The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-08-18
A. II. SCoTT,

"A MHHAGAN A1Alt1A4 4$HH A1t 4 ArAF3
PARIS, FRANCE, June 20, 1886.
AS this is the Sabbath morning in
this gay metropolis Of folly, fashion
and display, and will doubtless b
appropriated by its inhabitants to
the ssthousand and one" diversitics
of enjoyments either religious or ir-
religious, moral or immoral, as com
ports and conforms to the characters,
ideas and opinions Of its votaries and
devotees, have deemed it not amIss
upon my part, and pleasant with It.
to devote an hour or so Of the holy
day to the continuance Of my cores
pondence and sketches Of observa.
liion with my good friends, who, nc
doubt, this morning are preparing
for Sunday school or church services
in the quiet, unobtrusive little vii.
lagc or city Of Russellville, where
the good will and fellowship OF imam
for bis fellow man. is fully enjoyed
and more greatly appreciated than
it is here in this great vast amphi-
theater OF human sel6shness, AFRO
gance, folly and crime, so constantly
visible and Of daily and even hourly
occurrence, serving to blunt the finer
sensibilities Of our nature, and
schooling US imperceptibly by de-
grees TO contamination and from as
sociation with its devotees to like
course Of life and destiny. God for
bid and shield me from such conta-
gious and unhallowed influences. /
came for the purpose Of learning
some wisdom, if possible, and to
profit by actual observation and ex-
perience, some. OF the ways Of the
world; TO attain a more correct idea
Of the character, manner and Gus
toms Of the people of the old world,
so far as | have the means Of accom-
plishing it, so that It's lessons may
be subservient, useful and beneficial,
and prove a source of satisfaction to
me In after life professionally, as
we'll as socially.
/ / wrote you on the 18th inst, from
this place, and trust its transmission
and receipt will be more certain than
mine has been, in getting letters
from home, having had only one
from there since my arrival on the
continent.
My indigestion still hangs to me,
l regret to say, aud urges upon me
the necessity OF the use of my faith
ers simple diet, of "Bread and Tea." !"
My constant travel, and the fatigue
/ incur therefrom, is not well calcu
lated to better my condition, and
perhaps aggravates it. The weather
here this morning is very, very cold,
especially so for June, and keeps
me still clad in my double and extra
underclothing with my overcoat now
on while writing this. The people
in the hotel where / am now stopping,
who speak both French and English,
say it is on account OF icebergs pass
ing down the channel, which Is said
to be uncommon and unusual.
Genoa is on the lake, aud IN the
mountains, and l fear l shall find it
too cool there for comfort. and in that
event shall not take the ride by dill
gence to Chamoix to see Mount
Blanc The ride from here to Gene
va is about IL hours, so tomorrow
night, ought to be in Geneva by
about nine o'clock. shall go from
there to Berne, Lake Constance, and
to Munich, thence to Linz and down
the Danube by boat to the city Of
Vienna. where / contemplate remain
ing some week or ten days at least,
shall then go to Berlin, where !
shall remain at least ten days longer,
and where may in all probability
meet some Of my Little Rock friends,
among them Mr.. Ehrenberg, broth
er of that very clever gentleman, and
my good friend Mr.. H. Ehrenberg,
who is doing a Wholesale mercantile
business on the corner of Scott and
Markham streets in Little Rock, Ar
kansas, and who so kindly gave ne
letters TO his brother when | left
home. From Berlin shall begin to
turn my route homeward taking in
on my tour Leipsic and Frankfort on
the Main. ! shall visit Heidelberg
and Hichbaden, thence down the
Rhine to Cologne, and across from
there to Antwerp. and thence to Brus-
sells and then back to this place, the
City OF Paris, france, the "Minea-
ture Metropolis of the World" where
/ may feast my eyes for few days
more upon the all enchanting and
bewltching splendors OF this most
lovely earthly paradise, and then go
back to packed and jamed up old
smoky London, with her wealth and
her poverty, her grandeur and her
misery, her noble and her ignoble,
around you on every hand, with her
old lofty Towers and ancient archi-
lecture frowning down on you, fit
emblcms of the age of barbarism and
horrid deeds, the contemplation Of
which chills our blood and fills us
with holy horror at the periidy, In
gratitude and want of affection,
which characterised the rulers and
monarchs Of that period. From Lon
don, shall 60 to Edingburg and to
GLASGOW, thence back to Liverpool,
and from thence by steam ship across
(inhaling that terribly nauseating