News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-12
Ny Trip to Northern Europe.

mar school the past term.
On September twenty-fourth l left
my home in Morrisville for a trip
through northern Europe. New York
was the place from which J. was to
sail, and | had planned to have few
days stay there.
[ reached there about midnight of
the day | started. The next morning
| went to visit Central Park, Grants
Tomb, and the Metropolitan museum
and art galleries.
la Central Park there are trees and |
flowers of all kinds, from all parts of
the earth, that can be made to grow
in this climate; here, too, is the Zoo
| logical Garden. That is very inter-
estlng. There are animals of all
kinds, some very wild and fierce,
Others tame and gentle. During my |
stay i'll this city | visited the Statue
of Liberty. This stands on anisland |
in New York harbor 1t is over three
hundred feet from the ground to the
top. In one hand the statue holds a
q torch, which is lighted at night.
To give you some idea of the size of
this statue | will say, travellers can
go up to the hand on the inside. 1t
was presented to the United States
bv France.
There are manv miles of elevated
railroads in New York city. They are
now building subway under the
East river.
The bridge that connects Brook yn
and New York, was a very strong
bridge, but lately it has been found
that it is settling, and that if the
strain on it was not relieved it would
be unsafe, SO they have built another
bridge about d quarter of a mile
above Brooklyn Bridge.
The people OF New York are always
in too much of a hurry to notice any
body, and often they don't know
their next door neighbor.
| sailed from New York harbOr on
September 30th. Thesecond day out
the weather was q little rough. Most
every body was sick. 1t was rather
dismal day for the first time out of
sight of land, and to feel that you was
fact being carried away from your
friends, to say nothing OF having a
decidedly uncomfortable feeling your
self, and have everybody around yos-
grooming and taking on. Toward
night the weather was fine and re-
maped so the rest of the voyage.
By the fourth day out everybody
had regained his usual health, and
the voyage was altogether very
pleasant one.
We landed at Liverpool in the
morning, and spent the day in that
city. the chief thing of interest is
the artificial docks, which are the
largest of the kind Ia the world.
That night l went to London which
is situated on both banks of the
Thames. 1t has a fine harbor and
has grown to he the chief metropolis
of the world. The two parts of the
city are connected by several bridges.
The largest one is known as London
Bridge. One of the places of great
interest IL Westminster Abbey. This
is very old cathedral in which for
many centuries the rulers of England
have been crowned. The Tower of
London is an old castle or fortress.
Many famous men and women have
been imprisoned there, and executed
near by, but it is no longer used as a
prison. Both of these Eoglish cities
are very much like American cities,
in customs and in people.
I
| next sailed to The Hague. The
place is made up half of French and
half of Dutch people, but the Dutch
customs prevail. This city is the
literary center of Holland, and there
ere many fine public buildings, art
! galleries, libraries, aud hotels. Unlike
most Dutch cities, The Hague has nc
! canals. The place OF greatest inter-
e est is the forest. This ie grand old
! wood of alders, OAKS, and beeches;
and every care is Va&en to make it a
, hsautifrl promenade. The forest is
s looked upon with great reverence by
= the Dutch, not only because it is such
+ a rare possession in Holland, but it
r is very old. The Hague contains one
!. of the finest picture galleries in the
= world. 1t it here that the famous
picture of Paul Potter's is found.
t This city also contains one of the
largest libraries in Europe.
: From The Hague / went to st.
r Petersburg, which is a made port,
: and was built by Peter the Great.
e Fourteen branches of the Neva flow
/. drought the city and there are many
! large canals. The different parts are
connected by bridges, some of which
) are very artistic and beautiful. In
e summer these rivers and canals are
: filed with boats, but in winter, when
. the water is frozen, they are used as
= roads. At that time fine sleighs
;, drawn by prancing horses are seen
: dashing up and down. The roads
e are almost abandoned. st. Peters
8 burg is very gay in winter. At this
time the city presents very beautiful
appearance. All the gilded domes of
! the palaces and public buildings gilt
ter through coats of ice. There is o
statue of Peter the Great. He is
represented on a horse which is stand
ing at the edge of the precipice. The