The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-18
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.s,mn.Y. July 25, 1sI5.-I have been
rndrelIing my brains for some time 10 nad
dseert excuse for my American friends VINO,
after one or more trips to Europe, on tneir
return home gave nee aud otaers suca
cs,sssur de rose accounts OF everything sney
raw over here. My first impression M.e.
irving It on myself, must say, was tna.
eAey were set OF unconsoonaDie nais'
and ] felt that had been taken 10 ana aoee
Cor. That a yoaag man fuH OF COZ WoS1.
and rejoicing 10 the easy epportunNes ~,
,vicn and sensNslity which European trTVei
.r,ssera Il, NIL win, want and have the money to
nav for them, should grow euthusissttcovel
ETro1e was not indeed strange. 50, 700, y,
n Young lady flesh from school, aud turned
locse noon the briItisrt shops OF HEyopean
rspitals with papa and full purse oenina
hcr 20 supply her every yearniog Tor shks,
laees. sespeIry, and pictures, wtSh 90 Dotner
nj nil about the luggage, or the biiis, or Toe |
rsains or the infernal currency, ogsed, posi-.
adv. by some mysterious stranger, who might,
ncyehanee, prove TO be . count ia disguise
or ,goirg TO the concerts at Batien, and the
onere in London snd Paris, with the happy
thought of winding up the whole adventure
OF European trRVel with great success In
smuggling, that such dear creature should
pronounce Europe 10 be perfectly charming
and draw q sweet, long Sigh at The thought
of not being able to 20 back ct once, was also
q thing ! could readily comprehend; but
that middle-aged gentlemen, businessmen
men who would tell you the truth about
everything else in the world save this, should
give such inaccurate versions oil European
fife and travel, puzzled me considerably. i
shipk, however, that have the clue to It all.
II Is not merely the unwilIingness to confess
that you have crossed the seas, Jeoparded
your precious lie, inflicted anxious cares
moon your wife, neglected your business, ana
spent 81 200 to 1880, all for nothing, when
Won could have enjoy ed yourself much more
ut home. The reason lies deeper than this,A
suspect, and the affair IL susceptible OF
mole charitable explanation. The memory
is great picker and chooser. 1t goes back
and puts out of sight the disagreeable scenes
and incidents of travel. You recall not The
tossing and pitching of the ship at sea, but
the grandeur Of her departure from port, her
entrance into Queenstown, the glory OF the
skies and seas; the beauty OF the iceberg as
il plittered in the sunbeams, but not the chill
1t freze into the very marrow of your bones.
And so tiud that already am forgetting
the petty apnoyances OF continental travel
for example, the trouble Of getting anytbiI 6
10 eat ut restaurants on my way between
Calais and Brussels, the internal nuisance OF
having to tote telvy portmanteau through
a custom house mill en- route on the
Belgian frontier, the thousand swindies
OF our daily life, and even the dark,
chilly climate OF England. I suppose,
after awhile, shall also forget the
vulgar German who, in the train the other
day, smoked cigars made wholly and entirely
OF paper-not cigarettes, mind you-all the
way between Heidelberg and Baden, and
possibly also the cookery and the wine of the
Victoria Hotel at Baden-Badep, and the
French family who only yesterday impaired
such strong and peculiar favor to the at
mbspheIe Of our compartment on the train
between Baden and Strasburg. ] find already
my memory dropping these disagreeable
incidents of travel and dwelling chiefly
upon what was beautiful, strange, inter-
esting, and Joyous. Travel in Europe is
much like Sambo's life as sketched by him
self in the old song, sometimes streak Of
the fat and sometimes streak of the lean {;
but have had my ill of the former. In.
deed, may say that the sunshine began TO
predominant The moment got out of the
chilly temperature of London. Even at
Canterbury aud Dover found au improved
climate, and at the latter place sun which
seemed really appropriate to the bold and
striking scenery Of the chalk hills Of Albion.
The Shakespeare cliff was something of a
climb to take before breakfast, but the views
obtained there ola bright summer morn-the
hills, the town, the old castle, the shipping,
and the sea-one cannot easily forget. And
so, too, even while had my share of bother
on the route from Calais, could derive a
very quick sense Of pleasure from the views
OF French farm and peasant.llfe, the methods
oftillage, the long, curious rows OF trees and
avenues. the quaint architecture, the wind
mills, the quaint dresses, and even the fHssi.
ness of the French railroad officials. BY the
way, 1t is the same thing in this respect al
over the continent. These people bave jus,
twice as many railway officials and employee:
as we have; they make terrible fuss over
the departure Of train with their whistles
blowing of horns, and other signals; and YET
to me they look good deal like children
playing with toy much too complex fol
them 10 handle. They act each time they
start as If this was the first train they had
ever had to deal with, and were experiment
ing in order to get their hands in.
Ispent nearly two days in Brussels, taking
one day for an excursion to Waterloo. The
trips we'll worth taking, especially if deck
seat be secured upon the coach. Even to one
careless about seeing great battlefield, the
principal localities of which are still existing
nearly rs they were, it is much to see the
observation-disclosures of Brussels, the village.
and Countrywide of the people, their farming,
cattle, crops, windmllls, the dogs drawing
small carts, women working in the fields, and
what not. Most sweets have their bitter, and
mine was the fact that we had to drive the
whole of the ray to Waterloo, some twelve
or fourteen miles going and as much return
ing, over rough road paved with IS .oue.
while tempting smooth road lay alongside,
which we were not allowed to use. The eX.
tensive and memorable forest of lyignie
stands on the left side going out compare.
lively untouched. ), sD
The expense of the whofe> thing, inclu ding
the side-shows, is only ABOUT twelve francs.
In these excursions, by vehicle or by
boat, or on horseback, or foot, find that
l get 40 idea OF the country and the mode of
lille, aud also impressions of scenery aad
pleasure, such as railway travel utterly fails
10 supply. The trip up the Rhine, / think,
depends much OH the weather and the coRl.
pany one Is in. We had for cur trip a per-
1ect day, sky, and temperature, pleasant
party we'll provided with creature comforts,
. no crawd; and thus our trip was one of un-
. alleged delight and pleasure. began, Lille
my companions, with the map and guide
book, noting cirefully each place as we
passed; but / soon came to the conclusion
chat II was rot sehool-time but recess, ard
that life was lar too short TO be bolhering
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