Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Great Nove|ist's Account of
Journey by Coach and Rail
Printed for First Time.

Al the very mornen when she entire
English speaking world is preparing IL
celebrate the one hundredth %aanivsr-
sary OF the birth OF William Makepeace
T~hackeray. a remarkable ~ThackHray
discovery has been made.
Among the archives in the possession
OF the great novelist's family his
daughter has found the hitherto N
published and undiscovered manuscript
In which ~Thackeray gives a character
i~sttcaliy charming and humorous ac-
count OF q journey By coach and rail
through N. vast of England in the
4os. BY special arrangement with
Lady Ritchie this complete manuscript
first sees the light in the pages CT
Harpers Magazine. in which some OF
T~hackerays early novels were origin
Ally published as serials.
Note by Lady Ritchle:-My father
used to keep nan Of his papers in q
square mahogany box which his pub
fishers had once given him. and there
for years the note books ave re-
manned. together with the various dia-
RES and the sketch books and scraps
OF manuscript and packets Of letters:
there I have gone from time to time to
consult the past and his written words
ane to clear up the various questions
and problems which have arisen
When l was asked II any manuscript
remained which might be OF interest to
feaders. I remembered the story of the
knights Of Borsslien" and. looking for
u, l u folded up in the same parcel
another manuscript which had been
atso put away By him and forgotten
TIL now and which Is here given. In
q corner OF an octe. page he had writ
len "Cockney Travels" Perhaps he
never even read i; again after writing
1t down Wri,ing-especiaily In his
Early da5s-ame TO him az naturally
a. thinking did The Impressions arose
continuously following one upon an
oiner. be must sometimes have writ
zen. being alone. for cornpanionship. for
Ills own satisfaction as well as at the
calls Of his profession. Though he
knsw the worth of his work, he set lit
70 store upon the details OF il. and
..N - designs and drawings came to
tss pencil. so the images OF life passed
fe:eT> htYI II were recorded.
y ves after this little journey that
Fish sketch Book" Then followed
"Cornrin to Cairo and Barry Lyn-
.oa," the many plans and projects Of
maj time in their turn. and as likely
as NOT h -Cockney Travels" passed
from his mind 1t NiiI be seen that
now and again there are passages and
of great beauty and feel
Ing IN these chapters He was in
trouble at the time. but how charm |
i!axiy h aspects Of the world appear !
his kind eyes. Take the de- |
scr1ptton OF the country round about |
Iintern abbey. or that sketch OF The |
Sonny Thatch interior. It all seems
painted In bright harmonious color as |
read. not In black and white only.
Spseuiations in . Railway Carriage.
II IL certain that In the midst of
al the speculation. delightful as it is,
ten minutes pause at Swindon. where
!aefe are twelve young women be-
mind q cOuntef covered with all sorts
good things which money may buy
ten minutes stop at Swindon is by no
means a disagreeable Interruption to |
those who either have eaten no din
or have had III good fortune to
eaan An appetite since that meal. The
ut1le QuAkerB come back munching bis |
cutts, h red whiskered hero wipes |
Away from his lips the froth of a pint
OF Dublin stout. a slight attempt at |
genera! conversation takes place. which
- carried on for q while pretty brisk |
and audibly. because the Great
western seems to have over other lines
OF road this advantage. that one can
speak without shouting, and be heard |
Toe. 70 excellently smooth and COM
lorta0ie are the carriages and the path |
over which they travel. But hush. In
AItC CuISSO GnKI0o &oY9 1
I'D his horrible shrek. We enter into |
q tunnel three miles long. clap. clap.
Tue great engine gailops through the
i!uHlenSe pa6Sage-Fendered visible hy |
me c1frtage lamps. the darkness flashes |
swiftly by y0u-all attempts 1T con-
are vain I declare l think
y 10 wicked to talk as one is rushing |
trough n Of those awful cayeens
wisn mountains piled above. and I have
Out 2 poor opinion OF the quality Of 4
mans courage who can pass through
tuch places without silence and awe. Al.
2 ~ people think At to take ne yee
CRIMINALS. these frightful tunnels
ton. = man might be. placed upon the
sop 8 q carriage with his back, for
!nefcy-s sake. VIC will say, to the dar4l. |
COOKING At the light growing fainter a
the tunnels end. and the horrible |
closing round and conquer
i; and-somewhere in the midst |
~ me place just when the light |
machire might be fixed. calculated to
axe the patient at the neck. and
Seainst II The rushing engine would |
cu!le- and It might scream and
yeal Al the while in its own horrid un-
earthly fashion and when Il issued
euS into the light again the nan would |
no more. and y no y could 80 the
murder done upon hin. But this Il
a!WayD n1d g b maW11Dh sentiment
slley:: Well.l With NO man HANGED. M
0unaoto deotf0s 600 no farther than thst |
I cooSea1 honestly that I ~
ta.1seAed Y 90 OF those diaboaicalI
49,. o1neee Mhtch = very likely /
-. 80 sentmsAeattty and weakness.
~ = ~ g aearrsa with ,thess rapsd
eert0oo which the aRo = makine ~ |
eAyeody leok hack 10 the der oI6 |