Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-12-08
From the New World.
THE JOURNAL EUROPE
OF
AN AMERICAN TRAVELLER,
ENGLAND-LIVERPoOL.

That pale, that white. faced shore,
Whose foot spurns back the oceans roaring tides
And eOopS from other lands her islanders.
King John.
The OLD WORLD presented forbid.
ding aspect TO the eyes accustomed 10
gaze on bright, gorgeous skies and the
glowing aspect of American scenery.
The clouds dispelled an uniformly dull
and sullen loOk-the water was of tur-
bid, red-Ochre color, and the air felt raw
and chilly, although it was in the latter
part Ofthe ''leafy month of June" How
different thought, the scene upon which
l am now gazing, from the gay and AMI.
mated picture New York displays to the
-beholder US you approach it from the
ocean and'glide upon its superb bay to-
wards the city.
These were my impressions and the
comparison | drew, as | looked through
the murky atmosphere with straining
eyes. for FIRST glimpse of the Town Of
Liverpool. Al length, spires, towers,
dunes, and the mast's Of the shipping, RI
sing above the stupendOus docks, that
8 seemed like a rampant defending the
town, came in sight: whilst clouds of
smoke envelOped every distant object in
asOOty veil. Our sail up the Mersey,
however, was enlivened by The sight Of
numerous cottages scattering along the
shore. To the lover of suburban beauty,
they presented almost every variety that
the hand of taste could devise. Sloping
down to the waters edge, we're gardens
with trim borders and rich hedge-rows,
grew luxuriant. In the midst of emer-
aid pastures, rose thick clusters of flow
ors and clumps Of graceful trees and
dense shrubbery. Near a picturesque
strong castle and lighthouse, might be
seen groups of happy-looking girls and
boys riding upon rough-looking donkeys
quite sOberly, whilst others were racing
on the pebbly beach and making the air
resOund with shouts Of laughter and the
pleasant voices OF light hearted childish
mirth. The bloOdred flag Of ST. George
AOated above the castle as if to indentify
the scene as pleasant picture of merry
England.
Presently, the chime OF some sweet
toned bells from a neighloriRg church
tower, fell delightfully."- upon the ear. 1t
touched cord within US.
"FIOw soft the music of those village bells,
Falling at intervals upon the ear
In cadence sweet, now dying all away,
l...1 -
Clear and sOnorOus, as the gale comes on!
With easy force it opens all the cells
Where memory slept"
Thus appropriately did the sound Of
England's chimes usher my approach
towards her shores. 1t seemed 10 whis-
per me of many blessed hOmes-Of love-
litbOwers-of holy quietness--the breath
Of Sabbath hours, and all the delightful
imagery Of land made interesting and
familiar 10 US by her poets aud plOse wri-
ters. How many pleasing documents of
poetry and the Olden time we're in an in.
slant recalled TO memOry--lhe mOss.clad
cottage smiling through its nook Of
leaves---the silver brooklet-the rural
? hamlet where the rude fOrefathers wor-
shipped in their ivy-mantled church, still
displaying its crumbling towers above the
yew trees which surround il. All this
tranquil kind Ofscenery and pOeticaI assO-
ciatiOns lingering in our mind from off.
read, faVorlte authors stole oyer me, con-
centrating past cOnninss into present real.
iiiss.
10 q short time We neared the quay,
but no custOm-house officer boarded US.
We we're obliged to wait patiently for
these gentry, in the stream. The docks
and the river tsemed with steamboats, Of
all sizes, arriving and departing at differ.
ntplaces in the vicinity of Liverpool
Some were very gaudily painted They
gave an animated appearances to the river
md town. These boats were generally
crowded with well dressed persons, ap.
paFeRtly bound on parties Of pleasure.
Ilho quass presented a scene Of bustle
ard activity. Groups Of men, women
and children waiting the aErivaI Of some
passags-boati police officers, in thoir neat