Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-04-20
European Travel.
Correspondence Gallipolis Journal.
MADRAS, INDIA. March 1st, 1876.

1
Mr.. EDTToR:-I entered your SAM
tnm last November 17th, to bid yo
a good-by but you were not in. Yo
: may take this for goodbye. Til
r steamer Hudson conveyed me safel
; to Parkersburg, and from there t
, New York enjoyed what I will no
enjoy again soon-an American rail
wav.
/ sailed from New York Nov. 23d
and with the small exception of .
weeks sea sickness. / had pleasan
journey all the way from America t,
India. We landed in Bombay Jan
9th, but stopping at Poona to visit ar
old school-mate did not reach Mad
ras, my present residence, until Jan
l4th. My journey was a decided
benefit to me, and l was never in bet
ter health than at this present wri.
ting. My trip through Europe was
a constant entertainment for me.
would be glad to write many things
about it but must content myself
with jotting down few
IMPRESSIONS.
One is often impressed when among
strangers. 1 was impressed by Eu-
ropean railroading. l arrived in
Liverpool on Sunday evening, and as
our ship was to go to the dock we
must go ashore at once. immedi-
atel.1 went to the station. Our train
would leave at IL P. NJ. We could
go to church and then have an hour
and half to wait. | thought it the
most proper thing to do to leave bag
gage with "baggageman," attend
church and then wait in the sitting
room until train time. 1 tried; but
first there WAS no baggageman. There
was "a porter, sir" | could leave my
baggage "with him, sir, at two pence
apiece" left it, Then after service
| looked for the waiting room; and
though | had both eyes wide open, l
have not found it yet. 1t was 10 P.
NJ, cold and freezing without, and l
looked interestedly, but it was of no
avail. l found one for ladies, and a
door labelled-waiting room for gen.
tlemen, but it was dark within and an
old telegraph wire tied the door knobs
together on the outside and ''dared
not try to break the magic SPELL"
But just then an employee came along
and | tackled him. ''Where is the
waiting room, sir?' "We have none,
sir" "Have none! What must pas
sengers do, stay out here and
freeze" "There is hotel, SIR"
pointing, "and there is another around
the corner" ''Well,', said /, 81 wonld
think you would have a waiting
room in station of this size (larger
..ss =. Chcinnati.) One does
hoU wisI % pay 8 sk6sef Bill fof=rue-
hours" and this brought out the as
sertion: "This is 4 terminus of the
road, sir, and we do not need one"
ga terminusr' 'and do not need
one" thought /. A terminus in a
city OF three hundred Thousand and
don't need waiting groom! Ny eyes
were big with wonder. and my lower
jaw dropped in establishment. The
impression had overcome me and /
went to a hotel.
But traintime came and | was on
hand, and as 1 had q night ride of
two hundred miles, / inspected the
train little with an eye to comfort
| walked from one end of the train
to the other, looking in to see how
the cars were heated. "What?"
thought I, can it be? Not stove in the
train? First-class, second-class, third
class. 1t was all the same; there was
no stove.
Again tackled an employee. "Hal
loa, partner, how are these cars
warmed?" "By foot warmers, sir;
you will see a man bringing them
along the platform before the train
starts, and you must ask him for one
il you wish one" "rhank you," /
replied, while charcoal fires and suf-
location began to pass through my
mind. / will ask for one if it keeps
this temperature, and watch for fresh
air and take the risk of suffocation.
The man came, and l got the warm
err but my impressions were over
whelming when I found that / had
three gallons of hot water in cop
per can on which to rest my aching
feet. AS to the temperature in the
car, that was to be warmed by the
good humor of the passengers, which
on my part | am sure was ebbing
quite low.
But London impressed me also, and
the practices of some of its christian
men and women with regard to some
of the great moral questions of the
day. Let me illustrate. / had been
stopping several days at my boarding
house where all are moral, and most
of them were religious persons, and
as the time for me to travel was
drawing near, l happened to remark,
in a casual manner, that l must
spend the coming Sunday in Paris.
The good lady IA boarder, to whom
the remark was directed, misunder-
standing me seemed surprised. She
thought meant to spend the Sun
day in sightseeing, and Immediately
took occasion to speak of the harm
that comes from religious persons, and
especially religious teachers pursu-
ing courses and practices of doubtful
propriety. Her assertions were all
good enough, and / fully concurred
in them, but it seemed very strange,
indeed, that should sit there and be
lectured on the moral questions of
the day by lady who, with glass in
hand had been tippling away at her
weakened brandy for half an hour.
1t was all right, 1 suppose, 2 and
done for my good, '.you know" but
the impression was very peculiar. U,
when will the time come when men
will see that they can not serve God
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