The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-09-29
TWELFTH YEAR.---NO. "a
FROM THE OLD WORLD.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE,
LONDON, ENGLAND,

AMERICAN EXCHANGE, !
LONDON, ENGLAND,
August 2, 1886.
Well, you see / am once again IN
tue great old metropolis of London,
vending my way slowly back towards
old Arkansas. reached here on
yesterday and found letters from my
father and home awaiting me, giving
me assurances OF their continued
good health. think | may in all
probability, when this reaches you,
be on the ocean, or about sailing. L
want to get of on the 18th, if can
get state room on the Umbria or
the Cunard line. II not, Will proba-
bly, wait for White Star Steamer,
which is to sail on the l7th Aug. 1t
has been raining here all day, and
this is what they call Bank holiday
here. Everything is closed up. Lit
tie or no business being transacted.
OF course mad to do something, so
/ visited the National Art Gallery,
which ] failed to go to when here
before. 1t contains some very fine
paintings, and many by Rubens,
whose penciIings and brush you see
marks Of, all over Europe But none
| suppose more famous or excelling
in beauty those ! wrote You about
seeing in Antwerp and Brussels. /
feel a good deal like Mark Twain
did when he said, ssIfI had a few
hundred thousand more pictures to
lock at, believe I would begin to
enjoy looking at them" / had hoped
this morning that / would be ena-
bled to-day during my rambles to
learn something more definite as to
the time of the sailing OF certain
steamers and desired to make some
enquiry to day, regarding the cost
OF passage, but business was all sus-
pended and 1 could learn nothing.
AS / said shall have to go to Shef
field, if for no other purpose than to
get those fine barlow pocket knives
for Col. Embry and my father ]
should feel as though had not done
Europe satisfactorily, should l fail
in accomplishing this small part of
my mission on the continent. You
know vineyards would in all proba
bility be neglected for the want of
good knife TO do proper and nice
pruning, and corns and bunions
growing daily more painful and an
noying awaiting their arrival.
August Z, 1886.
We'll, you will see that several
days have elapsed since | commenc-
ed this letter, during which time l
have been busiiy looking over this
vast and extensive city OF cities, and
| have seen and found so much OF
interest that it will be impossible in
letter to begin to enumerate in aid
dition TO what | have already writ
ten and would be too great tress-
pass upon the columns of your jour
nal. There are a few things that
could write of In correction of some
Of the views have heretofore ex
pressed in former letters regarding
the rich and Loor, the English and
the Irish, and especially of Gladstone
and his Home Rule bill, as represent
ed through the public journals and
from which standpoint my opinions,
when writing of him and his bill,
we're based. | find on conversing
with the English and many inteli-
gent Irishmen who desire the amel-
ieration of the condition of the Irish
people, that they fear II Home Rule
were granted them, that in spirit
OF Agrarianism efforts might be made
by legislation to dispossess the land
lord and present owners of their real
estate and such other acts as are adj
vanced by that class known as Com
munists, and for this reason they
doubt the propriety of comforting
upon them this power. OF course,
were such to be the result, / could
not give it my sanction, much as !
deplore their condition. do not
feel competent to express any def
mite opinion as have never seen
the bill, and am not sufficiently post
ed in the laws OF England, or the
provisions necessary to relieve Ire
land from the complaint she makes.
1t is evident that much feeling and
anxiety results from the present
state of affairs and Ireland is now
full of disturbance and trouble. /
shall leave here in the morning Fri
day) for Sheffield, Edinburgh and
GLASGOW. Truly your friend,
A. II. ScorT.