Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-15

Another Letter from Rev. Il. L. Hubbard.
New Castle Star.
OXFORD, RNoLAND, March %, 1885,
Dear Sir; Not having seen a copy of
your paper since l left your city, haven
the slightest idea whether my letters are
OF sufficient value to have place IN your
columns, and since write to you (not at
your request or by your permission),
would DO much pleased If could 30 write
rs TO increase the growing interest of O
Journal ever 10 the front In making and
sustaining the moral and commercial In
terests OF the city from which It halls. ]
have seen In u Whining ton paper the first
letter / wrote you, In which paper due
credit was given tho New Castle Star.
This paper, the REPUBLICAN,, was sent TO
Mr.. Mullin, and was received in Paris.
In that letter said was searching for a
goddess.
| searched for her in Belgium but
found her not. l searched for her IN
France but caught no glimpse Of her.
searched for her 10 London until my eyes
were 20 smoked that would have
scarcely recognized her had been on the
sofa with her squeezing her hand.
decided to go to Scotland and look
among the hills for her, and, finding her,
"ireeze on to" her and ship for home
forthwith. My ever dear friends (tho
Mullips) had stayed their appointed time,
and seeing was not worse and would
improve with more rest babe me a good
bye that ached my breast long after they
were gone. But about the goddess.
went 10 the London Bicycle Club and
learned that the roads through England
and Ireland were pas able for cycle.
i made up my MUD TO hunt Hygla
among the beautiful hills OF South Eng
land and ireland, sticking much by the
sea. Joined the Cycling Club under
advice, had my bicycle boxed and marked
America, and oyertlrcw my bank ac
count In the purchase of tricycle., II
which could sit aud rest, and on which
could carry luggage for the long rid,
(irom London to Queenstown via Mar
blehead aud Dublin Mr.. Mullin was
gone, my vacation WAS closing, and waI
yet under the hat hing. "Pll live, Gnt
get well, ard work, and ihese legs shall
drive me- through frost aud mud, Inov
and rain, until | GU pace the fleeing dam
sci or come suddenly upon her in hei
forest home" said to myself, "ior sure
ly she don't live in city hotels or aboar,
secopd-elass continental trains.
| selected tricycle. to my taste
strapped heavy satchel on behind
crawled on b fore and said "Sick her
Tewser." Before was riding tel
minutes l was lost, aud rs soon as I wa
found 1t began to rain. | laughed ia M
sleeve at both. 1t was lat, the mud wa
deep, halted for the night at Brentior.
seven miles away. Next morning IL wa
both raining and showing when / Gale
for my whit FL. The landlord looked GU
aud said, "Sec." | said, "My wheel
In Eve minutes was in the mud, wit
snow flying sill around me. | was tire
when l reached Slough, II miles away
Next morning vent Il mile to Winds
and went through the Queens Palace
and saw the rare Jubilee gifts. At Lis
set of again. and at night, tired enough
was at High Wyc0mbe, 80 miles away
This morning l started early, and ~
now In Ok ord, where there ave $3.50
people and % colleges Tin one of whiu
Methodism had it's origin, s. miles away
/ wasn't five miles from London before
eau bit a glimpse Of Hygia.
j saw her next day. saw her mOy
plainly the next, ana to-day while cross
Ing a hill two miles high, alt rnatc'
pulling and puahiug my machine up ii
loEg, tedious slope, | lost her. At th
| euuilhlt hitW my COhtj iulu ~ vi VI
seat, and lost It, Goirg back found 1
and then mounting, started down hill
| thought ''as far down as up" sur
The wheels began to spin. took my le,
of the pedals and lodged them from
Tho keen air colored my checks. ] mad
o turn this way and that. i went whi2
zinR ny IA IUauOr OVu puiiDo ~ szvuui
jackass team. began to feel good. q
ahead ! saw Hygla agan. Eureka I,
two miles went on with d,wn break
| came into this great center Of learnin
almost touching the hem of her skirt.
am 40 much Improved that | feel liz
health was in view. If do catch TIL
flirting beauty shall beguile her into
seat by my side aud treat her with sue
hearty Difference that she will be loath I
leave me ngain until this mortality sha
have Heavens invitation to put on in
mortality. Most respectfully, E. l.. HUI
| BARD.