The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-01

 l ent year will be just ss prosperous. THE AMERICAN GIRL AND THE LONDON BUS DRIVER. | An American girl gorgeously ar herself next to the driver of the bus, and immediately entered into conver- sation with him, writes W. L. Alden, | in the London Leader.
 Says, mister" she began. you don't ! mind my talking to you, do your Not all all, num-" he replied. Pm here to talk with the lydies. Some folks thinks I'm ere to drive. but that's a mistake"
 T just love to ride on the top of the stage" continued the girl Now, in our country we don't have any seats on the outside of the stages! think your plan is. much better. don't you?"
 NO, num-" returned the driver. Chant say as do. When there's pas sengers on the top of the bus we driv- CTS don't get chanst for a nap. Now, in. rainy weather, when the top Is clear of passengers we can sleep all the wye from Victoria to Liverpool street."
 You don't mean to say that you ever go to sleep while you're driving" ex- claimed the girl.
 70! It's all roight miss You see, the 'osses knows what to do. They goes along as sensible as Christians-and sight more sensible, for they minds their own business and don't bother other folks
 My" said the girl, T never should I have thought 1t possible. However. I'm l glad you're not asleep just now, and hope you won't mind pointing out the IA -r Now, whats that column right ahead | of us?"
 That, mum, is Lord Roberts col umn. You see, his statter on the top only has one harm" Matrimonal Disadvantage. | That's so. I know the poor man had lost his arm. but didn't know that you folks had put uu column in honor of him. We started in to put up a | triumphal arch to Admiral Dewey when he came back from the Philip pines. but he got married before 1t was finished. and then we sort of soured on him."
 Just so. num-" said the driver. Quite nachral, I'm sure" | Now, what's that building?" asked the girl pointing to Charing-cross sta- tion.
 That's Buckingham Palace. miss," answered the driver. "The Kings bed room is the corner room on the fiust | floor. I often see i'm leaning out of the wlnder and smokin' of is pipe in the morning about 6 o'clock. 'Es an early l riser, e is," And which is Queen Alexandra's replied the driver; "and in course you cabnt see 'em from ere I ssWell I dnn't think if's a yary rrnt ty palace for a King said the Amer- can. Now. our White House, where the President lives. Is twice as pretty And why does the King allow so many cabs in. his front yard? I shouldn't | think he would let a cab inside of his | think he would htm hannah maorlomo gates"
 "Them's cabs belonging to his Minis | ters and other folks that's come to call on him." said the driver. You see them boxes on the growler standing in | front of the middle door? They belong to Joe Chamberlain, who has been stop ping at the palace for the week. end, | and is just goin back to his own house | I know them boxes we'll, for l see 'em | every Monday at just about this hour"
 Opening For Joe.
 70! That Is interesting" cried the girl. T do so admire MT. Chamberlain. You know, Lady Chamberlain Is an American girl, and we think in Ameri- ca that MT. Chamberlain Is the smart est man in England"
 "Yes. num-" replied the driver. He's just the sort of man you'd nachrally admire over there. He ought to go over and be your President"
 Now, that's a nice building" said the girl pleasantly as the bus rolled by Somerset House. What may that be?''
 That, num-" said the driver, "is the Salvation Harmy 'eadquarters. There s Gen. Booth 'imself standing at the hentrance in his uniform. He spends
 the ole dye there, watchin' for a chanst to ketch some vagabond and drag him
 hinside and save him by force. He does lot of good, does the hold Gen. eral."
 That ns most interesting" said the girl T did so want to see the General;
 but he don't look as old as I supposed
 he was"
 , "E's a good deal made up" replied
 the driver. And he's shaved his beard ' litely. Now, you see that man 'urryin
 along the pivement. with a big book : under his arm? That's Lord RosebeYry as you must of card of. That's the , book he's been making on the Durby
 
 bets"
 T think it's awful the way you Eng fish people bet on horse races" re-
 marked the girl, Think it's wrong to bet"
 So 1t is, mum, unless you've got a moral" replied the driver. 1T masaipst
 all betting on a hauncertainty As you
 sye, 1t ain't roight." Vivi Section. There's a real pretty building" ex-
 claimed the girl as the Law Courts 7 came in sight. DO tell me what 1t is' That's an 'orspital. num-" said the driver. Its the great ospital where l they cuts up hanimals, and folks. too : vividsection. they calls It. Those mer : goin' in and bout with wigs and gown: Is the doctors. They wears that sort oi
 costume to prevent hinfection"
 Do they. indeed?' said the girl. 'T don't believe in vivisection but I dc admire to see a big hospital. Now, if . had an accident, and broke an arm, or C lirnh anvthtoe of fhot lripd I