The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-09-19
THE EDITOR ABROAD.
Random Notes of Foreign Travel.

| Random Notes OF Foreign travel
Two years ago when the Editor of the
| WING contributed to it's columns a short
series of notes hurrieGly collected during
!. short visit To Scotland and England,
| he thought he SAN sufficient evidence OF
| their hi' Gly appreciation by his readers,
TO he induced "a "ifcr again short series
of personal experiences gathered during
a recent hurried visit abroad. lie is
sure IN reviewing the first series, that
| there was nothing of sufficient merit IN
them to excite his vanity, But on the
contrary he has recognized their entlre-
ly commonplace character. tie Will how
ever be spared any possible modification
at the deficiencies OF bis present contrlou-
ticIs 10 the current newspaper literature
of Foreign travel, by the reflection, that
their merit will be at least equal to their
pretenSion He takes the liberty OF
reversing the usual order OF procedure
in such cases, in Difference 30 the wishes
of a large number OF his recent fellow
recipient Of many graceful courtesies, aDd
who wished an early record OF two tlih-
ing illusions which amused them for the
time, and helped them to court forget
fulaess III the physic Al discomtorts, OF a
stormy ocean voyage.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
The good steamer State of Nevada
left Glasgow the com mercial metropolis
OF Sc1tI,.ni on bright August afternoon
Il comparatively rare blessing in that
iali Q! constant fogs and vapors. Two
steam tugs conveyed US carefully down
the Clyde, and under the deep shadows
of twilight we dropped anchor at
Greenocis chat busy ceuIre OF Scotland
great Iron Steamship Interests. When
the complement of her passengers was
complete, we parted with the steam
tenders, and healed for Neville the
seaport OF Londonderry Ireland where we
arrived On Saturday morning Aug. 29th
al ten o'clock. After the arrival of the
steam ,cuavr at halt past two that day,
We quickly pat 10 sea, the land swell
being heavy aud the sky indicating
wind. Tie course taken by steamers
coming out Of tie irish Chauel, and
bound to America, Hiss due west about
six hundred mills without change, the
entire distances being 1912 miles from
~. - ~ i,rht l,ad
scarcely closed rpol us, when the sea
and wind began 10 rise, and by early bed
time things had grown lively. Sudden
d!sapDcarauCos ameng our cabin passen
sers-which numbered about one hun
dred aud eighty rapidly increased in
number. The stewards and stewardes-
SEES were iii constant demand, and when
Sunday morning dawned rough and
slormy. the hour for public worship
found our complement OF clergymen Oh
baard-tiye in mum ber-.sllh0rS de combat.
But our gallant Comm .ud0r VIM. S.
Main, a christian gentleman as well as
an experienced sailor, conducted service
in the saloon Of the steamer. Il is not
necessary to c'Eaur1e space Gy any
lengthy rorerence 10 the physical discom-
forts Of the days and nights that folio we'd,
suffice it To say, that we met the uuwel-
come blasts of north westerly gale,
day alter day, until the following Thurs
day afternoon, when a musical and liter
airy entertainment was improvised in the
saloon, in which Miss Alexander OF
Illinois, Mr.. Blair of San Francisco,
Mss Mcdonald of Boston, Mr.. |. N.
Lewis of New York, the Misses Liddell
and others participated. II. r. Torbert
was selected to preside as Chairman,
and on taking the chair read the follow