Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-20
FROM MIDDLEeuRY TO BOMBAY.

ing of Oct. 10 we babe adieu to our
friends aud the familiar scenes of early
life aud began our long journey to the
distant missionary field where for some
years we are to labor, IL spared. The
grand old mountains never looked more
majestic than that autumn morning; the
peaceful valleys never more beautiful !;
the foliage never more varied and bril-
liant. An, Vermonters yours is her
itage of beauty in scenery which you toe
little appreciate. Only the eye of a
wandering son or daughter returning
now and then, after looking upon other
scenes for years, sees it in all its lowell
ness and restfulness. The following
the harbor at New York on the "City of
Chester, bound for Liverpool. In the
mists of the evenings and the tears
which would come, we watched the
lights of the city and the shores of our
native land fade out. Soon, as if to
comfort us with their unchangingness,
the old familiar stars shone out above
and were never more welcome.
Our party consisted of four missiona-
ries and their wives and three children,
and young lady going out to Rome.
The veterans among us are Rev. E. w.
Parker, d. D.. and wife, who went from
st. Johnsbury to India thlrty-thi ee
years age. They have done noble work
and have seen wondrous changes
wrought for India in that third of CEN
fury. They return gladly after brief
rest at home and are the most hopeful
ones among us.
The first five days were very pleasant ;
then came severe storm lasting sc
hours. The only one who thoroughly
enjoyed the fearful rolling of the ship
and who escaped all sea-sickness was
the youngest of our family, who had her
first birthday on the mid-Atlantic.
The old oceans wrath is sublime
spectacle when one is no. too sick to APP
preciate it. Sometimes great wa, e
would come rolling towards us and
break its crest clear over the upper
deck; the noble ship would mount upon
the wave and shake of the spray like a
bird at play. After ten days rocking
sin the cradle of the deep we were glad
to reach Liverpool on Saturday evening,
Oct. 20. Although this is not an at
tractive city in which to spend Sab
bath, we passed quite restful day.
Liverpool is busy. dirty city. Its
streets are narrow, but well paved. Its
stores and shops are quite fine and are
thronged with people, who seem to be
sightseeing rather than shopping. II
is one of England's greatest shipping
points and is famous for its "landine
stages. These are long and splendid
floating docks, rising and falling with
the tide and connected with the shore by
long covered passage-ways, hinged al
either end. Thus vessels are enabled t
load and unload at any time. The tun
mel under the Mersey river, connecting
Liverpool and Birkenhead, is fine
piece of work. 1t is about three miles
| long and has numerous subways anC
elevators connecting with various
points in the two cities. There is 6
double track and steam cars run every
/ few minutes. The weather here is damn
and cold; the sun shines only oc
casiOnally, and it rains nearly every
day. After resting here four days W.
embarked on the "Werneth Hall
and steamed down the Mersey, Thurs
day, Nov. 3. From Liverpool to Gibraltar
occupied six days. During that tin'
we were in sight of the Welsh, Irish anC
Portuguese coasts, and finally of Afric;
and Spain.
Passing Tangiers, on the African
coast, we soon chad good view of Ia
rita on the Spanish side. These wer,
once piratical strong holds. The latter
place has given word to the Englisl
language and possibly an issue t.
American politics. All merchant YES
sells passing here were overhauled by
Gibraltar, as is well known, is tn,
strongest fertilization in the world
Although naturally belonging to Spain
it is in possession of the English, Will,
the Spanish have gone over across tn
straits into Africa and built strong for
tifications above the town of Centa
Here the two great powers sit frownn;
at each other and sweeping the channe
with their immense guns.
We were just week on the Mediter
ranean traversing its whole length iron
Gibraltar to Port Said, the entrance t,
the Suez canal. We passed near to TN
historic island of Malta and saw it
walled city, Valetta. This is tn
ancient Melita, where Paul was ship
wrecked on his way to Rome. Here Of
this little island 20 miles long and II
wide, Carthagenan and Greek and Roma
and German and French and English hav
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