Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25

lasting impress on his mind and after
s s1a guide book at the exchange con-
the Tower of London and the British Mu-
scum would make a fitting holiday.
10 the new world youngster that ramble
through the aisles of the cathedral, sacred
to the memory of so many great men with
whose names and deeds Paul was more or
less familiar. was full of inspiring thoughts
ne gave little start on finding himself
racing the bust of Major Andre whom the
sturdy Americans had hanged as a spy, but
whom the British revere as a hero and a
| martyr.
All! it's the point of view after ALL" he
unused, when he had partially recovered
from the shock. ''Of course Andre was a
hero in the eyes of his countrymen lust as
Capt. Paul Jones YVES a hero in the estima-
ton OF all good Americans, and yet the
B1slshers class Jones a pirate of the
blood-thirstiest kind. There are always
TWO sides to every proposition"
When he came to the plain marble slab
| bearing the name of Charles Dickens he
STOOD pensively before il and Snurmured:
Great master, rather would / have been
the creator OF sydney Carton and Barnaby
RudSe than to be President of the United
States. Your fame is secure as long as the
english language is read or spoken"
The "beef-eaters" at the tower, costumed
just as in the days of blum King Hal. he
studied with curious interest. He had read
somewhere. years before. that the term
'beef-eater' was an English corruption of
the French word ''buffetier," or attendant
50 was not misled when a loquacious tourist
attempted to explain that the name was
given or account CT the prodigious quantity
OF roast beef they used to consume In olden
times. However, Paul thanked the Kansas
City man very politely and did not try to
undeceive him. He visited the room where
Lady Jane Grey was irnmured and was also
shown her name, Lana" scratched on the
wall Of the chamber where her husband, the
unfortunate Lord Dudley. was confined.
The damp dungeons below. where dan
serous political prisoners were incarcerated.
had quite fascination for the lad, and as
he passed through the river gate, by which
route SO many ill-starred statesmen were
led TO execution, vision arose Of the court
~ hgure of Sir Thomas More thanking the
governor OF the tower for the kind atten-
tons bestowed during his period of i'm
prisonment. The crown jewels were inter
esting only because of the thrilling story
they recalled Of Colonel Blood's daring at
tempt TO carry them on, but to the old cap
tLred cannon lying outside the walls he
gave critical attention and spent over an
hour trying to decipher the curious letter
ing, principally in French and Spanish that
was engraved on some of the rusty old
pieces of ordnance
The Afternoon was so far gone before he
finally left the tower that his visit to the
British Museum had to be deferred until
next day, when the lad fairly reveled in the
antiquities there stored. 1t would be use
less to attempt a recital of what most at
tracted hiDl-thoSe of Pauls admirers who
are interested must register q VOW to ex-
plCre this wonderful museum for them
selves some da.y-but his enthusiasm was
SO great that he had to be driven out by
the attendants when the hour of closing
arrived, and then for the first time in ten
hours he discovered he was hungry
The record Of the succeeding fortnight is
one or sightseeing entirely. All the IA
nous nooks about which he had read or of
which he had heard We're visited, not for
getting the haunts of his favorite Dickens
ana including an exploration OF Petticoat
la ha fnv
trips OF course made some inroads on his
Turse. but the lad soon learned to travel in
expensively, and previous severe expe-
riences had instilled a spirit of economy that
was hiShiy creditable. On mis- jaunts about
London he managed to pick up a number of
pretty souvenirs and presents to carry
nome, which he knew would be fully aps
preciatei by the recipients and these To-
gether with his Australian curios. made a
very respectable and interesting collection
But IL was p.teous appeal from his
nlotner, written in reply 20 the letter sent
on his arrival In London that nut a sudden
end t. his rsmbIes 1t gave the lad an
acute attack Of inconsistencies not to be re-
sisted So forswearing all further explora-
tons. he bought ticket to Liverpool and
iett LONDON that same day.
At > o'clock in the evening Paul walked
into the managers Office of the Beaver
Line Steamship Company and presented the
Chinborazo.
"Ah. it's you. my lad, is it?' exclaimed
the manager. coming forward ''Tired of
London SO soon?"
sick returned Paul smllingly
and want to get ship. 1 suppose, Ell 20
Yes. sir. IL you please
We'll, you're in luck. The winnipez
layed four hours on account of a slight
break in her machinery. / will give You a
note to her captain. and you can pull out
and present 1t as soon as you please"
SfnRaraiy ha "a h.
his interest. and in half an hour was on the
Mersey with a Liverpool boatman, en- route
to the Winnipeg. The captain was a bluff
OLD Canadian. who consigned Paul at once
to the steward, with Instructions to put
him to work, and before the ship weighed
her anchor the lad was cleaning silver in
treal
Compared with the Chirhorazo. Paul had
very easy time on the Winnipeg There
was no loafing. but with only thirty saloon
passengers and very few in the steerage
the demand on his services was infinitely
lighter. so that the trip across the Atlantic
was almost like pleasure trip.
The first week out the ship met strong
head winds and experienced pretty rough
and rolling weather. but on the second Sun
day the day was perfect and all the pas
senSers turned out on deck to enjoy the
beautiful prospect. The ocean was as
calm and peaceful as an artificial lake As
the Winnipeg entered tie Straits of Lab
owing to very thick fog. but in a few
hours Ii lifted and the boat went ahead
again. This was the only fog encountered
during the voyage.
Early Monday morning, just nine DAVIS
out from Liverpool. Paul had his first view
of the st. Lawrence river. At Father
Point the pilot WAS taken aboard and at
midnight the steamer anchored at Point
Levi. Quebec. The day following was
spent in discharsing part OF the cargo. but
VI etneSday morning the voyage was re-
81 mel and Thursday Montreal was reached
Here Paul received his certificate of dis
charge. together with a $40 bill for his
services. which. with a few presents from
the passengers, again placed him in funds
end insured his passage to Chicago in case
of a failure TO receive Mr.. wilder's REMIT
lance at New York.
But the managing editor had not forgot
ten mis- promise. and at the New York ONCE
of the Mercury Paul found a brief note and
accompanying IL was a draft for SIS. A let
ter from his father inciosed a trip pass over
the Erie lines to Chicago. the receipt OF
which greatly elated the youth. for il
meant that he could n AXE good his bosst of
getting back to Chicago with more money
in his pocket than he had at the start
With view to surprising his family Paul
purposely refrained from telegraphing his
prospective arrival so that not a soul was
present to meet him when the train rolled
in at the terminal station at Chica1o