Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-02

out to us and took on b ,lrl a few of our
passengers and the American and European
mails. As we neared Liverpool the se;,
was white with gulls that followed in our
wake and picked up the bits of food that
were thrown from the ship. A little be-
fore noon on Tuesday the custom-house
officers came on board. and having exam
med our luggage we We're transferred TO Il
small tender which soon brought Us to the
Liverpool dock. This dock is fourteen
miles long and said to be the largest in the
world Proceeding directly to London We
pissed through rich farming country and
in sight of picturesque lawns, surprising in
beauty anything that it had previously been
our good fortune to see. ! made only Il
brief stay in London. and vet by using my
time judirously was able to visit many
places of interest. The great metropolis
is Il world in itself, with resources appar
emily unlimited. TO the tourist-to any
one who wishes to pluck 4 gold leaf from
ihe book of the pa>t-it furnishes more
material for real enjoyment and delightful
hours than is often accorded to the eX-
perirnc,.s Of Il lifetime.
No tourist. visiting London. fails To see
81. Pluls Cathedral. the summit of whose
dome Is over four hundred feet above the
street. and commands 4 fine view of the
city and surrounding country. its wonder
full clock and the crypt which contains the
~arcoIllagus i'll porphyry of the Duke of
Wellington. AMI the immense bronze car
in which his remains We're borne through
London :, few weeks after his death in
52:-the tower, the ancient prison of
ROYALTY whose cventful history extends
over 4 period Of more than eight hundred
wears and is indi>solublv linked with those
scenes of cruelty that characterized
medieval England; cit i now used rs an
arsenal and museum for ancient suits OF
lrmor. The costly crowns and Jewels
worn on coronation day by the royal fam
iiv of England are also To be seen here. }
the House of Commons and House of Lords
where are the gold ana jeweled chairs
which only members of the royal house
are suffered TO occuppv: Westminster
Abbey. in which for over six centuries the
kng>, queens, princes and mobiles OF the
realm have been entombrd, and many
othcr~-tlIt distinguished men and women
whom their country delighted To honor;
the British museum, containing vast
collection of .nccn. works Ofart. gathered
from All nations, and most extensive and
choice specimens of objects illustrative OF
geology. zoology. ornithologv entomology
and in fact Of every department of knowl-
cdgc. forming altogether the largest colIec-
ton ext mt; lylc P.trk with its six hun
drrd acres of delightful lawns, woodlands,
gardens and drives. almost in the heart OF
The city. and it costly and beaulifu
memorial, lrtcly erected bv the queen il
homer of hrr ,lcce.t>tl c"n~ort. Prime,
Albert: and t,w miles away, at Sydcn-
ham. the Crv-tll Ptllce-:t charming
picture that rtn never hr ett:tccd from
memorV It. gardens. fountains an'
cascades together with III" animals. birds
PAINTINGS AMI The thpu> md and one object,
of mrrchlndi>" that the place contains
world in miniature.
have n1lnel only the places that th'
time hal allo ted to London suffered mt
to visit Many other objects of perllap
Y
the tourist.
On the morning OF July %l>t we spec
, swiftly on oar WAY 10 the sea, and in les
; than two h ur- had pissed over the ninct.
miles that intcrvened- Crossing from
| Dover to O,ttnd we entered the kingdom
, Of Belgium. and We're for the first tim
| made painfully aware that We're in
T. foreign land hv being addressed in tn
T. nongrrl Flemish tongue. Oar rid
t through the country however. saving tn
= dust and heat wl> a very enjoyable on
4 and We noticed by contrast with tn
II country through which We had Just paSse,
{. tlat for tens of miles no tnc,- appcare
t. to interrupt the view. 1t WIS in the heigl
Z. of harvest time and the fields ofripc grain
t. tine. Green mcadow-land~ and bcautifr
+ garden plot, made a pleasant pictures, II
|. whole being relieved by the stately poplar
If that guarded the highway on either sid
Il forming "ftcntimes |rand avennr G.
Il tending miles away. and rivaln@
" beauty even the famed arcados of Il
e queen city of New England.
+. Passing the night in Belgium we pr
t. cec,led the next mornin" to Cologne Il,
Of visited the old Roman Catholic Cathedr
n for which the town is famous Althous
St it has been six hundred Years in buildin
IL it is far from being completed. Wh'
., finished the extreme length and height W
m be each five hundred feet.
y. At this point we struck upon the riv
r., Rhine, but rs we We're too late for 4
-. morning boat we had to content ourselv
-, with ride along its banks. Here on t
-. SUBMITS, overlooking this beautiful vale
~. IRE those wonderful cid castles that fig,
Of 30 largely in medieval history. Tn
7, are now of course mostly in ruins, but st
Of grand and picturesque The vintage
y, the Rhine has long been celebrated, b
h the pleasing effect that the vineyards 81
- to the scenery,-beng held fast oftentim
=. to the precipitous mountain sides by ''sto
~, terraces. must be seen in order to
n- understood We left the Rhine at Mair
or and passing through Darnstadt, so
mr. came, in safety and in good health. to t
y beautiful Neckar and the terminus of O
IF Journey in Just two weeks from the time
at leaving New York.
v. have already made my letter too lor
no md can hardly hope that it will be Of a
h.. special interest except to the many reade
=, ! af the MESSENGER who nerSonally lnl