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THE ARRIVAL IN LONDON. Martin, who owned, or pretty nigh owned, several railroads, wuz dretful talkative about the superior merits of our cars, etc. And, to tell the truth, these English cars did see…
WESTMINSTER AND PARLIAMENT HOUSES. I see Captain Cuttle and Bunsby fleein’ from Mrs. McStinger, and Wall’r Boy and his uncle, and Susan Nipper and Toots, and Mrs. Pipchin, and sweet Florence a-walkin…
SAMANTHA SEES A DOCTOR. I hadn’t been in London for more’n a short time before I wuz attacked with a queer feelin’ and pain in my back. It seemed to be the worst on my right shoulder blade. It wuz a …
ST. PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral. Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up ab…
“THE WIDDER ALBERT.” I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there. A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin—“Like as not Victoria will be a-wo…
A VISIT TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Wall, we went to the British Museum. To give any idee of what we see in that museum would take more time, and foolscap paper, and eyesight, or wind and ears than I spoz…
PARIS AND ITS BEAUTIES. Wall, Martin felt and sed that France must be took in by him. He sed that a full knowledge of the French character, the country and the customs and habits of the people, wuz p…
NAPOLEON AND OTHER GREAT FRENCHMEN. One day I told Josiah that I must go to see the Invalides. And he sez, “You better keep away, Samantha; you may ketch sunthin’.” But I explained that I wanted to s…
GERMANY AND BELGIUM. Martin sed he shouldn’t think of travellin’ in Germany, as he had made a very exhaustive study of the country on a visit he’d paid it some years before. I knew Alice had been the…
SAMANTHA CLIMBS THE RIGHI. Our noble St. Lawrence could have took the Rhine in if she had been in need and adopted her, and let her run along with her, a-murmurin’ and a-babblin’ as children will, an…
