Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-13
An Ebilene Girl .Abroad. &
Three Months Sightseeing in Europe.
BY MISS PEARL TAYLOR.
BONNIE SCOTLAND.

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We spent but three days in thai
charming country but saw much
Glasgow is a large black city but has
the largest ship building yards in The
world. A days trip through tho
Scotch lakes, the Trossach mountains
and Stirling Castle, passes as dream,
SCOTS writings have made the lake
region as interesting to us as assoca-
ton to the Scotch. Edinburgh Is q
fine old city Located as It is on
hills, you have beautiful views Of the
surrounding country. Stories Of
John Knox, Mary Stuart, Of Scott and
Of Burns make almost every corner Of
intense interest. The Scotch high
lander in his plaid kilt skirt, waist Of
rcd, green or white, with scarf, bare
knees, heavy stockings and high laced
boots, patrolled the streets. Here
my sister and ! left the Cook party to
join my father at Grimsby, England,
to see his birth place. A few days
later found ns
IN LONDON,
the worlds metropolis, an enormous
mass Of black old buildings Butfew
teams or street cars traverse the
streets. Double deck busscs, ham
SONS or underground railroads are the
principal modes Of transit London
Is very slow but crowded, and even
makes New York seem tame when you
see the vehicles jam the streets in
business hours. Blockades sometimes
Inst half an hour. Greenwich, Lon
don Tower, ST. Paul's Cathedral, Al
bert Memorial, Hyde Park, and Ma
tional Art Gallery are among the
main points Of interest. But really,
everything interests you--the mar
kets, the shops, the street life, and
not among the least the people, with
their slow, naughty ways and pccu-
liar accent. Perhaps after a second
or third reply you understand their
"charming,' "sea-batb, "rathcr,'
and "nasty weather. "I.uggage'
and "lift' are constantly used instead
Of baggage and "cleyator.N We
attended services in Westminster
Abbey the day the new prince was
born. All church bells rang in honor
and the canon or minister extolled
the royal family. When peals Of the
great organ reycrberated through the
massive place my mind constantly re-
called lrying's description Of his visit
there. The Scotch ind English are
yer, delightful people when nc
quainted, but reserved until then.
On the night Of June Goth, we sailed
over the then placid North Sea, to
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND.
A. our boat steamed up the river
Mas, q bright morning revealed to
us the low land the bikes, the canals,
queer old Dutch mills and immense
nursuries Of beautiful flowers. 1t
seemed as though we were entering n
new world. All seemed quaint and
queer. Even the people surprised us
by having dark hair and eyes, and
being Of ordinary height, instead Of
the burly Dutch we see here. The
women all wore white caps of many
designs. A dog, sometimes u dog
and . woman, hitched to heavy carts
were curiosities, too. As n lover of
animals the dogs had my sympathy,
for many Of them were cut and bleed
ing from the harness. | must say |
never saw a balky dog or woman.
The people were scrupulously clean,
bright eyed hut heavy and slow.
Strawberries and cherries OF immense
size we relished, for though almost
July We had not had q taste Of fruit
in Great Britain. But grief to Amer
icans' Here began our bread and
coffee breakfasts, which lasted for
two months. Henceforth, too, we
had to provide our own soap.
This city is intersccted with canals
as well as the country, The brick
houses are built on piles and lean
drcadfnlly over the narrow streets,
10 our fears the guide laughingly TO-
piled that they only fell over when
fat people were in the top. Bnrnum
could not have created more excite
ment than our procession Of carriages
through the market place. They
gazed at us and we at them.
At Amsterdam and Antwerp the
houses leaned much the same way. |
In these cities we saw several fine
Gothic cathedrals with their melod-
ious chimes. Fine carved wood altaIs
and confesslonals were there beside
many master paintings OF Rubens
and other Flemish artists. In Am
stcrdam we did not blush to say
"dam' because that is the sign on all
the tram cars leading to the principal
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