Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-24
UTAH TO GERMANY.
The Journey from h. New to the Old
World aud Interesting Notes Of
Experience iu The Latter.

To the Editor:
DRESDEN, Germany, Oct. 29.h, 1896.
We sre always Interested In the let
tiers from the Elders in the various
parts OF the world, 80 l thought few
words from this part might be of inter.
est to your readers.
left my home In Provo city on the
2sth OF May, 1895, and In company
with Elder Menasseh Smith OF Gran.
ger and Solomon h. Smith OF Draper,
started for the Old World to preach
the Gospel. The other two brethren
were bound for England and the writer
Tor Germany.
Our journey across tho continent
was very interesting, indeed, especial.
ly to two of us who had never befor c
been from beneath the shadows of
those towering peaks In our own
dear mountain nome. But L
will not burden the reader with O
full description, others have zone that
before me. We spent few hours in
Chicago, two days in New York and
one day in Philadelphia, Visiting the
principal places OF Interest.
On the 9th OF June We boarded the
steamship Pennland and the next
morning left the Pennsylvania locke
and steamed DOWN the Delaware.
That evening al o O'Clock we cav the
last OF our native shore. After pleas.
ant passage of eleven days we landed
in Liverpool, aud were kindly re-
ceived by the brethren, Brothers
Luni, Booth, Parry and Burrows.
spent one week with relatives 10
the city OF anohester. Waiting,
among other places, the place OF my
mothers birth, aud also OF my grand.
parents. BY this time, another
company OF Elders had arrived,
and In company with one
OF them, Brother Sohultheas OF
Balt Lake City, journey on to the
continent, by way of Hull, arriving in
Antwerp on the 2Stb of June. l iind
the following in my journal: cat
| O'Clock We landed al Antwerp docks
in drizx Ing rain. We hired a porter
to carry our luggage; he protessoi to
know the whereabouts OF cheap
lodging house and knowledge Of the
English language at the same time.
rne latter was very doubtful. What
time We had changing money!
france, centimes, cents, crowns, dinner,
shilliugs, forms, pennies, etc, Till one
was fairly bewildered. They could
speak lew words in English, but We
could not muster word Of Dutch.
Finally, however, it was all I'M
raysled.
so, Tor the language OF q Dickens
quot q Dickens OF q language, how.
ever, to fitIy describe the many curl.
Gus sights We beheld during that even
inki AZ we entsre: we were con-
irontsd by the Inevitable drinking bar,
without which no Dutch, Swiss
or German lodging house could
possibly txisi. They are a necessary
part oi daily life, patrohized alike by
Old and y uug, rich anu poor, male
and female. A Dutch matron would
no sooner think OF parting with her
Jug OF beer, than with her rye.bread
and Flemish cheese. [ eit
near the window and take observation ms
from the street. Soldiers In their blue
uniforms with red stripes, pass by,
some shouting In drunken glee. Blu
such u commonplace event is scarcriy
noticed ty the people. Children, too,
march along the street, sin cling Dut ,L
songs iu concert. Then comes gruup
OF young boys, singing Justify, wesripg
in their hat bands sTuall Belgian fiars
| Across the street 10 group OF CULTURED
playing games unlike anything have
ever ssen before, consisting OF sing iuP
and strange though graceful march.
ing.
40 the evening, after supper, We
went for walk through the town
'His u . Sabbath evening. At home,
in our own GArde City, there ia a
least II comparative peace steals into
the soul, directing ones thoughts be-
yOnj the cares aud ioinles o mortality,
or at leas, IA quiet enjoyment within
the sacred precincts Of the nom pul
here one would think 1t wsfe a holiday
instead OF . molly day. Gu every hanu
are beer tables surrounded by eveEy
clasa, age and tex. Fitful blasts 0i
music from all directions, mingled
with Shouts anu laughter, strike Jis,
e Ifdantly upon the ear. There Is one
plsce which seems to have special
attn ctlons, MS many people are pAssins
In anu out unuer The bright lighls. We
pause for q IN oment and, as the door ID
opened at the other end OF tho long
tall, VIZ see tn our sstn nish ment that Z