Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-04
MISCELLANEOUS
BROOKS LETTERS.
From the Portland Evening Advcrtiser.l
THINGS IN HOLLAND.


'''" I'll uSSsSi IL HOLT moIihS iiS'''
Yes, of all counties think Holland be The most
extraordinary, which, with an Engshmans definition
all that can be said of it, and if were writing
for Englishmen, could say nothing more. The
der working power of industry here is beyond descrp
made of the earth out of the water Think OF rescning
n the swamps of the Lake Mississippi from the inroads
of the waters, and of making it all garden-a heal
thy and charming country full of little palaces and plea
sure houses and bridges and canals under which and
which the boats sliding, and You will have
faint idea of what has been done in Holland, that
Nature has done nothing for it, every thing and that
there nothing remarkable in soil but every thing bad in
clmateand with the whole train of aches and rhcuma
tisms that cold and damp generating. Why,
thought the English the most remarkable people
earth for prottng by their position and turning every
spot of land to advantage pleasure but the Dutch
are far before them, very far, remembering how little
Nature has done here. Think of city built as Am
serdam IS, on enormous piles in what was deep and
pestIenal morass splendid city of nearly 100000
Inhabitants, with canals Corning 80 little islands,
nected by 300 brdges running through the streets
sells or boats in all of tbem loading and unloading at the
large warehouses going and all these canals border
ed with large, lofty and healthy trees the mass of the
shipping here mingng with the trees, there running
by the windows of the houses. See then at quite every
house. often at every window, single double looking
glasses, reecors that person IN the room sitting
before the window, can see by reflection, the whole
length OF the street. the passengers the trees, the canal
and the shipping Look into one Of these and Won are
quite convinced that such city city, but picture.
No view be more picturesque. Thus the Dutch la
dies, beautiful they are with beautiful complex
with book with neede-work in their hands, often
arranging their reecors right angles the right angle
pointed toward the window, that directing their eyes
to angle they Concealed themseves) the whole
street both TO the right and left. When they very
pretty, and have seldom such pofIsjen of beau
~ IN the windows fany city Leyden, say for
ple the provoking sinners will show you their beauty in
their reaectors themselves with the backs toward YOU
and you in the street. the door your hotel BY ar
ranging their glass right angle with the window and
then your eyes meet theirs and you them rogusy
smiling at the recognition as they drop the curtain
fbp Vnlo tlv tnrn
Alas for the little sinners II their sober Dutch mothers
to catch them in such sport his, for their
might ring with strange story they might trenble
before the frownhg mods of their rebuke But wild, pref
ty girls are the all over the world, and if they do
not have wings TO be entitled TO be called angels,
they endeavor to make up for the loss of them in that
buoyancy of spirit, that light nal, froicksomen
which Mt times make them not OF this dull cold
EARTH but of some warmer, fairy sphere; for take
it for granted, do not know why that angels have
sad, sackclol wings with truculcn pickering Puritan
faces but dance and sing have Joyous times ever
happy, because they ever innocent.
Angels last Rehectots- Amserdam-sentment and
nonsense before! Really admire that iucidus oro Of
this my performance, which the rhetoricans exto
much snugly do stick Ga critic would not use
that world % my text (nor that proyerb ether) But
write as my pen along with my thoughts, quite
inoIheTem as TO The route 1t goes, just as am in
different TO the route go nyse-or every thing is so
new to me, and astonishing TO my unPIepared mind
(thus fresh IN this old worldly that done take
step without gathering thought, having feeling
never had before. But TO return to Rotterdam.
The traveller landing Rotterdam from another coun-
Try is only reminded by change of language that
is in foreign country but by change Of coin too -
The English shilling half crown and SOVEREIGN rive
place to the form Euilder and sigeTs, and ccnmcs
with incomprebensble lot of little coins the value of
which she'll never take the trouble to earn A letter
of credit from banker in London filled my pockets
with gold and silver, With ten guder pieces Of gold
and Prussian crowns, add shutters, ond Badvn dollars
end forms, and france and Grosehens tScso that tho
took only my pounds sterling home TO the hotel ]
travelled if with load Of iron in my pockets reaz
ing tor the first time in my life oil the blessings OF
specie currency, BY which man is made horse, with
the impossiby Of carrying his money about him. be-
sides The danger Of losing if he eaVes 20 in his
luogage and thus Of enjoying that very ,e,n(orto
BILE sensation, which one would undoubtedly have
when pennyless In strange country. All can say is
that the fifty pounds not worth carrying, With the
any mode Of moving without them. Again, you OK.
change the lone dull dinners Of English hotels and En-.
qs coffee houses for the lively taJe dkofe where all
ST down around board and you hear Sec and know
who is in the world with you-a knowledge to which
you will seldom attain, under The exclusive system Of
England Porter and ale give way To the Rhenish wines.
Your expenses become less, too Servants expectations
not enormonsfor You have ceased TO help pay
this national debt Of England which every traveller must
contribute 70 pay in part, who puts his foot English
soil.
In Rotterdam there are many things worth seeing,
though 1t Is not the most interesting Of the cities of u
land II IL is the FIRST OF The cities that the traveller
sees, the novelty Of the sight will make deep impress.
sion on him matter how much he may have heard Of
Holspd never shall forget with what strange staring
attitudes roamcd abont bridge By canal gar,
ing at te sights and confused by the strange Dutch
gabbIe But no 90 through even single city
in Holland without bring impressed with the greatest
respect for the Dutch character As yet have seen
begggr in Holland do not believe shall one.
Nothing that IL said Of their neatness is exaggerated
They are undoubtedly tie neatest people ON Garth and
the women scrub ffom morning 70 night scrubbng eve
~ thing post pillar, floor, door, streets brassycs
every thing that be scrubbed and the consequence
is, that even the streets neat paror IN Ley
den, they permit The Dirt 70 in peace between
the crcvices Of The rocky pavements. Wster in the
morning flies about IN all directions II il really unsafe
them 70 venture 10 the streets for little ealaracs from
engines prepared 10 wish the windOws are Kissing
about you IN all directions. Scrub, scrub, scrubs =
You see in the morning, aud al noon and NJ NIGHT too
but more particularly IN the morning whole bai,aops
Of women, scfubbing, scrubbing, scrubbing They do
Il w.:h ths air % people who know how 60 scrnb -
They to love 10 do IT, have secn them scrub
where there dirt NJ all Amateur scrubberstbey
are, psying With broom az young lody plays with
the strings Of harp Is all This we'll - What can a
poor Hoandiz husband DO whom. when be comes home