Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-06
IN MERRY ENGLAND.



| Holiday At wsstminster.
Correspondence to the GLosx-RErupLrc.
| LONDON, Aug. lS.-"We sailed the ocean
blue" As a matter of fact every one does
who comes to Europe from the land of
| Columbus, and ! do not mention II as a
novelty, but as n wonderful and ever thrill
ing experience. Near acquaintance with
that eternity of water does not insure con-
flience. Our good ship Celtic--as sturdy a
craft as plows the waters-wou'd, IL such
thing were possible, inspire it. Her captain
| In a hero, n man who has not weighed his
own life against the chances OF rescuing
others from the horrors of watery
| grave The records of the United
States congress show that our gov
ernmeut has officially thanked Capt.
| Goedell for rescuing eleven OF her
citizens in peril, and humane societies in
different sections OF Europe have voted him
| watches, medals and honors. / need not
dwell here, for It Is doubtless twice told
tale only wish to illustrate the truth
that, notw outstanding we Ind SO notable
commander on deck aud his broad, kind,
Scotch, rather than English face could not
| fail TO inspire degree Of trust, yet If any
passenger had ever, during the four days Of
perfect sunshine and nights glorious through
favor of moonlight, or the three days and
nights Of gale, or, later, through the last
forty eight hours Of dense fog, If any one
had said, ~ have not the least dread of the
ocean, WE'LL could not have believed the
statement II is not possible to divorce the
H., -
whose will we seem feebly to be combating
-as by steam and sail we rush on
We eagerly watch for a glimpse OF a
whale-with mental thanks that we do not
make nearer acquaintance with his king
ship--we admire the sporting dolphin, and
shuider lest we may play with him; and
when the cowardly shark, with his little
pilot fish on either side of his head is des-
cried, we wish-Oh! how we wsh--we were
at home.
With the fog lifting fitfully we were made
happy in seeing the outline Of the Bull,
Cow and Calves" on the coast of Ireland, and
though cheated by the fog of one of the
most beautiful points of the voyage-the
green waters Of the coast of the Emerald
Isle-we we're soon rejoiced to know we
were nearing Queenstown. A tug came
snorting out to bring us papers, relieve us
of many passengers and the accumulated
mail of the travellers, who for days had been
pouring out their sensations, their home
longings, their business orders, etc, on
blotted and unsteady sheets in the grand
dining saloon. About dozen cabin pas
sengers left us here, and they being bcstow-
oil . b. f,,F, fbo nnf I.f
the people come" and the sleernge swarined
out-old women and men coming home to
die, after more than quarter of IA century's
struggle, young men and maidens, bring
ing cheer and joy to many an impoverished
freside Let the people come" fell again
jarringly upon my democratic ear, and !
thought: 'The people wiH come and will
rule" Such scenes of wild rapture as were
seen in that meeting on that smoke stained
tug had never witnessed. save in my child
hood among that other warm-hearted, i'm
pulsive race-the negroes.
Here we received the not unexpected an
nouncement of Gen. Grants death; also
glowing columns descriptive columns and
illustrations of the marriage of Princess
Beatrice. You can but smile at the incon-
sistency Of the Irish character. They give
evidence in glowing description of their
pride IN the pomp OF roy atty, though in be-
rating columns, hard by, abusive ad jectives
are hurled, regardless OF whose heads are
battered in the royal household. II is this
charming inconsistency that gives life and
color TO that peculiar people; it tinges their
tongue and makes the Irish bull possible.
After an anxious night, accentuated by the
mournful note OF the every three minute
whistle OF the foghorn we reach,d Liver
pool, or rather entered the harbor. You
need not bs afraid Of being treated to a
long array of emotions upon custom house
annoyances, simply there were none save
tho slight delay. Beside the wonderful
docks, the first object that challenged ad-
miration was the much admired st, Georges
Hall. bowed with the rest of the world
to this triumph OF architecture The archi
tect, Mr.. Harvey Lonsdale EImes, il he
were ambitious to build himself a
monument certainly succeeded here.
and if any old Romans chance to stalk
about the scenes OF their former lives they
might mistake it for a Greek temple, SO
pure 1t In outline and so grand in effect.
But must go back an hour and say this
pile is not the first agreeable sensation ex
perienoed. 1t was the meeting Of the
children from the LIVERPOOL Sailors Or
phan asylum taking boat for an afternoon
at Brighton. With a band of boy musicians
at their head, these hundreds OF chubby or.
phau boys came with a sailor swing and
roll, two and two. After them the girls, their
neat, well ordered garb and their ROSY we'll