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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2

Chapter 65: in Europe, Egypt, and Constantinople Early in the season of 1884, I made up my mind, if possible, to go to Europe. General Sherman, after his European tour, had told me that I ought not to undertake it until I had at least seven thousand dollars ahead. I was aware that I had not means enough to take my family; Europe. General Sherman, after his European tour, had told me that I ought not to undertake it until I had at least seven thousand dollars ahead. I was aware that I had not means enough to take my family; I was sure, however, that if I waited until I laid up that sum, I should never go. One day Mr. Lemon, the editor of the National Tribune of Washington, D. C., was on a visit to Omaha. He said he would pay me for monographs on the Civil War if I could furnish one a week. I thereupon entered into a contract with him which aided meEuropean tour, had told me that I ought not to undertake it until I had at least seven thousand dollars ahead. I was aware that I had not means enough to take my family; I was sure, however, that if I waited until I laid up that sum, I should never go. One day Mr. Lemon, the editor of the National Tribune of Washington, D. C., was on a visit to Omaha. He said he would pay me for monographs on the Civil War if I could furnish one a week. I thereupon entered into a contract with him which aided me to take the trip. My son Jamie was studying in Germany and would meet me at Antwerp, and we two together could make a reasonably extensive observation. General Sheridan, then commanding the army, gave me a leave of absence, and further extended the time by detailing me to attend the French maneuvers of the Seventeenth Corps d

ospitality and entertainment. Late Sunday night, April 6th, we set out for Marseilles. We took third class on the cars. I had two objects in this. One was econore not only treated with deference but with uniform kindness. Our visit in Marseilles was greatly enjoyed. Notre Dame, the grand church, impressed me, and not les, but I felt that the guide himself did not sufficiently credit the tales. Marseilles is an old city, and it makes a lasting impression to look upon the streets thow, thronged with people, and nowhere in good police. However, many parts of Marseilles show architectural beauty and modern improvements. On Thursday, April 10th the second class, a slight promotion from our railroad travel from Paris to Marseilles. It was delightful to be upon the Mediterranean, of whose islands and coaslar beauty and charm of all things that the sunlight of Italy touched. As in Marseilles, there was every evidence of modern civilization-streets that were broad and

ould furnish one a week. I thereupon entered into a contract with him which aided me to take the trip. My son Jamie was studying in Germany and would meet me at Antwerp, and we two together could make a reasonably extensive observation. General Sheridan, then commanding the army, gave me a leave of absence, and further extendent voyage and was as usual not seasick. My son James W. Howard had been for some time a student attending lectures at the University of Gtattingen. He came to Antwerp and was on hand soon after I landed. Speaking French and German, he became my guide and interpreter. In Antwerp we saw the panorama of Waterloo and different woAntwerp we saw the panorama of Waterloo and different works of art; and became acquainted with some ambitious young artists who were studying, sketching, and painting in the city. One of them I remember was very kind to us. He was of good talent and promise. He became offended at me, however, at last, because one day when I was with him I compared a beautiful chromo with an oil painti

. It was an old type of living and how different from this home at Rameses We at one time looked in upon a school taught after the Mohammedan fashion: ten or twelve boys sitting on the dirt floor, going over and over again extracts from the Koran or from Sanscrit selections. The missionary teaching of some two hundred pupils in Alexandria was far different. Certainly the new was better than the old. I met in Alexandria English officers who were returning from the great expedition in upper Egypt, which at one time it was hoped would relieve the pressure upon Chinese Gordon and set him free. Gordon before this had been slain and the expedition given over for the time. One officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ardagh of the Royal Engineers, took me to his temporary office and showed me sketches of the fields of battle in Egypt, and explained to me with so much of detail all that had lately been done that I was able to make a full report to my Government. No officer of our own army could h

id this young engineer, and I was exceedingly grateful. On Friday, April 18th, we set out for Cairo. The English railroad, here as everywhere, was very complete and the journey comfortable all thootless in this weary land to attempt to engraft a new civilization upon the old. Arriving at Cairo, we found a commodious inn, the H6tel d'orient, and soon after met the missionaries who had comemuch interested to see how a body of English cavalry were kept in bivouac in some open spaces in Cairo. Their. camp was in order, but the men were behaving very much as if they were commissioned offhuman nature for a man to wish to have somebody below him. The next day after our arrival at Cairo we took our way to the Pyramids — from start to finish pursued by an army of beggars. My son's ituted guides. Poor people out there in the desert This was their only source of revenue. In Cairo we found the heat intense. The thermometer ran to 110° in the shade. We next went back to Al