Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-17
soUTII TENDER l7 1874


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e Out Of the channeI into the North sea
or German cean, and at three e,s1ock
IN the morning "a 2 We find ourselves far up
the Elbe.. Leaving our ship, we take q
tug (which conveyed Iis to Hanbnrpf
along the green turfed chores cf, the
Suburban seat with a highly cultivated
and intaresting country beyond, snov
and then o. wind mill with its air of great
antiquity, After two hours, n run, NJ our
destination ;s reached ~ Amid the great
est confusion and Want os system, with
luggage secured and thrown into O.
ts dtozky - ID gpeciss OF two. seated car
ridge behind "a ffamss of ae Horse, So
,atten4ated that were the phifanthropic
FBergh to see him. his heart would
;bIesd1 we start from the wharf or pieffss S
and attic along The bb1sssto pave
ments in the marrow streets, iand look
wondering at the quaint, old -fashioned,l
small windowed j, dingy houses, and.
Yainly endeaYor to read the 81 igns which.
are all Dutch, !, To-. MS. ss g Hotel. de
IIEnrope, sings out the cabman. We
get ont of our cab and odern Ham,
burg bursts MP ION us. What q metanor-
phosis from the ding dirty streets
that wet have met nderad Through from
our ship landing, The Alster, is the
pride and ioy;of Hamburg -and we'll
may the Hamburg ers be proud Of their
enchanting their charming Alster, which
la an immense and beautiful lake in the
very heart Of the city. have wandered
a little In foreign lands and at home,
but never have i seen anything which is
exactly like the, A1ster, IA large, beau
.tiful clear, limpid lake, divided into two
parts by d, light graceful twiry bridge It
has splendid hotels, maghif fcent castel-s
lated private gesid dences all along its
shores, ornate gard lens sloping down to
the waters edge rare exotics laving
themselves in the crystal water, the air
laden with their sweet perfumes, flow
cry walks along the barik mt ltithdin-
oIs cares, IN which the pleasurell loving
,poppla lation; is slipping offae and drink
ing beer. Fsrry boats in ninia ature, ca
pable Of containing not moS6 than fifty
people, dash here aud there with the,
shrek of o Whistle which seems I more a
toy than anything else. Nothing can
he more beautiful than these 5vari-cSll
ored boats, painted in white blue and
green, which Convey yon for 2 sun Of
two cents to any part Of the like. Iiong-
necked graceful swans float abDnt onits.
placid bosom Will te-winged sail -boats:
"a aeB,
luxurionsly leafed ,s afcii oyer my ting
promenade along, which the rosy
checked German women leisurely walk.
sTHamburg resemb blesI more i'm its busy
commercial aspect m American than an
European city. We must not infer from
its AlHter and other places of ainuse-
ment that, like Paris, it is solely q city
of pleasure. The city is wholly and
essentially cosmopoli titan in almost every
particular, its people, from tlle merchant
prince to the small tradesman, speaking
Huently several foreign languages. !.
One OF the features Of the placs is the
Geological garden, one of the finest In
Europe, containing specimens of almost
every known bird and beast. s s; y. !;
The surroundings of the city are mag
nificent. Owing TO heavy dews the yege-
tation and foliage is very luxnriant. ALI
around are elegant country seats, with
grounds in TINT ornate condition OF eul.
ture. only to be found in European
countries. s. y
& Pubiio gardens abound, 4 Offering to
che pleasure eekert the ghestisof music,
the shadiest of retreats, the neatest and
freshest Of smiling waiteresses who
bring great .foaming itanl1ardH OF ibeer,
which is always refreshing in Europe, as
the water; ;is simply disgusting and un-
drinkable. Cor. Ndet0ille Union and
.An,e7ica,,. s. fts !.