Telegram-herald., 1889-09-13
SEEN IN VACATION
Rev. Mr. Merriam Tells About H1s
Trip 70 Great Britain.
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PARK Congregational Church sas held
last evening la the church parlors.
large audlencs vas Ia Attendance. the
feature II the evening being a tax By
DE Merriam on hls recent TIP y
Europe.
Prof. Cannon. president Of the so-
clety. called the meeting % order, and
announced a. Ine nrst number on the
program muse ~ the Ar.On quartette.
lhls alAFlelte, composed Ot Me,-rs.
Ii4IroT. Dean, smith and JOY, sang sew
eral college songs during the evening,
which were heartily enjoyed by the
aull leuce.
Prof. Cannon said they had come
tI4etafr "a near few remlu-
l-Crnces Oi the summer outings OF
some IF the society, that Tor h.s
part be- had a VIVID reminiscence OF one
outng-als pocket-Dook. lie then
called on Dr. Merriam, VINO said he
was very glad % have an opportunity
T. say q few words. lie could SAY
great deal, or a very little, bat be could
not even give an outline of the par
ticular object OF his trip without taxing
more Time than they could give him.
Tie went % make study oi the Eng
lsh cathedrais. Fourteen years ago
when ue VISITED Europe, ae determined
q return At some time and spend all
the time he could IN England and Scot
hud. he had found tAlt one did not
need 20 Wait % make the TRIP until they
bad three or four months To- spend, for
much can be- seen IN very short time.
br Merriam was gone nvc weeks, and
spent all bat seventeen days on the sea.
lie Was not sea-s.ck. but chad the
pleasure OK seeing others dreadfully
SEX" The weather was delightful
during the entire trlD, and not even IN
Scotland was be detained one day on
scc0untof the ram.
As the steamer neared Glasgow he
be- was del GIFTED With the scenery OF
tie Clyde, especially the lower part.
Oue IS struck with the change from the
natural scenery 10 the beauties made
tv man at GLASGOW Itself. In England
they have a saying "God made the
Ncr-ey, but man made the Clyde"
Az Glasgow, the original stream OF
three feet deep has been cut into a
broad river which Will float
steamers drawing twenty-five feet of
water There are ia miles OF dock at
Glasg0w, and there are made about
halt OF all the ships o, the world.
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the fact that IN the mines near there
me coal and iron are found SIDE by
side, in places overlapping each other.
Contiguous TO the iron and coal
country lies the beautiful scenery OF
tLc AYR. Che country oi Burns. Dr..
Merriam visited the points OF interest
about saw the Briggs o. DOune. Every
where in Scotland one realizes the pow
crtul influence a man can exert upon
the people OK his country, for the peO-
pie there seem 90 have been affected by
both Burns aud Scott.
Taking a steamer from Glasgow
down the Clyde, out into the sea, and
along the many lndcatations of the
Scottish coast. wonderful views of the
Ill ghlauds were obtained. There are
very few trees 70 be seen
on the hills, but the great charm
Of the scottish II ghlands IS the
heather with . purple blossom. There
are two kinds called the heath and the
heather, OF which the former Is the
smaller.
Landing they visited the county seat
OF the Duke of Argyle, and then took a
coach. Wule the scotch and English
roads are smooth as floor, their
coaches are very clumsy. The coach
looks Ike a htarSe, with a compart-
ncut open nc the end. into which they
stow the baggage. The seats are on the
tuD Every thing about the coach j.
painted bright red. and the c0achman
wears red Jacket. The coach ride
tnok them for miles over the estate OF
thc Duke ut Argyle. The fences ON the
estate are especially noticeable, being
of stone covered on top with turf. The
rts also gave them q fine view Of