The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-07

US. ana we required two rooms. Occa-
sionally We would have 20 go to two or
:rree houses before we found iodg ngs,
but almost invariably the postof1ice peo-
pie could direct US at once a good
place. The keeper Of q postohce in
small village is always supposed to be
gossip and know eyerybody's affairs.
and we relied on that.
ION such occasions our breakfast COS;
US just sixteen cents apiece. The land
lady made US our coffee. and II she was
approachaals we got her to let US scram-
bic eggs at her kitchen fire. She supplied
che dishes, and we bought fruit and rolls
or bread at the bakery. For luncheon
we pursued the same plan, buying for
ourselves, and the landlady doing the
cooking. When we stopped at the farm
houses to get a drink Of milk. We were
supplied literally for whatever We choose
TO pay. Sometimes they refused TO take
anything and uhen We would give the
children pennies. IN the large towns We
stopped at the temperance hotels. whicn
never cost US more than the equivalent
of a dollar or a dollar and a quarter
day We did not like TO run the risk o.
getting addresses haphazard in city.
bu; it was perfectly safe in the little
hamlets and villages. and we had no
single disagreeable experience. Another
party We knew Of did just as We did.
except that instead Of wheeling they
were taking coaching trips. On the
coaching trips they were compelled to
rake luncheon at the regular stopping
places, which luncheon invariably cost
more and was not as nice as our pick
up meals
1--WE were at the English lakes ten
days, and at Kessw;ck lodged with
woman whose address we got before We
left home. but we simply lodged there,
and supplied our own meals. she cnarg-
ing something for attendance and the
cooking. At Grassmere and Windermere
our meals cost US IS and Sd apiece. which
MAS higher than usual, but we could not
find just what we wanted az places
where there was SO much travel, and
then We would have to take cold ham
and jam, and things We did not like.
Devon Is lovely country for wheeling
While in that shire We stopped al
Clovelly. charming little fishing ham
and the family made US the most de-
iicious gooseberry tarts served with
cream. Our constant exercise in the
open air gave US such splendid appetites
that anything really good to eat made
| a great impression on us.
IT shall never forget the room We had
| at Oxford. It was the room Of one Of
the students who lodged outside OF the
| college halls. one Of the poorer students,
I suppose. He was away on his vaca-
ton, SO his landlady gave US mis- room.
1t was fitted up with much originality.
All Of his books and pictures were there,
and most of the books were marked so
we could form a very good idea OF his
character and tastes. It was q CHEEKY.
home like room, with an open fire a.:
night. We really enjoyed 1t. At Cam
| bridge we tried to teach our landlady
| how to make a strawberry shortcake.
but she was a dismal failure. She made
| the cake fiat and thin like scones, and
| then damned the berries in between.
| She seemed never to have heard Of bak-
| ing powder. n
AT the Isle Of Wight we lodged with
| larry high feather because she was do
! ing some extra washing for the Prince
| Of Wales yacht. and ne had got the
| work for her. she showed us the towels
| on which the Prince wiped his royal
! hands and the napkins with which ne
| wiped mis- royal lips, and the sheets he
slept on. all marked with the crest OF
| royalty, and we were afraid for a time
| that her unusually honored task would
prevent our getting much attention. but
she treated US remarkably well. and
made US quite comfortable. In London
| We lodged for week, for 81 apiece, just
| off Russell Square, and got along nicely.
| We had to go to London to get fresh
| clothes to come home in. We did not
| come in direct contact with the people
| there as we did in the country excur-
eions. We really learned a great deal
| tina. was interesting about the common
English and Scotch people. The Scotch
people complained invariably ofthe
| taxes, and they are not nearly so neat,
| generally speaking, as the English. We
| noticed a great many quaint, old-time
| appointments in these farm houses. Bed
valances, for instance. have never gone
out Of fashion, and nearly every spare
room We went into had a picture. more
or less cheay, Of the Queen visiting in
| a highland peasants home. reading TO
the sick. or something Of that kind
I'VE were gone fifteen weeks and only
! spent $3.50. And We saw every point OF
interest in England and Scotland Such
trip taken In the usual way would
| have cost exactly double that sum. There
are some girls now contemplating a
short trip along the Rhoneand through
| the Black Forest, taken in the way we
did. but think they will find difficulties
| with the language. Just mere smat-
| tering won't do We intend 10 do Ire
| land the next time. Killarney, Limerick
and those counties.
I'VE met many other women bicycl,sts
over there. The wheel is even more
| popular in England than It IS here. and
you will frequently see this kind of an
advertisement in the Monthly Gazette
or other wheeling paper: A young
lady, experienced IN mending punc;ures,
| adjusting. etc, wishes TO take two
months tour, Lake district. so or SO
miles; expenses, IS Sd 10 los Sd day
Either party or one other lady. Again
some one will advertise 'conversant with
| languages and offer TO conduct party
the paper vouching Tor the respectability
OF the advertiser. American cyclists 60
| ing abroad have opportunities for max
| Ing many pleasant acquaintance among
foreign cyclists. When one travels n cut
snd-dried fashion they see the same
kinds of people thai they left al home.
but the cyclist goes into out-of-the-way