The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-26
the Kander valley wonderful and en-
trancing. [ walked ten miles day
and through a picturesque and danger
Gus pass that few women attempt to

the Kander valley wonderful and en-
tranciug. [ walked ten miles day
and through picturesque and danger
Gus pass that few women attempt to
traverse.
"We next visited Italy This coun-
try seemed to me like vast nut shell
with the meat extracted. 1t was a
veritable banquet hall deserted. The
people are indescribably poor, squalid
and dirty. The loveliest thing there
is it's Queen, whom we saw during the
visit of the Emperor Of Germany.
Then, also, we saw Verdi at the first
presentation Of his new opera, 'Fal-.
staff He is a striking illustration Of
the truth that horse can trot for all
he's old The opera was beautiful
and the orchestration remarkable, but
as rule I thought that the Italian
music did not at all compare with the
German.
"In England we spent several weeks
and had another experience of the
English dude and his broad as. The
Englishmen are the handsomest men
[ ever saw. The women, too, are
pretty, even beautiful, so long as they
keep still, but when they move they
are ludicrously awkward. The En-
glish seem to be very different
from the Americans in many things
and they do not like us at all are
always ridiculing our manners. Per-
haps it is because they envy us.
Englishmen as whole are very
disagreeable, but an Englishman Of
the better class when you come to
know him has many admirable quail
ties and is equally attractive. We
made some dear friends in England.
"Ireland was the last country visi-
ted. It seemed sad land, like Italy
in that respect, and also in the charac-
ter and squalor of it's poor. I hate to
say it, but they seemed shiftless and
unnecessarily dirty. Dublin was in
no way remarkable, but fitting ending
to so many beautiful scenes were the
lakes Of Killarney. These were en-
trancingly beautiful.
"Ireland and, indeed, all Of Europe,
is now suffering from the Chicago
Fair. It keeps the Americans at home
and they almost live off Of them during
the summer.
'The most beautiful and wonderful
building that [ saw in Europe was St..
Peters at Rome. 1t was inconceiva-
bly, grand Our capitol is nothing
compared to it. The most beautiful
monument l saw was the Albert
Memorial at London.
''The American women are made
much of abroad. They are so unlike
their own women and are the intellec-
tual equals and companions Of the
men, so that they find them very
attractive. Throughout all Europe
they are toasted and feted.
"We left Queenstown on our return
voyage, June Both, on the White
Star liner, Majestic. The voyage was
very rapid and all Of us little seasick,
but l. for only one day, and otherwise
it was very pleasant. This time all
the music we had was furnished by
our party. We gave successful con-
cert that was well patronized. One
feature Of the trip was supper given
in our honor, at which toasts were
drunk to Grover Cleveland, Baby Ruth
and the Queen.
eve reached New York July 9Th
and the view we had Of the harbor on
entering it was unsurpassed by any
thing we had seen on our trip. 1t
made great impression on the Euro
peans on board.
"Our experiences abroad were in
every way pleasant and will always be
cherished in my memory.