Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-06-13
ROUND THE WORLD.
The Excursion Under Manage.
ment of the M. E. Church
an Unqualified Success.


community have an opportunity Of
making tour of the world in one
night and no doubt the rapid transit,
exceptional accommodations and very
low price offered accounted for the
large number who purchased tickets
of the M. E. & l.. A. S. Co. for a
round-trip passage in their excursion
round the world. Everything that a
tirst-class tourist company provides
for the convenience Of its patrons was
supplied and the guests were able to
enjoy the journey with no care for de-
tails and with every want foreseen.
After purchasing tickets at the
grand union depot, corner Main and
Williams, the tourist was conveyed
by fast express to Boston, where most
pleasant quarters had been prepared,
Miss Blanche Bigler acted as guide
and directed attention to the various
attractions. One viewed with inter-
est the gallery of fine arts and lis
tened with pleasure to the excellent
music furnished by artists of the
Boston Conservatory under direction
of Prof. Duden. Here we we're re-
minded Of the 'tea party of 10" and
the appellation "Cradle of Liberty"
which the city so proudly bears. Re-
freshments In the form of baked
beans, Boston brown bread, sand
witches and coffee were served to the
travel-stained excursionists and, after
bidding adieu to Mr.. and Mrs. @. E.
Childs, our genial host and hostess,
the journey was continued by water
and rail to Berlin.
From the classic atmosphere of the
"Athens of America to the beer
scented air of German hostlery is
something of a shock to the esthetic
taste, but 1t is surprising how quick an
American conforms to German habits
and customs, even when the beer
tastes suspiciously like cold tea. and
soon a merry, good-natured crowd
jostled and joked one another at the
bar, consuming enormous quantities
of pretzels, weinevurst, rye bread,
''lager" and other delicacies peculiar
to the nation. An Edison phono-
graph furnished entertainment In the
reception room and as this mammoth
machine, the best Of lis kind, repro.
duced the creations Of the worlds
most famous artists, its hearers OBJ.
tained a glimpse of the good old Ger.
man "grossmutter" who was COM
fortably ensconeed In capacious
wooden rocker in an adjoining room,
nursing an infant, the contented
Teuton features, framed In the snow
white ruffie of her cap, in pleasing
harmony with the surroundings.
Herr Won Marden's good.natured face
beamed lustrously upon bis guests
and he and his good frau were busily
engaged in extending to all hearty
welcome. Herr Laird dispensed
'beer', and broken English over the
bar and kept all in good humor with
his drolleries. With reluctance the
traveller departed from this place OF
entertainment and took through
train for Rome.
1t was a happy crowd which left
the train at Rome with the effects of
the Teuton's good cheer still linger-
| ing in their veins, and with many
jests and much laughter they ap-
preached the portals OF the ecclesias.
tic capital of the world. An Italian
urchin at the door was industriously
engaged in grinding out tunes on a
hand organ and two handsome Roman
youths collected the tickets. Here,
again, the metamorphosis was com.
plete. In the subdued light Of wax
tapers a sober-faced nun silently
bowed welcome to the newcomers
and occasionally endeavored to con-
verse with them In foreign tongue.
This proved to be Mrs. r. B. Crane,
who had the most perfect costume
and whose demeanor was the best OF
any character seen on the route.
Voices were quickly lowered and the
respectful modulation OF tone OBJ
served in sacred edifices was main
tained. Monseigneur Giovanni
Bredi, who presided here, quietly well
coined the tourists and looked after
their well being, The decorations
were varied and artistically arranged.
Rare old tapestries adorned the walls
and the rusty armor of some medieval
crusader looked grimly down on this
scene Of modern carnival. In one
little room q single candle burned be-
fore a shrine, leaving full play for the
imagination in the uncertain flicker
Of its light. Embroidery was profuse
and rich In texture, rosarles, amulets,
ststuary and bric-a-brac we're there