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THE BANNER, ATHENS, GEORGIA, AUGUST 13,18Si>.
An Interesting Letter From
Athenians Abroad.
BOGGED ROBE AND FAIR FLORENCE
PICTURED IN CONTRAST.
Pen Sketches of the Two Cities.
The Athens Party Grow Weary of
Rome, and Fly to Fair Florence
—It is a'Beautiful and Splen
did City—Brief Notes of
Travel Through An
cient Lands.
There are sights in Rome to cause
“each particular hair to stand on-end,
# like quills upon the fretful porcupine.”
* I remember a long time ago having a
nervous shudder pass over me at the
sight of a single skeleton in the college
museum at home; and afterwards when
our teacher proposed borrowing the
same as an aid to the study of physiol
ogy, how I turned faint at the very
thought of it. Think now of my grow
ing accustomed to the sight of human
bones k as I have done in Rome that i
really can look at them with a feeling
of interest and wonder!
The C’appuccini is a most beautiful
church underneath which are impris
oned the bones of 18,000 monks. 1 will
not say repose, for even in death these
wretehed creatures are not allowed to
lie down. It was a ghastly sight to see
these skeletons, many of them arrayed
in black robes, some in upright posi
tions, some in praying attitudes and
some prostrated upon tbeir faces. There
are six rooms underneath this church,
the on* leading into the other that make
up this great charnel house. The
wall decorations are entirely of human
bones, so are the chandeliers and lattice
work that form the railings. These
bones ar* perfectly blanched and laid
in the most artistic desigus. Some
travelers are disposed to discredit the
number that is.most persistingly insisted
upon by the guides here, but could you
see the piles of human skulls, the wide
borders of arms and legs, of ribs and
linger bones, regularly laid in patterns
as beautiful as embroidery, you would
be ready to accept any statem«ut what
ever, made by saint or sinner with re
gard to, these anatomical decorations.
Can you imagiue them to be beautiful.?
But I remember you saw St Ursula at
Cologne, a church built in the twelfth
century, and said to contain the bones
of 11,000 virgins, who were martyred
by the Huns. I tried to forget and ad-
. mire, but like Hamlet, the thought
would keep coming to me that those
skulls had had tongues in them and once
could sing. From the Cappuecini we
went to the Catacombs.
Oh, I.shall never forget that hour!
If “canonized bones, hearsed in death,’
seen in the broad daylight caused our
hair to stand on end, wliat must be the
effect of these underground tombs and
prison house, upon us. Surely it was; Kowe^rden Mt'acheZ
enough to “freeze our young blood and
make our two eyes like stars start from
their spheres.” These excavations are
said to be miles and miles in extent,
where not a breath of fresh air can pen
etrate and no ray of light enter.
We were told in the church to put
ou our wraps before starting, and to
keep close to each other, never lotting
go our bold on tlie person in front of
us, and each one of us must follow
closely the leader. We were all sup
plied with long wax CAudles, which
were scarcely larger than a stick of
macaroni. These candles were lighted
and we were directed that on no ac
count were we to let them go out. -Off
we started and down we descended.
The air was cold and damp, the pros
pect dark and gloomy. “Deep into
the darkness peering, long we stood
there wondering, fearing.” The guide
tried to reassure us, but M. was a lit
tle doubtful and quietly suggested that
we turn back. This suggestion was
entertained only for a moment. “Don’t
let’s turn back,” said one of the party.
So on we pushed. We made a weird
picture all strung out in aline, holding
fast to each oth«r with one hand, grasp-
ing tight our long candles with the
other, through gloomy passages, led by
an Italian guide. Thoughts of robbers,
murders, graveyards and tombstones
passed rapidly through my brain. Sup
pose something should happen, what
could we do? We might scream our
selves voiceless and no one could hear.
Suppose again we should be lost and
a slow death he our doom, what then ?
Such thoughts passed quickly through
my brain, and the more I tried to get
rid of them the more they would come.
