The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-18
LETTERS OF A TRAVELLER.
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single ones-they are all picturesque,
and solid looking; they don't look as
though the first gust Of wind would blow
them or some Of the gingerbread work
away as they doi in America. The very
first familiar sign Of any Kind that we
saw was "Beecham'J Pills" and there
were plenty OF them. The red wild
poppies were in bloom-sometimes a
whole field Of them. The streets in the
little villages nearly all curve 80 prettily,
and tbs roads are narrow little lanes
and splendidly kept. The thatched roofs
were plentiful and 80 picturesque.
When we reached our station in Lon.
don, Cooks party of forty got together,
with the agent who met us here, and ai-
ter a long time getting onr luggage togeth
or we all got In three large omnibuses.
luggage on top, and in few minutes
were across the Thames and at our hotel
very near s.. Paul's by the way. The
Thames looked beautiful at night and 1t
is beautiful and so picturesque in the
day time, too. The whole Of London
and everything in IL is picturesque. ]
really was 80 surprised. belieSe like
II better than will Holland.
AZ soon as we reached our hotel we
were assigned our rooms, two in room,
and then we went down to fine six
course dinner. Cooks are all right; they
treat us splendidly.
We started off in two immense coach.
es this morning at nine o'clock-but
mercy how can tell you all we saw?
can't, that is all. We all got out at the
Prison Tower and went through it-won.
deriul, wonderful things we saw there,
and the Queens crown, too, beyond
price. We saw fine houses and histori-
cal buildings by the score. Every street
is more than interesting,
We got out next at st. Paul's Cathed-
ral-wonderiul, beautiful, and 20 old
tombs and wonderful things down in the
crypt,
We then drove to the National Art
Gallery and II was students day and
looked almost like an art school, there
were 80 many there copying,
The paintings are grand. Next
we visited the museum, the greatest in
the world. Many places they allowed
only few persons at = time in room
because the things were 80 valuable
had 10 be watched constantly by guards
although they were all in cases, and
sometimes behind iron bars. But what
impressed me there most OF all was the
Kings Library-Pve forgotten what
king, but after his death his son present.
cd the library 10 the nation-and we saw
the presentation letter. There are thou
sands and thousands OF books, many Of
them one and half and two feet high,
They are all under glass and form the
walls OF room after room about eighty
feet high. never could understand till
1 saw that library how books could be-
lost, taking years TO and them and some
times never found, as they are at the
Vatican in Rome.
That same day we drove past the Old
Curiosity Shop. The street was just wide
enough for US to drive through. and
drew my hand along the building as W,
passed. The next morning
early (Hou SEQ | am writing this now in
Paris waiting for rooml our same party
started out. We first drove along the
Thames till the Tate Art Gallery openeC
at ten o'clock. 1t is an art gallery o
modern paintings and it was such trea
10 see them. When | left there l coul,
hardly see anything, my eyes were 3,
used up. From the gallery
we drove to Westminster Abbey, tina
grand old cathedral, with the magniden
houses OF parliment in the same inclos
ure. We could not 20 through the Par
lament buildings but went all owe
Westminster. The oldest tomb ther,
dated back 10 GIG A, d. 1t was so inter
esting 10 zee thoseold tombs of the king
and queens We have studied about, anC
the guide told us about them as We wen
along. A great many OF them had
marble image Of themselves LYNN
on top OF the tomb. There was th,
sweet face of Mary Queen OF Scots an,
near her the sterner features of hel
cousin Queen Elizabeth OF England
who had Mary executed. In one in
stance, two kings were buried side b,
sIdei the first kings tomb was robbie,
by the second king during the latter
life time. That is. the adornments o
the tomb were sold for an immense sum
leaving II almost bare, as it stands now
aud now the second kings tomb
adorned as the first ones was.
seems strange that they should lie sid
by side. The day We were in rowe
Prison We saw whore the two prince
were smothered, aud the stairway unde
which their bones were buried. The
were alterward removed TO West
minatef and We saw the monumen
there above them. The last person bur
led there MAS Mrs. Gladstone-abon