The morning times., 1897-02-28

back in half an hour to find that the Jthers
had been there and gone, and contiI ie this
sort OF thing until dnner-time, wi sn the
party vent struggling home in 9ctions.
They got lost through sheer wearii ass and
bewildeTment, and went wrong WAYS and
long ways, when there was no need of it.
They went from one end OF the town to
the other after the things they wanted to
buy, and couldn decide what they wanted
and went back again and finally got what
they did not want for more than they meant
to pay. And they went off at last without
having seen the one thing they especially
wanted TO see.
Mabel went home from the station after
seeing her guests off, pat on a loose wrap
per, and lay on a lounge for the rest Of
the day. During that day she thought OF
many things.
In the time when people Travelled by
coach. and those prehistoric ages when they
Travelled on foot. they were saved much
WEAKNESS by taking things easily. They
had time to stop and pick flowers along
the road. and the brain was not wearied
by trying to assimilate too many new inn
preSSions at once. The only way to get
the proper amount of enjoyment from an
outing is to take it slowly, I'm SIPS like
delicious draught or whiff of perfume
Some kinds Of perfume Smell like hartshorn
when inhaled in their full strength, and the
effect of hurried mental meals is apt to be
mental indigestion. 1t Is a good plan. in
travelling on limited means, to make up
ones mind to leave oIt at least half of the
things in the guide book. and not to make a
preconcerted plan OF any kind. Take he
goods the gods provide, if you are desirouS
to have a good time. All sorts of delight
ful little experiences will creep in by the
wayside il you are not hunting stereotyped
ones. Mark Twain. whose impreSSi ons of
life are as rich and varied as those { most
men, was climbing the Alps one day and
stopped midway up the ascent to coax a
lamb perched on a hillock nearby, to come
to him. The whole party stopped to watch
Twain coax that lamb. He enjoyed it. the
lamb enjoyed it, and he had just as good
q view when he reached the top of the
mountain.
The last thing on which one should
ecOnomiZe when travelling is luncheon.
This does not mean that one should, or
need, order a large meal if one is not
hungry. Very often a light luncheon, just
enough TO support strength until the
leisurely dinner hour is reached, is the very
best thing for the Sight-seer or the traveller;
for if there is one especial thing which has
made more dyspeptics, more domestic ic
unhappiness and more cross and wretchei
people than any other one thing in the
wide world, 1T is eating hearty meals
as if On a wager with Father Time. But
the woman who goes without lunch at all,
or who looks with disdain upon restau-
rant cooking because she doesn't know who
did it, or who cannot possibly afford to
choose an appetizing meal from the bill of
fare win not get her full enjoyment from
her outing. Let her take time enough
TO enjoy her meal, order what she likes,
and have, II possible, a pleasant companion,
and she viii get twice the comfort from
her afternoon OF sightseeing that she
otherwise would.
And all these things are sometimes ap-
plicable to men also, but l am not writing
for their benefit just now.