Of course there was really no danger or
we never should have gone. Thousands
of tourist* every year make the same
explorations with perhaps similar sen
sations and with like results. Like us
they live to tell the tale. Dow n, down
we went never once daring to let go the
person in front of us. There were
dark halls all around us leading every
where, gloomy staircases seeming to
lead nowhere. We had not proceeded
very far before K.’s candle went out.
v If therelwas an accident to happen of
course it would happen to her. Only
the day before she had innocently in
vaded a hornets nest and when she got
badly stung she indignantly declared
that all the bad luck came to her. She
seemed to . hold the party responsible
for it. After the candle went out she
became the object of great anxiety to
us all. “Hold on to K.” I heard if.
repeat over and over again as on we push
ed and down we descended. Not until we
had explored six of these underground
stories, their immensity and their
gloom, were we ready to turn back and
seek the quiet of our hotel where we
could ponder over all we had seen dur
ing the day. I could write on and on
forever, but after the fatigue of the day
the flesh is very weak. I feel my
eyelids drooping, iny pen slipping from
my Angers, so I must say good-night
and lie down to pleasant slumber, for
getting churches and chantiugs, cowled
friars and lace robed priests, human
skulls and hones, persecuted and mar
tyred chi-istians, dreaming if 1 can
sweet dreams of home and the dear,
old friends in Athens who are nearer
my lifcart today than everything in this
land across the seas.
From the filthiest cities in the world
we have couie to Florence, the very
cleanest. It maj’ be that this is true
only by contrast with those we have
left, but we surely do enjoy the beauti
ful streets and the appearance of order
that seems to pervade everything. The
people seem to he more elevated and re
fined, and even the poor do not look so
entirely impoverished. There are
fewer beggars than in Rome or in
Naples. I can well understand why it
has given birth to so many, many noted
men. We visited yesterday the Church
of the Holy Cross, and iruthis one little
church we saw the graves of Galileo,
Rossini, Michael Angelo, Dante, Alfe-
rio, Countess of Albany, and many
others equally as noted,
Florence does honor to all her great
men, whether astronomers, musicians,
painters, sculptors, poets, politicians or
philanthropists. The wall? of this lit
tle church are covered with paintings
done, in the 12th century. Several
centuries later an artist of some note,
jealeus of the beauty of the work, had
all of the walls whitewashed, and they
only recently have been restored. We
could trace the art from its infancy,
you may say, until it reached the
height of its glory, and then began its
decline. We went yesterday to the
Uffizi Gallery, saw the Tribuna, with
its live wonderful statues, so world
renowed : Venus de Medici, the Wrest
lers, the Knife Grinder, Dancing Faun,
and Appolini. We had visited
Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli and had seen
tlie very place where these statues' had
been found, so that gave an additional
interest to them all. We have seen por
traits of all the noted artists painted by
themselves. It seems queer, hut this
little piece of conceit everybody takes
as a matter of course, and considers it
quite pardonable. This morning wc
went to the Pitti Palace, the Academy
of Fine Arts, tlie Baptistery, whose
doors Michael Angelo said were fit. for
the “Gatesof Paradise;” the Cathedral,
etc. I will not stop to describe for fear
of being accused of Guide Book talk,
but hasten oil. This afternoou. we
drove out to the Manastery, where the
famous “Cb ate use liquer” is made,
a liquor which can only be
made by this one order of
monks. It is a secret with them which
they have never revealed. It was our
only opportunity to enter a monastery,
as women are not admitted to them
elsewhere. The order has been reduced
to eighteen in number, each monk hav
ing his own separate apartments with a
Here he lives
and dies,never speaking to any one, not
even his fellow monks. Ills meals are
pushed in through a little opening in
the wall, in such a way that lie cannot
see the servant who brings them and
the servant cannot see him. Each monk
does all of his own work save cooking.
Every night at twelve o’clock they meet
in the chapel for mass and there they
remain until three. The seats are so
arranged that if one should fall asleep
and slip he is most severely punished.
It is by the merest accident that tlie
visitor catches a gli mpse of one of them.
Tlie more we heard about them, the
more, of course, we wanted to see them.
