The New York Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1855, Page 2

wenenp, pial denoti, that they were an at tare wi emselves. * portion, how- ever, remained helow, to wnddige in The ‘washbow! exercise. The breakfast table presented rather a appearance, a4 with the ravenous hor ‘who promptly eaeeneee the p sue the ng at dinner, tea an on previ ; a the sun rose Fas ita wenith, wna ths rain temporarily disa) , all on board who Seula erp helt stomacksmouseniarlly guquaies desperate attempt to keep up appearances - Peps onl deck. Pete contrast between the eeaseless bustle and giggling of yesterday.and the subdued silence which now prevailed was absolutely refreshing. A sort of shipwreck selfishness seemed to have taken possession of nearly every one, Formality was throw aside. Ladies groped their way up, with no one but myself to extend a little polite as- wivtance to them; and those who had guia suffered during ie night and Fa presen’ fhe most uninviting appearance fui; oe Tt would have been a most fortunate thing for the whole human family if Misa Eve had seasick “when she first appeared to A in the garden of Eden. There _ certain! would have been no danger of his fall if she § and we should now be onjoring, with. all our prede- ‘cessors, eternal life, unfading youth, and unalloyed happiness. The quarter-master just put his ugly Jace once above the upper step of the stairway, an = disappeared for a Sarge of days. Patent ledicine Tocked as shaky as if he had swallowed a whole box of his own most nauseating pills. Dis congalate stretched himself out by the sinoke pipe, and looked as though his highest aspiration was to out of existence as soon as ible, and never getinto itagain in any world where there was the slightest possibility of getting sea sick. Four Balls and Carson Leagce appeared terribly wo-be- me, while the tal! Boston sharp made a most per 8, though as will be seon by the sequel, futile attempt to avoid compromising himself. It ‘was evident to a keen observer, that his play was to make a bold brush for a few momeats, and then re- tire for the day onder cover of the apparent triumph. F felt in a sort of semi-agony, lest he should succeed, for in truth I took an instinctive dislike to the fellow. Encouraged by one of those mou ry lalla which at all times more or less occur at sea in the piteh- ing of a ship, he increased the rapidity of his pace, ly, however, to be suddenly. brought up ms Jurch which sent him flying aguinst the rail. The effect which this disaster was likely to pepcace spo Dis vea going tation, he endeavored, with rather aclamey cunning, to counteract by remaining for wome time at the rail which brought him up, and Jooking up ard dowa the horizon with a vacant stare, as though he was trying to de: some object of interest. in this he might have succeeded if 1 had been absent, but wfortanately for him I was calmly posted on the oppesite side, eajoying his discomfitare, a Aing to attract the attention of my sickly asso to a pretty loud ironical lavgh. ‘he latter dems ttention, and gaye him annoying assvral was at least some one precent with whom the game would not work. He looked at first like (dently detect- ed in some dirty act, ing hinnselt, with o promptitede worthy of a better he turned round look at me, the the production of a s ‘tious laugh, followed by « icing ook, which said to him and all around, as yi look of mine coul _ hoy; its nouse; that dodge natured 2, old , for As all present, and partic: whose 000 opinion he was spe: ing, with evi- tly no very good motive, now iade an eftort to join in the hb, it became doubly incumbent on im fo vindicate his damaged reputation by some extraordinary achievement. With an eye to the successful accomplishment of this end, by the per- formance of some feat which would leave his sea-going qualifications unquestioned, and at the same time serve as a severe rebuke to me, he carefully poised himeelf for a iew moments, and attempted to whistle, a6 though nothing had occurred. [saw that he was waiting for a favorable opportunity to again start, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1855. av I have not experienced for a tong time. A seg sick person, when tirst barely able to craw! on deck, is, at alt times and under all circumstance, a most deplorable looking objcet ; bot such a hope- leesly dejected, God-foraaken ees of creatures a9 those seemed, on their re-appearrance in meagre de- tachments, after several days compalsory exile be- jow, it has never before been my lot to look upon+ No canpidate, 1 care not what might be his claims, talents, or merits, who should look anything like the least repulsive among the male portion, aud show himeeli in that condition to hia constituents, could by any possibility be clested to %e humblest office in the gift of the people. The ladies, too, were emi- nently calculated to make couverts to celibacy. Mort of them presented a wilted, dorenizasti-sbed appearance. eir toilets were repndiated, their hair lay dichevelled, and their dresses hung flappin; aud gracelessly about them, like the second hand frocks stuck on wooden stands, which adorn the stoop in front of the renowned Mrs. Mayo, in Chat- ham street. As soon as they reached the prome- nade deck, armed with pillow or cashion to put under their head. down they dropped, without any aqueamish apprehensions as to how they looked or how they lay, so it tended to alleviate their sufterings. On the on however, we had a very fiue run, and to those who were nag too sick to enjoy it, a most delightful time. The prodigious atrength and admirable cea qualities of the Atlantic render her at once among the safest and most comfortable ships of the world-renowned line to which she belongs. ‘All her arravgements are unsurpassed. Her tableis equal to that of any hotel—the attendance on it su- perior, and far more prompt; and the officers, with- éut an exception that I could discover, (and I had a retty good opportunity of judging), from captain Ever her gentlemanly and ever watchfal comman- der, down, are as polite, obliging, and gallant a set of fellows as ever ploughed the ocean. ‘That which was peoulieriy atifying to me, was the cheerful alacrity with which every order was executed, and the fact that there was not one offensive or rude ex- pression nsed by an officer towards the men. Doctor Jurgess, surgeon to the ship, who is % young man of fine attainments and great promise, wes unremitting in his attentions to all needing medical aid, and par- ticularly 60 to one of the poor coal pee who got his leg Padlybratsed during a gale of wind. On the morning of Saturday, the isth, we got the first glimpse of Cope Clear, and thence during the whole day, and until some hours after dark, ran along the Irish coast, which we at length left to cross the channel. The morning of Sunday found us at the mouth of the river Mersey, and ere noon we were safely anchored in the stream, opposite Liverpool, with a number of custom-louse officers on board, busily examining the baggage of those who wished to go ashore im the steam tender. rgyeelf ia no particular hurr i time after her departure, br of the little jigger rail boats w' swarmed pevsing close by, Vanderbilt (one of the her, got in, and we floating stag i " This landing stage i Wf, by the way, @ grand.