The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-14
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knows nothing Of London's poverty,
crime and wretchedness. The dist
aDce from the street pavement to the
top Of the dome of st. Paul's Cathed-
raj is great compared with other sur
rounding buildings, but not compare
lively greater than that which lies be-
tween man and his fellow In this most
wonderful city.
The evening I came, TO London I
heard the bells Ginning and all was
c0mmotion, especially around Trafal-
gar square. On enquiring I found
that the event of the season was on,
namely, the marriage of Princess
Maud, the youngest daughter of the
Prince and Princess OF Wales to her
cousin, Prince Charles of Denmark.
st. James Street was one vast bower.
All the houses were fronted with bal
comics and trimmed with brilliant COL
0red draperies in blue and silver or
red and gold. The initials M. G. were
everywhere to be seen in monogram
amid the decorations. Marlborough
House was especially decorated and
amid gorgeous surroundings. two lives
were united In the Chapel of Bucking-
ham Palace, whether spirits blended
and harmonized or otherwise. Royal
ty has no monopoly of earth's most en-
dearing ties. Since being in London
/ have visited Exeter Hall and stood
where have stood many great men of
the century. On this platform stood
the Earl of Shaftesbury and pleaded
for the Door and fallen. Here Spur.
geon for years, with tongue of fire and
heart of love, poured forth the truths
Of God. Here Henry Ward Beecher
made his eloquent plea during the
civil war and whilst the crowd Missed
"Why don't you put down the rebel
lion In SO many days as you said you
would?" He sent back the memoir
able answer Because we are fighting
Americans and not British" Aye,
time would fail to tell of the "Glde-
ons. Baraks and Samsons" who plead
ed here for God and humanity.
In Westminster Abbey that 'mourns
with memories" lie the great of
centuries, poet and statesman, ruler
and subject. In the "Poets Corner
] spent considerable time. Chaucer
buried in 400, $50 years later his body
was removed to the Abbey, Spencer,
Ben johnson, Tennyson. Browning;
names that belong not, to England
but to the world, are cut in marble
here. Dickens resting place bears
the simple inscription Charles Dick
ems. born Feb. 7th, 1872, died June
9th, 1870" Around this particular
grave may be seen men and women
reverently gazing Through rows Of
warriors and walks of kings" I must
nuw leave the Abbey as must not
write all the information gathered.
st. Paul's Cathedral. the first cathed.
raj erected on this spot, was planned
by Ethelbert, king Of Kent, in eO7 A.
D. Sir Christopher Wren planned the
present magnificent structure, length
SIS feet, width $50 feet, total cost
about one million pounds sterling. I
have not space to tell of the antiquat-
cd, marvellous and beautiful to be
seen here. From the floor to the
dome I climbed 610 steps. I walked
through the library and scanned books
centuries old. In the whispering gal.
&lery my expectations were more than
realized. The diameter Of the gallery
is liz feet, yet, around the wall comes
q whisper from your friend or guide
on the opposite side. For change I
went to Madam Lussaud's exhibition.
In the chamber of horrors enc stands
face to face with the fact of human
depravity while in the adjoining room
are represented the heroes Of earth.
Here are the criminals Of the century.
How great for good or evil are human
1 possibilities. Relics Of Napoleon are
numerous here. His carriage at St.
Helena, his sword and the bedstead
and bed on which he died. But I must
! away and hurriedly close this let,
ter. In3school days / read Of London
and It's wonders; yesterday, hundreds
Of feet above the city I looked OUT
from 81. Paul's over the homes and
business places Of this Heterogeneous
mass Of humanity. The distance be
tween. the littls school house and tina,
hour seemed not very great but Yer,