The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-03

many hours before sailing across TIT
channel and up to Liverpool.
The cool green hills rising out of the
blue waters must have looked a:
familiar and beautiful to English eye:
as they were beautiful and uneXpecte,
to our eyes.
Queenstown was only seen through {
haze. There We took on some pas
sengers, and, one lady who got on there
began talking to the young girl in oul
party.
Il understand there are Mormons OF
board" she remarked eXcitedly e
Clara.
Yes replied our Clara, there arer
"Oh, dear me, how L should love Il
see one." confided the English woman
Would you?"
'Oh, so much. Have you seen them
Wouldn't you like to see one?"
Clara laughed outright.
well, you can have your wish
granted" she said, I'm Mormon
Tableaui
Nor gasped the poor stranger
Surely not, Why 1 thought there
were no women at all, amongst them
1 thought they were all men,
"Oh, we have all kinds" explained
the amused young Mormon. Young and
old, men, women and children
You don't say SOL Why L thought
the MormonS were another race of peo-
pie, not like us. you know, but brown
Again the girl laughed in utter en-
joyment of the absurd unmeant joke
Then she steadied her voice, looked
serious, and added grimly:
well, you see we are rather brown
The lady FASTENED to explain that she
did not mean sunburn but a colored
skin, you know.
The next morning early we were In
sight of land, and soon after the early
breakfast, we got into the river or
harbor, and stood and Toasted our eyes
on the grassy laws, the homes, the
church towers, the ships sailing too and
fro. and said to each other every few
moments:
rs it I?'' Am 1 dreaming" Are
we really sailing into Liverpool to land
on English soil?'
On nearing the docks. we thought we
could discern the face of the gentle
man. Mr. H. B. Bruce, who had come
all the way from Leicester to meet us.
Yes, we were surei And so was he, and
we waved handkerchiefs and hands in
welcome salute. And there too. that
must be his wife, that trim elegant lit
tie woman with the flower bonnet.
Poor Aunt Emma was nearly over
comet She had not seen her sister nor
her English home for forty-seven
years.
After the usual delay we were on
shore; Mr.. Bruce had discovered us as
Soc as we had him; photographs now
a-days make it comparatively an eaSy
matter to find people. The meeting
between the two sisters was affecting,
and the greeting of new friends was
cordial in the extreme. We were soon
tucked comfortably away in carriages
by Mr.. Bruce, and driven to the Mid
land railroad station.
Scenes In Liverpool.
Two of our party were obliged TO go
up to AZ Islington, so we sailed out
in charge of Mr.. Roberts, Son-in-law TO
Mr. Bruce, and himself a wealthy
The walk through the
historic old streets of Liverpool; the
pleasant conversation; the long stop IA
front of the magnificent town hall.
with two fine equestrian statues OF
Victoria and Prince Albert on the front
lawn: the quaint crooked, narrow
streets; the brilliant shop windows;
then the brief visit. all too brief to AZ
Islington, Liverpool, with its host of
sacred memories, its odd little rooms
and portraits; the fervent hand-clasp
and parting words to the dear lads and
brethren with whom we had crossed
the tiny parlor; the English air of
and strength which permeated
the very air itself. all these were our
first impressions of England
Ones first impressions of country
are often strongly colored by the char
acter of the people first met. We were
most fortunate, therefore, in our new
friends. for their genial and generous
hospitality gave such an air of pros
perity and thrift and kindliness to
everything we saw and heard that
England will always seem to us, not
,nly one of the loveliest places on
Earth. but also one of the most delight
Jul and social.
We are being entertained in a fine
English home. The gentleman of the
house is typical-thrifty, yet never
generous, without lavish
display; pronounced in his opinions, yet
Wiling TO listen to your own, and is
very fond of home. wife and children
he has arisen to his present position
~ his own industry and thrift, and he
$ naturally proud of the fact that his
ability and integrity have been recog-
lized by his fellow townsmen and by
he government itself. A city councillor
or some years, he has just recently
,een made a magistrate.
On Friday we visited his large manu-
actory of elastic cords and webs. We
Jaw the elastic cords of the finest and
# the heaviest: the machinery which
visits about them threads, making
hem into cords of various sizes. Then
nto the webbing rooms, where the fun
hest little bobbins ran around cir
.ular machine, Waiting in and out in
whirling maze. Then on to the
leaviest webs, where gaiter elastics
re made
We all got a handsome black silk
lastic belt, and L had package of
IL sorts of elastic given me to carry
lome for purposes of illustration
on Saturday our host got break,
With a fine team. and took the whole
,arty out to ERADICATE park.
We left the break and walked
through the park under the great oaks,
With the most beautiful carpet of
.rass under our feet; daisies and but
groups were strewn over the greeh;
he song of curlew and linnet rang
bove our heads; deer stood here and
here. in pairs or in a herd. while the
inv rabbits frisked about everywhere.
IN the left stretched lake, where
rhite swan sailed slowly about.
Lady Jane Grey's Birthplace.
Presently. with a turn in the road,
re came upon the ruins of the castle
rhere Lady Jane Grey was born. We
at down under an oak near a spring,
pposite the ruined old gate. and l
1oked up at the old turret windows
nd at the ivy-grown wall, and fam
led how the loving young creature
lust have felt when she Jared forth
18th her train for the last time upon
arth: the journey which led from a
ridal chamber to throne; then passed
uddenly and solemnly on to a san
uinary death. Days could have been
pent in this beautiful and historic old
lace.
Reluctantly we left the lovely, lonely