Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-28
Touring the Old World.
AWE-INSpIRING SCENES AMID
THE HISTORIC RUINS OF GER
MANY AND BRITAIN.
Visit to Westminster Abbey, the Brit.
Ish Museum, Many of the Feudal
Castles and Other Places Of
Interest-A Sojourn in Gay
Paris-Letter From q
Cultured Lady.

of the Ledger.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 9, 1s97.-
Enclosed please find draft. The cleo
ion over and the battle won or lost,
to ones point of view. Bus
mess resumed, confidence restored,
etc. ,as the winning side says, notwith-
bank failures are on the in
crease. Holidays have come and
gone; headaches gone also.
might write you some interesting
matter but Badeker, the tourists' let
ter writer, is not at hand. / shall say
of our trip that so far it has been ideal;
we could not have hoped for anything |
better. Wewereno even sea sick COM
ing over. Sea sickness reminds me of |
home sickness-forget where you are
and the ailment will forget you.
I never felt better than when We
landed at London. The afternoon
deepened into night so slowly that I
thought we were almost in the land
where "there shall be no night there"
Westminster Abbey was to me an un-
folding wonder. Its beauty grew up
on me. have seen nothing else that
SO fascinated me, and while had read
of its interior construction could not
grasp it. I would walk through and
read the names of the illustrious dead
on tiptoe, thinking, can 1t be that
these great characters lie here-only
their dust. st. Paul's Cathedral is al
so q magnificent structure, but more
modern in style and finish. I might
mention many of the old historic
churches visited but it would be to-
dious.
The British Museum is an endless
study. Then the great galleries in
which you might spend months and
fail to see all that is of interest. Lon
don is q world unto itself SO unique.
Imagine street SO narrow that you
might step across it, and associate
with it. such names as Milton and
Moore, who, according to tradition,
were born, one in Milk street and the
other in Bread street. The country
surrounding London is enchanting.
Hampton Court Is the largest castle in
England and its grounds an Eden Of
beauty. The pictures here are very
| fine. An omnibus ride to Richmond,
q fine suburban place, is the home Of
many wealthy Londoners.
I had the pleasure of seeing the
Queen of England. She looked weary
and tired, although it was on the in
teresting occasion of her granddaugh-
ter's (the Princess Maud marriage.
One can hardly realize her age to be
only ~ and the Emperor Of Germany
her grandson. The law courts are much
Like our own. I left Mexico s;rS!ng
the Marshal to have our alley looked
into and here they were trying CAGE
very similar, bad drainage, etc. The
House of Lords and House of Com.
mons we looked in on and even the
wool sack did not escape us. Like al
other Americans we had to see Shaks-
peare's home. The town of Stratford
Is pretty. The Avon is next In beauty
to the Necker In South Germany.
i will not attempt a description of the
house. was reminded Of the West.
ern girl, who, on being shown Tur'
kish rug valued at $4,000, remarked
"You can get better one in st. Louil
for $780," Anne Hathaway's cottag'
is said to be the same house In which
Shakspeare's sweetheart lived. W.
were shown the window througl
which the gentle Anne stepped ant
was carried down the ladder by tn
great bard, yet lover.
Warwick csWarric," as the Englisl
eay) we visited the same day. tn
castle is very fine, being built on tn
river bank and hanging over 1t like a
orioles nest. The ruins of Kenilwort
> were raved over by many Of tn
t younger members OF the party. T
: me 1t was a pretty park like place
8 notwithstanding we looked from th
: window where Amy Robsart made he
last adieu. You know the story.
I Oxford, classic Oxford, is q gran
old town with her many colleges.
regret to add that most Of them Al
i. still closed to women, yet no dout
!. one living there would absorb son
benefit from such an intellectual q
. mosphere. The town Is said to n
= semble Cambridge, Mass. Cryst
!, Palace was poor investment. Abo'
all that was unusual was the horsele
;. carriage, not unlike the electric sire
cars except that the coaches we
carriages.
vi Our six weeks In London was 80
., of kaleidoscope, constantly changir
but always beautiful. Many buildin
erected centuries ago are still In pc
n, feet preservation. I prefer Americl
raj architecture to all others. It may
II . lack of taste or appreciation, yet
4 is true. Crossing the channel ,
10 break our journey by short stay
ct Rouen, then to Paris. must say
" was somewhat disappointed. Perha
=. expected too much Of the city Of &
IN Bonapartes, and Napoleon, whom tn
IA still love and honor. Napoleon's tor
sv is an exquisite piece OF architectul
T. Notre Dame is very fine; then
"A Louvre lie q never ending source
al delight. II we had an extra hour
were never too tired to 60 to {
Louvre. The new Paris In very u
our American cities. While it Ia bes
af tiful 1t has not the charm Of Londt
Through Belgium to Cologne .
," here is another very beautiful catf
o. drsI, but our three weeks Of exhau
ing sightseeing in Paris prevente'
70 long stay in Cologne. The Rhine,
which poets have sung, 10 fascinatil
1A But except for its historic associate
think our Hudson compares fav'
ds ably witL 1t, and even some parts
en- lake Chaniplain would not suffer
II comparison. OF course, we have
to the old castles, mostly in ruins,
It the vine-clad hills, and all that VIII
make the interest and the differen