Just as we were walking through along
corridor, as good luck would have it,
one peeped out of his reom, we caught
a hurried glimpse of him and our
curiosity was satisfied. We all took a
glass of the famous wine and some of
the party invested in it to the extent of
one bottle to bring home with them. It
was'so strong that two of *the ladies
declared that the small quantity they
took had flown to their heads. B.
laughingly replied that “nature ab
horred a vacaum,” which joke they
failed to appreciate. K. is the wit of
the party. Her spirits never flag except
wheu she gets stung, her candle goes
out, or some other ill luck befalls her.
Our next letters will he from Venice.
We are gradually making the tour of
Italy. Although the weather is intense
ly warm, and the fleas equal to one of
the plagues of Egypt, we shall leave
this country with many, regrets. We
have to practice self denial on every
SHOOTING ABOARD CARS-
Fatally
Mr. Weldon
Price Probably
Wounded.
A Fair Charmer.
Reeentlv, one aflernoou, while Miss
Annie Sanford, of Crawfordville, was
, visiting Mrs. Poulkun, of Greenesboro,
J she was in the parlor playing on the
piano. She played for some time, and
upon stopping to go into another por
tion of the house, she saw lying coiled
Weldon Price, of Farmington, by Air. i on the doormat an enormous snake.
Sam Harris, .of Watkinsville, who had ; The snake was lying with its head on
taken passage on the excursion. {its coil; watching the piano, and there
From the few facts obtainable last ‘ can he no doubt it had been drawn into
night it seems that these two gentle- the room by the music.
The colored excursion from Athens to
Macon yesterday had a tragic ending in
the probable fatal wounding of Mr.
men had been at outs all day on ac
count of some trival remarks made by
one to the other.
Mr. Harris and two friends moved
into the last coach to avoid a further
difficulty with Mr. Price, but it is said
he followed them expressing his deter
mination to run them oft' the train.
Mr. Price there renewed the difficulty
and Air. Harris got up and went to leave
the coach when he was again followed
by Mr. Price.
On the way back to the last coach
Mr. Harris secured a pistol by some
means from some one,and followed him
to the rear end of the last coach, when
Mr. Price stopped and refused to move
an inch further. After some quarrel
ling Mr. Price turned to leave and was
followed by Air. Harris. When near
the door on his return Air. Harris fired
on him. Price then faced Harris and
and was shot a second time. Air. Price
then drew his revolver and several shots
were exchanged. Air. Price fell, and
Harris made for the platform and
jumped off the train. Tlie train was
stopped after it had run over a trestle,
iiml tlie wounds of Air, Price were
examined. He was found to be shot
about three indies under the right nip
ple and once in the side, which is very
slight. He was a .fie to walk assisted
by two friends. It is hoped that he
may recover.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will be made to the General As-
sumbly at its present session for the
passage of a bill to be entitled.
“An Act to amend” an act to pro
vide compensation for the Solicitor
General of tlie Western circuit for ser
vices in criminaH cases in the county of
Clarke approved August 3d 1881 so as
to strike out the the following words in
section 1 of said act to wit: “provided
that the Solicitor General shall he en
titled to orders on the county treasury
to the amount of Two hundred dollars
each year, af his approved insolvent
lists shall amount to so much, but in no
event shall the order exceed said sum
fo r any •one year. This Aug. 2d.
w-9-3.
TIIE BIGGEST YET.
Not
NOTICE.
This is to give notice to all parties
that my wife, Mrs. Louanna A. Yar
borough has my consent and is hereby
made a*free dealer.
4tw W. H. Yarborough.
'Air. E. Slattery, of Delhi, La., says
her son, 14 years of age, had a dreadful
time with Ulcers, sores and blotches
which followed chicken pox. After us
ing many remedies without benefit, she
gave him Swift’s Specific, which cured
him sound and well.
Thousands of dollars are wasted an
il ually in physicians’ fees, when live or
ten dollars expended on that unap
proachable conqueror of disease, Sam
aritan Neryine, would effect in every
case a radical cure. $1.50.
