The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-09

the one WORD 'WaGerlOO! Inc country.
in itself, is not unattractive but every
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
huddled close together, and listened to a
long drawn out, but graphic description,
of the momentous conflict; we gratefully
acknowledge we never before had 80 clear
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
nounded this What is the
difference between Belgian and Brit
ish lion?" All gave 1t up save one, the
lecturer, who beamed with satisfaction at
the opportunityEfor further conversation.
"The difference ladies' ana gentlemen"
he explained is not in form but in posi-
ton; the Belgian king of beasts, invaria-
bly is pictured with his tail dropping,
while Great Britain lion always proudly
CARRIES his aloft p Cheerfully we paid
our two francs, feeling we had gained
long desired information.
"sWe must hurry on to Holland" re-
marked W. with decision, the day follow
ing our excursion to Waterloo, "or we
windmills as we wish" In consequence
of this strong desire for Dutch land
marks, our stay in Antwerp was only
long enough to let us see the browning
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 high-colored
women all were gone, and only grief ana
the end of the Great Sacrifice were shown
with almost superhuman power. The
cleanliness and the beauty of The Hague,
appealed to us as it does to everyone.
The clumsy wooden shoes, which even
babies Wear, made our feet ache from
sympathy, while the caps and headgear
of the women with their gold and silver
ornaments. battle description, The effect
was very ludicrous when some old DANES
wearing spreading lace-like wings on
each side of their heads, and sort OF
plated curtain hanging down their
backs, sllrmounted the whole with some
what modern bonnets. We found every
thing as quaint and picturesque as we
had hoped, but most expensive. With
childiike confidence we went TO Delft ex-
pecting, FOR a song, to buy some souve-
America. But if we could not secure
porcelain, we gained many a peaceful
| landscape of fat green pastures, where
| innumerable Dutch cattle grazed, and
countless windmills waved their long
| arms, seemingly in farewell.
| On one of the loveliest of early Septem-
! Der days, we visited Scheviningen. The
| beach was lined with wheeled bath
| houses; when hired, the temper
and drags all into the water; when az.
rayed, the bather walks down three OF
| four steps, into the briny deep, without
the least exposure to the public gaze.
| This seemed to us a much more agreeable
fashion for surf bathing than we have at
| home. Children were building sand forts
young people 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 enterprising New Eng
lander had not introduced them at Old
| Orchard.
The great amount of pleasure
we have gained from our first PEEP
abroad, makes us eager to have our fel
low sisters enjoy similar experience. W.
know there must be many women swnC
| long for Europe, as Moses did for Canaan
and fear to die without the sight; not al
ways on account of slender purses bu
often from lack of courage in going alon
and unprotected. To some extent w
shared these fears at first, but they sool
vanished, English is SO UNIVERSAL,
spoken, and more than all travelling j
made easy by means of the 'Internationa
Pensions distributed throughout tn,
principal resorts of Europe, where for
reasonable sum comfortable accommo
dations can be secured for one night O
longer.
The days have passed into weeks, ant
weeks have heightened into months, ant
tv,Cx tN,,~ I lNl
We are waiting IN busy seaport Rotter
dam, for the good ship that Is to bear u
home. We've travelled many miles, seer
| many lands but none more beautiful thai
ours. The shining Bay of Naples coul,
not dim the beauty of fair Casco; and al
the wonder. all the glory we have locke.
upon, but made us realize more keenl,
how wonderful, how glorious, though in
different way, is our own native land
How often since we left her shores hav'
we rejoiced to feel we were Americans
and owed glad and proud allegiance t.
the Stars and Stripes; and yet longing a.
we have for home and friends we coul(
but sadly think that all the bright antici
pations of lifetime with their glad full
tllment now were ended, and as we sat il
somewhat mournful mood, we felt an On
seen presence and a voice inurmured IL
our ear ''My sisters fled because thei
1
come to take their place, am stranger
now, but hold me fast and will be as a
familiar friend, and I will never go. I'll
bring again before you at your will, each
cherished place; the cities large with al
their treasures manifold, the snow-clat
heights, tho rivers and the valleys tina
you loved. Dinly at first they may ap
pear, but clearer they will grow the near
ers that you draw ME. Still more, hav
| n subtle mower which realization lacked
for every hour of pain and WEAKNESS o
disappointment I will efface, and onl.
peace and loveliness I'll leave Turning
we saw shadowy form, whose profit
delicate was yelled in softest mist, an,
downdropt eyes seemed gazing back
wards. Then with great joy we rose mid
tears and smiles, clasping forevermor
close to our bearts-Rememb rance.
/ MRS. HERMANN KOTZSCHMAR.
In Memoriam.
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