Year: 1871

A tourist in Holland is sending to the
Holyoke Transcript some interesting
letters from Europe. In the last the
writer says: -.


Having disposed of the something
warm which Patience had ordered, we
now entered the train bound for Rotter-
dam. It was a beautiful day; we had
not seen so bright sky for some time.
| opened the carriage window to get q
better view Of the country, but seeing
look of mild disapproval on the face of
one of our travelling companions, /
closed it again, with an apology. II is
we'll known, of course, in this age of
much travel, that the cars on this side
of the water are divided into two sepa-
rate compartments, called carriages, the
first and second-class holding six or
eight persons, the third-class more 1t
is very agreeable, social arrangement,
If one happens to get with agreeable
people, for you sit right opposite each
other, and il you are of social nature,
your sociability is very apt to break
forth, if you find yourself opposite an
intelligent, friendly face The lady
smiled, and entered into conversation
with the young man beside her. Her
anxiety had evidently been on his ac-
count, for / noticed that he had drawn
his cloak tightly about him, The young
gentleman uttered some apology for hav-
ing interfered with my pleasure ] do
not venture on a reply, for the reason
that he spoke French and the words of
that language with which / was most
familiar did not fit well with it, but !
turned my back to the window as sign
of repentance for my thoughtlessness,
aud as / could no longer have satistac-
tory outward view ! contented myself
with whatever was to be seen inside.
The ladies were much like one sees every
day, with ohignon, bonnets, and all
the modern improvements. But after
looking at that gentleman once, one nat
urally looked again He had an intelll-
gent, attractive face, and as he leaned
his head against the back of his carriage
could not but compare the SOFT pic
turesque, three-cornered hat he wore,
with its up-turned rim, looking so com
Portable and sensible, with the ugl ly stove
pipes which men wear, and assert are
comfortable, spite of the red rim which
they sometimes leave as a witness to the
contrary.


ss,phs train now reached a station.
The gentleman. touched his hat, the
ladies bade us a polite adieu, and the
three left the train together. We had
now the whole carriage to ourselves, and
each of us a window over which we had
sole control, and from which we had an
airy and extended view.


"'There are twenty-five, three, twen-
ty-four wind-mills all in sight at once,
announced Patience from her side OF the
carriage.


"H Hem; that's nothing; here's q COW
with dress on.


Whereg exclaimed Patience, com
ing over to the other side to look. We
have just passed it, Of course. You
don't expect q COW to keep up with a
railway train, do youG Here stands q
woman by the track with a horn in her
hand was the next remark from Pa
tience. A woman with a horn was an
interesting subject, and one worthy Of
investigation. We gave our united brain
to It for some minutes; ah, i see, l see, ]
see, as the little man said; those women
with horns take the place Of Look out
for the engine while the bell rings /
cant say that I've seen any cows yet
with dresses on, said Patience, after a
long pause, in tone that implied that
for once, she doubted the voice Of Truth.
There's some now, just this minute.
/ don't call that a dress. It's only a
comforter or blanket fastened around
the neck and waist. Well, didn't
know you expected to see a COW pas
turing in a dress with q long train
that's her promenade costume, 10 be
sure think the disappointment was