Chapter VIII: Experiences in London 108

Customs and Climate Very Unlike Our Own.—No
Laughter in Restaurants.—Clever Cabbies.—Oddities
in Fire-Fighting.—The “Rogue’s Gallery.”—In
Scotland Yard.—“Petticoat Lane.”—A Cemetery for Pet
Dogs.—“Dogs Who Are Characters.”—The Professional
Toast-Master.—Solemn After-dinner Speakers.—An
Autograph Table-cloth.—American Brides of English
Husbands.

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The Real Difference Between Good Luck and Bad.—Good
Luck with Stories Presupposes a Well-stored
Memory.—Men Who Always Have the Right Story Ready.—Mr.
Depew.—Bandmaster Sousa’s Darky Stories.—John
Wanamaker’s Sunday-School Stories.—General Horace
Porter’s Tales That go to the Spot.—The Difference
Between Parliament and Congress.