The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-15
Interesting Vacation Notes From
the Pen of Rev. j. Nj.
Shank.
FROM $500" To\MoNTREAL
The Scenery Very Picturesque
and Was Highly
Enjoyed.

The most liberal terms of vaca
tion were granted me at our thirc
quarterly conference held in Pc
quaming as follows: That the
length and time of taking it be left
entirely to myself. No pastor was
ever more honored by such com.
plete trust. / purposed therefore,
not to abuse this confidence, and
thought by leaving on Monday, June
18th, and returning Saturday, July
1st, | could have almost three
weeks and take but two Sundays.
But before leaving, an urgent re
quest came in from Houghton to
preach the baccaleaurate sermon
there to the high school graduates,
Sunday, June 11th. Our official
board granting this also, | left home
on Saturday, June 10th,
At Houghton l met q family OF
very dear friends, known in former
years. Aside from these, all were
strangers, save some excellent peo-
pie who belong to l. 'Anse, but now
sojourn in Houghton for q season,
and whom | had met here.
Query: What place can mortal
visit and not meet previous acquain-
tances, or relatives Of such, or some
body that knows all about some
other body that the first body
knows AL about? Surely the human
race is one family. "We be
brethren. The Houghton people
entertain strangers and treat them
as though sure they are angels. But #
in some ways they are like the peo-
pie so far back as Abraham 2000 b.
c., yet Abraham would find his long
robes sadly in the way today, if he
were to keep up with the business
gait of Houshton. returned home
from a trip covering ., 800 miles, i'm
pressed with the universal use of the
American quickstep, whether in
Houghton or in camps along the
road in remote forests, or in towns
blossoming into cities or in Greater
New York itself Chicago does not
set the pace for this country.
Leaving Houghton late Sunday
night passed through L'Anse in a
hard rainstorm, vainly watching for
a light from my home window.
Judging thereby that all was well,
/ settled myself for the long run to
Montreal, Canada. At Nestoria |
found an opportunity to lunch, which
according to strong habit, | i'm
proved. | was not little shocked
at having to take it where liquors
were also served. But three weeks
experience, subsequently, took the
shock out of such things. | think
there was no exception in ali the
hotels and eating places found (and
I sought the bes) to the rule of SEE
ing liquors on the bill of fare. The
intrenchments of the drink customs
are exceedingly strong in our land.
But l recall only Oone intoxicated
man on my trip-that one in the re.
ception room of the White House, a
returned soldier from Cuba, his dis.
charge but few hours old. The
memory of thing so incongruous
will ever be unpleasant The ride
on to the 500 was uneventful, save
falling in with young man who
proved very pleasant and intelli'
gent companion till we separated at
Montreal. From the moment OF
leaving the 500 till / reached Nj
agara Falls on my return all was en-.
tireIy new, full OF interest and in
struction.
Queen Victoria s possessions along
the Canadian Pacific railroad till
one reaches Ottawa impressed me
as scarcely able to raise the tradi
tional pea soup of the Canadians,
Yet am sure the queen has much
wealth Of iron and nickle ores in that
dreary stretch of rocky wastes.
From Ottawa to Montreal is the
most charming of rides. Our train
made this in the early morning from