Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-07-22


IL Zaborstrasse 33, June 2Sth, 1873.
Dear Spectator
have only been in this mod
ern Babel three days as yet, and I scarel
know what to write you or even know how t
begin what little may say to you. | am her
beyond all doubt, as my feet and limbs at nigh
will testify by their WEAKNESS, as the Fiacr,
(cab) drivers will swear to by the bland manne
in which / fork over my Florin (4O cents
per hour and my so go cents) Krutzers fo
every half hour, and last, but not least, the eff
fective and polite Police force could come for
ward In one long array and tell how many
questions had asked in good English and how
they had bowed and smiled and replied In thei
own soft accents almost shaming the hard dia
lect of the questioner. These experimental
evidences can tell you most empbaticaly chat
am here in the flesh, (although light ,ceight,) no
to say anything of the 20 pounds | have los
since leaving New York five weeks ago. Well
dear Spectator" Vienna is most elegan
city-the Paris Of Austria. 1t has a perma
nent population of 100000 souls. and is mos
beautifully situated In wide valley, surround
ed by charming hills on the southern arm O
the Danube. It is very old city, with an in
teresting history. 1t has witnessed some hare
fought battles, and the besiegers have otter
been at her very gates. She has experienced
many ups and downs in her government-beer
ruled by good and bad men, by soldiers and
by statesmen. So that the Vienna of to-day
holds quite prominent place 10 the World
history. The climate here is very dry and
subject to rapid changes. The sun may
be out ever so bright and you will leave home
to stroll about the city without your umbrella
and return with your coat very wet and your
silk hat ruined, as can show by my expert
ence to-day
The cheerfulness of Vienna people and their
inclination for merry life is universally known,
and contributes much in making agreeable the
soJourn OF the stranger in the capital. In this
respect, they very much resemble the Parisians.
who while away the evenings of their gay lives
slipping their wine along their beautiful Boule-
Yards.
have spent the greater part of my time
here at the grand. Exposition, looking look
ing looking |! ! and [ begin to feel like a
college-boy who is cramming on too many tick
cts, often resulting in his being ''the-tcket-o of
leave-man," entirely failing to write all his
glowing thoughts on the pages of his nation s
history Or even take an A. M. with any degree
of merit. [ have walked and stood by the
hour, looking and gazing at the vast display of
the Worlds material industrial, scientific, ar
tistic and every possible character of produc-
tions, showing, as they do, so much of its pow
er and wealth, almost revivifying the dusty
relics OF the dead past and awakening to a new
er, n0bler life, and greater grander develop
ments of that almost unborn child in the womb
of liUing future As yet, am totally unable
to express nv impressions and what | have
seen of the Exhibition, with any credit to my
own intelligence or any satisfaction to you, 10
regard to the general character, the extensive
comprehensiveness. the grand conception and
arrangement Of this ''wondrous show" as an
enterprise OF Human energy, ingenuity and
art. 1t is upquestionaby magnificent affair,
and for one to become thoroughly conversant
and acquainted with it, in the details of all It's
numerous departments, it wouldrequire months
of close application, the minutest attention and
study
| only give you a brief, rough, charcoal
sketch, of few departments for some of the
principal nations that take rank first.
The department of Austria is most nobly
IN all OF her interests, material,
agricultural and scientific developments The
double headed eagle looks both north and south.
while his claws are imbeded in every interest
east and west, only holding firmly to her own
aud asking no more.
That of Great Britain is equally 50 in all her
relations and great and extensive interests. The
''old Durham" has shaken his head and paved
the earth terribly, to show that his back is
strong, his horn stout, and that he will not be
pushed from the arena without show for a
fight and a display Of the material beneath his
tough hide. So John Bull is here. stiff and
proud and as naughty as ever.
Russia-this great Western Empire stands
firmly in the van with colors flying. She con-
tributes grandy and literally from all her broad
dominions, from the Palaces of St. Petersburg
to the La Huts of Siberia-Iron, coal, gems,
fIrs. and everything else that great country
produces.
Germany is here, proudly, defantly, in all
her strength and might, presenting her own
with warriors front-holdiug her banners
aloft within the mailed clasp of knightly hand,
true and tried.
LA Belle France is here, well knowing that
her grand History is not forgotten, and al
though Alsatian tears are not yet dry upon her
cheeks, and the red-mouthed dogs of war have
scarce ceased baying In the distance, her grace
full limbs still retain their beauty and her head
is still erect, her robe of sack-cloth and ashes
has been replaced by garments of brighter hues,
and the ''star of destiny has not set in the
gloom Of despair.
America North America-tellS one and all
that she is determined to be seen and heard,
and that she is not either last or first, (only a
little late, her pluck is good and her nerve is
strong, only she as too far from home and lin
the land of the stranger" [ refer to these Eu-
ropean markets. but she not the Prodlgal,
neither wanderer, her Patrimony has not been
divided, it is all at home where the lands are
broad and the rivers run on to the seas, whose
might is unknown, whose banners ne 'er droop
in the breeze. patriotic youth-I am liking
the ''old flag" better than have done for sew
eral years past The American exhibitors
With their workmen are as busy as bees" and
their departments are looking all right and are
not by any means ''last or least, In their dis
play. America will acquit herself creditably at
any rate. cannot begin to mention or emu
merate the other nations that are we'll and ably
represented here in all their pursuits. L mere
ly name briefly the most prominent in their or
der. [ will remain here until the middle oi
next week if | do not change my programme,
and then go to Berlin and spend week before
returning to Paris-will 60 from Paris into lta-
ly to pass several weeks in four or five of Its
most important cities, and then to London en-
route for home about the middle Of August
This is foe place just now to study human ma.
ture, as ''the four-corners of the earth" are duly
represented. You can hear any known Ian
guage spoken. Nothing more at this time
please excuse me, aud present my klndest re-
CARDS to the Valley of Virginia long may
she wave. Allow me to remain,
Respectfully, &c.
G. A. r.
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