MR. BOOLEY (the great traveller) presents his compliments to the
conductor of Household Words, and begs to call his attention to an
omission in the account given in that delightful journal, of MR.
BOOLEY’S remarks, in addressing the Social Oysters.
MR. BOOLEY, in proposing the health of MR. THOMAS GRIEVE, in connexion
with the beautiful diorama of the route of the Overland Mail to India,
expressly added (amid much cheering from the Oysters) the names of MR.
TELBIN his distinguished coadjutor; MR. ABSOLON, who painted the
figures; and MR. HERRING, who painted the animals. Although MR. BOOLEY’S
tribute of praise can be of little importance to those gentlemen, he is
uneasy in finding them left out of the delightful Journal referred to.
MR. BOOLEY has taken the liberty of endeavouring to give this
communication an air of novelty, by omitting the words ‘Now, Sir,’ which
are generally supposed to be essential to all letters written to Editors
for publication. It may be interesting to add, in fact, that the Social
Oysters considered it impossible that MR. BOOLEY could, by any means,
throw off the present communication, without availing himself of that
established form of address.
_Highbury Barn, Monday Evening._