The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy.
   A “KNEIPE” AT PRAGUE.

   ROBINSON IS SO CONFUSED WITH RAPID TRAVELLING, THAT HE ADDRESSES A WAITER IN THREE LANGUAGES AT ONCE. “KELLNER! —MITTAGS-ESSEN POUR TROIS —PRESTO PRESTO —AND —WAITER! —SODA WATER —COL COGNAC —GESCHWIND!”

   TABLE D’HOTE, PRAGUE.

     PRAGUE TO COLOGNE.

   “PASSPORTS!” —“THAT’S THE SIXTH TIME WE HAVE BEEN WOKE UP,” GROANED ROBINSON.

     RHINELAND AGAIN.

   HOW BROWN WAS SEATED BETWEEN TWO SOLDIERS, AND HOW THEY WOULD EXAMINE EACH OTHER’S SWORDS, AND HOW THOSE FEARFUL WEAPONS WERE FLASHING ABOUT, OFTEN WITHIN AN INCH OF B.’S NOSE: AND HOW (BEING OF A MILD AND PEACEFUL DISPOSITION), B. WAS KEPT THEREBY IN A CONSTANT STATE OF UNEASINESS.

     BELGIUM.

   ARTICLES PURCHASED BY ROBINSON.

   1. Eau de Cologne. 2. Pipe; (never smoked.) 3. Hat; (never worn, and found decidedly in the way.) 4. Cigars; (stopped at Custom House.) 5. Tauchnitz Editions; (also seized.) 6. Cornet à pistons; (bought in Germany with the intention of learning to play upon it some day.) 7. Gloves; (purchased at Venice, a great bargain, and found utterly worthless.)

     OLD ENGLAND.

     The Foreign Tour

     of Messrs

     BROWN, JONES, and ROBINSON.

     Being the History of

     What they Saw, and Did

     in Belgium, Germany,

     Switzerland & Italy.

     by


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