Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-26

takes his wife there and they get on very
comfortably till the advent of three or
four children drives them into larger
quarters. when they sell the boat 10 a
couple just beginning housekeeping, and
buy for themselves :. larger one. 1t is
surprising in passing another beat to see
. whole family Of little white heads pop
suddenly Out of holes in the deck. and
70 hear from below the noise of ducks.
hens and chickens. The woman washes.
and scrubs. and cleans. as Dutch women
love to do. while on the bank her hus-
band with : band around his shoulders.
> rope fastened to the boat. and his
hands In his pockets. walks Of. leaving
the beat To follow. After = time the
man comes to take care of the children.
the woman gees u the bank. puts the
band around her shoulders. folds her
hands behind her back and leaning far
forward al every step. goes YEARLY away.
dragging behind her the boat and the
family. Boys. horses and dogs do the
same work. The canal is all alive with
boats. and in spite Of the long ropes that
connect them with the motive power on
the bsnk. they meet and pass each other
As readily Is carriages. the r0pe of one
being thrown very gracefully over the
next
Amsterdam Is interesting. handsome
and curious. having paintings by Rem
brandt and Van Dyck. fine public build
ilgs. elegsnt houses and the quaint COS
tunes Of Rotterdam Four great canals.
lined On either bank by straight. close
cut trse. run through the town in curves
parallel With each ether and all parallel
With the seni-eireulzr canal surround
ing the city The whole city stands up
IN piles. and thinking of this. one does
not wonder that the houses sink and the
gables lean The wonder Is that 50 ele-
CANT = city could be perehed On sticks
and sand We stayed at the Old Bible
hotel Mhose foundations are washed on
tEo sides by the maidy, stagnant waters
Of canals. yet whose rooms are as neat.
comfortable and eo1y as eould be wished.
We visited the .:Burgher Orphan Asy-
Ium. and Eere shown through the build
ing by > good Rztared Dutch WOMAN
Who kneE nothing Of French and no
H0rd Ct Ehglish except .'laezseLves- y
Hearing us ase that she ezught al it
delIghte3ly. and Afterwards used the
Eor3 foa1tly- The uniform Of the Asy-
lun i red and black. and Is used 70
prevent their being admitted 10 theaters
q gin-shops. government infictiRg Sc
vere pen2sEy uPSH zny PeEsgn sEfIHg
such admission 10 : boy or girl wearing
the uniforn Of any charitable instita-
ton In the ssboolroom Ee found large
numbers Of children and. walking up
and down among them. the old German
master" and his assistant, bgth sInOk-
ing pipes Still ID English, but the
.nzzta speaks French, and gaTe rs
al the InfsEustion ne we're able % OBJ
tsia. thoagh We found it difficult 70 COR
vi1ee hin that ne knew and had seen .
e0zntry far beyOnd England and lad az
ITALY eEosse1 the OCEAN His IDEAS are
limited By the walls Of the institution,
and Ekea be tcok his tuning fork, gave
the pitch. ses the children AZ Eork 70 ez-
eeute When the swallows homeEard
Hy." and stood With his glasses far up
IN has fc-ehezd beztIng tine the old en-
grzying sf the German Sc5oolmaste-
Eas beEore gs In tie Eesh-
Egeybpdy snokes egeryEheEe ezeep'
ia church. and ~ the cere1aoHiO1s tab@e
d1ote. tie lighted candles brought On
after dessert. indicate thzt sneking viii
osnmenee iCneiiztely and that ladies'
can 20 or stay Is they ehoose- We al
zsys 20.
HarIez Is connected with AMSTERDAM
by three lines. the railway. high rad
and canal. zlaaess rerfeetly straight aid
running side By side We sere in Har.
Ien On Saturday raOgping shen egeg
Dussh kszseEife aoes extra CLEANING
saeh szsegiHg trusting and rnbbiSe
never were seen. and when al eise i
daze : esezussng ssEeza i seDt 0Ter tbe
ufoss frat of tae h02se- it is said tzzz'
saex cleanliness does Dot exsend totsesi
rersons. b<.s this statement sc anznb
sss1sIy rsSeeted In ease Of esekDess -
dsc.or nakes daily bsslSetin 81 the p
tsenfs eeaEaItsen ard Eastens il gpoa IL
DOR. - Gzzt frle1ds nay rot knock q
ring, We are tod also that IN Harlesr
Il 10 customary 70 zrnouaoe > birth b
hzngssg upon tie deor > psDessAsea o
six trszzed rIffs Isee, rcd six If = kssT
/ white If : girl We Ieoked for tEais. bu
IN vzxa- HaEY 5. DEZEIss.
An CaDEslg1gLE IKr0Eg1TEOx>-I
i lad esosgh - hare tbese hroad~hern
Ia - s1rea .e..rered Ieza.