The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-07-28


ture, at least. until / get hack to
Little Rock. And would prefer even
then, to defer it indefinitely, or at
any rate. until ] had complete
chart and way bill to guide me safe
ly over Jordan's stormy seq.
am writing this from the Ameri-
can exchange, where l find America
we'll represented, all or nearly al
however, strangers to me.
In my next will give you some
thing else to con over.
A. HI. ScorT.
LONDON ENGLAND, PEKINs HoTEL,)
SO EUsToN ROAD,
June 6, 1886
/ have this moment returned from
the Tabernacle where ] heard an ex-
cellent sermon delivered by the eel
cbrated Mr. Spurgeon. His church
is not fine one, although 1t is said
large enough to hold and seat 5000
people. 1t has two galleries and ar
ranged something upon the plan Of
our theaters. Night before last l
went to the Alhambrc theatre, the
scenery was most grand and sublime,
its perfection in the art of painting
cannot be excelled and is scarcely
approxlmated on our side. The
manner in which the lights are
thrown upon the stage surpasses any
thing / ever before witnessed. / am,
or rather imagine myself TO be, the
busiest mortal on English soil and
instead OF, as | intended to do when
/ left home, that oftaking everything
leisurely and making it pleasant as
we'll as profitable, / am running my
self down with fatigue and labor,
giving myself but little rest and ever
on the move from morn until night.
Yesterday | spent two or three
hours in the British Museum, ]
walked and looked at mummies, sar-
cophagi and hundred and forty
and four thousand huge and unde-
scribable things, chiseled out of sol
id stone, bronze, brass, iron, alabas-
ter, etc, etc. They are Grace, Ro-
man, Assyrian, Egyptian, Etruscan,
and indeed of every cline, art and
thing that the ancient or modern in
telect of the human race ever fash
ioned, made or executed, either sacred
or profane. Its library as ] said be-
before contains 100000 Volumes
almost as many as / conceive shall
be able during my short stay here to
read through, and fully comprehend,
being the product of every nationali-
ty and of every dialect and language
and tongue spoken or written upon
the globe. But as you and all my
friends In Pope know, that my purse
and facilities from boyhood to man.
hood, reared among them has been
extraordinarily the reverse of un-
bounded knowledge and means, you
will no doubt feel astonished to learn
Of my great proficiency, as can now
even on English soil in this great
city very readily say, | speak the
English, lie paree lie Francois, Ich
Spreche Deutsh. Indeed would
not hesitate In engaging in the beau
tiful and euphonions jargon and
soft accented language OF the China
man. or even that Of Kangaroo
when l fall in with them. Wonder
ful indeed you will say. Now do
come over and take few lessons,
and see at least the great proficiency
/ have so soon made and acquired.
/ told many of my friends before
leaving home, that should expect
them to put on all their poiteness
when returned and met them, for |
knew it would be contagious with
me and would be struck with il
whenever reached Paris, and that
| would come home as chuck full OF
it as "Frcnch Dancing Master"
Now, pardou me for this deviation
from my subject and the main points
of interest / have In view in address
ing you. Now to resume my obser-
vations. In going this morning to
hear DIR. Spnrgeon, ] passed within
square OF st. Paurs church, and
could see its lofty domc-have cross
cd over Black Frlars bridge, and
through Lndgate circus, walked
over and across London Bridge twice
on last Saturday, and have seen and
witnessed so much, don't know
what best to write about first.
think | shall go to Paris next Satur
day, where | hope / shall find letters
awaiting me from home at least, II
! find none shall cablegram home fol
news. / confess / do feel a little
homesick occasionally and feel de
sirous for the completion oi my toul
and the time for my return.
/ imagine my ennui and despond
ent feelings might be ameliorated !
you would send over one or two 0
our first class American ladies, whom
4 I might dare 70 cbapperone, and il
whose company with their wei
known courtesy and grace, 1 nigh
be permitted the pleasure Of yisi
10 Buckingham Palace. and thereb'
obtain admission 10 an audience Will