Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-12

adieu to our fellow psssen gers with feel
inPs Of regret in some Instances, and
passed on terra fTDld. Our "sea legs"
bad beCCrae 80 accustomed 70 the M
| ion Of the ship that We fJuGd ourselves
Keeling from side to slds on the pave
ueut, much as men sometimes do in
passing out o. g Whisky Chuts." We
went to notCl, aud here, for the first
time, we reslized JEst We were not in
America No grand, spacious rotunds
and, office; no comfortable sitting rooms,
and, we were about to say, no comforts.
There were, at least, none apparent.
some lsdies OF our party who desired,
after dinner, 10 leave for other points,
we're permitted tost in the diDiDg-room
while the dinner wSs being prepared,
and were charged for that privilege a
price tiist an American hotel keeper
would have been ashamed to have
asked. We were received In s narrow
ball by az elegant-lOOking fellow, ia an
imposing "spike-taiIedn coat, and con-
Quoted down q dsrS passage to where q
sandy-hairtd female was seated at g
small window, and were by the said
female assigned to rOOms. How My
dream OF the surprising sp,endors Of
Europe vanished rs I looked about my
temporary hsbitstion. The rooms were
small and untidy, and everywhere was
an ar If discomfort. Dinner was soon
announced, which we found to be good,
and especially enjoyed as the first after
our sea voyage. The aforesaid gentle
man in spike-tailed coat made his sp-
psarsnce IS dining-rOom servant very
much 10 cur surprise, for we had tho0ght
him the royal 49,. George, tbs duke OF
Edin burgb, or sOns other distinguished
person, who had volunteered to conduct
us to the office Of the hotel as an act OF
kindness. Dinner over we started on
our tour Of Glasgow, and found it
magnificent city. 10 population, wealth
aud commerce only surpassed by Ion
don and Liverpool in the kingdom 81
Great Britain. It's population is about
six hundred Thousand. The city Is
built along the valley OF the river Clyde,
and from the surrounding hills an i'm
posing view may be had. IL Is man.
ufacturing city, snd on all sides may
be seen lofty s1lOks-staeks sending
forth their clouds Of smoke, which
Over-hsngs the city much as at ~. Louis
and Cincinnati. The streets are bread
and spacious, aud are laid Out at right
angles Except the cathedra', built in
the twelfth century, there is but little OF
the past to Ds seen here. One could
easily imagine himself n an American
city. Adjoining the cathedral, on hill
which tOweTsup more than two hOpdred
feet, is the metropolis. an ornamental
burial ground. A huge monument IS
here erected to the memory CT John
Buoxi the immortal hero Of the refor-
nation in Scotland. Surrounding it are
g. 60,
ed during that swful period When, in
order to F'dIive out the Rocks the nests
were pulled down " Many beautiful
statues are erected in the public places
about the city, the principal Of which Is
an equestrian statue in bronze OF the
Duke Of Wellington, once q resident OF
Glasgow. After having done Glasgow
We took train for Edin5urg, distance
of fJTiy-sight miles. The railroad
passes through c country Of remarkable |
beauty, every mile OF Ehish is historical. |
Here was the battle ground ia many OF |
th7 struggles between The AIMS !
Df En0Ian3 snd Scotland in the days |
when Wallace ana Hi5 @smpstriots were |
for the free dom Of aheir coun-
try, and 'iOur COUSINS were with Gend.
ish fury attempting to destroy it. At
on thia road, the uniOrtu-
rate Mary, Qusen of Seats, Wa 9 born, in |
a castle imposing even now, wrapped in 4
its cen turtles If age and decay. After q
journey 81 two hours our train
dashed into the sfiEutbs o. Edinburg,
psesinE over the bed Of sslFsan into the
heart vi the city: The stream nov pass |
IS through an srched way, and the rail- !
way passes in over it. Our train halted /
in a magnificent depot, and we alighted F.
am bne a multitude OF passengers and /
went to q EGtel ~hieh was in every re-
spect comfortable, and strongly remind
81 US of an American establishment Of
that kind II was in the dim Twilight
Of toe evening, but enough could he I
,een to make US expectant Of treat for
The morrow. Our snticipations were
more than realized, but l shall write Of
his wonderful city in my next.
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