—and in a port Wi his, with its twenty odd + of rise and fall in tide —invalaable streeture. If is some mg by 70 wide, accommodates i nd persons at once, and is conn pis by two spacious iron biidges, which, with itself, and foils with the tide. It rests ona large n) . transverse pontoons, and is said to have breasted, with entire composure, several of the most violent of those storms so freqnent in this exposed port. All the steamboats which ply between here and Birkenheed, Eastham, Rock ‘y, Woodside ferry, Munk’s ferry, Tranmore ferry, Egremont, New Brighton, &c., receive and land their passengers and freight at this float. All the steam tenders that wait on vessels in the stream do the same. This will give some idea of its magnitude and capacity. | Another, about twice the size, is now constructing for the accommodation of large ships. As itjast and am free to say I felt serious misgivings as to ‘the result, until he engaged in the fatal operation of rae his hands in his pockets. By this last move intended to entirely annihilate me, but the = ent he ventured on it I knew it was all up with As it was no part of the tailor’s business to bar- gain for the unusual size of his bands, he made the ee holes of the ordinary dimensions, and the’ sharp Sees go much aitioulty in getting his paws in that 1 felt confident he would never get. them out in time to save himself, in the event of another larch catching him. J was not long kept in ee, a8 he soon struck out, at what he deemed & most favorable moment. He reached the extreme @tern in ato him most encouraging, and to me ex- ceedin; te style. He turned and made towal stairs. A smile of triumph illumined his face—on he came in fine Hee to within a half do- sen strides of his intended destination, when—glori- heart-cheering sight—the ship in her labor gave a , sudden twitch, which sent him sprawling on his , With his hands inextricably fastened in his pockets. The projecting elbows served as ‘races to fasten him to the spot, and he remained there ‘as helpless as a turtle, until, by way of completing his mortification, I stepped forward to lift him ap, taking good care, however, to accompany the ln- mane act with some loud advice to keep below @aring the remainder of the voyage. It seems this was not lost on him, for [ did not again see him until we anchored in sierpoal harbor. ‘The Carson League man having learned that Thad several bottles of splendid brandy, insinuated him- self 30 far into my acquaintance a8 to secure a “ snifter,” under pretence of settling his stomach. Knowing where the liberty was sure to soon leave sath fellows, [told him to go down and Helyhim- welf whenever he felt like it; but he assure®ime, with great apparent earnestness, that there was no possibility ot any contingency arising which could tempt him to a eecond drink. It is almost needless to say that a couple of hours fornd him as stiff a3 a wedge, and one of my bottles completely empty. [ intended to have described a number of others, but am this moment informed that the ship sails at 9 A. M. instead of 12; so T have hut tine to subscribe my- self unti! next mail, Mike Wanss. Ro. ABreakfust Table Picture at Sea~Mike's Self: Congratulations on the Soundnese af his twell tried Stomach—A few Words for Briggs, (hot the Alderman)—First Glimpse of Mike's “ Father- Jand”—The “ Emerald Gem" Exccites no Parti- cular Emotions in his Breast—The Landing at Liverpool—Mike Sees some Pov Things to .Ad- mire in that Benighted Town— Mike's First In- lish Family Circle-— Sensible People on the Whole—-Mike Exhibits his Yankee Agility—Fatal Catastrophe to his Pants—Every one Glad to See the New York Lion— Mike thinks Himself again in the Sizth Ward—His Adven- tures amongst the Irish Shoe Blacks—His Cruise ‘with the Cape Cod Skipper. Liveeroon, Aug, 29, 1855. The sailing of the Atlantic three hours sooner than I had supposed, brought my Inst letter to a vexatiously abrapt termination. { was Just about entering on a description of several exceedingly amusing scenes which occurred during the passage, when my friend, Dr. Burgess, popped in upon me, with the unwelcome intelligence that he bad barely time to get on board before she would start. This, of course, left me no aiternative but to seal ap at once, or wait till the next mail. IT preferred the former, with a reliance on the fature to make amends for the deficiency. He who, in these days, moves about the world with his eyes and ears open, and with the slightest faculty for turning what hy Sees and hears to advantage, is pretty certaia of en- ountering enough to talk and write about as be goes along, withont recurring to things a week or two old. For this reason I shall say but little in this letter about the yoyare across, and less in rela Yon to the many interesting and exceedingly ludi- ‘tous scenes and incidents which every hoar of the aay and night unfailingly brought forth. We had all and many more than the asual charse- teristics which distinguish a sea voyage among a strangely assorted company. The stitf breeze and Aecompanying rough weather, which, to most of our Pamengers unexpectedly paid their respects to us on ‘the very first night, made many plows teh a hoa fm the following morning reluctantly surrender, in Aponizing instalments, to vulgor looking, name chamber utensils, all the choice dainties which had picked, with so much selfish care, from the ric eat dishes of three several meals during the afternoon and evening of the preceding day. The breckas: table wm in consequence pretty nearly deserted, and pertons of moderation and refinement, w whole thoughts are not devoted to their stomachs, But who eat like Christians, or, more correctly speaking, like Mahonmedans, had am ity to take a bite without beiag ding beastly gormandizing which otherwise would have @riven them permanently away. Being proof against ser-rickovss wyself, ond grati- fed beyond measure at the reirivutive eutocings uf opportu. | ted by the | commenced to rain slightly on our crossing the bridge, we concluded to take a ride,and for that pur- pose engaged a“han’som.” It is surprising this neat wet le has not been long since introduced into New York. It is drawn by one horse, sets low, has two good sized wheels, is very easy got into at the front, where a door, a little higher than the waist of the passengers when seated, closes in two parts from the inside. If raining two upper ones, of glass, reaching to the neatly convered top, leave you completely encaged within, with nothing to ob- struct your view ,ns the driver sits behind on a small elevated seat, which has scarcely any connection with the body of the vehicle, but is fastened by @ light strong fron frame to the carriage on which it rests. It is, beyond all comparison, the most per- fect thing in the way of a public conveyance I have ever seen. After driving around for some time in in our “han’som,” we called upon a friend and fellow engi- neer of Mr. Vanderbilt's, who lives in the lower or north end of the town. He insisted on our remain- ing