Cured my son of fits, after spending
$2,400 with other doctors.
J. W. THORNTON, Claiberne, Aliss.
Aly friend , look here! you know how
weak and nervous your wife is, and you
know that Carter’s Iron Pills will re
lieve her, now why not be fair about it
and buy her a box.
A Distressing Case and Happy Cure.
“For over a year I have had a break
ing out on my leg, which troubled me
so bad I could not walk, leg badly
swelled, of a purple color, with erup
tions so bad that Blood would ooze out
if I bore my weight on it. I was re
commended to try Clarke’s Extract of
Flax (Papillon) Skin Cure, which I
have done. AIv leg is now well and I
ban walk two miles on it without any
trouble.” Signed, “A. D. Hayward.”
Clarke’s Flax Soap makes the skin
soft and prevents chapping. Skin Cure
$1.00. Soap 25 cents. For Sale by ail
Druggists.
Advice To Mothers.
Airs. "Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children teeth
ing. It soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea
wenty-five cents a bottle.
Good Advice, Showing Result.
Edward Si Ivey, Chicago, gives testi
mony : “Aly wife had Catarrh twenty-
five years; suffered severely for six
years before she began to use your re
medy.Unable to breathe except through
the mouth; in a most critical condition.
Tried everything without relief, when
Dr. Streeter advised her to buy Clarke’s
Extract of Flax (Papillon) Catarrh
Cure. Relief followed immediately.
Slie continued to use it until she is now
entirely cured. Her health has not
been so good in many vears.” Price
$100.Wash the Baby with Clarke’s Flax
Soap, 25 cents.
All Druggist, now has the Flax rem
edies on hand.
The Austrian infantry has bee* in
creased by the addition of 0,000 oien,
raising that branch of the service to a
war footing.
a Fish Tale, But a Turtle Talc that
Scoops the Pot.
We have read fish stories, and some
were beyond belief, while others could
be slightly relied on. This, however,
is not a fish story, but it is all about a
turtle seen by Air. John Cain, the con
ductor on Orr & Hunter’s drays.
Air. Cain had to get up very early
Wednesday morning to attend to some
business up town. While walking up
one of the side streets in Cobbham he
spied in front of him a ifuge object
climbing a little hill in front of him.
Mr. Cain could not tell what the object
was, hut, mustering up all the courage
he possessed, he walked up to it and
found it to be a turtle of the soft-shell
variety that would weigh fifty pounds.
Mr. Cain was in sucll a hurry that he
could not stop long, and left the turtle
in the street. When he finished his
business he came back and found his
turtleship about fifty yards from' where
he had first seen him, and calling an
old negro man who lived near soon had
the turtle’s head off and ready to be
made into soup.
The question now arises, how came a
turtle of this size at least a mile from
water, and meandering the streets of
Athens ?
The only solution is that he came out
of the turtle farm once owned by
Francis Louis, and better known as
Chipitaro, a Mexican who ran a res
taurant in Athens several years ago.
Chipitaro would buy eve.y little turtle
he could find and carry them to his gar
den and dig a deep hole in the ground
and after filling the hole with water,
would cover the turtle up with dirt and
let them remain for a year, when he
would dig them up and find that they
were large and fat . This is the solution
to Air. Cain’s turtle, as Chipitaro had a
garden near where the turtle was round
and this one has been fattening for the
past seven years on the rich Athens dirt
where he was planted.
FORGIVEN BUT NOT FORGOT.
QvsrthI^
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Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an appli
cation will be made to the General As
sembly at its present sessieu for the
passage of an act entitled an act to in
corporate the Athens Railway company
and for other purposes.
This-5 th August, 1889. w9-3
Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone and wife
have just celebrated in London the
fiftieth anniversary of their marri
age.
Are you troubled with a sluggish,in
active liver ? Are you bilious? Do you
suffer from Jaundice? Has your com
plexion ^..sickly, yellow tinge? The
blood in its passage through the liver
does not furnish the healthy action
which should result from it. The im
purities aue stopped and clogging up
the duet, cause a disordered condition,
which will produce serious results to
your health, unless you take Brown’s
Iron Bitters at once. It will cure your
biliousness and jaundice, and incite to
health}' action the sluggish liver.
