238 Four-in-Hand Z7i Britain. 



correctly represented as a kind of grabbing at the 

 property of others." 



Never were truer words spoken than these, my lord. 

 What a pity you were not allowed the privilege of start- 

 ing " at scratch " in life's race, like Gladstone or Dis- 

 raeli ! From any success achieved there must be made 

 the just deduction for so many yards allowed Lord 

 Rosebery. Receive the sincere condolences of him who 

 welcomed you to honorary membership of the Burns 

 Club of New York, not because of these unfortunate, 

 unfair disadvantages, for he would not have welcomed a 

 prince for his rank, but for your merits as a man. 



Penrith, July 14. 



We reached Penrith, July 14th, after a delightful day's 

 drive. Never were the Gay Charioteers happier, for the 

 hilly ground gave us many opportunities for grand 

 walks. When these come it is a red-letter day. The 

 pleasure of walking should rank as one of the seven dis- 

 tinct pleasures of existence, and yet I have some friends 

 who know nothing of it ; they are not coaching through 

 England, however. 



I have omitted to chronicle the change that came 

 over the Queen Dowager shortly after we started from 

 Wolverhampton ; till then she had kept the seat of 

 honor next to Perry, inviting one after another as a 

 special honor to sit in front with her. She soon dis- 

 covered that a good deal of the fun going on was missed ; 



