Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-13
THE KAISER'S LAND.
EXPERIENCES OF A DISPATCH Gun
RESPONDENT IN GERMANY.
lie wrsstlss with Various Languages SUI
cessfniiy-scencs In Hano'cr-"""'
lie Thinks OF Berlin and Its Streets
From , Travelling corrcsponden.l

III tho domains Of tho great haiser' M
according TO promise | proceed IKE w
fortune-teller. to give an account oil 'no
past. present. and future. conilning nv
self somewhat to the "unconsucio'
trhes," and going into the by-ways ra'ne'
than along the broad track, worn bare "
80 many previous travellers. Thus l may
neglect 20 tell you the height OF the a'e'-
loo monument Mt Hanover. but may INFORM
Won that the CRATES in the 100 NJ hut
wcrp stand fifteen leet high IN tnclf 800.
ing feet and that the size OF the COZ
worn by the hiipopotainus - '"eIso h.V 90
II. therefore, any OF you readers chPeos -
hnA III tins letter anything on tbe tinmil
gloomy. and peculiar" order they "ou''i
lust ~ well throw down the paper eiu
hunt M the back number containing hi'i
ROYALS letter n 30nt the pub1c oeOti
am no: in for instructing tho puhhc' uu'
for amusing it. and an sure Coionel hui::
fin Will never get after me about any VI
the statements / shall make.
To begin then ut the beginning: Ic't ~"
York on tho greet ship Norinnnnla, OF tho
Hamburg iinc, and on the sixth day al.t'I
wards ri Q a late dinner III London. coulu
not adequately describe the splcndOrs Oh
the floating palacc that bore me SO swiftly
across the Atlantic. They must DO seeh ~
lie appreciated. But some idea nav pe
| formed of her dimensions when sINts
tina, her length is 60 great that she Cou.u
roke her noss into Mr. Russ rs priNhtc
| Office at the post-oihce, ana at t.o 49,
! time EXHIBIT her stern 10 Mr.. POLK hlller ~
! tho corner OF Ninth street. In otheI,
words. she Is rs long rs two KichWohu
SQUARES, and rushes through the waves ~
tho rate Of twenty-three miles al hour;
with power equal 10 tho comolheu
strength Of 1000 horses.
The coinplscont ocean bore us olmost ~
steadily a. a hilllarl-ball rolls across the
green table. There was not motion enough
TO edllc al egg. from wnich l con- con- III III
that come Of those served ON board hhd
ma lc a previous trip 10 foreign parts wheh
the weather was not 80 proWtious. Ms
disr,spectiul allusOn 10 the eggs mu-t not
however. be cOuNdcrcd 10 apply 10 the
rest Of tho fare. The meals were excellent
and beautifully served. and our diges'ion,
was aided 10y fine music from the uahu
| eyerv day during dinner. For tnls iht''l
however. tho thrifty Germans, WHO are
alwavs "a,rictly business" dil not forget
to take up collection" OF sou poio'e
We landed.
On Sunday We had q most acceptable ser-
mon from Rev. Or. }acl son, pastor OK tAe
larces. Pre-byterian church IN 'anhl l.
THIS Gentleman IL a stron. Wau neH.hi
and uhyslcallr, q Scotcnmaa from me
crown o. his head - he sole q his Zee.
and when he goes for thing, q : W. .lI III
cans Soy. 10 generally gets there. Dh'
be IS Ike an old unclo once had. who de-
clarad that he was 40 constituted that II
wa. Imp0sr. oic for him to make mi',aS F.
After a fow days experience of DT. JACK
son PECULIARLY told hiu ole Gni III loAd' u
! that be- was the only man n th' |orl1 "H'
was Infalhblo except the Pope. at TIA, ~
; could not well 90 round with The lattcf
intended - suck 80 han nnd gei All tu
: benefit could Out OF such an unusual OF
pOItuuity.
Is wHITFcHArEt.
On the night of our arrival In lond1 N
after lste supper VIC took Tong WaIA
eaaiiring the attractive windows cnd a.
