The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-07

was no easy task 20 make tho guards Of the
trains understand him. We had In the ten
hours travel TO change trains FIVE
times-at llaltcrn. Wesel. Emmerich.
Arnhem, and Utrecht How were we 10
Know we had to change? The Bremen Office
gave Us no information on the subject. There
We're no maps to be had. Our railway tickets
said nothing about it. They were good
from bremen 10 Rotterdam. but
by what lines and with what changes and at
what points they'were annoyingly silent. None
of the officials could speak English, not even
the Il ket-seller at Bremen. and the station
men nj Rotterdam could scarcely understand
German.
Is German and Dutch 50 very different? /
should sly 80. Though the countries adioin
you can notice n change in the people and
the country "a soon as YOU pass through the
Holland custom-house, which l did about
O'Clock In the morning.
wrHiN DUTCH BORDERS.
Missed the bright uniformed guards at the
railway stations and the gaudy attire OF the
hodery IN the parts of Deutschland through
winch we travelled. The industrious female
agrlc naturalist passed from sight and IN her
stead could DO seen fields Of cows and sheep,
and men lazily watching them. Sometimes
man or by would DO looking after a single
COW ,ied with a rope
The Dutch and German languages differ as
English and Latin and so do the moneys OF the
two countries. and when J tell you some
thing OF Rotterdam you will sec that 1t is
quite different from German city
In this bright. glorious and progre ssive
nineteenth century it is difficult. especially
for an American TO conceive that there is,
and is inhabited such quaint, antideuvian-
looking city "a Rotterdam. Docks which are
used 10y boats very much like the old
boats that could be seen years ago
IN the basin Of Richmond run into every com
mercial part OF the city. and the first thing
that attracted my attention as ! walked out of
the city were the vehicles pulled by dogs:
They were what | suppose might be called
hand carts a person pushed behind and a
muzzled dog underneath the cart did the
larger part toward moving 10 along. The
muzzling. ! understand, was TO keep him
from eating on the street. Some of the dogs
were big fellows and others quite small. An
other curious thing were .the market women
with yOkes over their shoulders carrying large
baskets Of fruit and most of the women
met wore wooden shoes. The girls on the
street all had rosy cheeks; many
OF the women the lady-like looking portion
wore slippers. white hose, white muslin
caps and their hair flowing. How primitive.
The streets were narrow, scarcely being as
wide as most of the alleys IN Richmond, and
in no instance as straight even Tor hundred
yards. the buildings were tall, thin aud old;
some had been DONG service Aor Centuries
and the sir was filed with he screams OF the
girls who sell fruit.
happened to see a family moving. The
wife was pushing the heavy hand cart. under
meath which OF course, was the dog the chill
dren were walking and the lord and master OF
the household vas carrying an empty bird
CAGE
There are some picture galleries and old
cathedrals in Rotterdam. but the feature OF
e....to1 ua+o i tho lapriiQr uualutupea of the
place. which makes it worth DAYS visit.
w. G. 7.