Hanging is good enough for a man
who starts the cry of “fire” in a crowd
ed theatre; and something most as good
should he given the mischievous man
who starts a run oa a hank.
hand. There are so many things,
beautiful things that we want to buy
Poverty 1 poverty you are not a curse
hut dreadfully inconvenient! I have
thought feelingly time and again of the
essay in L’s. diary on this subject, over
which we have laughed so often. And
now good-bye. The Land Improve
ment Company interests me more than
any news from Athens. I confidently
look to that to prove a prominent factor
in the glorious future of our dear old
town. * , * * *
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The best Salve in the worle for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction,or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by John
Crawford & Co., and L. D. Sledge &
Co., Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
A tile on a man’s head is not the same
as a brick in his hat.
A Lesson in Grammar.
“I eougli! He cough! They cough!”
And why need they cough.? Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery will cure
coughs t colds, and all lung diseases.
Buy it and try it, there’s virtue and
worth.
In the bottle whose contents are pure;
’Twill extinguish the germs of con
sumption at birth,
Aud its more acute symptoms will
cure.
Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will he made to the General Assem
bly of the State of Georgia now in ses
sion for t. the passage of a hill with the
following title.
A hill to he entitled an Act to amend
the charter of the City of Athens, to fix
the term of office of the Mayor of said
City, and for other purposes.
Ex-President Tyler’s son, John, is
dying in Washington.
Fortify the system, by the use of
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, against the dis
eases peculiar to hot weather. This med
icine induces a healthy action of the
stomach, liver, and kidneys causing
them to prevent the accumulation of
the poisons which produce disease.
We have sold S. S. S. since the first
day we commenced the drug business,
and have heard some wonderful reports
of its effects. Many use it with best
results to cleanse malaria from the
system, and for blood poison, scrofula
and such diseases it is without a rival.
Colderwood & Co., Honroe, La.
A Safe Investment,
Is one which is guaranteed to bring
satisfactory results, or in case of failure
i return of purchase price. On this
safe plan you can buy from our advertis
ed Druggist a bottle cf Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption. It is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection of Throat,
Lungs, or Chest, such as Consumption,
Inflammation ot" Lungs, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc.
etc.. It is pleasant and agreeable to
taste, perfectly safe, and can always be
depended upon.
Trial bottles free at John Crawford
& Co.’s or L D. Sledge <fc Co.’s Whole
sale and Retail Drugstores.
Bad Off
Alessrs. Ridgeway «fc Thornton,
were scalded sometime ago by tlie
blowing off of the still cup at Ridge
way’s still house, are still in a critical
condition. Ridgeway has improved a
little, but it is more than probable that
Air. Thornton will die from the scalds
received.
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we. have been selling Dr.
King’s New discovery for Consumption,
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve aud Electric Bitters, and
have never handled remedies that sell -
as well, or that have given such univ
ersal satisfaction. We do not hesitate
to guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to .refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not fol
low their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on
their merits. John Crawford & C’o.’s or
L. D. Sledge & Co.’s Wholesale and
Retain Druggists.
A Street Fight.
Late yesterday afternoon Alose Woods
and a dusky damsel engaged in a knock
down and drag out the police happened
upon the scene,and escorted them to the
station house ere much damage was
done where they will languish until his
honor sees fit to otherwise dispose of
them.
Do not suffer from sick headache a
moment longer. It is not necessary.
Carter’s Little Liver Pills will cure you.
Dose, one little pill. Small price. Small
dose. Small pill.
— Little Giant Shot.
A few days ago the celebrated trot
ting stallion, Little Giant, owned by
Mr. R. E. Crunch, of Oconee county,
got kicked by another horse and his leg
was broken. Yesterday Mr. Brunch
had to kill him to put him out of his
misery. He was a thoroughbred Ram
ble tonian, and has trotted a half mile in
1:06, and then paced the half mile in
the same time. [Mr. Brunch has refused
large sums of money for Little Giant
several times.
