The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-10-01

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Leaving the historic scenes oi
Glasgow ior London, thp traveller
rs oycraNed NJ tho magnificent
scenery ihm ~ mel with as be-
winds liis way over hiil and vale,
and by frmi thai aro hodgcd in
with pyraennlh and cultivated " u
gardens Mountains loom up m
their granduer ihicrspcrsed here
and there with evcrgcens aud
forest trees Of various kinds, and
occasionally d brook dashes over
the rocks seeking the riycrs that
flow through the valleys. Golden
fields Of wheat and barley meet
the eye In every direction. Reap
ers and binders Of both sexes
young and old may be seen in
the harvest field from early morn
till night, tightening their labors
and their hearts with the merry
Scotch songs which are so much
admired for their simplicity and
purity. 1t was my good fortune
to be at several social gatherings
of the Scotch, and always before
parting they joined hands, forming
a circle and sang;
Wec'l take a cup o kindness yet
In days auld lang Syne.
The Ayr and Bonnie Doom, are
among the water-courscs; made
famous in song by the immortal
Burns. To look upon their "banks
and braes" fills us with admiration
and we almost feel that we were
in communion with the spirit of
the great poet.
Dumfire, in the south of Scot
land, is the place where Robert
Burns died. A handsome monu-
ment has been erected to his
memory in one Of the church yards
of this town. After crossing the
imaginary line between Scotland
and England the scenery is but lit
tie changed until the south Of Eng
land is reached, except, perhaps,
there are more factories of various
kinds. Smoke from the furnaces
can be seen for miles in the dis
tance, and now and again the mol
ten iron flows out in large streams
and at night the light is so intense
that it gives the operatives a ghast-
ly look, and reminds us ofPollok $
description Of eternal death, or the
internal regions. Cotton mills are
still more numerous. The opera
tives in them are principally girls,
and to make a certain kind of
goods, they are required to be in
wat ankle deep from morning till
night. These factories are situa-
ted on streams oi water--as a great
deal OF water is needed for bleach
ing. Thousands of bolts of goods
may be seen spread out on the hill
sides undergoing the process Of
bleaching. Manchester is, per-
haps, the largest manufacturing
town in England. taking all
branches ofindustry into considcra-
ton. Sheffield ranks foremost in
the manufacture cutlery indeed,
there is no place in the world that
can compete with Sheffield in
the quantity and quality Of cutlery.
To one who was raised in an
agricultural country, it is wonder
ful to look upon the immensity Of
these factories, and the thousands
OF operatives who labor in them
day after day and year after year,
without hope ofever making better
their condition. Talk to these
people about emigrating to the
southern States, and they will say
"the Yankees (they call all Ameri
cans Yankecs) cheat us. they rot
us on the train, they kill us.
Among other erroneous ideas tha
are hard TO remove, they thinl
laboring people are not respected
in the south. | told them that th'
southern people had warm hearts
as well as hot heads, and assure,
them a welcome reception within
the borders Of Mississippi.
AT nine o'clock p. m, ! arrive'
J in London. II was then ligh
! enough to read a newspaper. ]
, was daylight again before 3 o'clocl
5 a. m, The declination Of the SUI
5 was about 23 degrees above th
/. horizon. 1t is easy to understan
4 the shortness Of the night in thi
1 quarter Of the globe, and also III
temperature Of the atmosphere