The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-03

paying yearly homage to the departed remains of
KINDRED who had bestowed upon him his boarded
wealth, as all fashions take their rise in some lead
er pt ton, who is anxious to exhibit conceal
some beauty, grace, deformity, or defect,) when
every man, woman, and child comes and spends
the pay, teasting, rioting, and becoming Obliyous
often passing the night here They spread table
clotn on the tablet, if there be- If not, then
a table over the grave, and unloading their hamp-
ers Of provisions, make day Oft The common
people get up tea-houses to make tea, that being
their avorite drink, coffee is in Paris, beer in
England, and brandy-and-water in America. Here
are seen rich and poor, high and low officials civil
and military, beggars by the hundreds and thous-
ands. In the midst of this feasting saw a family
comeiin, the father with a coffin under one arm and
spade in hand, while behind followed the wife and
children with monument hamper ofprovisions and
liquor"
Mr.. Ireland notices the fine singing in the Semi
notf monastery, the Misunderstanding Grand Pa
trlarch and then passes on to Odessa, the Bosphor
us, and the Dardanelles; from which he rows to
Abydos, and "ascended the hill where Xerxes view
ed his vast army and made his memorable exclam-
alton Mr.. Irelands topography and history are
curious. He ''quahed the water of the Castalian
tount but that the "spell of poetry did not affect
him is indicated by the following extract
CON this morning before daylight, and got to
the summit of the mountains as the sun rose-a
superb yiew-Parnassus' tall peak still in sight,
while Platea and Leuctra lay at our feet. Just
beyond is pThebes. Getting out to walk picked up
very old coin. Thebes is on hill, its ancient
mantle OF glory now covers a village of cobblers.-
After breakfast, stopped at Mardonius' tomb; the
Lacedtcmons were led by Pausanias, and Herodotus
pronounced their victory the greatest he ever heard
OF. Crossed the Esopus, a stream, two-and-a-half
inches deep. Leuctra is on hill, with tumulus
to mark the place of those who fell under Epami-
nondas-neXt Thespia's former site Did not get
on early this morning; my friend sick. The gen
darmes went out after robbers. Passing the site
OF the Temple Of the MUSES., saw some old columns
covered with Inscriptions verifying the spot. Then
I Of =
at Lebadea for the night. Leaving the town
passed the caves Of Trophonius cuiiously honey
combed. On the summit, 800 feet high, stands
the citadel. Cheronea, a vast fertile plain, with
ruins of aphtheatre and citadel. Also of the
lion over the tombs of the Bmotians who fell in
battle against Philip of Macedon, Near by, the
chair OF Piutarch, and the old town of Achaia
with Its lofty citadel, and on over a battlefield
oil Greeks and Turks to Arachoya through thou
sands OF acres of vineyard. In waiting for din
ner, amused ourselves throwing coppers out of
the window until crowd of some seventy persons
gathered
A sketch of a night at Corinth is illustrative of
the modern time, and exceedingly amusing:-
"The old priest the head of the establishment,
declined to dine or drink with lat these places
you have your own dinner but he dined at his own
end OF the table, lbating very freely of their own
beastly wine with flavor of melted pitch and
sealing wax, every time reversing his glass to show
US he left no 'heeltaps;' then said he would take
little with us, and some brandy, so poured out
SbOu Adll-lullDleT, drank III OIL (pufe) In TWO
swallows. He gagged and choked; at last, as by
degrees recovering the of his halfexcoriated
throat, gulped out as he stroked his long beard,
'sI-per-li-ti-ivum seniori' Three or four tumbers
OF wine following this in quick succession, he soon
became oblivious, and threatened to whip us if we
did not eat some grapes he brought; then wished
to send some to the President of the United States,
and begged us to make long visit, etc."
Here is shooting party putting off for an island
near the Dardanelles
There are twenty sportSmen, with more than
thirty dogs, sleeping, eating, bowling, or barking,
while others are being hauled on board by their
masters All fairly being on board, the roll was
called to detect any interopers. After we had
been mustered and found right, then came the
servants: Signor Spezziosa's domestique Monsieur
(Somebodyelse's) domestique then a lot of turban-
ed, pettcoated Ais Mustaphas, Alexanders. and
Demftriuses. Then general hunt for Senior
Browns Matthias, big Hungarian refugee, whose
place had been supplied by a Greek, whose name
neither Mr. Brown nor any one else knew: he sat,
quietly enjoying the fun, while we were racing
around the deck in search of him. Senior Browns
domestique was vocferated in French, Greek Turk
ish Italian, and German, by thirty pairs of lungs
turbaned, moustached blackey, with Tuskaras and
bliI-ot-heath in his pocket sword by his side and
coloured dignity enveloped in huge capote, strides
the deck with an awful dignity as he casts watch
! full eye over his noisy subjects
! Howqua's garden at Canton is thus sketched
! at was curious affair-quantities of flowers
and plants; numerous tanks with fish and the lotus
! l.
The garden is a labyrinth with its numerous sum
warehouses;, tanks walks and trees. The bushes
| are trimmed in the quaint old style of birds and
beasts. Then on our way down we stopped at a
smaller garden. The river is filled with boats of all
sorts-trom little boxes of boats sufficient to
support single paddler, to ponderous junks half
stationary, half locomotive-a sort of floating hotel
for travellers and parties of pleasure, who hire
them for few days Of ollifcaton, when for retire
ment they are rowed, pushed, towed a short dis
lance up or down the river and anchored, while
the inmates enjoy themselves with feasting, music,
and fresh air; at other times they lay at anchor in
| very compact rows in the stream, forming per-
feet succession of streets. Every boat in the river
is registered, and | am informed there are 81 900
within the lamp district (about four miles, on the
police books-as plying on the river. With an or
500 600 while that of the city is 900 900 as near
as can be estimated"
There is plenty of circumstance in this book yet
fails in interesting the reader for lack of what nc
work-least Of all, lawyer's-ought to fail, iudg
ment and arrangement.