Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-15

| by express and wire for your baggag,
then. We leave here for New YorI
on tonight's train
| A few minutes later agreements hat
been signed and | was sound asleep
to be awakened at l o'clock for fine
dinner of fried chicken with strawber
ries and ice cream. to which it IL
| needless to say l did full justice.
Mr.. Baldwin was spending the Sab
bath with his parents and members o.
the family. with most of whom I was
| acquainted, and / enjoyed my short
stay with them and left with many
good wishes.
Since then / have been constantly
on the go-St. Louis. New York. via
the Deutschland, the fastest passenger
vessel afloat, to Plymouth, by rail
from there to my present quarters
here in London.
The incidents of the trip across and
my two days experience in London
with the shopkeepers and English
money, my visits to the museum and
other points will be detailed in my
next letter.
""S Just
wreck in western New York, which
telescoped twelve freight cars and
necessitated another transfer Wait.
ing for the transfer train, I gathered
wild Strawberries by the side of
the track. This last made
three wrecks just missed on my way
across the continent. The rest of the
fellows ] have so far met say am a
Jonah" but having successfully ar.
rived so far, l am hopeful for the flu.
ture.
The country all the way was a
blooming garden with abundant crops
on every hand. From Plymouth to
London. however. easily surpasses any
thing in America in the way of beau
tiful landscapes. farming lands and
gardens. Every inch is utilized. and
the section is said to be the garden
spot of England. Space for space, as
l said. 1t surpasses anything in Amer
lea, but l could not help thinking that
it was only the garden spot of Eng
land after all. The journey clear
across this tight little isle. distance
of 247 miles, occupied just five hours.
including stops. whereas I had jour
neyed for days across American fields,
not so highly cultivated and improved.
to be sure. but impressive from their
extent. The garden not of county.
not of state. not of America only.
but the garden of all the world. And
there was room there to breathe.
Street cars are not used in Londor.
but instead there are hundreds of ON
nibuses. An omnibus is Kind Of
a large square box on wheels. used in
the streets of London chiefly for the
obstruction of other vel.;cles; it is
also used to carry people about from
place to place. Its most important
characteristics are advertisements
and bright-colored paint. Il is drawn
by two horses. driven by man who
sits in little recess at the front of
the concern. just below the top. An
other man stands on platform at the
back, whose duty it is to call out
"Lippool Street Benk," and to assist
old ladies into the interior. Seats
are placed inside the bus and on the
roof Those on the roof are reached
by winding staircase, up which it
is by no means easy to travel owing
to its steepness and a sudden bend
at the top. A very curious fact in
that it has always been the practice
of drivers. from the very first intro
duction of omnibuses. to restart the
horses just as some unfortunate pass
enger has got half way up. The re-
suit of this sudden move forward is
to make the unfortunate one grab wild
ly at the rail, and wonder whether 1t
is safer to stay where he is or attempt
to gain the top. He usually set
ties it by hanging on like glue to the
rail, stumbling blindly upward, catch
ing his toe in the top stair, and pitch
ing forward into the nearest seat.
During the journey he spends most of
his time in wondering how on earth
he is going to get down.
A very fine view of peoples hats,
first floor fronts and shops can be had
pecially on a clear day, when the
farther end of the street you are in
can be distinctly seen, provided, of
course, the way is clear in front.
The breeze. too, is very refreshing;
but it is advisable not to ride outside
an omnibus in straw hat. The wind
has a fondness for straw hats which
is proverbial; and ] know of no bet
ter place to tempt the wind in this re-
spect than the top of bus. 1t is
quite n common sight in London to
see "A bareheaded, breathless, cursing
man rushing in and out among the
traffic in pursuit of a runaway hat
And it doesn't look much like hat
either. when the horses have finished
with it. Besides, it leads to great
profanity on the part of the owner
when he has rescued 1t, especially
when he discovers that the brim is
missing and there's a hole in the top
Hat-hunting would be nice healthy
sport If you could get new one fol
about twopence but you can't, and
you must take as much care of your
headgear as you can, and let the sport
go.