The diamond drill., 1890-02-15

most romantically beautiful place mine
eyes ever behold the Vrossachs and
Loeb Katrine. All these stories and
verses, told In that fascinating style
that Sir Walter knew SO well now 70
use. renders these natural beauties of
such worldwide. fame that thousands
OF travellers flock every year TO behold
them.
ENGLAND ;s ssSEgE.srisA
Grted In BY the triumphant seas.
with no room on her island Tor expan-
sion. she seems determined TO use
what space she has % the best possible
advantage. Her soil Is valuable. every
inch. II seems 70 be underlald with
coal all through. Her rocks are full
OF iron. her soil fall OF fertility and
her people full OF vim. So the whole
country IL dotted over with cities,
towns factories and farms.
London is n world within itself.
Nearly five millions OF people In this
one city alone. Still 1t grows In every
direction--up. down and all around
The houses are builded highor. be-
cause space OF earth Is such an item.
No room above ground for travel.
Every street. alley and sidewalk Is
iammed with people every hour OF
every day So they burrowed under
the city and constructed their wonder
ful metropolitan underground railway.
have seen three railways one directly
under the other, and still another un-
der those two. under the city with Its
massive buildings. and under the river
Thames with its waters alive with
shipping. A stranger stood In sheer
amazement. wondering where all these
people had como from, and where
| they were going and whom would they
all get by. A policeman. gigantic
| OF stature and stern OF demeanor,
stands at each street crossing To pre-
vent blockade aud keep the mass
moving. II two ladies were 70 stop
on the street TO talk about tho latest
styles, I'm ten minutes the wheels OF
commerce. involving millions OF
pounds. would be stopped. Woe be TO
the diIatory dog that stops TO smell
noses with doggish friend. Both
would be run over In two minutes.
FRANCE rs FAMOUS.
Poesy. painting. rebellion. rcvolu-
| tlon. fashion, folly, politeness and
politics, all have their cradle and their
grave in France
Parisl There Is but one Paris, she
sits on the banks OF the Seine, with
her princely palaces, her broad
bculevards, her stately statues. choice
churches aud priceless paintings, a
very queen OF regal grandeur. Her
houses are gems OF architectural skill
! and beauty.
/ Hor streets are smooth and clean,
i fri xut I,
| flowers, shaded with trees trained 10
uniformity. and ornamented ut almost
every crossing with some beautiful
statue fountain. The people are SC
very polite IL is difficult 10 conceive
that they ever quarrel or fight.
think IL a Frenchman wanted To knock
n man down, he would first doff his
hat, make him polite bow, beg his
pardon and then hit him, lift his hai
and bow again and leave. Even the
waters at the hotels were so very
polite that Texas traveller felt Ill a
ease because OF his inferlority 10 thos,
servants. The boot black was a.
polite as the parlor maid. who In turr
was more polite than her mistress.
Accost man on the streets and ask
him the way TO anywhere. and though
he might not understand one worc
said, ne would listen with attentiv,
ear and bent head until your spoecl
was ended, then no would bow, spreat
out his hands apologetically as II dis
tressingly rcgretful that he could no
sorve you. ask you IL you could tall
French. offer 10 go with you TO hun
an interpreter, or 90 with you severa
squares and put you In the hands OF
Gems d'drDics who would be instructe'
To attend to your wants. lift his ha
gracefully and bid you adieu. In yer.
truth IL was beautiful 10 witness sucl
studied politeness. but little burden
some to be tho object OF IL.
A. j. Holt.