Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
JOURNEY OF THE PILGRIMS.
From West to East, and from East to
West Again.


the Eastern Star, on Wednesday even
ing, Oct. 2, the following interesting
paper was read by the Worthy Matron,
Miss Annie Phillips:
The morning Of the 10Th Of August broke
clear, and was everything that could be dc
sired by the three members Of this chapter
who were starting on their knights TcmpInr
pilgrimage to Boston.
The first stage Of our Journey 10 Chicago
was nncvcntfu; there being several nc
puaintanccs bound Tor the Garden city, The
time was spent PLEASANTLY and passed quick
Nv, Tho transfer Ncruss tho city to the Mich
lgnn Central station was rapidly mndci and
here We were met by the fourth member OF
our pnr:;, who had come ln from Madison
li,nt n. ~, Md III three O'Clock We rchlly
Hlhrtrh for the grcnt East And by the why,
on our return this was voted the banner rail-
way Of all that we tried, We were due ut
Niagara at sever the nest morning, spend
Ing most Of tho night IN tnnndn). 0nc-hnIf
the party wns lip and rendy Tor action fon
may perhaps guess whIth1 but aIns for the
other two. The watches said six O'rlork;
and surprising this was right aud quite
losing sight Of Of the rhnngc Of on" hour
central Ia eastern time "" were very IcIs-
urcly In our movements, when We were hor-
riHcd by the pOrtrrs announcement that
niagara was reached, aud "" must get OH "
we cared to zee the upper rapids, We
here got the first taste Of the wonders We had
heard aud rrnd Of from infancy, and which
We were to enjoy for the next tw"lv" hours,
the grandeur Of which II would take II much
nblcr pen than min" 10 give the rrmoi"st
Idea, Niagara Is one Of the things that must
bo seen aud rELT Ia appreciate In Tia" slight
est degree, ny securing n cnrrnHc for I'VE
hours we were enabled To visit tho Amcrlcnn
and Canadian Fails; the old whirlpool
whogo trenchcrous surface covers forty
eight acre "a guess Of ten nrrca seemed In
dicrouR TO mako, til" Whirlpool Rapids
Preached by II decent of 300 feet In an rlc-
vntnrJ; Goat Island aud Tho Three Sisters;
and crossing to the Canada side, We went
under the Falls, whore "" got n much better
idcn of the depth Of the fnll The mist
arising makes the fan seem disappointing
from above or even from III" bridge,
hut we must leave this seventh Wonder,
md Journey ON, A sleeper that night chr
rlcd M through llullnlu, syracuse and Rorh
ester to clayton, where the 81, Lawrence
Atcnmcr, spartan, WINS waiting to take uH Ia
Montreal. This was the Inflated boat that
u Few hours later, on her next trip, went ON
the rocks IN passing the Cedar Rapids In
turing no one, hat causing fearful panic
among tho passengers four hundred Of
"A
Tho day was perfect, and after tho noise
nnd dust Of train travel, the water trip was
most thoroughly enjoyed by all save the
gentleman OF orr party, who got such scare
on the upper deck ON the first rapids TINT II
wns with difficulty that We got him over the
smallest brook for several days Much
pleasure was added HIS part by having Tor
fellow passengers 81, Alderman command
cry Of Louis, with fine brass band and or
chcStra and u LouIsrllc rommnndcry with
mnln qunrtcttc Of tine singers. The little
rommnndery were also with us, 80 strong,
from the LuulavilIr Masonic home. These
little fellows, ranging in ngc 10 To IT,
gave u drill IN BOSTON, for which their entire
rNprnsrs from home were paid, aud made II
fine appearance IN FUN Il. 4. uniform, But IA
disappointment (nur first cnroutcl was dos
tined to end this very delightful day,
when we reached La Ehinc We were invited
To transfer too T, train for III" remaining
10 miles To Montreal. Tho explanation
being that the water was too low this
summer to attempt to shoot the la chine
RnUids the most dangerous hcrnus" of the
rocks, but not the most picturesque, VIZ
were told az the several We passed, Quaint
old Montreal was reached nj o o'clock, but
the sight -srrrs saw nothing In II half so In
wiling ~ their beds, that night, aud they
sought them with all haste.
The next day We put III Ia tho fullest,
First visiting Nit Royal, getting u most
magnificent and unhroltcn view " the Who'll"
city aud many miles uf the - Lawrence;
then the court huuec aud city hall where the
entire party we've locked in n cell Dust to see
how II would he II We should commit an
oiTcnscl; saw tho mayor presiding over a
mcutiug of the city council The Roman
Catholic cathedral, are quite "A frntun
thOsr OF ST, Peters aud Nutlc Dame each
having Il seating capacity az 5000, and
wonderful Ia thrIr cars Ing and stained glass.
Leaving hero the next n. M, over the
c. =. T., We iuurnrycd over four different
railroads tu reach Portland, Manr
Disappointment uumhcr .. was reached in
the White Mountains when the ratn ramr
down IN such torrents n Ia cause us I,
abandon our ascent ny Mount Wa~hiuGtuu
from EahyNuS This had been Que ur ON
PCT expeditions, and II hurt 10 give II up hut
We concluded To pick up this dropped stitch
on our ueNt round, and went on Portland
aud uld Orchard licarh claimed our ntten.
tiun for the NEXT "a hours, aud the general
impression received was good, Portland
boasts Of the HQpst hnrhur ON the coast anC
IT, certainly is beautiful aud Nell fort tiled
A bath in the surf was enjoyed hy thrsr
but said to hr too cold for title fourth or til,
group, \ -four hours ride from here pa~siul
through many important cities oC New
England, brought us to the Masonic Mecca.
Our first move was 10 find the New Eug
land Consrr> ntury Or Music, Mhcrr on
quarters had been engaged With kuuho,
CommandcrS, aud were ouly lust settled
when Il stir about the hotel announced til,
arrival Of the Grand CommNndrry trait
direct from Mttwuukcc lyauhoe Com
mandcry WIS one Of the the especial guest
OF Joseph Warren Cummandery Of kuNhury