The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-30
THE CITY OF BREMEN.
4 Young ROCK ISLANDER ABROAD
Special Correspondence of the Argus

Bremen, Oct. 23d, 1869.
Weu here am in the old world. |
promised to let YOU hear from me- ana 90
40 from this central spot of Germany, where
| arrived through the mercy OF Him VINO
rules the storms, "wbo smooths the waves
and Restraints the fury Of the winds, as the
Pagan poet sad of his own storm deity
We landed Yesterday at Bremen Haven, at
half past eleven O'Clock in the morning
Bremen Haven, you must know, ls the har'
Dor appettain:ng to the town OF bremen'
which tho sapeut Teutous by some OMISSION
neglected to build on the coast, but tornhea
and girded about with walls some thirty
miles distant from the sea. AS Valparaiso
is the port of Santiago in Chill, and C@Iiao
the mort Of Lima, 10 Peru, so is Bremen
Haven the seawsl of that Eden OF toye,
whip.stelks and cigars, the town OF bFe'
men.
On Wednesday last, (permit me to pre-
mise q short DEPRESSION hers) we landed
what passengers we had on board torSouth
amntop. In doing so We went between the
Isle Of Wight and the mainland o
| England. Southampton isnot as supposed
il was. on the coast. but some ak or sever
miles dlstant. A small steamer in the EN-
nIoy of the company takes them there
| They leave our vessel at Cowes, city
situated on the Isle of Wight. 1t IS
beautiful little town, reminding one OF len
uysou's exquisite description OF FISHER
mans village in his EAoch Arden. At tina
Mace we took on @ gentleman passenger
far Bremen. He was finely dressed man
and his department was of that easy, grace
ful character, that udicates constant asso
citation with genteel people. his gentle
man in an easv way made my acquaintance
In an easy way, say | might more cor
reetlv say he oiled the way to my acqnaiu1
ance bv his outward good nature, and Their
| slid Into my compromising astonlshlngi
easV | might have thought 1t to b.
insidiousv easy, and been on my guard, has
he appeared any the less gentleman thai
he was. But he proved of great sssstsnc
to me. He was going to bremen t
duplicate his Joys and SORROWS; to wis,
he married. He took me under his protec
ton in a most friendly manner, and really
when look back on it, don't know VIVA
| should have done without him. IL
escorted me to good hotel at Bremen
Haven, and ordered my dinner. Then &c
me into the cars safely on my way
Bremen. All this under some embarras
mept. mind you, for his atianced met hi
at the depot; but that did not alter b
attentions to me. He tucked her under h
arm and trotted her up TO our hotel VII
, him. | parted with him with regret, as
seemed to be my ideal specimen of Europ
an courtesy. may add by way of saiv
that he keeps hotel in Southampton, al
5 he NAV have an eye to business, as we 81
: in Yankeedon, as | shared his stsensi'
; with two other Young Americans, whose
-, nuaintance had made on the ship.
II Lat me premise little more that ha
f; omitted as am compiling from Jjourn
de royaqe that is slight, mixed. or
approach to Europe and first impression
, We had very fine weather all day Wedn'
d.y, very little wind and the sea smoo'
J. hut swelling into incipient waves Ikea gre
/, caldron of boiling oil. On waking Thu
dsy We found ourselves in tbs Ncrsh Sea,