Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-11

CHARLES B. vARNEY CO..
State Agents Portland, Me-
The hour was noon the day, our last in
Brussels-"there Is not time for both so
choose which shall 1t be pictures or Wa
| terloo?" e. looked at w. and w. re-
turned the look and both together uttered
| in itself, is not unattractive but every
| foot of ground had added interest for the
lovers of Napoleon. After the hours car
| ride we took our time mounting the 1876
| steps that lead up TO the mound: the day
was dull and the wind howled as we hud-
died close together. and listened to a long
drawn out, but graphic description of the
momentous conflict; we gratefully ne
| knowledge we never before had so clea p
and definite an idea of those two opposing
| forces, and Hougument became visible
fact and not merely name When the
| tale was ended one of the party gazing
upward at the Belgian lion that sur
mounts the mound, hesitatingly pro-
pounded this conundrum-"What is the
difference between a Belgian and a Brit
ish iion?" All gave it up save one. the
lecturer who beamed with satisfaction at
| the opportunity for further conversa-
| ton. '"rEe Inference ladies and gentle
men," he explained. lis not in form but IN
position; the Belgian king of beasts. in
variably is pictured with his tail droop-
ing while Great Britains lion always
proudly carries his aloft!' Cheerfully we
| paid our two francs, feeling we had
| gained long desired Information.
| We must hurry on to Holland" re-
marked w. with decision. the day follow
ing our excursion to Waterloo. "or we
| shall never have time to see as many
windmills we wish In consequence
of this strong desire for Lutch land
marks. our stay in Antwerp was only
work of Rubens-his Descent from the
Cross" and when we looked on that we
| felt that We had never before seen the
| true Rubens. The gross hgh-colored
women al! were gone. and only grief and
| the end of the great sacrifice were shown
| with almost superhuman power. The
| cleanliness and the beauty of The Hague
| appealed to us as 1t does to everyone
| The clumsy wooden shoes which even ba-
| b1eS wear. made our feet ache from SYM
pathy, while the caps and headgear of
| the women witnstSeir gold and silver or
naments, battle absorption The effect
| was very ludicrous when some old DANES
wearing spreading lacS-like wings on each
| side of their heads anv a sort of plaited
curtain hanging down their backs, sur
| mounted the whole with somewhat mod
ern bonnets. We found everything as
quaint and picturesque as we had hoped.
but most expensive. With childlike con-
| fidence we went to Delft expecting. for n
song. to buy some souvenirs: not so, they
| cost as much as in America But il we
could not secure porcelain we gained
pastures where innumerable Dutch cat
tie grazed. and countless windmills waved
their long arms. seemingly in farewell.
On one of the loveliest of early Sep
TEMPER days We visited Scheviningen. The
beach was lined with wheeled bath hous-
es; when hired. the temporary tenant en-
tiers. then the horse is harnessed and
drags all into the water; when arrayed
tne pather walks down three or four steps
into the briny deep. without the least ex-
posture to the public gaze. This seemed
to us much more agreeable fashion for
surf bathing than we have at home Chill
dren were building sand forts, young peo-
pie sauntering on the beach, while older
ones were sitting in what looked like
wicker bath tubs standing on end they
were In reality chairs, and the large hood
made most comfortable protection from
the sun and wind We queried why some
troduced them at Old Orchard. The great
amount of pleasure we have gained from
our first peep abroad. makes us eager to
have our fellow-sisters enjoy similar ex-
perience. We know there must be many
women who long for Europe as Moses
did for Canaan, and fear to die without
the sight; not always on account of slen-
der purses but often from lack of courage
IN gong alone and unprotected. To some
extent we shared these fears at first. but
they soon vanished. English is so uni
versally spoken, and more than all trav-
cling is made easy by means of the In
ulSITlDuIeu through
out the principal resorts of Europe where
for reasonable sum comfortable accom-
modations can be secured for one night or
longer.
The days have passed into weeks, and
weeks have heightened into months and
now our Journeyings all are ended and
we are waiting in busy seaport Rotter-
dam, for the good ship that is to bear us
home We've travelled many miles. seen
many lands but none more beautiful than
ours: The shining Bay of Naples could
not dim the beauty of fair CascO and all
the wonder. all the glory we have looked
upon, but made us realize more keenly
how wonderful. how glorious, though in a |
d1fferent way is our own native land
How often since we left her shores have
we reJoiced to feel we were Americans
and owed glad and proud allegiance to
the stars and stripes; and yet longing as
but sadly think that all the bright antici- |
pations of a lifetime with their glad full |
illment now were ended, and as we sat in |
somewhat mournful mood we felt an I'M
seen presence and voice murmured in |
our ear: My sisters fled because their |
pleasant task was finished but I have |
come to take their place. am a stranger |
now. but hold me fast and 1 will be as a |
familiar friend: and l will never go. I'll
bring again before you at your will each |
cherished place; the cities large with all
their treasures manifold the snow-clad
heights. the rivers and the valleys that
you loved. Dimly at first they may APP
pear, but clearer they will grow the near
er that you draw me. Still more, 1 have
a subtle power which realization lacked. |
for every hour of pain and WEAKNESS or
disappointment l will efface and only
peace and loveliness I'll leave" Turning.
We saw shadowv form, whose profile |
delicate was yelled in softest mist and |
downdropt eyes seemed gazing back
wards. Then with great joy we rose mid
tears and smiles clasping forevermore
close to our Observation-Disclosures.
MRS. HERMANN KOTZSCHMAR
All tramps found around the railroad or
railroad stations in Biddeford are to be
arrested.