The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-14

then those tU } aided the third one
np and we all jumped down oa the
other side Of the sacred wall which
had 80 recently separated Us and
the coveted territory. Our satisfac-
tio1 was now complete because We
had asserted our republican inde-
pendeuce and broken rule, but We
soon experienced fright which
counterhalanCed the recent pleasure.
Noises on the outside Of the wall
md Gated the presence Of Ambitious
monks around N quest of the inso-
lent intruders who hal defled these
sacred precincts. But after several
minutes of conceaiment and medits :
ton upon our g loomy fate il We had
been discovered while committing
these objectionable depredatiops, we
rescsled the wall In circus fashion
and discovered that the supposed
monster WAS only a freckled faced
weakly subject of her msjesty, the
Queen of England. The next morn>
log after several misunderstanding g
and attempts to leave the city by
every exit except the correct one,
we founu ourselves on the -oad to
BrusseIsi hut the frequency OF rain
showers winch interrupted this 0ay's 8
journey did not augur a ptopitious
climate for bicy cling.
A sudden gush Of rain compelled
US to SEEK shelter in a peasants 8
cabin but ooe Of the young female
Inmates became frightened at our
outiandish appearance and boiled
he door 10 our faces. Had she been
q moment later We would have sues
ceeded in our bold attemp to force
our entrance; but her dexterity he'd
made her master Of the fort ard We
calmy stood out In the drenching
rain. A compassionate ola lady
however. soon admitted us. A
pantomime ensued because their
tongue was Flemish Dutch and this
gibberish was about as intelligible to
us as conzlomerate mixture of
Hebrew and Hottentot. While the
mother prepared the evening coffee
the daughters Industrloasly sewed
upon an oddly SHAPED gsrn, 1T
whose variegattd colors ladicstcd
tnat it VAS intended fer q modern
Joseph. Tie stove comprised Il
piece Of sheet iron, resmhling an
OF dinary cook stove. which was
cemented between two stone walls
in the center Of the IRE place.
O1teusw w.re decorated with hlue
Il ,wers occupied racks above the
mantle piece A table ard several
old tsst'oned chairs CoLstitued the
entire furniture. Carpet, books and
pictures were coaspicuously absent,
bat Ike all toe homes in the vicinity
of the famous Mechlin lace factories,
the windows were shaded by the til>
l. Of IL
house would be extremely di,taet,-
ful to Americas, but bereft as tne
rooms were Of the luxuries nas :,
even the necessities of American life,
tue watchful care of devoted
mother bad male the barren sui
roundings cheerful and attacti,c,
for this WAS home.
That night we stayed at old Me-
chile. The Inhabitants of this cit,
resignediy bear the oppressive yoke
IF their fathers, sins In heiGg cbar>
~c;crized as fools ny their coun
trtmeu because their remote
ancestors once mIs,Cok the full moon
which WAS shining through the Ca
thedral tower, for destructive cons
flagration. Oar supi er, consisting
of bread bologna and cherries, was
eaten on the steps OF this sane old
cathedral and witnessed by twent,
TWO bowling urchins who amused
US by fighting pitched hatLles, not
like Tue knights Of old, for the pos>
session of damsels hand bnt in
order to select the rightful owner
of the wormy cherries and bologna
skin which We wnouid toss luto the
arena. Tnis was tne introductory
meal to prolonged seriessof tramp
suprers, although few were given
such publicity as this one. The
mex two days were given to Bru~-
sells and the field of Waterloo.
TIE cheif Of burden 10 Belgium
Is the dog, which is worked on all
occasions ard 10 every manner con-
celvahle. lie ..conpI, xIons Of the
women Of the better classes are re-
IN L ufly fair hut Women