, 1873-09-20
A BRITISH PILGRIMAGE.

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-.2- se'
p,o,,s Journeys By Rail md stcnn,cr--
English Dav0tccs on tho way 10
y.fC-NIontal.-,Fit1cd TllErins--
piety and GeAstp- III nss ON ShipbOnrl
--Arrivnl ut Fnriu.
]arfs <sept. 2-a'sdniahp corr.spo"dt"e' q tho Ne'
The Victoria Railway Station at London, being
ono Of tho principal outlots from the city, occa.
sionaily offors some notable .spoctacleH, bnt
ncvcr boforo in its history saw 1t ANYTHING ni MKo
lnat tlmo was at tho station on o public occa-
aion was whom tho Shah took his departure.
Thon | saw tho Friucc Of Walce, the Duke
Of Edinburgh in q. word, tho "howor
of tho Koyal Faiyin sl;nnod humble 1ap,,r;sn ns,
who lad just outraged tho proprlottoh Of civil
izntion within. tho sacred prociuota Of Bucking-
ham Palace. But what saw then sinks into
insignfcanco as compared with tho spectacle
the four walls OF tho station lnolosoo th's morn-
Noarly $50 ladies' and gontlomon, droBscd in
costumes Of tho period, starting on pilgrimage
to tho shrine Of foreign haint VINO lived 2o0
Band At tho OUTSET II VIVA expected that pcr-
haps 900 might 60, and thoro was . timo when
foara woro entertained that 90 would bo noaror
tho actual number. But, after hanging fire
for weeas tho pilgrimage S faver n,.t Esa Esn9Md M
has % boon % clear that tho trouble Of tho
promoters OF tho enterprise would DO not
to get company, but to secure ROOM Ihe list Tor
the special train Us originally contemplated "as
fain to 60 10 paris by tic ordinary routos md
take their ohanceH Of reaching paray thonce.
A boat-load went over last night, and thiB morn
ing the 1eaderR and pastors, aud those whose
Mt half-paBt O'Clock. The Duke Of Norfolk
was thoro carly, with Lord Arundel Of Wardonr.
Lady Herbert OF, Lea, Lord Walter Kerr, and
other n,ernbors Of tho aristocraoy. AL wore on
THO left breast the badge Of tho Sacred Aoart,-
poco Of white flannel. It was caro-
fully arranged 40 thero would bo
n priest III each compartment of the
eovoral carriages. that tho congregations
might be complete in Themselves, and this pnft
q tho undertaking was vigorously carried out,
tho only departures from it being in case8 whero
thoro wcro two priests in carriage, owing to an
embarrassment of riches. Tho number OF pill
gEims regularly " enrolled WAS cao Of whom l2o
sibly because their looso roboB nado them tho
moro conspicuous In the throng, the ladies and
the priests appeared to be in Q decided majority.
Az soon an tho train moved out Of tho station
NO got to work at our devotions. There were
sevon persons in our compartment, tho priest,
d jol!y-lookiug man, whose disposition, !
discovered upon further acquaintance,
did not botie his. face; d pretty little
pilgrim dressed in deep mourning. who did
not seem 10 apt ut Gpdiug her pacos in tho man-
nal az sho ought to haye boon two doccntly-
dreBsod women who looked like upper servants
OF Having habltH, who wore managing to UNDER
take D. little excursion = q fashionable young
deacon who, beforo we hal passed Victoria
Wharf, had discovered That tho pretty tittto pill
grim, who sat directly opposite to him, had be-
witchingly soft grey Dyes; MI elderly woman
with corkserow curls and largo TN DoX, which
latter sho held On to al tho ~aY 10 he"hasen
ara an ungodly. journalist, "lu the way of
peace and prosperity may the Lord, almighty
nsl morcful; direct our steps. And may the
angel 1ia. haol accompany us on the wny TINT
we may return to our home i'll peace, safety aud
Joy" :iha md q! the rest that il written
i'll tho ltlnerarinm du the cheertui-look!ng prleHt
recste, following 1t mp by tho Lltany Of
the Sacrod Heart, noven FatoGs, and sosen 1avoa
Tor the pops ant the possectoa msn9ps a or Tue
again when we had traversca dozen mica by
tho recitation Of tho live Joyful mysteries Of tue
HoHary. I1ero bcihg Gt the eau o! oaca myasofy
ten Hail Marys" to Do Laid, this part OF tho
performance, grow somnwhat tedious; but tue
Jolly priest dld NOT let nis tongue atop, Dut rat.
tied through under tunnel and over bridge at
. pace WHICH eeemeo desighcd 1or f'alry Win
tho railway systom under wlleh tno pilgrims
o. tue nineteenth century iind thelhnolves.
Whoh llo aoVotional part OF ING Journey was
over, the Pf'ess Woke up Wltn increasing VI
vhctty ana beean TO fc!ato anecuotee, ono
nt least OF Wnlen maze tle handsome young
deacon, VINO haa attontivoiy listened to It
AsoA
additional prayer. When his stock Of anecdoses
was eSnaussea, i, the rasner t9rnta 70 tl1o odery
iady WITH tho eoIh-sesew ca1ls and ~ large TN
box anu cha1ieu her most ilnsnercifuliy upon tie
Palpablo appear9nco aud possible, contenta OF
hor lnEgaSo. onaer pressure, sho confessed
that there was inter alla coifeo-pot Ill the box,
and thoro might have boon foather-ped aH far
o. cnnie 11 m9asnlomnnt ' was concerned:
old indy WI 40 VIII nor In ho1 when alio gets
to parhy don,t know' torhaps, as we PLEAS
antly snggestod to her, s5e will find cause for
thnnkfulnesa g. having brought i, suppoaing
hllo has to elt on p doorstep oil night. It
'was generally agreed that, as- tho priest
tag M taken @ eeh p1olonnd hd friendly interest
IN .no pas, III J.. woula pny % iar that no Should
carry It down to tue boat from tAe station. But
though tho sood tathoE had been quick to SEQ
tue numerous 1GRas nIttng ahout tbs Was bo
yond hla o9mpTehonslon. and the only ovidonco
he showed o. having heard the Fomark wns
iouna IN hla getting out Of the carriage with
stspciouss a.aef1ty aa soon as tho train drew up
O. the station quarter OF an hour later Haw
tue tin BOZ strugehng through tue crowd IN the
arms of m ingenious male pilgrim, behind
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