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ever seen, and the artist succeeded in taking excellent 

 views of the coach and party, as the reader may see by 

 a glance at the frontispiece, where the original negative 

 is reproduced by the artotype process. It was done in 

 an instant ; we were taken ere we were aware. A great 

 thing, that instantaneous photography ; one has not 

 time to look his very worst, as sitters usually contrive 

 to do, ladies especially. It is so hard to be artificial 

 and yet look pretty. 



" Right, Perry ! " and off we drove through the crowd 

 for Douglas. The General Manager soon confided to 

 me that for the first time he was dubious about our 

 resting-place for the night. A telegram had been re- 

 ceived by him from the landlord at Douglas just before 

 starting, stating that the inn was full to overflowing 

 with ofificers of the volunteer regiment encamped there, 

 and that it was impossible for him to provide for our 

 party. What was to be done ? It was decided to in- 

 form that important personage, mine host, that we were 

 moving upon him, and that if he gave no quarters we 

 should give none either. He must billet us somewhere ; 

 if not, then 



" A night in greenwood spent 

 Were but to-morrow's merriment." 



But we felt quite sure that the town of Douglas 

 would in council assembled extend a warm welcome to 

 the Americans and see us safely housed, even if there 



