The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-22
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Following arc further extracts from
private letter received from MISS
Louise Conklin, OF Canton, now IN a
convent In iioulognel
easter has come aud gone aud with
II our ton days vacation, Sorry 7 no,
aud yen, for II certainly was delightful
10 roam about this old picturesque
town, aud wander into tho heauuiul
country surrounding H. Yet, how
more 30 IN II "a think that mother VIII
jOln mo In a few weeks ana my praises
and eXelamatiOns will have fun vent ~
our own dear language, for do what J
will, French cannot eHpfehn what ! feel'
our many excursions during the free
DAYS allowed mo various views OF the
city aud ltH eDYir0ns, the best OF which
Is from the DUAL AT any rate tho pic
tuTe ID mOat pleasing 10 me from that
point, and the very llrat object that AZ
tracts tho attention IL the great dome
OF the Cathedral, while In tho distance
MI. Lambert aud the valley or tho
/ Seine, with bt Leonafdh church, ON
bOaOmed IN trees, prepares the eye 70
range over the opposite hill, crowned
with tho church OF ~, Etlenne, aud q
pretty chateau, with background OF
wooded hills Tho city ID divided into
tho llaut and liaahe Yilleh-lllgh ana
Low t0wn,-The former IN the most an
Client, having been founded by Qnlntiuh
| pedluh about 10 II, y, ana named hon
Onia after his birthplace In Italy "
became corrupted into B0l0nia, and 10
known aa BOulOgne- -aur'mer and the
Italian city aa bologna. The llaute
Vile IN therefore the most interesting
10 tfayeleFa, containing the principal
churches, converts, eto 10 ID surround
cd by u great stone wall called "The
Rampaita" and you entree and sOrtio
by three, formerly four gates. Az you
pass from tho liaaao Vile you enter
the north gate, called Porte den Dunes,
deriving ita name from great mass OF
sand that occupied the space between
the city and the tidal atream. On the
south ana only TOW steps from the
convent door 10 Porte GayOle, by which
We reach the T0ad for Paris Porte do
CALAIS lies 10 the east and leads to the
city Of that name, Porto dea Degrees
WAS closed up In the 10Th century and
all talk OF opening II has been ended
by tho discovery That all has been dc
6trOyed except the front OF the arhc
way, Tho ramparta boast Of u delight.
iul shady promenade that can be reach.
ed from or near the gatea, but aa We
convent girls never 20 there | must
leave " until everything 10 made easy
by mammals arrival,
The country, even In France, is more
attractive 10 me than the town, AL
though, aa everything else, II 10 on q
much smaller scale than In our own
dear land, The llelda, woods, chateauX,
oil, appear 90 II you were viewing them
through the wrong end Of IN opera
glass yet 10 10 beautiful and
would 80 love 10 reyel In 10. ia itnot
too bad that I may nOtY Perhaps,
though, II Ia better for the present for
| fear ! would oyerrun all bounds, by
spending most Of my time In the Val
10y of Denaore. OH II 10 delightful
| hear that II rivals the Vale OF AyOoa,
In lreland-l'll walt 10 sec before de
oidlng-any way II 10 by far tho most
charming glen found IN this vicinity.
Everyone loves II. 10 10 the fayorite
spot for pionics and evening strolls,
and indeed, can easily imagine that u
few Of the many glades have numerous
romanCea 10 relate, had they but u poet
10 make thom speak.
NJ Lambert, not far away, 10 the
highest point IN the B0ulonnaiP, and Is
occupied by thu ruins of an old fort
The view from the top 10 certainly
worth the tlres0me ascent, The sen
on one side aud the forest OF B0u'
logne, backed by hills on the other
while In front lies the valley with 81.
Leonardo beyond all making picture
that could have but few rivals st.
Leonard's marks the site where the
first christian church was built In this
neighborhood, and II is always visited
by The fishermen before starting for
the North Sea- II ia an old structure
and inside would not strike you as
meant for n church besides II 10 over
crowded with pictures and statues, all
ohCtS d' onoyo, II 10 true, presented by
the titled members, On our way 10 this
church we plsaed the smallest and
quaintest Of Chapel0. IL was built by
Godfrey Do BOullion, after his return
from the crusade and dedicated 10
Notre Dame du ~. Sang, our Lady Of
the Precious Blood. Mass 10 celebrated
here every Friday 30 hope some day TO
see the interior