The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-08

Nan's old home. viii be r.joieed to hear
tAAi ~ is = fair way to recovery from
shat ~ Esared would prove q fssal
Illness. He had been nnwell for sone
time before leaving here, and contrary
to expectation, the voyage only .ggrs-
waited the symptoms which resolved
themselves into q dangerous mlady.
after reaching his destination. and the
probabilities were that the journey,
which promised % much pleasure 70 The
FIRMLY would end in deepest grief; bot
the appended letter from the old Renue-
man just received by NE. through his
daughter. Mis- KAtO, who acted AS his
an ~nueusis, he being still toe feeble to
mount his Pegasus, Is most ngresably
~reassuring. The letter is dated at vlip.
ingen. Holland. January LIST, 1880. and
reads rs follows: Co.
As father promised 10 write TO you
from this place. he is particularly an1.
ious to make his word good, and as be
is not yet equAiio the task. I anhetAin-
I'd for Tie occasion. in his interest. aud
will do the best i can. This is fathers
native place. but his severe sickness
ever since our arrival. left but little
room for the pleasures anticipated; but
he is much better now. aud there is
good reason to believe that he will get
entirely we'll. He is now able to walk
about the q little. hut dares not
venture ont door yet. We sailed on the
splendid steamer W. s. Schol,en; bu;
OH my, the voyage was an awful rough
one, and father was very sick almost
from the time OF starting, although he
had the best OF medical attention dur
iLg the trip. The officers Of the vessel.
who were very kind to father. said they
never experienced roueher weather on
the route. We were seventeen days in
making what is usually accomplished
in twelve, and we're forced by stress Of
weather. to make this port instead OF
Rotterdam, for which the vessel allied.
This was 10 our advantage, however, as
it saved US FIVE hours travel by rail.
The folks we're all glad to meet us, but
the absence Of fathers brother, who has
not yet arrived, but is expected every
day. was q sore disappointment to him,
rs they had been separated SO many
years. Many old friends and associates
Of fathers are It'll here. however. and
all seemed so pleased to see him; but it
is 80 different from America. Eere, in
every way. The streets ure 80 crooked.
and SO narrow that the people all walk
in the middle Of them; they being paved
with stones, but without sidewalks.
The houses are strangely ! d-fasbioned;
look messy from age, md are So top
heavy that they appear in danger of
tnmbliDg over. Across the way from
us il one that was built in l4l6 and an
other near by. which was erected in
l64l and neither have fallen down yet,
however. Many more quite as ancient,
maybe found anywhere in the town.
The principal occupation Of this people
seems to be to eat and drink; the con-
sumption Of wines, liqnors, beer, ten,
coffee and chocolate, together with n
proper proportion Of solids. beginning
in the morning, aud continuing with
brief intervals for breathing, until tho
conclusion Of supper from nine to ten
o'clock at night. The arrival OF n per-
son is always followed by the cordial
shaking Of hands and social drinks oil
round.
The upper and middle classes. dress
much like people in America. but the
poorer ones, from the similarity Of their
I common costumes, all look alike. But
the farmers look the queerest; the wo-
men in wooden shoos, with short sleeves
just to The elbow, ana "a tight o. they
can be drawn; quaker bonnets trimmed
with purple ribbons. and q white lace
cap underneath. The jewelry worn Is
still more odd, consisting Of q broad
gold plato attached 10 a spiral resemb-
ling . cork screw. which Is fastened In
the hair at either side Of the hcad, the
plates projecting TO the line OF the face.
Those pcddls, hauling their produce in
carts, or carrying them in buckets sus.
pended from the ends Of a yoke supper.
ted by tho shoulders, something like
the Chinese method. Tho men wear
short velvet jackets, wooden Shoes and
all have their hair cut squire around
the neck. H'...
Tho stores arc very small. with no
display OF goods like America, and are
generally kept by women. We cannot
talk much Dutch, but understand most
Of that which Is spoken, md ns We have
met a'great many who speak some En-.
glish-most Of my folks can speak a
little Of tive get along very pleasantly
Ia our now situation. We leavo for
Antwerp. Belgium, soon, when you
shall hear from our again.
With the best wishes Of us all to
yourself and family. and to our many
kind friends among your readers, I draw
this to o close, and to my credit be II
recorded, that no postscript is attached.
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