Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRI-
CA, TO MO. VALLEY, la.
An Interesting Letter by A
j Laurie

'uoh .le p''oltSN VI lle poor from
London, who have been saving up
their pennies for the last six mouths
for this particular gala day, aud there
is no denying the fact that they enjoy
themselves thoroughly. They act like
wild beasts turned loose. They sing.
dance, kiss, turn summersaults, leap
frog, lay down the grass roll over
each other, lay around in piles OF from
SIX to twelve out you could not count
them.
On Whit Sunday We visited tn.
house of Lords and hous. of Commons.
also West Minister Abby during ser
vice. After service we visited the
tombs of ancient kings and queens
aud all the different things of interest
in the Abby. The Royal tombs are a
curiosity but one to appreciate 1T must
be familiar with English history. On
this point we know but little, but we
all know ofthe fate of Queen Ann, and
Mary Queen of SCOTS, and Charles /,
and it makes one feel shakey to stand
by the tomhs of these ancient mon
archs and think what these places con-
tain. 1t seems queer that after it was
found necessary to beflead these people
that they should have taken the trouble
to place their remains in such a con-
splcuons place as the Abby. should
have thought the potters field would
have been about the place for them
Here We find monarchs who had their
heads cut off for crimes against their
government lying almost side by side
with those who died natural deaths
but presume at the time this chop
ping was going on it did not re quire
much to bring one face to face with
the executioners and perhaps the mon
arch that lies peacefully slumbering
with spinal connection intact should
II justice had been done beer in the
other box. When you read the history
of some of these victims it makes one
feel that they were prosecuted with
out reason, and | for one am glad that
l did not live in those troublesome
times to take my chance of being
"king." The house of Commons and
Lords are under tho same roof but are
OF little consequence. There are plenty
OF statues which no doubt cost the
government millions, buff you do not
Know the history of each particular
Il mir
fence or fences, If each fence was Just
little different in its formation. The
only thing that induces one to 90
through all the different apartments is
tie history of the place and the thought
of breathing the same musty air that
the King and Queen consume, but as
far as could see the air was about
the same quality as the rest of the
London air which is common, even
thick at times, and one feels as though
ne was going to have the Group after
consuming it for any length of time.
For my part ] can't understand how
the King and Queen manage it. /
think they should stay at Chingford
or Brighton.
We visited Madam Fernandes and
saw all the nice things as we'll as the
evil ones. She has great collection
| of curiosities. Was rather surprised
to see the figure of the present Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t is the
greatest wax work exhibition ever
saw and we'll worth the time one
spends looking through the place,
which takes all day to go through pro-
perly. The Chamber of Horrors is
truly horrible place, filled with wax
figures of all the most noted criminals
OF the world and the instruments they
made use of in committing their
crimes, and with their evil counten-
ances, thoughts of their cruel crimes
and the impure air you breath, one
comes out feeling like an 1Sk criminal
aud for days after you imagine that
the faces you meet In the street in
some way resemble those you looked
at in the Gambler of Horrors. This
may be good place to study crime.
ology If it is intended for this purpose
we'll and good. but as for any benefit
ing results to the public from the
sights they see within those walls /
have my doubts, but am moralizinp
as we'll as critlcising and this won't do
for London so must pass on.
We went to the Imperial theatre one
evening to see Mrs. Langtry play the
"ltoyal Necklace" Well, she is fine
actress and we enjoyed the play very
much, but for all that could not helm
thinking about her ladyship's record.
N . wonder she is good actress. ANY
one would be when they had been
through the divorce courts as often as
she has been. l thought what nice
scene she could have made IN court if
she had done the same as she did I'M
the play when accused of being un-
faithful to her king. imagine can
see the judges hair standing on end,
the lawyers and jurors taking flight
and the hand writing on the wall pro-
claiming her not guilty as charged.
The theatre is very nice but plain
The price of the seats range from one
shilling, 24c, to 5 guineas, little over