Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-15

you would do well to occupy it Ches-
ter is charming, the quaint building'
the narrow streets are so foreign. The
shops, instead of being level with the
street, are somewhat higher, reached
by four or five steps. the passaSeWay
entirely covered overhead, making a
shield from the sun and rain we
asked so many questions that we nat
urally explained that we We're Amerl-
cans, even specifying Portland, Name
''Ah. yes" replied the polite clerk
from Maine" adding with such con-
viction that we had not the heart TO
correct him-"that's on the racine
coast: we have many visitors from
Maine"
Tuesday morning we took the most
memorable walk of our lives. 1t IS nor
an every day experience TO stand on .
foundation laid nearly TWO thousdhg
wears ago and look on the same lahd ana
Sky on which great Caesar G'zeu.
Nearly opposite the Gr0svenor are set
Of worn stems leading TO the city wall,
and the two miles around the wall are
crowded with interesting sights. Inns
wall must be an incentive TO peoPie ~
keen their backwards swept anu SAr-
nished." for with few exceptions me
were exquisitely neat and pretty; win
trim flower beds. and English IVY cover
ing the houses. on whose tops are coEttts
less chimney pots. Such views as we noV
of the Welsh mountains IN lhe uistr M
the broad green fields, the river Dee,
and nearer the streets. that naruS
seemed broad enough to allow the pass
ing of the tiny carts. drawn py lie ilue .
maIigned donkey. We forgot we were
not in Portland. and leaning over the
nyall besought a small boy to desist peat
ing his poor little animal (Which truth 20
tel the small beast did not seem .
mind) but with surprised Staic "
boy continued and we, instead o. ny
donkey. were left moaning. we Weie
fortunate to have bright sunlight Wheh
we took our seats on the small steam
that was to carry us up Tue iN nv RI
for our first glimpse OF Eaton hafi' n
entire way is one lovely picture o. $50
falde fruit trees in full bloom, OLD iash-
toned inns. beautiful country Seats ano
on one side of the river grassy PAL
along which wandered many DarpSs alu
loans hand in arm; Wnlle 9ilial i ~, 80
rolled down the green hillside, anu MUS i
children picked yiolets and dilsleS' -
was probably out of compliment ~ ~
American party that the small Or ,;a,;,,
ON board consisting OF haTp anu w. ~
niavnd II liberty Bells" We ret tnitl
pa e,,rthino was ours. and would hardy
have been surprised if the Duke OF "ss.
minister. who passed us latel, in r.a
stonned his horses and lnNlteu US NJ
~ csstle. owing to the Dukes eour-
ttaG l-
We walked through the beauuiul Srounu S
non rested in a pretty little TEA houSe
IN the banks of the Dee waiting ior .ne
turn boat to come up In the nieaIi-
.irna a shower came up aheau VI ny
hnat and our return to Chester was uli-
der n cloud Certainly it proved 50 " ~
moor woman who was on Pieasue
pont accompanied by several reiatiNcsl,
Sb ,s' weighed about two hundred, ana h
,nni,a burrying down the hill for me me
viii NE rain was falling fast, the
mud was black. and oh, SO slip ,oers, her
,,issed her footing, down she Went ne,
friands helped her to her feet on my
fled; and sim the rain fell makins an oie
hlack mud: the woman silppeu asa,n
- a 9 che reached the landing, anu heN
er did we behold such a sight; Sh IN, Tns
e ,,ini. mi bni after the second tumble she
us literally clothed in mud p9,h ooo ~
,vare encased in it, it lay in hiIloe 49, u,A
W., uran II was excruciatinsly luliii ,a5
re friends roared, the passengers Siii' ~.
andihlv while the woman hersel ~,
,n,sd like a saint appreciatins the SUI ',n
nfion and laughing with us. re, ' 80 go
.slioii anu IN, f,.st scraped then dried ana
h i,uit.s 81 that when we reached Ches-