The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON.

Tho sweetest ballad ever written or sung
a. heard 4 sung BY the sssr-youthful PATTI
the other aftcrnoon--is Home. Sweet Home.
ana TO me. thousands Of miisa away from Il.
those words have sacred signincance which
u entirely lost when We hear Il murdered
by street pianos. For London IN all Its
wealth and England In all It's glory does not
oblitcrate from my mind my loved America.
my people and my home. Some one receutiy
asked me what most liked about England
and repiicd the fact that II makes mo
appreciate America more. Every day spend
In England l become bettAr American
and this to an Englshmani
| Three months, IN London. sesms not more
than no many weeks--thcrs 10 such wealth
OF THINKS TO SEQ. % much Of historical In
terest. 30 much to srasp. all at one sight.
overwhcims ever the bravcst. One thing
see now. ~ look out Of my window In tho
Cecil, is--rain. A. they say In the comic
opera. Let's talk about the weather. but
here II Is really too bad to talk about. Lon
doners pay very litu regard to Jupiter Plu.
vius; they think nothing OF sitting on the
TOP Of penny bus or walking 10 thu tbeater
IN evening drese, In the rain. Us Americans
marvel at II, but they do not seem 10 cat
wet. And sneaking Of penny 'busses, sitting
idea of London-and the cheapest. One has
quite different feeling when tucked away
In corner Of a chilling cab. although cab
fares arc, so inexpensive here thar II ouite
spoils ns, ana when we return to America It
VIII be rather come-down TO ride In trans
beg pardon, mean cabls cars,
In the hansoms here you will always sea 4
horseshoe. doubtless meaning good luck. but
II has been my observation that YOU are In
good luck II you leave the hanson without
being robbed. The London cabby is a person
to conjurc With. II you hand him his fare
with an Indifferent look Just as " you were
used to II. hen tn his weather worn tile
ana drive on; hut II he detects your nation
atty he'll argue with you until You become
so confused that you give him half SOW
creign G2.eo) for sispence ESQ eents)
Cheaper not to argue Tho cabhy is always
thirsty and so is the 'orsc. and by the time
you have bought them both drink and paid
your fare. you have enough left to buy an
evening paper to lnd out when the next ship
sails for home. And the English servants!
Ihey swarm around you like bees whom YOU
're leaving the hotel. The Tipping system
g the most pernicous one here. In Germany
you are supposed to Zee the street ear con-
luctor for letting YOU ride In his car Every
hing Eocs by fleeing in Europe
Al homo we read a great deal about tho
ylorious 'Thames," which can not compare
With our Hudson. but It's the Thames. How
'ver. Il has one phase OF life on It OF which
w Know noth'ng' have spent several de-
'sn'iui sunohys on the river in house
,oa's' and they are enchanting. house on
ne river. where one entertains lavishly--
nSuries, but they must have them. Next
week VIII be tho great regatta at Henley.
fhich espoct to see. English country life
peanuful; the stability OF the English homo
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