The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-06

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kuk wLo may 46skSf 1Asoe1h you. Our
passage from New York to Glasgow was longsl
Nh Ae65sa daSs, lnsing ts1lvs " xffdk -
were retarded BY strong wind, dead ahsad, |
withoutislaun1siansw RssxAhaA paviolsntI
storms, y a. no 1e1,tanADaktfth saw
three lr1S ilSbssru ~ ara Wednesday
evening, and hsd & IS = misfortune xhsaever,
except the length Of the passase. The third
Tuesday - k61S1uruuded IA he Olvde. q seven
o'clock p. M, three miles below the city, and
tie steamer did not reAcA IL dock viii sine
next morning. But the thought Of spending
susthsr s;eht on board was almests1&elsEsr
Bile. had not been sea.s sick mere than
twenty minutes during the entire trip from
New York, but had been reduced IN strength
bv much fasting from want of appetite, and by
living in ray berth day after day on account of
the rain and fog, and neuraigic lameness
which untitled me for exercise on deck, and
to 20 down into my steteroom, to lie IN that
cold; damp bunk for ten or twelve mortal
hours, seemed like going into stone coffin,
and | determined to 60 ashore, If possible.
On inquiry, the Captain said he Was going,
and ! might 60 with him. One other passen.
ger, also = minister, agreed 70 accompany me.
But We were Obliged 10 90 down The side Of
the ship, fifteen or twenty feet, on rope,
hand over hand, which We did with great
success, with all the passengers and sailors,
and crowd on shore, looking ON. A cab
quickly took us to Glasgow, where | found
admirable quarters in the Golden Hotel.
When left Keokuk, as you remember, I
intended TO 10 70 Palestine, and .Eeypts and
Greece, and was very exultant in the pros
pect But | had NOT been 1t sea more than
two DAYS before began TO think it might be
better, all things considered, to abandon
this mart of my plan, and devote myself to a
pretty thorough exploration Of Edrops. I
soon concluded that that would be wise, and
have been glad Of it ever since. The fatigue
of travel is very great, especially when one 3
locomotlon is hindered by almost constant
lamenass and main. 1.-THE consequence. / have
mo doubt. Of very low diet, for I cannot eat
moro than one half of nv nsu.l uuantity OF
food, and wben heat. had water. broken
sleen. and h;ob excitement. are continually
tax;no ana,. mower NJ endurance. n am
able to 40 over the priucipal routea Of the
European tourist, it will be all shall desire,
and all can bear. Alter 4 yery pleasan,
day in Glasgow. at the end of which / took q
cup Of tea, with Scotch brown bread and
Ayrshire butter), with Harry Graham
cousin and her husband-the best evening
meal | ever ate in nv life. came down
to London alone, and arrived there
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday evening, after Jus,
twelve hours rice. And such 4 ridel Had
been notified the next day that must EN-.
bark for America would not have been sor.
ry that had come over the Atlantic. had
an apartment to myself nearly the whole way,
and all regretted was that had not two
pairs of eyes, that might look ont OF both
windows at once. cannot describe the re-
gion otherwise than as . beautiful park, or a
perfect garden, an unbroken landscape OF
most charming verdure, every square yard
clean enough to dine on, every foot Of
ground under the highest cultivation. Every.
thing in a state of absolute completeness
nothing more to be done before harvest, ~
the people themselves evidently thought, fol
there was not a man, woman, or child, al
work or in sight that long day, except in the
villages and at the Railroad stations
Wednesday evening, or, rather midnight
found me pleasantly quartered in the Grand
Hotel (paris) sky high, !. e., in the second
story of the attic, in very fine room, after il
was reached, but long journey away from
the office of the Hotel, The next day
found my old friend DR.. E., Of the American
Chapel, and became his guest until the fol
lowing Monday. On Saturday I witnessed
the entrance Of the Russian Gear into Paris
with splendid retinue, and bis magni6cen
reception by L. N. B., and the French people
ROME, Wednesday evening, 81 o'clock
June 12.-Last evening we, the eight Ameri
cans who make our company, four of then
being Presbyterian ministers, one an old Yer
mont farmer, and one fine young man, sor
of Rev. DR.. Adams, Of Philadelphia, whs
have been together from Paris. left FIorenc.
for this central city Of earth which we reached