Notes in England and Italy . nal, pretty and picturesque now, becausewinding between trees and flowers, and once in awhile passing beneath a perfect little stone bridge,of one symmetrical arch, so forever beautiful, thatevery time I see one of the hundreds that span thenarrow rivers and canals of England, I am in a newdelight. We were delajed in a very tiresome way just be-fore entering Manchester, and feared we should losethe train for Lincoln. The railroad directors an-nounced that they would never promise to arriveat appointed times, nor to be resjDonsible for anyaccident or loss. We at las
Notes in England and Italy . nal, pretty and picturesque now, becausewinding between trees and flowers, and once in awhile passing beneath a perfect little stone bridge,of one symmetrical arch, so forever beautiful, thatevery time I see one of the hundreds that span thenarrow rivers and canals of England, I am in a newdelight. We were delajed in a very tiresome way just be-fore entering Manchester, and feared we should losethe train for Lincoln. The railroad directors an-nounced that they would never promise to arriveat appointed times, nor to be resjDonsible for anyaccident or loss. We at last dawdled along to the station, and whenthe carriages fairly stopped, we rushed into a flyand dashed off to the London depot. Lincoln—May 23d.—In all the great cities ofEngland, Saturday evening is a kind of festival, andso it is here. The shops are brilliantly lighted, andthe street is thronged with the poorer classes, goingto buy their next weeks groceries and provisions,and all talking together. Each one has a basket,. LINCOLN CATHEDRAL. 33 and not only the sidewalks, but tlie middle of tliestreet, are crowded witli human beings. There is aparticular Saturday evening market in Lincoln, be-sides that the shops keep open late. Out of theline of my vision, but within hearing, as I sat, aviolin and fife struck up a prelude, and then a fine,manly voice sang several songs very well. Just now a band of music came up, and we ran tothe window, thinking we might see a militar}- com-pany ; but it was only the brass-instrument-plaj-ers,and they stopped just opposite us, and performedtwo pieces of music, one of them an andante ofBeethoven. The crowd grew dense around theminstantly, and I think it was for the entertainmentof the crowd that they were playing. It was mostrefreshing and delicious to me, always so starvedfor music, and to hear a strain of Beethoven was aboon I did not look for. Soon after the band w^ent away, a street-preacheror a madman began to hold forth, a,nd then the
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