St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05
LEE IN LONDON.
DR.. John M. Allen Writes About The st. Johns.
bury Party there.

Dury Party tneTe
So many people better able than |
having in times past written your
readers concerning the things upon
which | shall touch, hesitate not
little to undertake it. But as people
see things differently and none, to
my knowledge. having written you
from here in some time, trust that
to few at least the comparison
may not seem too odious. We ar
rived in London Sept. 5, after an
uneventful voyage from Montreal to
Liverpool by the steamer Dominion.
The voyage was very pleasant, only
one day being rough enough to pro-
duce an ardent longing for land,
upon the part of few passengers.
The St. Johnsbury party were not OF
these, however. We were very for
tunate in having quite an array of
musical talent on board. Chiefest
among these were Mr.. Hawthorne,
basso cantante, from Chicago, Mrs.
Ellen Beale Morey, a famous pianist,
from Boston, and F. A. Oliver, a men,
Der of the Boston Symphony Of Bos-
tony. Mr.. Oliver and Mrs. Morey
have appeared in st. Johnsbury and
will be remembered by many as hav-
ing taken part in concert in Athe-
raum Hall several years ago at a
New Years reception given by the
late Gov. Fairbanks. They materi-
ally added to the enjoyment of the
trip by their concerts in the saloon.
Mr.. Oliver had violin which has
been sold several times at $4,000.
The Sunday we sighted land was
beautiful clear day and the green
shores of the Emerald Isle did look
extremely good after week out of
sight of land. The rocks are COW
cred with some sort of green moss
which grows to the waters edge. 1t
is very rough, rugged shore and
with all its natural beauty and YER
dure, one wondered how people could
leave it and could also begin to un-
derstand why the older Irish people
are always so anxious to return
once more. We reached Liverpool
Monday at 10 a. M, and after few
hours run were in Euston station,
London. The cars excited some curl
osity, built as they are in compart-
ments, seating about ten people.
But the absence OF the chewing gum,
cheap novel, fruit-selling train boy
was decidedly refreshing. The bag
gage system with no checks excited
some adverse comment on my part
when l found my trunk absent and
was informed by the good-natured
guard in London depot that lit
would undoubtedly come on the
next train" which proved true. A
man simply needs to sit on his lug
gage il he ever wishes to see it again.
After three days looking for desira-
BILE rooms we finally found the Hotel
Melbourne" where we at once de-
cided TO remain. DR.. and Mrs. Cram.
ton having decided to remain in
London for study, he and l are busily
engaged every afternoon at St.
Thomas Hospital and in the morn.
ings go to the other hospitals.
The people are good-natured, con-
ceited lot-the very best on earth
and it needs no argument to con-
vince them of it-they admit it.
They like other people apparently for
just what they can get out of them
and it is said are very fond of Ameri'
can customers in their stores. The
statesmen nowhere on earth can try
any harder to sell goods than here
The only class of goods which ap
pears to be much cheaper than in
America is gentlemen's clothing
Every Englishman recognizes ar
American the moment he speaks, and
many begin to talk about American
subjects at once. In Westminster
Abbey guide, after answering G
question of one of our party, at once
began to talk of Thomas F. Bayard
We appear to amuse them greatly
and they certainly do us. But il WI
can gladden. their hearts by letting &
little sunbeam in occasionally w,
should be happy. The absence o
beggars is noticeable, although thu
match peddlers and others will bel
out of sight of an officer but whel
they see one approaching they a
once produce their stock of matche
from their sleeves and proceed to ex
pose them for sale. In the evcnin,