The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-16

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replied, with sigh: "We are not in Turkey, sir
and here we do NOT sell women Besides, love my
wife, and wish 10 keeph Twill buy some other
replied the Englshman, much astonshed at the tail
ure of the usually irresistible words =" How
much 2" s.a's a..
But, before obtaining servant 10 take charge Of
his house the purchaser sent for mason and car
penter. .... .,.'
| "Here is house." said he 10 them, (which wish
to have transported TO England You must raise il
from its place without nurng it, and have il careful
| ly packed up" ..a ttn .
III will be difficult" said the workmen.
"How much 7" replied The Englishman.
This made the operation practicable; and, us it
proved there not the least diflicuy-the house
was small, light, and portable. In few hours, it
was taken 10 pieces, raised, carried of on wheels
| and transported in packet TO England with the
Englishman and his servants for, although he was
was not in Turkey, our Englishman, thanks to his
"How much ~ and his expressive pantomime of the
purse and portfolio had easily persuaded young and
stout Holland girl to emigrutc with him, and take
| charge of his house.
| This adventure has excited among the inhabitants
| OF Schevening desire for more of this new branch
ofcommerce. They hope the fashion may spread,
and that they may not only be able to let their houses
at very high prices, but may also be able to sell them
and be ready 10 reconstruct in the winter the houses
they may sell in the summer, and thus keep on hand
an assortment ready for sale hire. But untortu-
natcy for the proprietors of this charming village,
| their hopes will never be realized. Nobody but an
| Engishman would ever think Of taking up house
in Holland TO transplant II to England, and the Eng
| fish never copy each other They hold too much TO
| originality, and that ceases where imitation begins.
piece OF occentrcity accomplished becomes sa-
cred thing, and there is more than single in
stance of the same. Hence il follows that no one will
think of buying and carrying off another house from
| Schevening .E .r. ",
The railroad traverses Holland from one end to the
other divides II exactly from the Rhine to the Meuse
! from Arnheim to Rotterdam. The Hollandcrs have
shown much zeal and disinterestedness in construct
ing this road which permits the traveller to hasten
| through their country without stopping. The task
was, however, an easy one for the soil of Holland is
unsurpassed in its atness far atter even than Bel
GUM, where there is occasional hill which it was
| necessary to tunnel; among these is the tunnel of
Trlemont, which has recently fallen in. Here the
engineers have but to lay down their lines obtain
straight route, TO place their rails directly on the
ground and to say TO their locomotives, "go"-
Thanks to these railroads, many travellers are saved
from even the trouble of setting foot on the moist
! soil of Holland. The king of Wurtemburg has just
| embarked 10 Arnhem to ascend the Rhine with the
intention of stopping at the waters Of Baden, before
crossing through the Black Forest which forms the
boundary OF his kingdom. ..3s" ...n.'t. o.,
| Arnhem, the capital of the province of Gueldres,
is pretty little city, whore travellers take or land
| from the steamboats, the Rhine. II is the place
| of embarkaon and Of landing for those who prefer
to take the one hand, and for those who wish to
cave, the river at Cologne. Arnheim and Nimegue
Witness each day the departure and arrival of
swarms of pyroscaphes, so numerous on the Rhine.
The greater part Of these steamboats, vie with each
other in swiftness and splendor. On the day of our
departure it WIS raining, thing that often happens
in the marshes of Holland where an amphibious
people live, as it were, between two waters. Water
starts from under their feet as they walk, and the
clouds descend rs low rs their hats. Were you tc
strip Holandcr il is quite possible you would fine
he had fins. Mature would have been UNJUST hac
she denied him so useful and SO unnecessary an ap
pendage. -. .... l& =. 5..
1t rained, then and instead of remaining deck
which is useless In the first part of the SAIL where the
| Rhine flows between two flat and unpoetical shores
the travellers descended TO the saloon This was lux
uroisly furnished; the sides and the ceiling were
Respondent with gliding, the panels were decorated
with medallions finely painted, and representing
some of the finest views on the river. Along eaci
side of this spacious hall large and easy divan
covered with blue velvet and loaded with large cush
lOns; laUics, WIN tuclT TCn coverings
completed the furniture. We had almost complete
Partisan parlor. The pcrsonages and their CONVEX
sation served to complete the illusion. Chance which
rarely permits such uprivilege had assembled secc
company There were among the company eight or ter
ladies, who were young pretty and elegantly dressed
the were polished well educated and did mt smoke
Not single cigar lighted certainly an extra
ordinary circumstances for it is allowable TO smoke
in steamboat saloons a the waters of Holland. They
smoke always and every where; their cigars and
their pipes as Indispensable to them as their fins
| After the first hour was past in making acquant
ances, and some words were lost in preliminary APP
proaches, the conversation soon became more gen
era, and ran into anecdotc. Yet the first adventur,
narrated was calculated to throw damp tn
conversation. The narrator had baen conversinl
with the Captain, and had learned from him the par
tcuars of an ncidect that had happened the evenn.
before. ., ..F .. ~. '.r.... 3d..
Gentleman" said this marpot, "you admire
doubtless the elegance of this saloon; you are quit
at your case on this divan? Well there was herr
yesterday, of the richest bankers in Amsterdam
returning from Frankfort where he had realized
some enormous profits from Il successful speculation
He seated there, in the corner, precisely wher
you are, madcmOselc. They convcrsing u
we are now and late in the afternoon one OBJ
served that the bankers eyes had remained shut 70
anders sleep very casily,' interrupted gentleman
of about forty conspicuous for his blue coat, witt
embossed buttons his white cravat, his curly vel
low hair which made his head look like large bun
die Of succory, and his excessively vain, intrusive
and self-satished manners, be,raying the man sud
denly enriched. This profound observation was re
ccived with universal silence, and the narrator hay
ing smiled from politeness went on "The banker
had his eyes closed, and that at first surprised
for he held in his hand the Augsburg Gazette, an,
you know that journal is full of things to put mar
asleep standing, still more if setting" "That's very
true, and even in PLEASANT weather.. inerposed tho
sefsattsfed gentleman passing his hand through
his head Of succory. This gesture was a very com
mon one with him, for 1t enabled him to display
a large diamond he wore on his little finger 18th,
afternoon passed. continued the narrator, 9Th,
evening came; this was yesterday; the boat stoppet
at Arnhcim which we have just left; the banker sill
had his eyes closed; they approached him, SHOOT
him to awaken him and then only they pcrcevid tina
q he was not asleep. He was dead"
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