and taking tea with him, and as. it_was my first introduction to the family circle in England, I in- terposed no ohjcction. He was a specimen of a class which, I regret tu ray, subcoquont experience has proved to me to be very meagre in numbers here. Entirely free from the narrow, stupid aud almost unaccountable prejudices which seem to abound in England, despite the bitter lessons which ts have ¢o repeatedly received of late, he took a plain, practical and liberal view of all the great move- iaents now going on in the world, and, in common with every other sensible man with whom T have since conversed on the subject during the last twelve days, he depres trade, fearfully wasteful of the treasury and the best blood of the netion, and utterly barren in all com- pensating resul charmingly unaffected and agreeable that I imme- diately ‘elt quite as much at home as if f hid been among some of ny old friends in New York. After tea anda social glars of*hot whiskey punch, topped off with a smoke, we exchanged civilities and parted. is a vast difierence betwoen the temperature of | Washington and Liverpool, bronght Harry Hibt of New Hampshire, vivid Li ite drink dvving J every night after the adjournment of the House. 1 speut many a pleasant hour with Lim on those ov castons, but came very near melting down. Onc night J inadvertently gave way to his importuuities so far as to join him in two sue hot as fourth proof whiskey and boil make them, with the thermometer at breath of air stirring. After a pretty lively beat about the north end and centre of the town, we turned in about 2 A.M. rose at 6, and went to the ship in the steam tender at 6. Desirous of rebuking the lazy, loafing move- ments of the Custom Honse offi who were slowly assembling atthe gangway to gape at us, | made aa ill-advised attempt to astonish them by an extraor- dinary exhibition of transatlantic agility ia getting on beard, which proved fatally disastrous to the only cloth pants I brought with me. The entire seat, and one knee, were so completely snagged, aa to render all thoughts of repairing hopeless. Having several summer duplicates in my portmanteau, aud Baw, of money to buy thicker ones if needed, this ittic mishap tended niore to amuse than disconcert me, the more particularly as the ill-fated pair had already done pretty good service, and 1 had suc- ceeded, ‘ a dexterons twist of my frock coat tail, in concealing the accident from the dull custom: houge chaps, who were fairly eutitled toa hearty langh at my expense had they bat been quick enough to discover itin time, and sufficiently bright- witicd to have guessed, even vaguely, at the motive which was its primary couse, A few minutes iv my stateroom sufficed to repair the damage, by the anb- stitution of a rather outlandish looking pair of stripe 1 sumincr pants, in lieu of those whose gala days bad been +0 suddenly brought to a final cloee. Preced- ed by my portmanteau, I again descended into the tender, with a cautions care worthy the most timid and nervous old geutieman that ever went on ship- hoard, and in it soon returned to the oating or landing, stage. Giving the baggage jist men- tioned to a porter, with instrnctions to leave it at my hotel, I stepped -ashore without 00, ond not a the most reiote suspicion that there was anything | cbse? strange about either my manner or dress. ‘rue, my hat, which, a few days previous to leaving home, I purchased from Knox, as one of his very best white beavers, was now reudered rutior shaky hy sundry severe and hut partially concealed kiak«, while the smoke and cinders from the cook's galley and the emoke-pipe had made woftl inroeda on the poe ‘and evenness of ite original color. The day eing very cool, too, I looked, jut in vain, amoogr the multitude Hronah whom I passed, for a single pair of summer pants or a white vest. And yet, in a city where there wae such eo mn of abonul- pve bad hate, and so many ys with seareely the fragment of breeches on them—as i knowfrom actual observation daring the ride of the p-eceding afternoon —it seemed to me there comid be nothing either very startling or Indicrons in the spper of a person with a two-wook#ald hat.of gay color, or # pair of panta, whole and clea out of what species of frabie manufect: respectable, tisfactory-as was all this flne reason. act, 1 was pot long in discovering al facts rode ruthlessly and Vandeltike over all its secratugly incontrovertible conclusions. Weil Knowlog that t cB oy ne of a place are not to be studied ia ite hotels Fropeluded to take n few hours stroll by way of gettiag some of its the discomfitted glutions below, | enjoyed the meal | with a Dearty, and romewhot malicivus, relish, och | beorings previous to following my baggage to i destination. My heart fairly bounded with; delet at the good humor depicted on the rather heavy coun tepnuce of every ong J met op my woy thravyh the | » | of the humorous so universally chai | ‘ed the present war as xainons to | fiis whole family, too, were 30 | The hot whiskey punch in Angust, though there | e pitchers, as | water could | etreets. AM! the with an archness that put me in “dsduatet was ally lost endeavors to woo ie prutiiying mapa te 4 it “ Glorious place, this verpool!” d 1 to myself. * What the ept me out of it solong! Every man, from the hig! to the lowest, seems pleased at seviag me; and the girls, (God bless em!) unconscious no Soult of my i married, ave one and ail, al every step I take, making afiectionate overtures to me, in pantomime, with their bright eyes.” ¥ All my previous experience in faces, as aibriin: an insight into the true chareter and temperamen of the wearers, was here so entirely at fault that f Tegan to entertain serigua apprehensions that my past life had been pretty well thrown away in this respect. I had searcely reached the cage of ihe first street, however, when the whole of bright heartchcering vision dissolved like a deligate bit of frostwork thrown into a boiling One of the very few ard meagre privileges o! woitd is that of enjoying o jest or ? ce without the slightest re- serve, aud conrequently, that which only provoked a smile among the aristocrativ residents of Birkea- head, whom I had just met crosslug the dock oa their way to the icrry bout, now vented itself ia sealening, shcnts of boisterous, and—coming so ur- expectedly—somewhat annoying merriment, from the vigorous throats of a large bevy of ragged urchins, fruit gi:ls, avd clumsy fall grown dockwal- Jopers, by whem i was literally surrounded. Fortified to seme extent by the goasalin a renactan. that I was personally unknown, coupled with the fact of poseessing an innate faculty of making the best of everything which I can neither avoid or remedy, I determined to stand it with as much philosophic resignation and seeming indifference as possible, even to Ct in the jaugh,as though I supposed some of the ilt-looking, note-shaving rascals ahead of and around me, instead ef myself, was the ohject of the merriment. This erly move was at- tended with quite a8 much suecess as I bad any reasonable right to bargain for under the circum- stances, and my assailants were thus effectually de- aby by ™my apparent obtusenoss, of that larger alf oi their sport which was anticipated from my mortification. Placing their dicappointment as an offset to my annoyance, I felt satisfied with tho squareness of the account so far, and in this con- tented state of mind kept on my way up in the di- rection of the town’s centre. Seddenly I saw a number of youngsters rushing from every direction towards a common centre, anit that centre evidently myself. They were all armod with a pair of blacking brushes and box, and had something hung loorely over their shoulders, which another instant revealed to be blocks of wood cut in the form of a boot sote, but somewhat smaller aman’s foot. Turn which way I would, I found it ee to proceed without walking over them or iudely echoving them aside; aud not feeling inclined to do either, 1 came to a dead stand-atill. Not even the desire to make the peuny, which it was clear of them so sadly needed, could portion of them the outward nppreciation cteristio of the and which no calamity or pri- mo momentarily bition of that ready wit and vatiol sl jont to more tl erace, ng of the same stock with most of our own newspaper boys in New York, it seemed forthe moment as though [ were in the Sixth ward. idly met nearly every ond of them b in what dizection I looked, I was ree the came scvii-military salute, which consisted of each young scamp first quickly touching his fore- d with the cat ot his brush, and looking me di- rectly in the eye at the same time, and then, with all the celerity and precision of = practised “pistol shot,” about to take the nail joint of my big toe off, down went both eye and brash directly on the point of intended attack, followed by “ boots cleaned, si “Ah, I'm the boy, sir, will make ’em shine for you like an Americon dollar, or a purty girl’s eye when she’s kiesed by the one she likes,” and a hundred simi- lar phrases of persuasion, Being very hard pressed by the most pertinacions of these boot-black cadets, I singled ont one excentiny roguish looking little urchin, with a bright, intelligent eye and very dirty face, and addressing him in an argumentative tone, said: “Can't you see that those are patent leathers?” The werds were scarcely outof my mouth when ado- zen hitherto unseen little bottles, and a correspond- ing number of raw cotton wipers, leaped from the pockets of the surrounding imps, the words, ‘V’ve plenty of sweet oil, sir, and cotton, to clane it off—you'll not. know yourself, sir: after I’m done with you. Apprehensive that if I remained much longer in that predicament, the closing declaration in these zenarks might not remain ute symbelical, 1 gavea benny to each of those who had particular; distinguishes themselves by the readiness of ir wit, and flinging the few remaining coppers in my poesession down the street to be scrambled for‘by the whole crowd, I instantly eecured a free for myself, and a full guarantee against further inter- ruption by the same party. Age ‘at liberty, I sauntered musingly along, wondering within myself what would most likely be the character of the next ordeal through which I should have to After walking two whole blocks in thia way, without interruption of an¥ kind, save the passing stare and snigger, against which I was now so entirely proof that it only served to amuse me, I dee heard some one call me cau- tiously Wy name, and turning in the direction from whence the sound came, I recognized a young Cape Coed Ae who was my confidential companion during the pasrage across, peeping stealthily out from behind the screen of a “taproom” or tavera imme- diately abreast of where I stood. He was a good feliow—the best New England “skipper” { ever met ond came out as passe naer on his way to Wales to ake charge of his ship. Stepping in, I hailed him hat are you doing here?” “why, hiding away, to be sure with—“Hallo, rime |. “Deingt’ said be, | I never saw such a plaguey place in mylife. Me and the old chap you cell Patent Medicine, who, like | mnyrelf, has an old white hat, came ont this morning | to take a walk, aad afore we got ten paces we were | followed by the darndest gang of blackguard boysand fall grown gals 1 ever saw arter two poor fellows; | and sich hollering I neve ‘Where is Patent Med “By golly, 1 can’t heard afore” cine now?” J inquired. Jinn away and left him in the middle of a oro ho was raising the very devil with him. But say,” he continued, “how in the deuce did you work it to get here without a crowd at your heels? You've got a white hat too.” “To be sure I have,” I replied. “What, pray, is there strange about a white hat?” “Cord bless me, haint none o’ these ‘ere fellers | or gals singed ont ‘who stole the donkey” arver youl” * Assuring him that this was all uews to me, and hat it must have been somethiog else about his com- panion besides a white hat, which caused the strange exhibition which he described, I proposed a walk, to which, after no little persuasion, and with undis- guised reluctance, he finally consented. After a good glaes of ale apiece we started out, and dashed throrgh several by-streets and lanes, from whose re- sidents and wayfarers we received marked notice and frequent shouts and salutes, which the skipper sought to impress upon my notice by remorking aseach new instalmeut poured upon us—'‘ There! Now do you see it? Now do you hear it?” ‘On torning up Whitechapel street we desorie’ old chap in a white hat, who, on nearing a little, we discovered to be Patent Medicine, straggting violently, but vainly, to a Nimself from a cumber of sturdy coarse-looking wenches, who, at the corer of Preston street, were taking all sorts of liberties with him, to the infinite delight of a num- her of sailors and loafers, who, with roars of langhter, and every variety of adie fi expression, were mutating them to persevere in the work of annoy- ance, The skipper stoatiy protested against any further advance, when, seeing, an old gentleman with ou umbrella in one hand, a bandbox in the other, and a young Ce ged on cither side of him, coming along hurriedly, no doubt to catch some railrvad train aboot starting, i promptly the impanity which a close anil under his lee pronvedus; and on his breasting ns,I fell into position, and my Me) Neg oe being po time tor he-itation—instinctively follawed in my wake. Just as we were nearing ‘the scene of poor Pateat Medicine's discomfture, a reinforcement to his tor- mentors arived, iu the shape of a tail, brawny limbed, rollicking looking young damsel, who, rueli- ng upon his rear, first squeezed his white hat, and then made an ineffectual attempt to bory him, by hitting ita violent slap on the crown. Being very limpsy, however, from old age and hard usage, it only Went down on his head, like one of these opera caadensers, without budging the brim. Determined not to be ‘oiled in her share of the sport, she seized the Jatter meutioned projection with both hands,pnd with a vigorous jerk, whieh nearly cropped hint on his kuces, she seat it dowa to the very edge of bia clerical white necktie. The unintelligible iamenta- tions which, ventriloquist-tike, he red terth ia- side the hat, elicited a tringphant yell of merri- feat, muder