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do it in a manner as far as possible from that of the 

 Americans. The consequence is, they generally lose 

 their money. Moral for our English cousins : " When 

 in America do as the Americans do." If they settle in 

 Iowa do you go and sit down beside them there. And 

 to my iron and steel friends in this little island, just 

 one word : If Americans are not overpoweringly anx- 

 ious to develop the wonderful resources, say of Ala- 

 bama, for instance, just you take Rip Van Winkle's plan 

 " go home and t'ink about it jest a leetle " before you 

 undertake the task. These Americans do not know 

 everything, of course, but it is just possible they may 

 know something about their own country. 



" Nae man can tether time nor tide, 

 The hour approaches, Tarn maun ride.'* 



Our six days at Wolverhampton had passed rapidly 

 away in one continual round of social pleasures, and 

 now we were off again to fresh woods and pastures new. 

 The horn sounds. We call the roll once more. Mr. B., 

 Senior, had left us at Windsor, but the Junior B. he sent 

 us fitly represented the family. If he couldn't tell as 

 many funny stories nor quote as much poetry as his 

 sire, the young Cambridge wrangler could sing college 

 songs and give our young ladies many glimpses of 

 young England. He was a great favorite was Theodore 

 (young Obadiah). 



Miss B. and he left us at Banbury, much to our re- 



