Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-29
Judge Hyde,s Letter.

| Judge fyde7S Letter.
In the conclusion of our sketch of Hon
James K. Hyde, published in Fridays
HERALD. reference was made to pleas
ant personal letter, received from him
while in Europe, which it may not
be uninterest ting to publish, as giving q
brief recapitulation of his tour, and views
upon European affairs:
ROYAL HOTEL DANIEL,
VENICE, Italy, July Goth, 1870. !
Henry Clark, Esq-Dear Sir know
! ing your interest in my former travels
abroad, l take the liberty OF giving you a
brief description of our summer tour, thus
| far, with which we have been highly de-
| lighted, hoping our observations may be
| of some value to yourself or friends in
similar positions. Our passage was a
very pleasant one, landing at Queenstown
and travelling nearly the extent of Ireland
via Dublin and Belfast. OF Ireland l
have but little to say--a few old castles
and blarney stones, rich green fields and
luxurious crops, in contrast with withered
novels and ill-paid labor, make up the as
poets of Ireland, with the exception of
the linen manufactures at Belfast, which
were very interesting, one company claim
ing to employ $4,000 operatives. From
Belfast to Glasgow, from whence we
made an excrsionto the highlands
of about two hundred miles, by
various modes of travel, steaming through
Loeb Lommond, between thirty and forty
miles, passing by the base of Ben Lom-
YnODA anA ntbprS which
"Mountains piled on mountains stand,
To sentinel enchanted land"
A ride of about twelve miles brought
us to lake Katrine, where we also found
a steamer, and in, passing up the Loeb
past EIlens Iele, We could almost fancy
we saw the Lady of the Lake pushing her
"Iight sballop from the shore''
and hear the wild refrain of Roderick
Dhu beaming down the lake,
4" Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances"
| Passing several mount ins and lakes, on
one of which stands Balmoral, the sum
mer residence of Queen Victoria, we come
to Coilantogle ford, where FItz james
and Rhodric had some unpIeaSdntn6SS
and thence via Dumbarton and Stirling
1 OuSNACS W ONdLIlA IA AINAi4A A'ON' -
history, science and art.
To London via Melrose Abby
lAbbotsford, York Minister etcetera, i
soon accom- lished, and rich smokey, fog
gy London stands before you, impress
sing one sentiment irresistibly upon you
that England is a mother not to b.
ashamed of. From thence we went acros
the channel to the Frenchman's Paradis
4 d : a. in
disagreeable there, it is kept out of sight
Having a desire to see countries, and pee
pies, rather than cities aud shows We com
menced long route that we contemplat
ed, making a circuit through norther
and southern Europe, beginning at Be
} GUM and embracing Holland, Hanover
Brunswick, Prussia proper, Saxony, b.
hemia and many Austrian Dependence
r to Austria, thence to southern Italy, n
turning via Switzerland and the Rhine
Paris We have accomplished this in
most satisfactory manner, to tn
q ancient city, where we are now writing,
|. the ancient palace of the lodge.
!. Holland presents a striking pictur
with it's thousands of windmills, exter
sive green fields, entirely stocked wit
a fine herds of spotted cows, and bein
p cared for and looked after by Dutch mil
VI maids, in their quaint dress and woode
:, shoes In reference to the German State
and Prussia more particularly, we wen
&c compelled to change our former opinion
e and credit them with being as intelligen
re comfortable, fashionable, polite, courteor
!. and apparently as happy as any peopl
y we ever saw, not excepting American
While at Berlin the declaration of Wa
b. by France came apparently like clap {
o thunder from clear sky, an
d vet the enthusiasm of the peop
!. was immense The King arrived til
= some evening from Potsdam, and was r.
- ceived, it was said, by 100000 citizens 0
i Rue Linden, on which, his palace is sitl
Is ated, and opposite of which is the hot
r where we were staying. If cheers an
If noises were evidence of loyalty, L thin
Frederick William must have been sati
> fed. With certain prospects of comm
II war we are obliged to change our bas
and intend to keep away from the SINE
of gunpowder.
b The agriculture of the German States
l. better than ours The products are nea
,e ly the same, except Indian corn, which v
70 do not see at all until we approach nortl
ern Italy. The people of all the Germa
le States, embracing Austria and its Deepen,
is encies, are apparently comfortable and il
re telligent. Travelling is exceedingly agre
d able and cheap. We get the best of e,
- erything, pay all that is required, an
= have money left, which is somethin
le more than we can say at home. This
is in fact the only way you can travel
y Europe and if we pay little more 1t
N made up in attentions and civilities. III
= English language is understood almo
= everywhere in Europe, and we can Ii
> like princes at an expense OF about six
ST. seven dollars each person per day, whit
it embraces railroad fares allowing an ave
be age of hundred miles per day. -Four
ho five months would think enable you
see all you would desire to in Europe.
y My health is perfect since l left hor
mt and Mrs. III. is quite well. We expect
mt return early in September. With be
be regards to Mrs. Clark, we remain,
No Yours most truly,
JAMES K. HYDE.
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