Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-08
European Letter


Avsrrnp,g. U5tr,yp. '.Iuuc No. 1874.
Mvrs. Edi,rs twin write Won n running
letter from tl.i. old city. which ra,,bei vas.
terlay afternoon from Rotterdam [ viii use
the Mural pr5roup. bscause van know there
are two eff us i'm clmnsnv. and both will be
represcp,el In these lines WeIelt London on
the lG,b. and came through 10 B-ps.ell.. Il
was very interesting day indeed Leeause the
c,pntr, wa. ,ll NOW and iptcre.tiny- oltb,oyb
the r,uobo.t ride hv boat that we have seen
since leayin, home was tbat Of tvonty-ore miles
acr,s. The Strait. from Dover TO Calais The
wind was strong. and the wave. rolled in every
conceivable wav and tbc motion of die boat
was in-t tlat b, make IL the most Uncomfortable
far the moor pss.ep,ors There wore largc
number on b5ard. and very few of them. ONLY
mere anu there one, VINO did not have a call Tor
the bowls, that were provided 10 large mum.
bers for the occasion, and many Of them needed
frequent emptying was one of the very few
fortunate ones who escaped, yet, had the pas
sage lasted half an hour longer, | think
should have been conquered
Belgium is a fine country rich and exceed
ngly productive What we rode through was
mostly lcvcl-some Of it slightly rolling but
never saw, anywhere, stouter OF finer crops Of
grass, wheat, oats, rye, barley and garden
vegetables, than / saw there growing They
were growing rankly, and the land seemed al
most burlened with them. We saw very little
fruit, but plenty of other vegetables such os
are usually grown 10 our own section Of the
country BRUSSELS is By far the finest place
that We have seen since leaving home It IS
very properly called the miniature Paris
The latter place have not yet seen, but adj
miro the former The streets are broader than
IN Llrd n, cleaner and nelter The buildings,
more or less ornamontcd, are not gaudy; the
walls composed Of a light free stone, are not
dingy with smoke, but bright and cheerful,
and everything you see about them attractive.
The Bluleyard-one of the main streets-is
broad, with carriage tract, on either side and
a shaded walk, which occupies moro than half
the width Of the street. through the center
in which YOU walk not upon stone. bat upon
the earth and it constitutes not only pleas
ant drive, but pleasant place TO promenade.
The public park is extensive and biobly orpa-
mental, adorned with statues. fountains. rrot-
toos and troos ana g,,ror. W. ris;.od ,ho
v.-'.,'.,,
'"rley Museuni the sHhery Oh moueIh att' rs
well as many other interesting places the
House Of Commerce, which is n new building.
not ,et co,,rioto lint oco,r;ol az a ,1,oo r.
paw VI
business IL Is IKE the STOCK Exchange oil
New YORK, and We were in just in the hight
Of business, and n perfect bedlam il was. The
bpildin, is o,o or tho gnost .bo, b,,, .o,,,
..,...-
~ ''0 u'''' ~ ''s'io u''u e'aOoratc man
ner. we were very highly pleased with Brus-
sells The people are we'll behaved, very polite
and olliging verv raody ~ c,,r,n,ri,o,o Oh
-, -, ~,
'"cy couiu =" u.s. Mnen We iouhu one VINO ooulu
speak little English and there was less APP
parent expectation of Gift for the favor than
we have r,nrd elsovvboro
or u.ua.l IN, r., nm.
VI iio''"lu WIN s'y puV NIUE NJ present
1t IS one vast prairie throughout--no eleya-
tions anywhere, excepting such as arc artificial
The canals far tranenortoti,, arc soyorol zoo,
- .,- ''',''n "' 'o'', 'Vo'
"o''o '"o su''uce le'ol Oh the lahu' ana the
water Is pumped into them By windsmills from
the many sluices below. which are made IN
drain .bo s,u rhoso si,ioo, 90 80.
VI 1'''N' "io
seen everywhere, anu extend as Tar as the eye
can reach seven OF elght ieet wide-oiten
mOfe-all running parallel with each other,
and usually from four to six rods nerbape
apart. Tho water stands in tLen noari,, tn ~
surface of the soil. and thew are the only divid.
ing line between farms; they form the boun.
dariae Of tho land M s,;t Z, ,-,.,l.,,4t. -