cover of which, ant ‘the old geot and his danghters, we successfully escaped uaob- After niutaally consoling ourselves on our twine, taking another glass of XXX ule, 9 ra ing about for some we came suddenly on pik inted out fe white vest. which was confidently inten 0 be w's Brow,’ the wecrniting locality. Re ey Jnoresiye com sere : anes K, Could by the way, is a mighty slow business here ne hought, under agy vitistion 1 public wow. The front of ove \% fe in a civilized country, be looked 0 | i ae ede ‘priate nloek seg. tavern) was fled with io placards, elliug for men for nearly every different reximent in the service. The whole neighbor warmed with the heat looking fel heionging to cach, dressed in the most gandy nniforma, end some of them with long streamers of ble, white and red ribvands flying from their caps like those whieh adorn the horns of choige pe occasionally a i * n by: Ary vy ar- hota. , ont of cu iT Ww ing Ma =F, the soldier's Imaginary life, we Were soon pounced upon os fit sal for royal service in the Crimea. Ig poy vext J shall give you an aecount of the amneing made to ent st fhe kipnek if, tenga matters, whi , I think, interest your readers. 1 #3 now pretty well booked up in Liverpool—much ee than many who have been here for Legin to know the English le a8 a ore. Not wishing to hastity foolieb iyeelf in regard to the cheracter or ‘tations of one of the prominent nations of the world, J shall rend you oxe, or perhaps two, more letters before enteri.g very deeply into thore subjects. In the mean- time you may rest assured J am not idte. Mike Wasa. LETTTER Il. Miike and the Skipper in Danger of being Entiated for the Crimea—Seductive Invitations to that Boppy Valley Mike Dodges the Recruiting Ser geant, and Boldly Declares the Sentiments of the Great Yankee Nation in General, and his Own in Particular, on the Propricty of the War—The Skipper Seconds him Energetically, and the Jolin. ny Raws Approve—-Mike comes off Triumphant in the Argugent. Lrverroon, August 31, 1855. ‘The cloee of my last letter left me in company with my friend the skipper on ‘‘Shaw’s Brow,” reading the large placarded advertisewents for re- eruits, and surrounded by a crowd of rather dash- ing, good looking, showy dressed fellows, clad in the various uniforms of nearly every regiment in the service. J had reen plenty of recruiting officers before, at home, and was quite well versed, too, in the plausible means and ingenious devices which they employ with such consummate art in entrapping their victims; but the Skipper’s experience in such matters being entirely confined to the bungling falsehoods and frands by which half-witted flate are ecoyed on board whaling ships, became seriously alarmed og he saw them rapidly pushing their parallels closer and clorer to where we were standing. He had doubtless read stories and heard songs sung about the sad misfortunes of nngophisto- cated chaps who bad been kidnapped from their sweethearts thruugh the fraudulent smuggling of e piece of money into their hands by some heartless rectuitiug officer, as he had thrust both his own flippers, on their approech, inte the very bottom of his peekets for safety. T was much amused at this, and slyly tried to add to his perplexity by getting him to release at least one of them for a mement. In vaia I offered him ore of Waily Mason’s choice segars, to which he had become almost romantically attached daring the passage across. Vor the first—the very firat— time since be got the emell of one of them, he “did’nt feel like smoking.” Having employed several simi- lar exp dients for the same purpose, with no better offect, I finally asked him for the loan of his knife. As he had the cheek to say he Jeft this at home, fu the very face of the proof, which his use of it,a few Teinutes previous, in detaching the skin of a refrac- tory looking apple, furnished to the contrary, cou pled with the fact that it was no part of my pur- pose to corner him, I gave it up a8 a bad job. A single glonce at the tinselled gentry who were angling for us, was abundantly sufficient to satisty any one well verxed in humen character that they were pre-eminently adapted to the peculiar business in which they-were engaged. ‘They were all fel- lows on whose hearts the cares of the world evi. dently sat most lightly. Chiefly Irish and English with a small sprivkling of Scotch, they all looked at least two thousand per cent better clad, fed, and, in all respects, provided for, than any-of those they may succeed in entrapping are likely to be a week or two after their enlistment. Some of them were remarkebly fine looking men, and the jolly, romp- ing, laughing, bareheaded girls with whom they joked and skylarked in the open streets, leoked as if they saw a glorious night's frolic in pro- spective off the fee which our anticipated cap- ture was expected to put in the pockets of their favorites. One of the prettiest of them, at whom I purposely threw a couple of encouraging glonces of recognition, was evidently conning over in her mind the best: mode of laying out my cight pounds bounty meney. She seemed perfectly satis- fied that I was already “booked.” With the view of encouraging those who were after na to a speedy and definite commencement of operations--it being quite apparent to me.that they were in considerable doubt as to the probability of suecess—I assumed a look of vacnnt abstraction and mingled despondency, as Tre-read the flaming and plausible bilis of the “ Queen's Lancers,” “ Queen’s Boys” or “Dragoon Guards,” “ Royal Artillery,” “‘ Duke of Lancaster's Own, Scotch Fusileers,” “ Marine Corps,” &c. My friend had no need for the exercise of any euch deception. The fear of being entrapped by some unexpected and damnable dodge weighed so heavily on him that he looked fully dejected without it. My move hud the desired effect, as I could readily per- ceive through the corner of my eye. In a moment, one of them, dressed in a brilliant hussar uniform, after twirling a little switch, and striking up a verse of the “Bold Soldier Boy” in a really animated style, by way of preparation, came plump up to us, and slapping the skipper kee ae the back, said, shirentng Us oth :—" Well, boys, what d’you say—bar you going to join us?’ ‘ Jine! no, I ai’nt a going to jine—what do J want to f° sojering for 7” replied the terriffed skipper: and then to me, in an under tone, added :—*Come, Waleh, for Lord amighty sake let's be off, or these ‘ere fellers will manage eome how or other to get us into soger clothes afore we know what we're about ; an’ that i be nice news for ow farmerlies, won't it, now’’ A prompt nudge and look from vi followed | few words of sly, and, to all bot him, in ble words of advice to keep exceed- ingly shady if he did not wish to spoil a good thing, had’ the effect of restraining him From any farther remarks on the subject. Having served as capper for me during the perpetration of many amusing jokes and sells on beard the Atlantic, he had learn- ed to catch wy meaning, pretty quickly, and placing great confidence both in my J it and ability to ft out of almost anything successfully, he resigned himself to my keeping, with a sort of indefinable apprele nsion, however, that the chances were very strongly in favor of its being all up with both of us. ye?” said a dragoon officer to me. ** Not o great while, but long enough to have had pretty hard Inck,” I replied. “ Ah, [ see, short o° ha'pence. Rusty business that, when a cove is on the road. I knowed what it, was many a time, afore I joined the service; bo'] thank God, and lex: the Queen, I'm past it now for hever. Glorious .ews from the seat o’ war—maz- nifieent chances for promotion—what do you say for the Crimea? Tbat’s the spot for fame and for- tune now, to those who ‘ave the ‘art and heaterprise to seek 'em,” he continned : “Well, [rather think I shall go to the Crimea,” was my reponse. The skipper, who had read consi- derable aout that region, and the scenes which have taken place there during the last year, could not avoid peering keenly into the face of the uublush- ing rascal who was addressing me, and who, in nd- dition to what { have just quoted, oa a most Slowing description | of its climate and “angelic” girls. He could not conceive it possible that the fellow should have the hardihood to attempt so broad and bald a hambng upon us, unless we had devously degenerated in apne since leaving “Not long from the States, the shi; he was inclined angry, when ano- her look from me again restored his composure. A succession of stirring and seductive appeals were now addressed to us by a dozen or so others, during the littie interindes between each of which i took my friend aside and pretended to hold a con- sultation with him on the subject, specially desiring itto be inferred from my manner, while so doing, that f was willing, if he would but consent to accom- pavy me, While }e was in the act of strenuonsly remonstrating with me on the supposed danger we were encountering while tampering with 40 delicate a business, a fine, ptaenee, devil-may-care looking lieutenant of Royal Rides, steppiag up, intenuipted ns, with “Come, boys, cheer up! we all have our troubles at times—let’s all go an’ get a lit tle sim'at!” Saying which, he took my companion by the arm, and the hasear having performed a like service for me, over we thus marched, followed by a dozen of their comrades, to @ tavern called the Soldier's Rest, on the corner of Trnman street. A few of the girlk—the most favored portion, I pre- some, inasmuch as they were evidentiy the brightest and best looking—followed close in our and popping alter us inte the taproora of the “Rest,” seated themscives without the slightest ccevemor in ow midst, and natant their “calls,” with an air of boisterous mn which plaia- ly indicated that they were what might aptly be termed in peel pertance, “some pump- borhood. kins” in that nef; . Presently, oor pote and fl all filled, and in band, we * touched ” round, and drauk a “ jolly health to eac! This having gone through with two or three fimes more, | seareely enough ip either pote or glaswes ty cover a tized fly, and gave a: expense they bad teen that it be- y m to be id doiug ere jet re- was sent ard, to with thot which had so recently preceded it in the same direction. § In reply to the question a» to what part of the “ States” we were from, we answered on the aquare, I, “tom New York,” and m: Meerackuectte” On being nex our names and past mode of life, I took it uj bog’ for fear of — brunder oe io us, by saying, ** name. 3; Iwasa pet rs fy ‘the New York volunteers during the Mexican war, and would have been a Captain long before we retorned if it hed not been tor my inde- pendence, ‘Toadyism ard spit-licking to those above one in porition are quite as potent in securing even urmerited uotice ard promotion in the army, for those who are sufficiently buse and servile to to their exployment, ag they are in any other d partment of lile. Real merit is —— associ- ated with eli-respect and a ae of perseral pride, and consequently, how- ever willing or even desirous it may bc of eceiving the recognition and reward which t is corscicus of having fully and honestly earned, ‘ndignantly xpurms both when a sacrifice of those atsociate qualities is demanded as their price. My friend here, Capt. Haviland, was commander of a craft on the Hudgon river until recently, but is now, Ike myscif, “on the town,” as we say at home, or, as you ‘would say here, ‘on the road,” and open for ajob. Thovgh I assumed the name of my friend Reynolds on this occasion, it was the only liberty I seok with him. 1 knew he would readily endorse every word I spoke for him, if he had been along; indeed, I but expreceed his sentiments, while I rea- dily dixcoyered, by the effect produced, that { had in- névertently clothed them in language a little,too re- fined for the part I was then aden: A couple of war-worn fellows just returned fiom the Crimea, as I afterwards learned—one with a rhattered arm,and the other with two frightful garhes on his head—had been listening by the door. ‘When I had concluded, they struck the counter vio- aries Si their fists, and certified with an oath, which bespoke bitter personal experience of the fact, to the entire truth of every ble I uttered. Their sincerity was placed beyond the reach of | ca- vil by a preeeing invitation to take a little “ some’at” with'them. ‘This I was of course compelled to de- cline, if from no other motive than the common ab- horrence which any person ought naturally feel to diinking at the expense of two such haggard, po- verty-atricken looking creatures. Under other cir- cumstances, L would gladly have made them drink with me; as it wus, the attempt to do so would have spoiled my game, and that was now rapidly reaehing iis culminating point. ‘The remarks of the returned Crimean warriors did not reem to be at all relished by our glitering, well fed gentry of the recruiting department, one of whom muttered semething about their being “a pair of mireyuble shiftless devils, who were not worth the Limkets necessary to cover them,” to which a couple of the girls added that they were suprised the landlord would permit such “swabs” inside his hovre. Even here, T could not avoid a passing thought of radness at the heartless disregard which the great maes of mankind exhibit toward the past services, ringa and gacrifives of all who promise to be of no further ure to them. In our days the question is, not what has @ man done, but what can he do? When he ceases to be able to enforce respect by his pore, command it by his poeta or purchase it y his wealth, no matter what his worth, he ceases to receive it from any but the few heaven-ordained noblemen of nature. The calling in of another round of drinks by the Queen’s lancer severed the thread of my reflections, and, anxious to wind up a buriness which had now begun to get a little tiresome, Imade ey ee work of my pot o’ ’eavy. The skipper, who had remained perfectly silent during the Jast ten minutes, mechanically followed suite, and I braced mycelf to meet any exigency which might arises Though cach of the officers endeavored to obtain us for his own corps, the Fraley, wis carried on in a pepe of goodnatured Iiberali- ty which at fi considerably puzzled me. Y could not reconcile their seeming