The Newtown bee., 1895-04-26
: FIRM FOOT ON PLYMOUTH ROCK,


 believed that sovereign; the peer of any man on earth, walked under his steeple-crowned hat. The Puritan's de- scendant has abridged the height of the hat, but he has not abridged the Puri- tan's idea of individual sovereignty. Con- sequently, our American cousins would not have been surprised to see a company of "Frieslanders" march in extended col umn through the streets, right through the middle of the streets, of Constanti- nople, eating their lunches from meat paper boxes." In this marching com pany were distinguished physician from New Jersey and not so distinguished clergyman from Connecticut, but what of that The dOnkeys with their heavy panniers had to take the sidewalk and even the dogs-the first time on record had to bestir their lazy feet; but Ameri- ca carried the day. ~ACsi
 There Is one thing the sFriesland' voyageEs-have done in every port they have reached, they have shopped. Of course, this must be included in the pro- gramme with go many ladies in the par sys-but, as person with small reputa- Gion for truthfulness still to maintain, I must confess that the-men generally led the way. Our guides knew this. They had seen Americans before, and SO their round of the sights generally ended with some emporium of curiosities where were many pretty things to show you while you are there.o Of course, the guide is in Icollusion with the shop-keeper. You know the two have entered into con- spiracy to defraud you of all your spare change; you know they understand the language, you do not, and therefore they can plan to rob you in your presence and un hfa r1, uni aff all you meekly submit and follow on. Ev cry tourist to Constantinople knows .Far-away Moses.n Why he has this so. briquet do not know, unless it is that his pretty Oriental goods cause all tour- ists to leave so much money in his shop that they wish they'had been ssfar away.n
 But l cannot tell you all that happened in that one busy day in the Snltan's cap ital. We stocd on the bridge that spans the Golden Horn and watched the hetero- geneous, moving tbrong; ssali the world and his wife" were there, of every nationality under the sun. We gazed with bold eyes upon the Turkish women, their faces none too thickly veil- ed by the snow-white yashmak; and their eyes snapped at us as if they would glad Iy remove the covering and display all their facial charms.
 I'VE LOOKED IN THE MUSEUM
 upon the sarcophagus which learned arcba ologists ssy once held all that was mortal of Alexander the Great. We climbed the great Galata tower and saw the threefold city spread out in magni6- cent panorama at our feet. And at night fall we came back to the steamer lying in the Bosph0rus, and keen hunger made us really enjoy the worn-out glories of our table d'hote.
 And then we settled down for three days of quiet sailing toward the surny4 shores of Italy. Our long continued sightseeing had surfeited us, we wanted rest; and 80 we gave ourselves over to loafing as it we were veterans in the art a Lawyer, doctor, banker, merchant, yes, and preacher gathered in the smoking room, and,a the wreathed columns float ed away from the enewly-purrhasedm meer- schanm or the puffs from the ships Ha- vanss made the light grow dim, they talked of backsheesh and donkeys and thrilling episodes cuIled from. the doings of the weeks gone by. Thursday morn ing, March 21, our ship rounded the ssheel of the boot,n and in the afternoon we passed by smoking Etna and steam- ed safely through the jaws of Scylla and Charybdis, whose foam-crested breakers had many terrors for Kneas an1 his crew of old snatchcd from the flames of Troy. Friday morning broke clear and beauti- ful and found us anchored in the Bay of Naples and, as there is no l0v6lier bay under the sun, leave you there in it's embrace, the blue waters flashing in the warm rays of the morning sun, Italian minstrels in their boats play Ing and singing at the ships side. the ie- l