Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-18
Article on European Travel
Bv, Mrs. I-;sh.

visited? What did you enjoy most of
all?
AS there was no country, place or
thing which stands out above all 9TH
ers with such prominence in my mem
ory that l can say 1t was this or that,
/ would enumerate a few in this talk
that are most vivid, and it will be in a
very sketchy sort OF way
We landed in Londonderry Ireland,
and spent few hours in visiting his
torfcal points. The town is situated on
on an eminence, rising abruptly from
the west side of the river Foyle to the
height of about twenty feet, four miles
from its juncture with Lough Foyle;
and Is still surrounded by an ancient
rampant about a mile in circumference
having seven gates. The Protestants
Of the north defended themselves
within its walls against James II from
April 18th, 1890, until the seige was
raised the following August. Green
says the Protestants died in the
streets Of hunger and the fever that
comes from hunger But the cry of
the town was, no surrender! The
siege had lasted one hundred and five
days when an English ship broke the
boo macross the river and the be-
seigers sullenly withdrew. The place is
very picturesque, with its castle and
many monuments and the extensive
view from the top of the wall.
On our five hours ride from London
derry to Dublin that afternoon, we had
our first sight OF the hawthorne
hedges, whuch were in full bloom
The fields were divided by them into
Irregular portions which we likened
to crazy patchwork and the whole
country seemed like vast flower bed
with the brilliant yellow of the gorse
and The vivid green, and kept us all in
an ecstacy of delight while our vocab-
ulary Of adjectives was taxed to its ut
most and left picture on my men,
ory that none of those of the great
masters which afterwards saw ex-
celled.
The hawthorne is very common all
over England; that and the ivy which
grows in such profuslon give a great
charm to the country. There was a
hawthorne tree near the ruins of Ken
ifworth Castle enc mass of pink bloom
which will always remain in my mem
ory as a thing of beauty
The poppies were another source of
delight. l had often read of the pop
pies growing among the wheat, but l
| haven't words to express how they ap-
pealed to my sense of beauty, as the
great patches of brillian scarlet struck
my eyes, field after field, all through
the country, after we entered Holland
until we left Italy, growing in masses
among the gras sand grain. The great
| fields OF fax in Italy were a novelty
to us and caused a great deal of dis
custom in our party as to what it was
| uulll We mCIS hC III
which the land was laid out and culti-
waited was also novel Every foot of
ground was utilized. There would be
narrow strip of grain, then one of
vegetables, then one of grass, then, per-
haps another kind of vegetable and
again grain, and so on for miles, with
no fences between, and as many
women as men at work in them, and
none of the modern machinery which
is so common in this country. The
hills were principally devoted to the
culture Of grapes.
We saw many fine cattle in Holland
grazing in fields divided by dikes. and
afterwards saw Lord Roseburry's herd
OF Polled Angus cattle, many of them
prize cattle, In Dalmeny Park, his seat
near Edinburg.
The first places of interest in the
cities were always the Cathedrals, gal
leries, museums, Royal Palaces, Royal
Chapels and tcmbs, monuments, parks,
and gardens and so on ad infnitum.
OF Cathedrals, suppose II goes with
out saying that st. Peters, in Rome,
is first in point of vastness and per-
haps general interest, Westminster
Abbey in historical interest Colonge
Cathedral as a type Of Gothic architec-
ture the bronze doors of the Baptist
ry at Florence as works of art. The
St. Chappelle. in the Palace of Justice,
in Paris is famed for its beautiful win
dows. Also in its walls at the right
fthe choir is sort of loophole from
which Louis XI used to hear mass
without being seen, on account of fear
Of assassination, 1t is said. st. Marks
in Venice, the Duomo and Baptistery
in Florence, the many, many of spec
lal interest in ONE, St. Pau's in Lon
don and the many others which we
visited would take hours to describe,
as Ii did days to see, and often weary
ones at that These Cathedrals are
filled with beautiful pictures, sculp-
lures, mosaics, stained glass and carv-
ings, the tombs of Popes, Bmperors
and Kiugs; and recall almost the
whole architecture art and history of
the countries. can only mention
the names of a few of the famous gal
leries we visited without any attempt
at description. Every city OF note in
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