156 Four-in-Hand in Britain. 



many clouds a silver lining, and it did make the black 

 country brighter. The coach and horses, and Joe and 

 Perry, not to mention our generalissimo, belong to Wol- 

 verhampton, as you know, and our arrival had been 

 looked for by many. The crowd was quite dense in the 

 principal street as we drove through. One delegation 

 after another was left at friends' houses, the Charioteers 

 having been billeted upon the connection ; and here for 

 the first time we were to enjoy a respite. 



AVoLVERHAMPTON, June 25-30. 



We were honored by an entertainment at his Honor 

 the Mayor's. As usual on fine days in England, the 

 attractions of the mansion (and they are not small in 

 this case) gave place to open-air enjoyments on the 

 lawn — the game, the race, the stroll, and all the rest of 

 the sports which charm one in this climate. The race 

 across the lawn was far better fun than the Derby, but 

 our gentlemen must go into strict training before they 

 challenge those English girls again. It is some consola- 

 tion that Iroquois has since vindicated the glory of the 

 Republic. 



We coached one day about fourteen miles to Apley 

 House, and had a joyous picnic day with our friends 



Mr. and Mrs. S , of Newton. The party numbered 



seventy odd, great and small. That day the Charioteers 

 agreed should be marked as a red-letter day in their 

 annals, for surely never was a day's excursion produc- 



