The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18


cd at s. Our deck steward had seen
to all our baggage he tagged them
for London, stuck on White star pastors
with initial letter in the center, and car
red them off the vessel. They were car
ried then by other hands to the customs
and deposited in alphabetical order. As
soon as 1 got my four pieces together |
called up an officer, He asked me If had
any cigars or liquor and then stuck on his
royal tag. ! then went on my way re-
joicing.. as I. with the help OF Mr. elb-
son Sinclair of Liverpool, and DR.. Woods,
had been some three hours accomplish
ing IT,
Mr. Sinclair, an uncle Of the Doctors
fancee drove us 10 his house al Sunnyside
for breakfast. We were thoroughly enjoy
ing true English hospitality. as we break
tasted that morning at ti:30 O'Clock on
fish. saussges and bacon, coffee. toast and
cat cakes
Honored by mn VI. Y.
While we were yet eating the Hon. VIII
liam Sfnciaft. NJ p, drove up and came
In We fingered over our breakfast chat
ting about the trip. future plans and the
work at Canton. Shortly afterward | left
with the Hon. Sinclair. He drove to his
home, "a short piece away. and then took
me via the foreign headquarters OF the
Mormon church. where | obtained the
address OF o. O. Cannon, to his place of
business. En- route the principal buildings
of Liverpool were, pointed out to me
later felt some humiliation when re spoke
of,it to his brother, at having kept an
NJ. II. waiting In his broughman at the
door of the Latter Day Saints He said,
In joking way. that he hoped that MS
reputation would not be furnished by II.
The, thing that aueered me most OF All as
We drove along the streets was tho police
men. Every one of them saluted US as we
went by did not know until we were
nearly at our journeys end that | was
having the hopor OF being escorted by an
Nj r. The matter came up in the course
of our conversation az we were comparing
the representative systems Of the two
countries England and America. I could
not help but congrat ulate myself upon the
good start had made.
Soon after arriving at the office Mr..
Gibson Sinclair took us out to the Walker
nrt gallery to see the Autumn exhibition.
Here / saw for the first time an original
painting by Burne-Jones. Those of you
who are familiar with the Copley prints
will recall some OF his works. This one
ut Liverpooi-"Arthur In Avslon''--is I'M
finished. The artist was working upon 1t
AZ the time of his death.
ny TvHin TO London.
From the gallery we drove with Mr..
Sinclair TO lunch at his club We loft this
luncheon table abruptly and were hurriediy
driven to Lime street station. where I
took the London h Northwestern for Lon
don at Q y. m, leaving DR.. Woods to fol-
low on Friday. This o'clock train out OF
80. go r,,.nas ,na,v, IL Toraor ahout
q n,c,nnr I'm. s.,,n. ,tr,a Tar dinner ara
two hours for busineas through open doors.
and the whole evening behind closed ones.
Many OF the shopkeepers do not dine until
after they close In the evening. at 1850 and
MO O'Clock. In some places you will see
,,nvss
NY nrst caro- upon arriving In London
was my luggage A porter soon nhd me IN
hand, called u handsome, landed ny haha
luggage on u anu carried my uuhh to ."e
iett luskase oePnr'ncn. TIT ''s
,ehoeIea n'm penIs. eauni 70 wv " ooi
american CENT. He saiu Una. .nat was no
1000, 10 MA" 70 MAKE cnausc anu sNe
MN s'kpence, s"ver COM r'".eats !
shsit iehvc you 20 worN gu, .ne american
eau'NAent OF ehe values ! sNs' VIII
he'p TO post so" ONT .oh'ineh'"i e"r'e"es'
First Meal In = "Pension."
| was very Hospitality received by the
Irish landlady Mrs O'Brien. MT "A Kennel
street, Russell square, w. c.. where had
been sent by Or Woods In care OF a friend
OF his. Or Field who Is here from the
University OF Pennsylvania stutiyinr the
eye Or. Field was out. and did not re-
turn until after | had retired Fortune
favored me, dinner had Just been served.
ana l kttn fANnt NlASett enjoying my tfSt
meal IN pension" with quite a cosmo-
politan patronage As We sat at dinner
We found ourselves speaking both ,cnglisi,
aud French, There was a Frenchman ana
his wife from Paris she could not speak
a sentence or English; a law student from
Scotland a bank clerk from Belgium an
Irish hostess. and q missionary from
America shall not attempt 10 describe
life In a pension until I have seen u
little mote OF H.
No Need 10 Ne Ina a Hurry.
our stay In London has been favored so
Tar By excellent weather, Although you
win soon be impressed as We have been
that Il does not require a sun 20 make It
nhe day nm inclined TO believe that
The sun never shines here The next thins
that sou win think OF as you pass out OF
your pension In the morning 20 gain a
ihoroughfare win be the dirt Everything
looks dirty-.the buildings tho streets. the
urople Rus never mind YOU viii soon