Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-03
A PHYSICIANS VACATION.
Itinerary of Tour From New Haven to Quebec.

Itinerary of . Tour From New Haven .sz to Quebec.
 WORCESTER, Mass, Tuesday, April 2.
 1899.
 It is red sheet this morning. Such perfect day! Rode out on Main street line to New Worcester to see the old place I visited when was boy. Passed the house of MT. Dodge who has trout pond in his front yard. He was just catching mess for dinner, casting fly.
 Passed Clarke university, recently es- tablished, but not yet in full operation. One elegant building (brick) with pictur- esque presidents house of wood. Queer looking old castle (of stucoo 9 very large and ancient in appearance. Conductor saysit was once Gf not now) girls board- ing school, called "Oread college" A good view of Holy Cross college, situated near the top of hill more than six hundred feet high. Saw queer name on sign, H. A. Bemus & Co.," If it was only Habemus it would be Latin for we have. Saw the old place and the pond where E. B. and I used to play. Also the pond where fell in and was almost drowned. At this particular moment the weather being so fine. and I, feeling so happy and jolly, am glad I was not. Visited the place where mother and H. and went fishing, and lived it all over again. Everything much changed, except | the old house itself. Remember being | surprised in the old days, during our country ,ide, that our i1nmeuse river Git is l only brook now) could extend 50 far. E. said she believed it emptied some- | where in Asia.
 11:15-Left Hotel Colonnade for Ms where I am to dine. w. T. has but one | fault, prefers Wesleyan to Yale. To get here walked through Pleasant street. SC called because so many doctors have offices there.
 Started for Concord at p. m., expect. ing to get there about 7. Here is my first disappointment to-day. Found I could not get there until after 8, too late fol supper and lodge. Happened to meet last night at the lodge-room travelling mar who wanted me to visit the lodge in Man | chester, and directed me 10 the Elm house as lodging place. So here I am in Man chester (8 p. m.), at supper at the hotel respectable, but not too nice,
 On the way to Manchester passed Clin ton, Mass. Saw outside of the Bigelov carpet factory. Changed cars at Nashua N. H. Crossed Merrimack river at Merri mack q think). River broad and impos ing.
 Reached Manchester at 7:30. Decided t, come to M instead of Concord at the las minute. No Masonic lodge met, SO attend ed Pythias. Good time and fine speeches In mine told the story of "the man tha has no music in his soul, etc."
 The rooms at the 'Elm House" infeste, with rats and mice.' "There are presen the Joblillies, and the Pickaninnies, ant the Gobelites," and just now appeared 9th Great Panjandrum himself, with the littl
 red button at the top," Wide ''Verdan Green'D in the shape of the Father of al ! rats
 : Manchester is noted for it's narrow-guag horse railroads and the plainness of it
 street signboards. It has more policeme
 than Worcester; in fact, the police force 0 Worcester, tho he is a very polite gentle man, is somewhat scarce when you wan him
 11:3O. Have just had Welsh rarebi } and cup of coffee. Rarebit poor an grainy Cannot use ale in making then ) this being prohibition town. : Midnight of 2d day. Cold tonight, an 3 prospect of snow in the morning. I hay had such good time! Have crowded E
 much into the day, it seems as if I ha
 been gone a month!
 To Concord to morrow morning, an
 Montpelier, Vt., in the afternoon.
 A N LEWIS