Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-06-27
Letter From Europe.
LONDON, ENGLAND,

LONDON, ENGLAND,
June 6. 1890.
Dear Mother-Your letter was re-
ceived last week. | should have writ
ten YOU before this, but having writ
ten from Liverpool Of our safe arrival,
| would wait until | had gotten per-
manent lodgings. My first rooms
were gotten by Mr.. A, who is kind
ness itself. They were not so central
ly located as what | have now mot
far from HIM. | was quite near Buck
ingham Palace Now | AIN near the
Abbey. both houses of Parliamentand
the Thames Parliament is sitting
now. | have a friendly policeman
near the entrance. | go and stand,
see them go in and out. As they pass
he tells NE who the aristocratic lords
are. On Yesterday | saw Parnell.
Have not seen Gladstone. | will go
to Parliament some day or night.
They sit from 3 p. H., adjourn any
time before midnight. You must have
an order to gain adInittance. The
Yankee did not get his greed of ava
rice from strangers, 1t all belongs TO
him justly; he got ii IN the "Mayflow-
err and lost some of it by being trans
ported All told, | can't say l admire
the Britisher-his way ofliving | don't
like. Tea is the staple article of diet.
Have some very good bread. but the
most of it is tough. You don't see
warm bread. Vegetables are scarce
and high Potatoes 4 cents pound.
As to a variety Of vegetables, the rich
only can afford them. What l have
had | could just as well done without.
They were not prepared, as iCe say,
fit to eat " Fruit is a luxury. Straw
berries from TO shillIngs n box.
Cherries, 2 shillings II pound. Tas-
mania apples, cents each. Oranges,
cents. Meats about as with us. My
break fast is Il pot Of tea @ cups, but
ter, fried meat mot good, bread.
think | will be Dutch-get a loaf of
bread. cheese and beer-mug. Every
body here drinks. If You want water
YOU must ask for it, and it is not fit TO
drink, not intended for that purpose
'twould seem-so bad More bar-rooms
than anything else. Among the low
err classes the women 60 up TO the bar
and drink with and like the men.
Young men and lassies all go in to-
gether and take their beer. Saturday
night is great time at the saloons,
and they ara not private-doors vide
open. The better classes do their
drinking at home, but they all do it,
having wine every day, those who can
afford it, instead of beer.
The variety theatre for the beer
drinkers is u jolly place. The men
smoke and the women seem TO enjoy
inhaling the same. The bar-maid is
the fact, for women tendm OF them.
Hotel clerks are women. Hotels have
but one entrance. Women go in and
out like the men, sit around in the
halls, porches, steps, just like men do
with us. Have not seen her a cab
driver yet or on police duty.
took my new lodgings on yester-
day. They are quite comforta ble-
There are two rooms, bed and sitting
room. am very near old West Min
ster Abbey. 1t surely is well filled
with the mighty dead As you kneel
to pray graves are all around you.
You cannot take in the full solemnity
of the situation from the tramp, tramp
of Sight-seers, and their continual CAB
BILE. In the afternoon of last Sunday
| went to the "Old Temple Church"
in the heart OF London. We had
quiet. nice service outside the church.
| saw grave with this : Here lies
Oliver Goldsmith" At night heard
Canon Farrar at ''St. Margaret's, y
adjoining the Abbey.
| have been to Windsor Castle. Got
a good view of it, as Her Majesty was
away at Balmoral, Scotland. | shall
attend Grey's Hospital and st. Bar
tholomew's. BY next week | shall get
to my studies. My friends have been
very kind to me-Mr Bickersteth and
Mr. Aglionby. We are still wearing
overcoats. Remember me to all my
friends.
Your Afrectionate Son,