St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-10-25


gether, was pleasant and prosperous, but
there were two or three days of rough
weather. Only some eighty of the
TouUee party returned in the Circassia,
others being booked for later steamers,
and considerable number having ar
ranged to remain abroad for longer
season. DR.. TOujee, Mr.. Bruce and
Carl Zerrahn were on board the Cir
cassia, and very pleasant series of
entertainments was given under the
guidance of Mr. Bruce, one evening
being devoted to benefit for the Ship
wrecked Mariners Society. The Cir
cassia, like the DevOnia, is Il fine large
steamer (this was her fourth trip across
the ocean), and her officers are evident
ly good seamen as well as genial gen.
tlemen, but the table is abominable
and should be improved, else the pop
ularity of the line will materially de-
crease.
Tuesday morning August 9th, found
us steaming along the hospitable shores
of COney Island, and few hours later
we were going through the hands of the
less hospitabe custom house official, or
rather he was "gOing through" us. This
latter experience, however, is not at all
to be feared by the honest and upright
traveller, who acknowledges and stands
ready to perform las well us shell Out)
the duties imposed upon him by pro-
tecting government, and it is feared
that it becomes too easy, sometimes,
for the other sort The custom house
officials at present encountered in New
York, it should he added, attend to the
| disagreeable task assigned them in a
courteous and gentlemanly way, and
in manner, TOO, that causes the trav-
eller very little delay or annoyance.
Other large detachments of the Tour
ice expedition arrived on the 1st OF
September and still another on the Sth,
most of the Italian pilgrims returning
on the latter date. All report mag
nificent trip, and all are very enthu-
siastic in praise of DR.. TOujee, of Cook
g. Son and of all who had in any way
the charge of the excursion. The Cir
cassia passengers, on the way home
passed a series of resolutions warmly
cOmmendatory of DR.. Tourjee, the firm
named, and of others who had con-
tributed to their entertainment OF com.
fort.
The Italian section, in addition to
travelling over the route described il
these communications Though in d re-
versed order), spent nearly three weeks
in Italy, visiting Turin, Milan, Verona
Venice, Florence, Rome, Pisa anC
Genoa. AT Milan, and again at Venice
the fetes in honor of the King ant
Queen of Italy were witnessed. and a
Rome a special audience was had will
the Pope. On returning to England
some of the party visited Oxford ant
Stratford-on-Avon, and then journeyet
through a portion of Ireland, joining
the steamer at MOville.
To sum up, i'll conclusion, the excur
sion throughout has been magnifcen
success. The participants undoubtedl,
wished they had more time to spend il
London, Paris, and all along the route
for that matter, but it Is surprising hov
much may be seen in Il few weeks ant
months under intelligent guidance an,
in systematic way. Travelling an,
hotel accommodations were invariabl,
first-class as DIR. TouUee promised the,
should be, and this means much abroa,
where most tourists prefer to ride il
second-class railway carriages and t.
take the second-class places on tn
steamers. The difference in cost i
!, about one third, and the difference i
!, ease and comfort is often inappreciable
And now let he add word in prais
) made up of intelligent, cultured an
J companionable people, many of theI
being old travellers. There were teach
, ers, clergymen, editors, doctors, law
| yers and business men, together wit
some who might be classed as people {
leisure. Although made up with vie,
! to economical travelling, it was in IL
t way "cheap" party, for among ii
members were many wealthy America
ladies and gentlemen who could 9
: readily have travelled differently, bu
+ who chose this way as the most cor
venient and best.
| When DR.. TOurjee arranges anOthe
: excursion, you may count me in.
ATHENIAN.