The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-12-08

their wealth to last 500 or loco years That is some
people do and between the some and The others there
is great gulf fixed which castle uishes to have
crossed by Increase OfprosPery among the huts. Il
is hard grinding work among the huis and the signs
of centuries Of hardship and exposure have grown in
to the very faces aud figures Of the class To be
they live AMI clothed after fashion. 1 do not
know how warm and well fed they are in winter. In the
country they are more likely TO be protected from
suffering than in the cities. But in these great
Cities during the mild season, the signs OF pow.
erty very distressing Young girls trying 20 make
their living on the streets with hand organ. by
selling few faded flowers, dusty uiIted fruit lit
tie boys hawking shoe strings matches Offering to
guide you to spot almost in your very sight, turn
ing somersaults before you on the sidewalk and hop
ping up to hold out dirty hand these the sights
that gets hardened to in these prosperous eoun
tries or rides first class by special train. and lives
secluded in the castles to avoid altogether.
We have started for Lncerne by abou. such tour
as took to reach London from Liverpool. We stop
at several towns and visit eathedrals and perhaps
other points Of interest, depending time and
the weather. am amused and interested to see the
old dream-like stories Of travel aud picture books
come true in my journey, the unexpected floors
secured white and sanded, the feather bed to sleep
under. the funny wooden shoes the streets. that
would do to sail in the Atlantic the dyked riT
ers and reclaimed lands. Bat for much Of this hitter
rather far south.
We did not remain long at Antwerp, only little
glimpse Of the wonderful cathedral the mass of which
we had watched from afar the boat; and then We
took train for Mechlin.
There is the place to see the splendid aces Of that
and to sit any Of the pretty bridges over the
people with the curious wooden sabot always elaek-
elaeking the roughly paved streets, and slipping
of behind the dogs dragging ears and the scores Of
odd things one does not see at home.
In the cathedral is ne picture Of the Cruehxion,
by Van Dyck, and the handsome square, not far dis
tan a sfatuR of Maryaret of Austria.
Everywhere in these towns, as in the country towns
of England, come upon the market squares, full
Of tempting fruits aud vegetables, aud We often make
an addition to our lunch from the golden or purple
stores Of pears, plHms and grapes.
We we're in sight. during the day, Of the field Of
Waterloo. which possesses more attractions TO the
English than other nations fancy. One Englishman
the Channel boat seemed rather surprised that We
should come near that famous battle ground, and
not pay it visit
But our route was to land US that night in Liege,
when we arrived from Meehn after dark, and our
immediate not search for old buildings
and pretty views, but for modern hOtel and com
Portable supper.
Here found my first feather eoyerlet, for which
there need till colder night. They are capt.
tai inventions for winter though eontrvanees which
have iupEoEised for myself before in Guild
nights at places where feather beds not used in
that fashion institution. These little eOyerlets
light and Thin not like real feather bed and lie
outside OF the blankets.
The morning showed Liege to be pretty town with
broad streets, boulevnrds containing four rows Of
handsome trees, gardens, river walks the banks of
the Meuse statues and lovely prospects Of and from
the hills on either side am afraid have forgotten
what saw in doors that morning, the out Of doors
SO bright and attractive. We twice passed fre
statue Of CharlemagneS adorned on the pedestal by
reliefs of couple of Pepns, and other ancient Wor.
thies.
We were in the country of Charlemagne and his
ancestors. and when stepped of in the afternoon
for short visit to Ai1-la- Chapee, we had reached
his favorite city his repued birth place. and the place
where be died and was buried ia Sl4. In the cathe-
dral is his tomb, designated BY marble slab in the
floor, with the inscription "CarolO Magno" The
tomb opened in O00by Otho I'LL and the body of
the great Emperor was found seated 8 marble
throne which preserved in the public gallery The
antique sarcophagus Of Parian MARBLE in which the
remains of Charlemagne reposed for los years after
the first opening Of his tomb, has also been placed
there.
All of the remains of the famous monarch now ex-
istng in the cathedral, his skull and leg bone.
which exhibited for fee among ether treasures
brazen VOLTS head at the right of the entrance to
the cathedral attracted my notice. 1t is q memorial
and the legend runs thus 1.-THE funds having run
short during the erection OF the church. the devil Of
fered TO supply the deficiency on condition that the
drst soul that entered the completed church should be
sacrificed to him. The magistrates entered the com
pact, but defrauded the devil Of his due by admitting
wolf into the sacred cdee fer the first living SOUL
on its completion"
We had funny complication reaching the city, be-
tween our wish to change our baggage from sta
ion to another. and our plan to see a little of AK,
meanwhile foot. There was our baggage un-
checked, Of course, to be conveyed, there were we
waiting, and there the two chefs of station and
porter, as distracted as tho the world coming
o end, shouting High and Low German and bro
zen English all in one and gesticulating rs tho they
we're coming to blows. Could We leave our baggage
o porter or truck? No, we must not be separated
rom it, no travelling system providing for such an
and plan could be hit upon but to take
cab aud the effects and see the city under the dri-
er's guidance. H.Fc.