Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-10
rnI WAY TO 90 SIGHTSEEING.
a. Ola rAiiss.phsr Gives the Bsssat Of
His Expsrieues.

A. We Euhlo9DPo<r osves w. sSss<es ~
His Experieaes.
For sightseers I will lay down two OF
three rules which have guided me more
and more In my habits Of travelling. and
for which ! think there is good founda.
tion:.
II you will stay two or three daysin one
place you will get that sort Of affection
for It and knowledge Of itSjnterior life,
II one may use so large phrase, w' 'icl
makes you always remember II with
pleasure. II, ON the other hand, Jon
should spend the same three days In
going to three different places you have
In each Of them only the annoyance OF
dropping your anchor and pulling II ur
again, only the little trials which neces.
sarily belong to the fist hours In an inn
or lodging house. and before these liz.
tie annoyances are well over you have
gone on your way again.
Ny experience IL that have very little
recollection Of any sort Of places where
I have simply spent night or part of
= day, and that for filling mp that grea,
fund Of experience and memories tho
maintenance Of which IL the great object
Of travelling 1t Is always desirable to re.
main for a little while where you are
well OF. that you may become acquaint.
ed not simply with the circumstances,
but with the real character Of what In
certain way you may thus make a home.
I hold that no man should travel with
the mere idea OF being amused. He has
no right TO walk into town or an inn
and say to the first person he meets
there, "Come and amuse me; show me
what there Is which is entertaining"
Wherever man goes he should carry
certain tastes OF his own, should have
certain objects which have interested
him In life, and he should inquire with
regard to those objects, as this particu.
lar place may have an answer to give to
his inquiries.
And this I say with good deal Of hes.
itation. I know nothing In the nero
crossing Of the water which should
change us all into critics Of fine art.
am always little amazed when ] go by
chance into picture gallery in Paris.
In Brussels, or In Antwerp, to find there
some we'll TO do Americans whom
never should by any accident have found
In the academy at New York or the art
gallery In Boston. Icannot see why we
should all bs compelled to see paintings
In Europe, and In every city In Europe,
..,lo., "A t..,,. ,... Jn ,.,t ..nns lar tha nv.
animation OF paintings to be our prin,i.
pal and especial business. like to SEQ
q good picture. think. as much as any.
body does. But I cannot understand
why the profession OF u traveller and
that Of a connoisseur I'm art should be
considered. as certainly they are consid.
cred, us being very much the same thing.
50 do not believe. Us I say, that per.
son gains qualifications for an art critic
by the accident Of his crossing the ocean.
To young travellers am forever say.
ing. Keep scrapbooks." They are even
better than journals, by which | mean,
preserve littln queer Iits Of printed In.
formation which will come drifting into
your hands Every day. and which In
after years VIII have q value from asso.
citation whicl. Of course does not attach
to them, and Jy the same token what.
even Is written ut tn, moment has .
freshness Gft-rward which no recollec.
tim brought .mt ON rainy days can rival.
Hers Is tie advantage Of q fountain
pm or half dozen sharpened pencils.
OF which you "annot very easily lose all.
Your Journal may 10 no sort OF use to
anybody r.S:, but 1t will always be of
value to yc'.relf.-Edward Everett Hale
la Boston Commonwealth.