The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-27
Dr. A. H. Bryant Writes a
 Letter From Bristol.
SEES STRANGE SIGHTS
Evsryons and Everything There h Unnsisr Than in Ansrioa--Ds- sire for More Territory Prevails "A Land of Hedges.

Dr. A. H. Bryant, formerly Of Skag- way, has written an entertaining letter from England, which Is herewith given as he wrote lt, because 10 endeavor to touch It would be to Impair the personality breathed all through lt. Jt Is dated erls> tol. England, March 3I, and reads as fol- lowS
 1 suppose you think that because have not written to you l have forgotten you and all of my old Skagwav friends. Let me hasten to assure you and them that such Is bv no means the case, as have thought many times and much of ytu. them and lt. l am over In thls part of the world In the pursuit of wealth and pleas ure. and shall probably stay tll after the Paris Exposition Is over. Shall send for wife and daughter as soon as warm wealth CT sets In. They are at present In Denver In the best of health and looking forward to the time when they will join me. Ar delle is getting along nicely In her music and other studies. so Mrs. Bryant writes me.
 Saw considerable of Fuller before leit New York and we had several nights out. He came down to see me off, but could only shake dada as the Etruria steamed down the bay. on account of his custom sry habit of late rising. Referring to my notes, find that was unfit for light con- ,ersatlon the f'rst day out, but was able to be up and around noticing things during the rest of the trip through the days and large parts of the nights.
 "Had more fun than you could shake a stick at while was awake. supplemented by pleasant dreams at night. AS you know, have taken many ocean trips, out | cannot remember when everything con- splred to afford me amusement SO eontlnu- cusly as was my experience on this. my last voyage. Some day hope to have the pleasure of relating few of the hap penings, and, if 1 have not at that time lost the power of speech and capablllty of expression, 1 am perfectly safe In saving that will excite your disabilities as much as the quiet deeOrum that marks your daily life will allow.
 "Have taken a number of rides through the country districts hereabouts, and have on these occasions ridden a bicycle of American manufacture, 80 you sec l am still loyal to my eOuntry's interests. Wheels of English make are, as rule, heavier and more clumsy than those made in America.
 Everything Is elumsIsr In fact, even the people, who are content to wear shoes that remind me Gf the ones that wore on the 18th of August. 1898, when l landed in Skagwav with the rest of the emi- grants, and they weighed, lf ! remember rightly, about four pounds apiece. The roads are finer than any on which have ever ridden; riding on them Is a pleasure Indeed. There Is a great deal in this eoun- try that Is interesting 10 an American, but very little that he will think Is worth his while to copy. It Is a land of stone walls, hedges. knockers and brass signs. esn- mate that enough labor Is expended in England every day In polishing brass signs as would build Great Eastern or an As lantlc liner.
 "The general opinion In England as re- gards the war with the Boers Is that It Is nearly over and that they will have no