The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-10-15
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6 a. m. and returned to our hotel at !
p. IN. [ cannot give you description
of this wonderful freak of nature, but
it is astonishing. So | must refer you
to some work on that subject, perhaps
of geology.
Before leaving Iceland must say a
word about the fair sex. You cannot
go through any part of the Island with
out seeing remarkable specimens of fe-
male beauty. They are i'll every town
and hamlet, along the roadside, in the
heatherS, at the churches, in the streets,
market-places, hotels and anywhere else.
| OF course there are very plain women
to be met with also, but the pretty ones
prevail and | never met more beauty
in any one place than in Belfast, and
the prettieSt one of all / left attending q
steam loom in factory; in the above
my wife bears out and comedies with
me in every particular.
We left Belfast by steamer at s, p. M,
and arrived at Greenock, Scotland, at
5 a. IN. but remained there but short
time and came ON TO Glasgow, about
twenty-four miles up the Clyde.
would like very much to describe this
important place. There is a great deal
of New y Ork, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh about it. Icannot form a correct
idea Of how many iron steamers | saw
building, certainly not less than fifty
and none probably less than 2000 tons;
but from the time you get Ill at Green
ock till you leave Glasgow you see no
thing but activity. Everybody appears
to have something to do and you are re-
lieved of that continual tagging which
torments you at every step in Ireland;
neither do you see So much misery and
yet yOu see more drunkenness, among
both men and women. You also look
in vain for the beautiful compilations,
rosy cheeks, ruby lips, smooth skin and
bright. large, almond shaped. blue eyes,
that you left in Erin; but you find mat
ter-in-fact Scotchmen looking sharp af-
ter the BdubeeS, and the women with
corn skin, high cheek-bones and general
masculine appearance and voice; no po-
etTy, but all life, energy and determi-
nation to make money Everything has
a solid appearance-finepu public buildings
and memorials of every description at
every turn and at the West End beau
tiful park, fine botanical garden. mot
we'll kept and many very handsome
residences, all comparatively recently
built, say within thirty years.
Time viii not permit me to continue
this much farther, SO | must leave il,
but before doug SO let me tell we left
Glasgow and went to the worldwide
renowned Lakes in Trossachs, in the
Highlands Of Scotland. and very beau
tiful they are. The scenery in some
parts is grand as we'll rs beautiful. al
though the lakes, 10 an American eye,
are rather small-d sort OF miniature to
ours; and after a very pleasant trip we
arrived, night before last, near mid
night, at this city Edinburgh pretty
tired out well.
SO far we have seen about all the no
table places except this city, which will
take us nearly or quite week to do.
Yesterday we went to the races, no.
thing very great but very amusing, and
last night to tie theatre. where we saw
a good comedy Gold Caste, we'll per
formed and pretty well attended. 1
have not said anything about the the
atre buildings simply because | have not
seen anything notable. They will do
very well for their place, but dramatic
art does not appear to flourish much in
any place / have been in, but is rather
neglected, as The buildings remain the
same as when built suppose some
short time after the zenith Of the great
Shakespeare.
will take up Edinburgh at some flu
ture occasion, with your permission.
{. J. II.