The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-24

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GLASGOW, July 10, lSS9.
Editor Citizen Landing yesterday at
Grccuuck, The tide not permitting our
steamer to farther ascend the lovely
Clydc, a fast train brought us i'll an hour
to this city, aud enabled us to taNC L.
hasty glimpse Ui Il most exquisite c"uh'
try.
The features Ol Scotland, with Whitll
we arc most impressed at once, are lh'
character oI the buildings, aud the th"I-
ough cultivation ol the s'fI. \ very Iair%'.
majority OI the houses are constructed OF
stone, presenting less artiSnc ciictt III
lhcir architecture than Il sense oi dura-
biIiLv The stone + the most part /" o'
a dull, dark grey color, but occasI ,nAI'N
varied bV rcd sandstone, SiniIar III hucl
our best brick. No cIiuri as Il ruic, seem"
to have been made to lay the Wa,IS III
courses at all regular, hut the rouS mess
adds GtcdtlH to the NciISc i HIfC"St"'
re iarlliua lands, the most part
seem devote t. the cultivation "I nay
and every one cNclalms at th" large mum
bcr Of stacks. produced upon Sucil Siii"''
patches ol luIG: 1t docs hiuICd 3Pl'c'"
incredible that So Eiuch can DC hi,h rom
soil apparently rough ana sterile. nc
color OF the hay, too, is remarked '1N us
ii being OF a light olive green, h'lucH
with slight yellow, and giving PROOF .t
having been cut i'll its most Juicy ana
Su,culcnt condition, instead OF remaining
to grow hard and W"rlnlcSS' Il" GU ou'
farmers too often allow II To d"' hV
horses, COO, give evidence ol lilc tA't''e'''
quality OF food. They aIe bred III Ireland.
We have never seen anything to compare
with the big size OF those used iorhcaVy
draft. and their huge feet are marvel m
deed The magnificent animal winch
brought Uur baggage from the steamer
to the train has ~ understanding OF
which an elephant might be justly proud.
With apparrut ease he draGS up steep
incline. a tremendous pile ul trunks, ana
they being discharged into the funny lit
tic cars, he is led hy his driver at least
one hundrcd yards to ind suIilcle space
for him to turn about and return Tor an
other luad
This slow and diguincd procedure
strikes us as very funny, showing that
our Scotch friends lace low estimate
upon time The detention to us Ancr-
cans seem most cXasrcrating. First the
intolcrabc nuisance of custom othccrs -
spccting each article, as though hcr
maicstv's dominion depended upon their
guarding her from tie imp sltr"ns. "I a
few North Carolina teachers, ana, when
this is accomplished, we arc with c,iual
dclibcratiOr takc,} III on Il tug boat ana
carried ashore So that at least two
hours Of our scant time is wasted Ill tht
landing.
The funny little railway carriages are
subject of universal remark. However
often we have read a dcscriptl"noi them,
we never before realized thcir drolncss.
While acknowledging their comfort and
speed, we would not at all change syS.
TENS with them. Ours is to us far more
convenient and desirable i'll all respects;
and we cannot but wonder that sOmeen-
terprising Yank has so long retralned
from establishing our Tlan OF checking
baggage, or luggage as they call 1t UNI
vcrSaliy here.
If our cars are the best, their station
facilities more than make amends. The
passenger accommodation i'll the dcpotS
SO far as we have seen, is simply superb
Nothing limSv or snowy, but absolute
solid comfort constructed like cverythin"
else, of iron and stone, as thou, llintrndcC
for the use of generations ccnturic, hence
Each station is supplied with III ST
..>rcIIrut hotel Thus we are now at The
st. I.uDch's station hotel, ANA II IS one
I've have rarely seen cuualcd for soil,
comfort We are almost lost III its Iurgi
and airv rooms after our ten days con
Gucmcnt in crowded statcr som.
4 GOOD supuer and nights rcIrcShin,
rest enables us to take morning stroll
around the city, while most "i our part,
have zone to visit AYR, t!c poet Burns
home. We hopc they may have an ENJOY
able time, but would not at this nomen
L.vr missed what we have seen undr
any consideration. The rows ana street
of immense grey stone houSeS, whcthc
residence. shop, or hotel, give to th
whole city an air of calm dignity, such a
we have nowhere experienced.
Thr few nublic luiidinys that our linl
tied time allows us to see are of corrcs
nnndinp gravity. The city hall is rcall.
most imHressiyc, OF a Corinthian style q
nrchitccturc, and of the eternal prc,
Stone with walls and haltlcmcmt
1Irrncd ulcnlifully with statuary chat
tn nur ewes seem most excellent in dc
sion and accomplishment. 1t faces upo
81, Geo res square, which, while lacbin!
the shady vcr,lurc of our Larayctt
suIiorc. is adorned with most admrabl
.,aiucs in bronze of distinguished pee
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