass grows there?"
Young man. 81 never saw any country,
and there is no room for grass to grow.
went to many parts of England, but never
saw any open country, such as we have
here, But travelled so fast my eyes were
puzzled
Chief. "How?"
Young man. sin a wagon, drawn by
another wagon, but how, could never I'M
derstand, and yet, much faster than
horse can go. In this country, when you
want to be quick, you ride on horse; but
there you take the horse with you into the
wagon and he feeds as he travels"
Chief. THAT is too much for MS.
What is it you say?'
Young man. zone wagon, in which
they use hot water to make it 90, draws
many others, and goes so fast that a horse
cannot keep up; and SO you take your
horse into the wagon with you. When
you have reached the place you are going
to you mount your horse and ride about to
finish your business quick, in time for the
return of the wagon; then you put him in
again and take him home with you"
Chief. "Are there any cattle in Eng
land?n
Young man. "There are none in this
country. | never saw COW give milk, or
a fat OK, till | went to England. And
then, too, it was in London that | saw
beef"
Chief. "Where did it come from?"
Young man. 81 inquired about that very
point, and was told that oxen were brought
from distance in wagons-those wagons
that go so fast, being drawn by the hot
water wagon. In England oxen don't
draw wagons, but ride in them. | have
seen herds of them coming into London
on the tops of the houses, the road being
built there because there was no room for
it on the EARTH
Chief. "When you began, young man,
we asked you not to pour lies upon us; we
are no longer children"
Young man. 81 tell you what | saw;
add nothing of my own"
Chief. "You said the cows give plenty
of milk in England"
Young man. eyes, one there gives as
much as a kraal full would here; the milk
er tires before the milk is finished"
Chief. GLOW much is the money that
buys them?"
Young man. "Many pounds are paid
for one; but London is the place where
money is made; they don't look at it there
Are the London people rich?' Many
are, and many are poor. In such a great
place there is all that is beautiful and all
that is bad. How is a rich man known in
England?' He is not rich who has not
been obliged to build a house to keep his
money in; saw many large houses in
London built for nothing but to keep mon
ey in"
Chief. "Did the English notice you
black people much?"
Young man. "They noticed us because
We were black, for | saw they never no.
ticed each other
Chief. "Did you ever hear any news
while you were there?"
Young man. Eyes: the English we've
at war with another nation. Where was
the fighting carried on?' 1t was over the
sea. | heard that the English never al
lowed any fighting in their own land. When
ever they fight they go and meet the enc
my in their own country
Chief. They understand fighting who
DO that. But did you see the Queen?"
Young man. Eyes; we were taken to
her house, which is very large surrounded
BY high walls and guarded by soldiers.
While we were waiting in the large room
where she receives people who come from
other countries, many belonging to the in
side came to look at us. Presently we
perceived, from all the gazers leaving us,
hat the Queen was coming. When she
appeared we saluted her with our 'Bavete'
the Zulus' royal salute] though, at first,
We thought ourselves not very far from the
,dge of a precipice; but when she spoke |
,ur fears ceased. One of our conductors
vas then called to explain to her all about
IS; and she asked me many questions |.
bout our country and people, as Chaka, |
'ande, the Iulus and others. But who |
an tell all we saw there, the bnild- !
ngs, the Queens carriage, the dress of her |
men, the trappings of her horses, the sta
lies i'll which her horses are kept, her SOL |
iers, and guards with metal covers to
heir heads, and riding their black horses?"
Chief. you said you saw other white
ationsn
Young man. Eyes, we crossed the sea
nd saw the French, the Belgians, Ger
lans, Prussians, and all their great places,
7hich in their houses are like London,
hough in size they are but children to
er."
Chief. "Did you recross the sea and 90
ack again to England?"
Young man. Eyes, but one of our par
Y died in Berlin"
Chief. "What more did you see in Eng
Ind?"
Young man. ~ saw more than can
al you, and yet | saw nothing. Some of
ur party stayed behind because they want
! to see more. l saw men ascend into the
Sies and go higher than the eagle | saw
ogs carry letters and monkeys fire off
lns. | saw horse dance to a drum, and.
hen he had finished, make a bow to the
eople who were looking at him. l saw
ephants, sea'cows, tigers and crocodies
wing in houses. | saw living snakes
andled by human hands. l saw a boa
'il himself round an Englishman and
Ike the mans head into his mouth, and
len uncoil himself when he told him to
} so. | saw men standing on their heads
nd walking on their hands for money, and
lid my own money to see them do it,"
Explanations of ''Hau! haur' followed
lis string of wonders, "By Chakar said
lie of his hearers, ''the young man is in
snting now. Where did the men get
ings who went into the skies?"
Young man. "They did not go up with