The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1872-11-20

country was changed. The agriculture neat
and beautiful, the houses, and farm buildings
like those of England, substantial; the vii
lagos having an air of neatness and comfort.
At D 'Eughien we were shown the palace of
the unfortunate D D'Enghien, so cruelty muir
dered by Bonaparte's order. He tried to
screen himself under the plea that he had
not ordered it, but nobody believed it, as no
one would have dared to commit such mur-
der without his order.
At 81 o'clock we were in Brussels, and
soon borne to hotel de Flandres, where am
now writing by candle light. This is beau
tiful city of 800, 900 inhabitants. The build
iugs are of brick and stone, or stucco, solid
and substantial, like those of London, but
looking clean and white instead of being
smoky as in that great city. Our hotel is
at the head of the Place ROyale; an equeS
trian statue of Godfrey de Bouillon, stands
10 front, looking down q beautiful street.
The Palace of LeoFo'5 IT. Sc gssr sv, and a
great many beautiful buildings Near at
hand is a beautiful park through which l
walked before dinner This morning we
drove about the city for several hours, visit
ing the Museum, chiefly remarkable for its
fac statuary. A great number of animals
of every variety, an enormous skeleton of
Mastodon, compared with which an ele-
phant is almost a pigmy. A great number
Of Flemish paintings, not very noteworthy.
Then came the Cathedral, Notre Dame-very
gorgeous. The pulpit is remarkable 8truc
ture, supported BY Adam and Eve who seem
to be borne down with the burden. 0n one
side is an eagle, a cock, monkey, and a
long tailed bird like an oriental pheasant
In front is a parrot, and some other bird
The twelve Apostles are ranged six on line
with the pulpit. St. Paul and st. Peter next
to the pulpit, and six on the opposite of the
audience room. There are naves, and re
cesses filed with rarities which 1 cannot at
tempt to describe. The whole very grand
aud beautiful, but not adapted to any pur-
pose that I can imagine, except display.
Then we went to the woodworking lace
factory. The spiders web seems to furnish
the model for their elaborate workmanship.
One woman was at work with some two do
zen needles with handles like avis, sus-
pended by small threads, on little piece of
lace about the size of dollar. Some of the
finished work were the most beautiful lace
shawls ever saw, such as they say are
never exported for sale. This finishes our
days work. l cannot further describe the
streets and buildings, except to say that the
latter are very handsome, presenting fine
appearance, and the streets very wide. and
smoothly paved, some of the.princirsl ores
with double avenues of trees, both for walk
ing and driving.
Tomorrow we go to the field of Waterloo,
and if there is anything worth describing you
shall have it in this letter. wanted to see
the Hotelin which Wellington and his officers
were tripping it on the slight fantastic toe,
when they were startled with the information
that Napoleon was upon them, and the battle
already begun; but learned that the house
was pulled down and other buildings erected
on the spot, with no trace of the former
building left.
Oct. 80. Rainy day. Could not go to
Waterloo. Like the fox in the fable, con-
sole myself with the idea that there was not
much to be seen, yet should like to have
seen La Haye aud WelliDgton's statue, and
the point where Blucher joined the fray and
saved the battle which was almost lost, while
GrOucbY missed the road, and did not come
up.
I find I have made one mistake. 1t was
the tokens which were gathered at the COM
munion tables, not shillings.
AS we have seen all we care for here, We
60 to Antwerp at o'clock, P NJ. And now
may the blessing that maketh rich rest on
you, and all my friends.
Yours in the Gospel,
PEYTON HARRISON.