The Blue and the Gray Harmoniously
Blended—A Ncrthern'Lady Extends
the Olive Branch to the 3t*d
Georgia Regiment.
• The late reunion of the 3rd Georgia
of Confederate Veterans, at Fort Valley
has had some significant features. The
fact that the Hawking Zouaves came all
the way from Rhode Island to meet
with men who once were their enemies,
and the friendly and cordial welcome
which the Georgians gave them With
one accord, substantiates the statement
that the blue and the gray are fast be
coming blended into one color, and
Mason and Dixon’s line is being effaced
from the maps of our commou coun
try.
But there was one little incident of
tlie reunion which was told a Baxxkr
man yesterday by a member of the regi
ment, now living in Athens, which is
pathetically touching in its signifi
cance. The story goes as follows:
Far back in the hostile days of sixtv-
two, the hordes of legions from the
North anil South met with a terrific
clash of arms at the Battle of Sharpes-
burg, and a fearful engagement ensued.
During the conflict the 3rd Georgia
regiment fell upon a certain
company or detachment and almost
swept them every one from the face of
the earth, firing over an old brick wall
in close contact. When the battle
storm cleared, and the dead and the dy
ing were remev^d from the field, there
were two -brothers found among the
Union Army’s dead, who had been
slain near the old brick wall by the 3rd.
Georgia regiment. They had both gone
to the front side by side and died heart
to heart.
The mother of these two brave hearts
sent to tlie 3rd Georgias at Fort Valley
the other day, a piece of the old stone
wall taken froifr the spot where her boys
had fallen, and with the true and spon
taneous impulses of a noble woman,
wrote: “Forgiven, but not forgot.”
What a heart this woman has, can be
seen by reading between the lines of her
brief hut expressive message.
NEGROES EXCITED.
In-
Banks County to Have
vestigatlon.
The news reaches us from Banks
county that the negroes are terribly ex
cited over the attempted kil’ing of the
negro Walt McKie while he was con
fined in jail. Air. Green, who tried to
shoot the negro, came to Homer anil
told Sheriff Scroggins that he only
wanted to go to the jail and talk to ■ the
negro about breaking into his house.
The sheriff, not dreaming of Green’s in
tentions, carried him over to the jail
and admitted him to the hall of the jail,
and as soon as the negro came to the
door of the cell, Green drew a 32-calli-
bre Smith & Wesson pistol, and just as
he went to pull the trigger Sheriff Scrog
gins caught his arm and held it so that
he could not use the pistol. If it had
not been for the quick and determined
action of the sheriff the negro prisoner
would have been a corpse.
The negroes of the county are terri
bly excited over the matter, and will
have Green presented to the next grand
jury.
No blame ' \n possibly he attached to
the sheriff, as he was perfectly innocent
of knowing anything about what Green
would do when admitted to the jail.
$500 Reward.
So confident are the manufacturers of
Dr. Sage’s Gatatrrh Remedy in their
ability to cure chronic nasal catarrh,no
matter how bad or of how long stand
ing, that they offer, in good faith, the
above reward for a case which they can-
50 Cents' Remedy soId by druggists at
much besides manlmL. ,
We then went into £, r
naval museum. l -
Saw weapons, arms, arinft ' "
»&c., for ages back. jj r ,, r 5° r 3 r > Mul
spurs,' Rob Roy's sword p®/>l5|
lets, many flags that had
battles of historic fmn<. I!> <1; I
inburg castle. Saw Iti<,m
drill with bagpipe musi,.?!^" 4
imagine how strung i t "
them in this day ^
From the castle we went to i t 1
palace. Saw picture ! - n ' J
points of interest, (will h-t,. , w 'h\
about them when 1 can M]W;!° dl 5<V
Saw the toomh of the' t .°' u 0
covenanters) at Grev Frht' M
Saw University building '
two hours looking at mu? nrii^i HI
Bought a linen eolla,amt -$*'4
for thirty cents. 1 K 1
10 r. M .
