Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . APPLE KKrnEKS. 57. AT THE DOCKS : ARKI\-ALS BV A GERMAN STEAMER. GERMAN LONDON. By COUNT E. ARMFELT. THERE is no better introduction to thestory of German life in London thanthe intenscl} instructi\-e and patrioticscenes A\itnessed on the wharxes and \\swhere the Bremen and Hamburg boatsland and embark the children of the Father-land. Before us are two steamers : one, withits decks thronged with passengers, is fasten-ing its moorings and letting down itsgangways ; the other,flying the blue-Pe
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . APPLE KKrnEKS. 57. AT THE DOCKS : ARKI\-ALS BV A GERMAN STEAMER. GERMAN LONDON. By COUNT E. ARMFELT. THERE is no better introduction to thestory of German life in London thanthe intenscl} instructi\-e and patrioticscenes A\itnessed on the wharxes and \\swhere the Bremen and Hamburg boatsland and embark the children of the Father-land. Before us are two steamers : one, withits decks thronged with passengers, is fasten-ing its moorings and letting down itsgangways ; the other,flying the blue-Peter, israttling down the lastcases of its cargo andclearing the steerage-deck. We see an eager, crowd offriends — well - dressedand prosperous-looking—waving handkerchiefsand shouting greetingsto the new-comers ; anda few yards away, for-gotten by all, astraggling medley ofpoorly-clad men,women,and children, sorrowfuland silent, is slowlymaking its way to theoutgoing ship. These104 ITandanrr i^citimg. f^CT^:ir Chiofllt d ) I\ LONDON. scenes show us two of the most interestingphase
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