La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27


that We can say "tuppence 4 p'ny"
or three q pence" quite as Eiibly
- II We were natives. And when
We are told to change cars At "Bi.
ker Street." or "Icre Line" We
know It means Baker Street or
Acre Lane" Our long sound Of
a 10 almost Invariably 20 nearly
like our long T. that II was some
time before We could readily under
stand people. The flower women on
the street always say Penny
bunch. sweet violets, tike bunch
lidy" When you ask your way OF
policeman. ne always says. when he
means the end OF the street. go to
the bottom" or the top, Of the
street. as the case may be. and turn
TO the right or left. Which end Of
the street should be the top. and
which the bottom, have never been
able to make out except as indicat.
ed by the person.
The conservatism OF the English
people is very noticeable. but In
nothing more than In their method
OF heating. They still cling to the
old fireplace In each room. There
u no doubt that an open fire IL
very cheerful to sit by. but II is
surely an extremely wasteful method
Of heating in these days when 10
much Is said OF conservation Of fuel.
Not only that. but the work Of light
Ing fires and cleaning out the ashes
from 30 many rooms is considerable.
to say nothing OF the dust and smoke
that is emitted into the air. IL Is
no wonder that London Is so smoky.
The housetops fairly bristle with
chimney tops. From the car window
one day saw no fewer than six
teen chimneys coming up from one
roof In space OF about as many
square feet. and there were others
on the same roof too. II Is said that
there are about $4,000 tons OF SCOT
III tut bue'ts vi
annually. and I believe II.
Another old time custom is the
wearing Of the powdered wigs that
" are familiar with only through
or illustrated histories Of colonial
uass. o. all stats occasions the
Lerd Mayor and other civic officials
arees In their gold.trimmed suits and
long powdered wigs. and one almost
feels that be 10 gone back some
hundred years or more.
There are several days that will
stand out In November As specially
TO be remembered. On the sth. Guy
Fawkes Day. poor children and some
larger people too are allowed freedom
20 beg publicly. and as you go along
the street you are met constantly by
groups OF 'berrars" carrying eff
giles OF Guy Fawkes. OF the gun
powder plot fame" and box for
pennies. These effigies are made as
ugly as possible. and often a person
II dressed up and carried about
On the 9th Of November Is the
''i.ord Mayors Show" as II II call.
ei. A Lord Mayor Is elected every
year. and installed into office on
this day. part OF the ceremony being
q great procession. This year the
procession was very fine. showing
off to good advantage military and
civic officials In full uniform. The
lAttcr part OF the procession WAS
representative OF the different his.
toric periods through which England
has come. beginning With the M.
teenth century. Different companies
were dressed TO represent the dif.
Sesent periods. There were Sir
Francis Drake and bis followers. Lord
Nelson and bis sailors. John Cabot
and his explorers. sesmen Of differ.
eat types and people Of all stations
-vigs being . very prominent part
Of the costumes. OF course we saw
the retiring Lord Mayor - well -
The incoming one. In bis coach and
tosf.
On the iith Of November We were
privileged to see tho king and queen
.uf England. - they were starting
On their way to india We stood
with Thousands Of others along the
Sidewalk for some time In the chilly
nernins air for some time before
tAs carriage passed In which wcrc
The king and queen with the Primo"
& waics and Pri..es. Mary, They
afs . very nae looking family. The
Qussn was ~ modestiy drcsscd ~ IN
oslinafy citiscn. Indeed there was
~ - marh display In their car.
riass - In those Of the peopls &C.
oo0panying them. The queen u
VEN kind and charitable woman and