With reluctance,almost with I
I turn my back on this bcautifni ,
tiki; i. city. 1 hK -'t
At twilight 1 strolled up on
hill. Like many others in this,,'., i
Scotland, it is a rock, standin^ul
above the surrounding country
an approach on one side made «V,i .
by a winding path; a sheer or
precipice on the others. l|T l
It resembles more neavlv the old i
to the foot of Tenopesla f;.lb th .n .
thing I think of now. The m,if
which Edinburg castle stands i. .
similar, being almost inacees-ahle
most every point except on one V
When 1 am viewing these hhi™
places, the throng of visitors, i
surging to and fro are transform^ \
my mind tothe people of another •,»?
Bruce and his body guards rush iu| v
through the castle gates as they dal
behind them. Then I c ould see their
dark figures climbing up the cliff be-
yond. The soldier marching ouhislv,' |
was still there, a Scotchman this tin.
Then the combat aud the freedom w,.
lowed in the mental panorama.
TUESDAY, JULY -'oil.
We are being hurled on to Lonikut
the rate of one mile per lniiiati—«
times attaining that distance in fifty
seconds.
Arrived in London at at a: *5 o’clock
p. m. Our party looks large even in
this metropolis.
What a difference between beautiful,
Classic Edinburg, with its cleanly >to»
houses, and refined Scotch Presbyte
rians, taking life more as a pleasant
duty than otherwise, and this mighty
city. Built to a large extent of brick,
and the whole smoky and smutty.
1 find that cities as well as yieople
have characteristics. 1 do not woudtt
that Al. is proud of her Scotch
blood, and Presbyterian antecedent.
Yesterday’s travel was pleasant
and rather restful, it is a hard matter
to keej) tip with rest on such a trio.
One gets footsore walking and standing
on these cold pavements. One gets eye
sore gazing on these rugged old build
ings, and brain-sore trying to keep im
pressions fresh—so far 1 am pretty dear.
You never saw such weather—it fc
as checkered as some of the lives ol
some of the old English monarch*. It
rarely rains less than three or four time
daily, but the people Imre notice it not
at all. We carry our umbrellas anil
avoid the rain as much as possible. Our
party keep pretty well together and arc
in good spirits. It is with many re
grets that I see the figures in my'.late
growing larger each day, thereby short
ening my time in this interestiugplace.
Don’t be disappointed if niv letters are
few and short. We are constantly
the go, and sleep is essential to keeping
up. It is warmer here than in Edin
burg, but flannels and overcoats ire
comfortable. Wednesday I visited s -
Paul’s and staid ’til one o'clock. I r,,m
there we went to the National Art
Gallery, and spent the remainder of the
day . I cannot attempt description here-
Just think of looking on the origmai
works of Aliehael Angelo, Raphael,
and other famous artists—these occu
pied the rest of the day.
Thursday we devoted to seen
city generally, and rode nearly all
seeing many places of interest. 1
went through Guild Ilall, visited H>" *
park and Kew Gardens. Tlie A 1 ""
memorial in Hyde park is nmgnmee
and worthy of a week’s study.
Iam much interested in the pal*'
and soldiery. Thursday night we'' ■
to “The Alhamba,” the finest spectacu
lar theatre. They claim to put b
hundred ballet dancers on the stage
one time. The scene was mytliot o"
cal—sun, moon, stars, earth, sea5 * ( ?
time, &c., were splendidly presen
Acrobats the finest I have ever seen.
Yesterday was spent in W estmni»
Abbey-and St. Kensington muse •
Both surpassed my expectat •
Think or seeing the tombs of near 1 )
everybody that has made a name n
the
every nouy mat nas maueu
tory; kings, queens, gentry, and.i
far more interesting persons, un® 0 *
rank, who have attainded it. A “ .«
logue of the abbey which 1 have,
prove interesting. . ,„ t _
Good bye. Don’t take absence of f
ters as bad news, it simply means
it is almost impossible to j r ^ e '^ 0SS .
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