disregard of the two pounds which they would secure by our enlist- ment, with the villarous subterfuges which they so lavishly and unscrupulouely employed inthe toentrap us. This seeming mystery has, however, been since satisfactorily cleared "p. by Sheatenorety that all made in that way goes into a common fund, which is equally divided every evening, after deduct. ing such expences as we had just been the means of associate, about hot their inew i After beating around the bush a yee lon; ene e dragoon who accosted me on Shaw’s yw, said ; “ Why, I hunderstood you to say when we were first speaking together hover yonder, that you hought you would go to the Crimea.” You understood me right, boss, and I think so 1 till,” was my reply. “Well, why not join at once, then ? ‘Ere you ‘ave he ees o’ the service,” he continued. “That may all be. But how do you know I want ary such pick? There are other ways of going to he Crimea, ard the worst of them malt, ferhans, suit me, and my friend too, far better than the high- est commission in your service,” I retarned. “Yes, by jinks, that’s so; you may speak for me all night in'that yere style,” emphatically ejaculated the skipper, who seemed to beve just recnperated for the effort. “J don't thirk they hintend to join at hall,” sulkily muttered the hussar. “Qld Toppy, that’s by all odds the most sensible remark I have heard during this whole interview,” was my response. ‘The whole party now, to use a well known and expressive phrase, began to smell the rat, and a long, gaunt Scotchman in a kilt, spitefully gave it as hi opinion that we were like nearly all our country- ren, “raither inclaiued the aither wa’ in this wair.” With not a mite more courtesy than bis offensive amanner merited, I consoled the ill looking Sawney with, “You guessed it exactly, at the first pop, oaten bannock.” This brought the performance to a close. Those ware them who, through a modest appre- hension of their own want of capacity for the suc- cessful management of #0 novel a case, contented thenicelves with playing an indirect part in the busi- ness, now langhed heartily at their more confident and conceited companions, and I rose from my seat, bade good day to all, wished them better luck with their next customers, and walked off quite leisurely with my friend, who breathed freer and freer a3 we increased the distance between us and “Shaw’s Brow.” Mixe Wats. LETTER IV. Mike Meditating on the Propriety of a New Rig— His Criticism on Fashion—He Shows the Ele- phant to the Peter Funks of Lord Street—How Mike Looked in his Liverpool Toggery — His Complacent Reflections on his Newly Acquired Cosmopolitan Experience. Livrnroon, Sept. 1, 1855. As soon as some balf a mile had intervened be tween us and the “Soldiers’ Rest” the skipper halted, and with the assumed determination of purchasing a black hat, and some otber English looking togs, inctanter, he bid mea hasty good day, and bolted rapidly in the direction of his hotel. Not giving myself much trouble as to what was likely to turn up next, beyond the philanthrophic regret that T thould have no one to enjoy it with me, I struck into and down Tithebarn street, and through the Ex- change, across Dale, into Castle street, which latter is a sert of compound of our Broadway and Wall street. As my hat, pants and shoes at least sadly needed replacing, I had scrutinized the windows and door, ways ,of every fhatter, tallor and shoemaker who Lencountered ou my route down, for something in the luc of cach, approaching my ideas of what a civilized and respectable man ought to weu'; but to no purpose. The shape, weight and texture of the hats were absolutely horrifying to a person whose taste had not become depraved by long familiarity with the seeing and handling of them. The pants might pass in New York os part of a purchase from the “five dollar suit man.” But the shoes— some with great thick wooden soles, which might easily have heen cut out-of one of the steam frigate Niagara's planks; while others, with double toe picces, and triple soles of leather, studded with massive, square- headed scimethings, which looked like hbolf grown boiler rivets—could not, it scemed to me, bave possibly been intended for anything short of family keepsakes, No two or three gene- rations could certainly wear ont a pair of them. Previons to coming ashore in the morning, I che- rished the hope that I could atick it out in my own rig until { ieached Paris; but the ordeal through which [had already passed rendered that utterly out of the question, unless I was prepared to go through at once. i felt it to be impossible for me to look worse in the eyes of others with the hat I had on, thon I knew 1 should appear jn my own with one of thore cast iron Bnglish tiles; and yet, thongh } elwoys make it a rule—and a very sensible yule it {s, too, as a general one—to suit myself, in preference to all others, in each matters, it became vory evident, from what hed already treaspired, that in this ivstance, at least, I must defer to what J deemed 2 most miverabie perversion of the pabiic fodgme ot, Without doing se, 1 covld weither attend to business or see the place and the people to pro- 8 speedy metamorphose. On raising my eyes from the window into which I had been at some pictured exaggerations of the alieged achievements. of the alffed fleets and ormies in the Baltic and Crimea, I observed through a side glance a Peter Funk-looking chap close by, apparently absorbed in measuring me for an operation, I could searcely avoid laughing outright at the stupidity of the clown in thus taking for a flat one who could twist the sharpest noble in his tax-ridden realm around his finger like a piece of thread. By way of adding to the poig- nancy of the discomfiture I was preparing for him, I took a whole handful of loose gold. outof my breeches pocket, and counting out some fifty dollars. of it, ng if intended for the afternoon's expenditure, T put it by iteelf in another pocket, and sent the bilauce, with a loud jingle, rattling back among their companions, with the silent exclamation of— “If that don't fetch you, my dear feliow, I’m most amnably mistaken.” On turning round in the direction of where he :tood, my gravity was taxed to its utmost tension. The fellow’s mouth fairly watered at the sight of the gold, and his villanous hang-dog eyes glistened with unwonted brilliancy at the prospect of getting e liberal dip in it. An acconyplice who waa stationed a few paces off, almost rivalled him in rapture of ex- pression. Stretching myself out, taking a look up and down, and then whistling the first two lines of a popular street tune, as thongh I was at a logs to know where to go, or what to do with my money, gave them renewed and still, more cheering. aa surances of my being a most gloribus goose to pluck. The first step I took in the direction of Lord street, Funk One eee upon me, and touching his hat—the invariable rule here with one when addressing the titled or the wealth y---said in a subdued voice, “Please, sir, can 1 have a few words with you in private?” “Certainly, old boy, a thousand of them if you don't take too long xbout it, as I've got to see a