returned to Boston, musing on "The Day is Done,"

and that brilliant termination of it:

"And our nights shall be made of music,

And the cares which infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,

And as silently steal away."

CHAPTER IV.

AMERICAN HOTELS-FOOD FOR BODY AS WELL AS SOUL-HOW TO GET A GOOD DINNER, AND HOW TO EAT IT-CURIOUS STATISTICS-SHIRT WASHING AND BATHING--ONE ADVANTAGE OF A LONG BEARD-HOW TO TAKE IN YOUR MEAL AND YOUR LANDLORD-MAINE LIQUOR LAW-PREACHING AND HORSE

RACING STRONG-MINDED AND STRONG-BODIED WOMEN

WINE AND SPIRITS OF DIVINE ORIGIN-HOW TO TURN A COLLECTOR OUT OF OFFICE-LORD COKE'S PRIVATE OPINION.

WE are told, on the highest authority, that man cannot live by bread alone; at the same time, it is pretty clear he cannot live without it, and it behoves us, therefore, to tell him where he can get any quantity of it, with other things to match, in the land of which we are treating.

Having dilated upon the wondrous manner in which the people of New England, and indeed of most

other States, provide for the improvement of the mind, we feel bound, for consistency sake, to show the reader how they manage to take care of the body. It is utterly impossible for those who have not visited the hotels of America, to form any idea of the scale upon which they are conducted. They are carried on upon one principle throughout the Union, varying only according to the extent and convenience of the population, and the size of the establishment.

The Americans live more out of their private houses than in them-families, as well as individuals, 'boarding" at all the principal hotels. The general charge for board and lodging (supposing you dwell in the house) is two dollars a day; for which you have a comfortable bed-room, and as much to eat as you please, paying extra for anything you drink beyond tea or water; and also for the washing of your apparel, baths, fires, and meals in your bed-room, &c. This is, per annum, about £146 of our money, which will sound a heavy item to English ears; but it must be borne in mind that the living is of the most varied and recherché quality, and dealt out with an unsparing hand. The tables are covered from six in the morning until twelve at night, being continually supplied with clean cloths, finger-napkins, plate, glass, &c.

You have, moreover, the use of large receptionrooms, and the still more important one of a readingroom, where the principal papers of the town you reside in, and of the Union, are filed. Your own apartment is plentifully supplied with linen, water, soap, lamp and candles, and the attendance is prompt and profuse. Of course, we must be understood to speak of the leading hotels in the leading cities; in many others, service is below par, and civility at an alarming discount. Having lived for some time at one of, if not the, best in the whole Republic, "The Revere House," Boston, we cannot do better than furnish the reader and the rover with the "statistics" of this wondrous dwelling-housepar excellence, the model hotel of the countrywhereby he may form a tolerable notion of similar habitations. Let us begin by submitting a general bill of fare, placed by the side of every one at the dinner-table a fac-simile of the one whose contents we made an attack upon, the first time we sat there. The variation of dishes from day to day depends upon the fancy of the chef de cuisine, and the provision which happens to be in season; the cooking is in the best style of that potential art, and the wines as fine as wines can be, if rated only by their several prices!

Mutton Cutlets, Madeira Sauce.

Fillet of Beef, with Olives.

Blanquette of Veal.

Escaloped Oysters.

Macaroni, Baked.

Ducks, with Turnips.

Chickens, à la jardinière.

Tripe, à la Maître d'Hôtel.

Calf's Liver, à l'Italienne.

Lobsters, Anchovy.

Currie of Chicken.

Pig's Feet, Piquante Sauce.

Rice Croquettes.

Hominy.