The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-04
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A tourist Ia Holland is sending to the
Ho!yoke Irdnso1ps some interesting ht'
tors rom Europe. in the last the writet
l5:.Having disposed Of the something warm
which Patience had ordered, we now en-.
tered the train bound for Rotterdam. II
was o beautiful day !: we had not seen so
bright q sky for some time.s ] opened the
carriage window to get better view of the
country, but seeing O look OF mild disap-
proval on the face Of one OF our travelling
companions, closed IL again, with an apot.
ogY. 1t Is well known, OF course, In this
age Of much travel, that the cars ON
this side OF the water are divided into two
separate compartments, called carriages,
the first and second-class holding six or
eight persons, the third-class more. 1t is
o very agreeable, social arrangement, if
one happens to get with agreeable people,
for you sit right opposite each other, and If
is very apt to break forth, If you find your
self opposite an intelligent, friendly face.
The lady smiled, and entered into CONVEX
sation with the young man beside her.
Her anxiety had evidently been on his &C.
count, for noticed that be had drawn his
cloak tightly about him. The young gen.
'tleman uttered some apology for hav-
ing interfsred with my pleasure. I
do not venture on 2 reply, for the
reason that he spoke French and the words
Of that language with which 1 was most
familiar did not fit well with it, but I
turned my back to the window as sign of
repentance for my thoughtlessness, and as
| could no longer have 4 satisfactory out
ward view l contented myself with what
ever was to be seen inside. The ladies
were much like one sees every day, with
chignon, bonnets, and all the modern i'm
provements. But after looking at that gen.
tleman once, one naturally looked again.
He had an intelligent, attractive face, and
rs he leaned his head against the back of
his carriage | could not but compare the
soft, picturesque, three cornered hat he
wore, with its up-rurned rim, looking so
comfortable and sensible, with the ugly
stoye-pipes which men wear, and assert are
comfortable, spite Of the red rim which
they sometimes leave as witness to the
contrary.
1.-THE train now reached a station. The
gentleman touched his hat, the ladies babe
us polite adieu, and the three left the
train together. We had now the whole
carriage to ourselves, and each of us Win
dow over which we had sole control, and
from which We had an airy and extended
view.
"'There are twenty-five, three, twenty
four wind-mills all in sight at once an
nounced Patience from her side Of the car
riage.
Hem; that's nothing; here's cow
with q dress on
"Where?' exclaimed Patience, coming
over to the other side to look. We have
just passedit, of course. You don't expect
cow to keep up with railway train, do
you?' Here stands woman by the track
with horn in her hand,' was the next re-
mark from Patience, A woman with horn
was an interesting subject, and one worthy
of investigation. We gave our united brain
to it for some minutes alb, I see, see,
see.' as the little man said those women
with horns take the place of Look out
for the engine while the bell rings Il
can't say that Pye seen any cows yet with
dresses on said Patience, after long
pause, in a tone that implied that, for
once, she doubled the voice Of Truth.
.There's some now, just this minute
don't call that dress. It's only COM
forter or blanket fastened round the neck
and waist well, didn't know you eX-
pected to see cow pasturing in dress with
along train-that's her promenade costume,
to be sure.' l think the disappointment was
greater than Patience could bear. She
closed the window and took no further in
terest, that day, in landscapes. The face of
nature here, like the human face divine,'
possessed more than one feature. You see
u meadow as big as bed-spread, with q
border of water round it about the size Of
some of England's noble rivers, then wind
mill, then bigger meadow with fringe of
trees or border Of water, then a windmill,
then a meadow, then windmill"