-ht scenes If thr great mciropoi'
, About midnight. finding ourselfc' II IN
| Xhltcclaucl district. sc rot . polc"ina'
, t. show rs round. ara sal and Wourniu
4 indeed was everything We Jaw. NrcNp
. az fast mon and loo.c women niros
u Lar-.d tho war. Kcd-u'sci old hays "a
III a. Dad Grated with ma ana anothe
If their clients, while innd-prE1us oih'l
I nioLt h'ac1u. with taoir Wai'-. Aiie
ayyhtla policeman tex 80 tarou ,h
: dark alieg aui showod " tl' verr spo
u where jack tho Ripper performed lis 20
u dreadful wor.. Win lis hui s-cre %.
9 tim be- j. up The broad door again. Thic
tho po.r TOiIaas Mau.lei ccrpse W.
+n-oTn. and on which the hord ~
w.neI l's bloody hands. We ha7trne
away from the uoisOms SCOT and 'hahAr
God tbft our own lines were Cast
pleasant places anu n9t among su'
scenes IF misery, filth. and crIno.
JOY FoRLyER.
Tremainci a week IN London md y'sitc
many places Of interest rrd auusemen
Int a. r.ve MY impressions III Host
.SS-c in Inst years letters viii spare yc
a reprt.uGu. One LITTLE incident. ho'
ever, j must relate. got inTfr. shaw
ll.val.t. barber. AMI urL,r Lcr mar.p
l..ious this generally disagreed .ic oy"l
ton became n lov forever. VI non 81
took INV proaoscls in her velvet myers
felt q fnugLctIc-carLOn Gu
rent of about 50l volts run down y
spinal column. AMI closing ny eyes beg
to hum " / would not i've away:
After some minutes Of blss audi
heard arrange whIZing sound. and I
next thing ! ken Vatont cyclone "
rushing round ~ head at he rate Oi sever
hundred revolutions minute. De
was music IN tGa b. Ar a. 1ure go
When, lso the prodigai Son, came
myself | saw II the mirror opposite lar
cylindrical brush Over my head son
thing like q poc6et-odlton OF the SIRE
sweener they use ~ Richmond. il ~
bv a belt and when brought IN con,a
with ycur occiput MACS hair, dust. o.
scurf fly like chat CUT of threshiug-n
chine. would rather have my witr col
NV head with tnreo-lcEged stool a
time. There is nothing Ike being used
a thin. When the operation was :
ished l seized my golgotla 'pIt
of a skull, thrust what was lett OF
head INTO ii. and departed n wiser but l
IN a sadder man. In fact. was quite ready
DO electrocuted again.
MAI~DE-MEB.
Having determined to visit ANTWERP
left England by WAY of Harwich, WI
Uarritch.n ~ and spent most Of the MI
in crossing the North Sea, here nOou
Lundred miles wide. And now come
! Illuminating confession. Last year l
not sea-sick. nor was this year IN Gre
ING tho Atlantic. But. oh All
Dutch! That North Sea Is tho cussed
hole ever scooped out III this unlyei
!" and tie man that does not get SICK N
is not worthy OF the respect Of any gen
We had just finished supper. l
smiied knowingly when several Of the !
seurers suddenly rose from the table
went away in great haste as II they
forgotten something and had to look
il NJ once. Just then |. even |, had Z
sation like the fellow IN Iowa gi'
ness and dizziness. and can't IN
your business and my fair, ro
belly. With fat capon lined" gave
prodigious Qualm that made me thu
hsd eaten an pecac pudding with tar
enetic sauce. laid me down on the 81
narrow rail and looked into the yawr
oxc- chasm below. The said chasm loo
adj back into another one above
hill lurking smile that seemed
much ike sar-chnsm. l felt e
for the historic whale that gobbled
Jonah in the far past; but there was
much time 10 syInpathize with q. FOR
ness. and urgent business..was the orde
the day. / made an awful mouth at
I. sea Gas If it cared how ugly looked
ont Welded up my supper and several prev
meals 10 the inevitable. Every TN
yelled New Yawk," that ships rail
WA two inches nearer my backbone, unit
/ 10 last felt the latter grating on the
like a boa. on the rocks. and the
e,. actually hung down on each side hke
han fans of a Mexican saddle. thought
meier smile again." but reconsidered
matter before morning, took se'
SMILES" and felt much better.