Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-07-27

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gained me admittance and was welcomed
with ~ that genuine hospitality that So
strikingly characterizes our frontier set.
tiers in the new States spd Territories d
Americn. You would have IHghed could
you have "pecped in" and heard me en-.
deavoring to make the god woman undo
stand that I should like s6owl IF milk.
got the bread easy enough: for pointed ia
q piece lying on the dresser, but was no,
SO fortunate IN discovering pan Of milk,
50 cried ont, milk! SIN brought me .
eoffsc pot. No! No!l I exclaimed, / then
cried MIX again, when IL the poor wo-
man, brought me the vinegar Jug, while
the old man, (who had now laid down his
pipe, the wife and daughter, were jabbcr-
ing away, wondering, suppose, what my
wishes were. A happSl4hought struck
me: took out my pencil and piece .,
paper and drew off . COW, putting myseli
in the attitude of milking. The effect was
instantaneous. "Oai! Ouil! Monsieur An.
glice", repeated the old lady again and again.
After hearty laugh in which all joined,
(for we all'laugh and cry "a one Language J
the delicious bowl Of millionaire its appear
ance. The next morning the old lady beg
ged me for the pencilled cow, and stuck it
over the mantle, by the side Of needle
case; and I dare say it viii stay there for
years as mcmento Of the strange foreign
er who drank the bowl Of milk. Having
breakfasted at a pretty seasonable hour
bid my humble friends good bye, and pro-
ceeded on my journey for St. Omir.
The country appeared thinly settled and
considerably wooded-the improvements,
however. evinced high state Of cnltiva-
ton. walked very leisurely; and did
not reach st. Omir until towards evening.
The environs are delightful. The ap-
proach is by broad avenue, lined on eli
tner side for two miles BY stately Gins and
lime trees. This is applicable to almost
every city and town in both France and
Belgium. On arriving 4 the gates the
gendarmes salutes you with, "Passe
Porte Monsieur" handed it over. Ii
is examined, endorsed and my, description
noted down, and then Il is returned and
pass through the gates. St. Omir is an
ancient and strongly fortified city. Here
is the ruins Of the celebrated cathedral
San Bertrand. / wandered through the
city caring little whittier went, until, at
last, found myself in the great square or
market place La Grand Place. Here
saw commodious hotel (Hotel De Elan
dres) and concluded to stop for the night,
feeling as though | had taken sufficient ex-
ercise for the present in walking. I took
a seat the next morning in French dill
gence for Lille, which is situated on the
Belgium frontier. The diligence is sin
gular looking vehicle-a sort of mixture
Of an omnibus, stage coach and old fash
toned chaise-a clumsy looki g affair, but
withal very comfortable. 1t is divided in
to several compartments, designated by
the words sscoupee," (front) ssvontonde, =
(back) and "banquette" (top.) It does
not compete in elegance and compactness
with the English stage coach, and, I am
wont tofancy, one of these mongrel look
ing vehicles would excite smile among
the .Hawk-cyes," if it should drive Zip to
Fletcher's door some evening with the
Peoria mail.
Lille is large city, and reminds me
much Of Boston; but, if possible, it is more
compact, and the structures are more ans
Client and massey. -
| From Lille take the rail road to Brus-
sells; concerning which place and my tar
~ therein you will hereafter be informed
BY niss.
CHE.-Mo-KO.MON.
The Wings, says the Pennsylvania
make themselves facetious because the