The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-15
Mr. Dunn Browne. Exp~ricscc in Fe,
cjSM Parts.


THE DUTCH.
have ust returned from Brook Brock
" the cleanrst village in the world" contain
ing 2oo inhahitants. situate abont five miles
Cor three hours ride in Dutch canal boat)
from amsterdam 1t is indeed very clean
place. hut strict regard for truth com,r'S
me- TO say that saw considerable dirt in one
Of the cabbage gardens. and the gate kani!r
OF one Ia 'k,Ari was not secured 10 that de-
gree Of brightness | had been led 10 expect
Moreover in the only stable visited, the
cows tails were ~, tied M 70 the beams a
bOve with bin" ribbons. As had read in the
ar..onn.s of travellers. and the enquiries
which instituted ON this point have resulted
IN convincing mo that This is mere pleasant
exag.cralon in !ulurd in bv those wacc,h
narrator> and by no means a literal fact The
streets are not streets Al all! but neat. little
brirk-raved walks winDlin. ahon, in various
front and sometimes IN the rear. confined hv
curou>ly wrought wo, den or iron sncrs or
perhaps here and there hv h,pdc" closely
clipped and carved into fantastic shapes -
The houses have no resemblance 10 one an
other. and are 80 diili.u to be d.srrlhrd and
to get a proper idea of when described. that
! shall leave them to vou- imagination, assur-
inc YOU that whatever pictures Won NAV form
TO Yourselves Of them will be certain 10 bc
totally wrong. The trees are short. chubby
and symmetrical. having deridt,' artificial
appearance. The men seemed TO b" all ab-
sent troM the town: the women had their
dresses pinned mp behind, every one scrub
hing brush in her hand and pail of soap
Sud> bv her side the children were uSt let
out from school and ranging themselves in
rows each side the wav, cap ir. hand. slate ur,-
der the arm and >atchcl on the back, sa,uted
me with great gravity and politrness. OBJ
tanned the guidance of pair of them. little
hlue-eveh. white aproned girls with caps on
>url, As INV grand mother used to wear, who
conducted me to a large dairy where | was
initiated into all the curious mysteries of
Dutch chet>emaking hv damsrl as fair and
round and solid as any cheese of them all -
Returned TO nv canal boat in state of crea
self satisfaction at having seen so much OF
This paragon of Dutch towns, and rode dream
. iiv back to Amsterdam. seated bv the sid,
of the huge skipper, who only opened h.
mouth to emit smoke, ard directed all H.,
movements of his crew G G. the hcIm>mar
, and The boy who rode the horsc) by wav,n!
= hls riy"
The canals hercatou's are ten or fifiecl
= feet higher than the adj iicent co1ntrv. and
, is curious enough to see the canal beats in IN
distance and even sometimes large ship wit
o its mastS all standing. gliding along on Ieve
: with the hou>etops. pIun.ing INTO . group o
: windmiIls or havstacks and bringing up a
e last on the roofs apparently of remote vii
: age
N Amsterdam is an amrhihious city, half Ian
" and tsO thirds water: most of the streets b.
:, ing canals and draw bridges; very nearl
ii another Venice without the gondOlas an
l. faded palaces and historical associations /; i
short, neat, clean. Dutch Venice built o
:. bricks and coorrd tiles II i, the finest brio
. built city in the world without a doubt :
Nothing but seeing ran give Won any idea q
"t the wonderful variety of beautiful and pictu
!" esque forms in which Dutch architects "
81 contrive to pile up bricks No two hous
ne will be alike,-each will be study of ltse
ir and yet there will be general rescmblan
=. ~ enough to preserve the proper uniform
Ota street. wandered about Amstrrda
4: nearly week without ever getting tired {
ut its streets and canals,-ot its clean, hcatl
locking people (it is my deliberate opini,
rb which am prepared 10 defend to the Ia
no extremity, that the Dutch are the handsome
he and the Pol'test race of people on the face
-, the globe). OF its plump jolly ships, its wa,
-. houses. wharves. bridges and dykes, of ITS Z;
he spires, huge organs, fat palaces and resplen
ed ent picture galleries. Leaving An>ter'ia
er your correspondent attended a festival
Harlem where $1,000 Dutchnan we're ;
,m srmbIed to do honor TO the memory of Cost,
ed an ingenious ancestor of theirs, whom tn
ne persist in calling the true, first and sole
:" vrntor of the art Of printing, to the utter Z
.d clu>ion Of The claims OF Giuttrnhurg, who, Q
being DutchmaD, of course couldn't ha
ng, hit upon the invention. Afterwards, we pu
" "e reeded 10 the Hague, where is the finest ia
10. of beech trees that can be imgnpd, and p,
his Potters celebrated picture of the Bull. to 4
IN no,hing about few palaces and kings a
'er princes that We hadn't time to visit bur-
mos ourselves one day in :he dead old city Of l.,
ion den Of pilgrim memory, and passed throu
ow Rotterdam or out OF Holland into eyiun
the good city Of Antwerp, whence We ST
No., u soon embark for "Merre England"
Int. Yours truly.
ach UuN> ERowHr