friend who has just arrived down here, for a mo- ment,” 1 replied. “ Step in ‘ere for a moment, please,” was bis next request, pointing to an alley or entry. ' Woald you Jike to get some magnificent Havana sogary, sir, cheap—you hunderstand me? hor some silk ker- chiefs, Hand a crape shawl or two, which I ‘ave ost Droogbt, hin myseli? Nothing like them to be ‘ad in ball Hengland, sir ; henormous duty on ’em, do you mind? None but the first nobility can hafford to touch ’em, sir. { trust in God, sir, whether we comes to au hunderstanding or no, that you will not whisper a word about it hinadvertantly to a friend, you kuow-—1 mean, hasd know an honorable gentlenian like you wouldn't do sich a thing for the world if you knew the rein it would bring hupon me. Ah, sir, you've ro hidea ia the States of the terrible conreqvences which hall ‘ere must suffer who har caught smuggling. Ah, there! what ’ave I been saying? That unfortunate word, sir, puts me com- Jétely hat your mercy ; my life halmost is hin your ‘ands now; but [spoke hin confidence, though not,. to be sure. hintending to go so far, and has I've made the slip, I must now trust to your honor.” This was a slight specimen of the entertainment to — I —— he ne alley. no retorn Las- eured him that ad a high regard for smagglers— that I wished crane causton house on earth razed to its foundation, and all the lazy, spunging loeches, connected with them sent adrift, to h Carn 8 living, or to suffer the consequences of their ae or crimes. These, by the way, were my heartfelt sentiments. Itold him he need not have the elight- est apprehension about my informing on him, end that I would like very well to get five or ten thou- sand good segars, as they seemed tobe a very scarce article in England, and would have no objection to urchasing the shawls, together with a dozen or wo of the handkerchieis, if we agree. He we in mies saiecies a es and wee to close & bargain at once; but os his partner segars na huge market basket enveloped in a cloth, and the alleged contraband shawls and etceteras were sed ri freee rs se ie would be for me pocisanea 1 tn pene Thome Fe ae he bed in- vited me for the purpose of examing the R without missing my friend, the time for meeting whom. already expired. “ round to. the Commercial Hotel in about twenty minntes,” raid I, “and then we can talk the matter over at our leizure in mg room, of anywhere else Joe “Say at 12 precisely, sir,” be ejaculated, looking up at Swxchanes clock as we again reached the i treet. “ Enough said,” I returned. And bin the de- claration with a warm shake of the I I. giving himes my name that of the little du ed ‘t. John calico dealer, who came across with us.. end was putting up at the Commercial. Torning the first corner, I made tracks down Lord street, ap Jobu to and Somme Sho: house immediately opposite the Commercial, } entered, 2nd from the window of which I hada full. view of what followed. Both Punks were on the wind at least ten minutes before the time speci- d, and eagerly watched every passage leading to the hotel, and “A in iringly into the distance, in every dir with the hope of distinguishing a. discolored white hat associated with summer panta. and patent leathers. ‘The effort was, however, fru!t- leas, as Li did not contain a duplicate comb:- nation of the kind. At half-past 12 exhibited marked signs of uneasiness, which odded mate- gratification which my chop and old rially to t! ale were already affording me. At length, after some mutual consultation between the y No. t entered and inquired for his man. It was a perfect ean to witness his consternation when the little ‘ew name. On being by Funk that he was not the gentleman, that it was a taller and unger man, with a white hatand summer pants, fe immediately suspected that something was out. and then recurring in his mind to the scenes which bas oe Caller the erg he rte, culty in so! e seeming m, ° ‘Jong, yrs, ‘nlockbeads,” ‘uid he, Tod then tarning on iis heel retired, leaving them still more confounded by his strange manner. ee jee gig hia a the way, I te chop honge, a r meeting with sundry ir adventures, I returned to my hotel, with a firm de- termination to Anglicike my dreas as much as pos- sible the first thing in the Sper In compliance with this |, 1 sallied out after breakfast on Tucsday, and going to a hatter in the Crescent buildings, 1 pov ‘one of what he dencminated his most fi plugs. T can- not say with certainty how many weighs; but it scems to be intended for a and |, 8 well as a hat, for Charley Carrigan or Pete Warner might safely stand upon it at @ public meet- ing he negghend Peres ef compressing it. m you knock agi anything you are going ander, instead of its leaving a rial in the bat, it ee bo it down 80 as to leave a — your forehead. Leaving my “ Knox” the hat- ter, a# an illustration of the wide difference which can and does exist, in the of hats, be- tween the people of two nations speaking the same language, but utterly unlike in every other particular, 1 made for the first tailor's in Lord street, got a pair of thick black cloth pants, and left thesum- mer togs behind. J now hegan to look quite natu- ral to cthers, but felt wost abominably out 6f sorts it myself. Thinking I could well, 1 strolled about for some time withoat ai len particular attention, save when I too! off my hat to see if it was not lined: ve ery heavy sheet fron, or loaded with lead. In a) Brownlow Hill I saw a pair of stab-toed 4 in a shop window, which, though not much Myhter ap: than a pair of our fire boots, the proach I had yet seen to what a shoe Fg ded : 80 I got into , and, thos equipped, myeelf chartered to paes current anywhere. J ‘As 1am now some two weeks in Liverpool, and have scoured it from end to end forst least out of every twenty-four hours during the ot that titre, those at home who know if qualities as a traveller, parti ‘ight. will readily believe 1 know something the town hy this time. Indeed, I hazard nothing in £m that I already know the place and its peo 12 i better fie Socas of those who have ve times as many months as i ‘tourists who study @ by ie mp inthe oom ah bh god, a soomte from band-books,”” never @ block where t unless in a y aval johly tnd AE anything, more ignorant than when they started. I lave seen so much of this that 1 om determined to refrain from bag ml hasty opinions. If overcharged at? a 1 have vever yet seen one at which a stran; not swe to be, wherever sa create —T shall not, on that account, ret all in the place as ewindlers, I shall endeavor to know the people of every country T visit ag well aa the time spent among them will admit, and hope I be to sous of them truly and without Tod that,a mon must mix freely ie must go among them ogee i aie must & able too to the man. ners of the humblest a# to neither cite suspicion, and be, at the same . tent felon atleast an extive equality, by bear- ing and con the mont intellec- tual or society. So far, T have gone entirely on my own, hook, and think I may safely say, thes tome ee ever Licrtnge ig 24 wit cilities, becomin, fropoughiy en cainied with at Yeaxt its people. i Mike Wane. runswicker age and answered: to his_