The Republican journal., 1902-01-30


hall, an INTELLECTUALLY perfect room,
lined with portraits by many world
famed artists, is always an objective
point for sight-seers, as we'll as the
kitchen, which we also visited In 60
ing through the cloisters, portly, dis
| tinguiShed- looking man in cap and
gown passed us, and our guide inform
ed us in low and reverent tone that
| we had had the honor of seeing one of
the most illustrious of the present
Oxford professors. By the time we
had done" this college, perhaps the
most interesting of the group, we were
quite tired and glad to return to the
Mitre, which according to some lines in
the guest-book, "mighter been better,
or mighter been worse" but certainly
was quaint enough to compensate one
for the lack of lifts known to unitiat-
| ed Americans as elevators) and electric
| lights. After dinner the guest-book
just mentioned proved sufficient
| ooulNC VI ulItll VbS al IL 'oi
of the sandman parsonage of
equal Importance on both sides of the
| Atlantic. These books are really very
unique and interesting. Within their
covers guests are at liberty to express
their approval or vent their wrath,
| poetry(?) seeming to voice the sentl-
! mont pjth ar oaSoA ill,1 ct to
| pages, OF add something in whatever
| line their talents direct: some sparing
the feelings OF the reader and merely
| signing his or her name and address.
! In looking over this book we found a
large majority of the effusions had I.
5, A. affixed to the signature; but, find
ing the State of Maine unrepresented,
We resolved to wait Until the pen of a
! Kate Douglass Wiggin could do justice
I to the Pine Tree State, and simply
signed our names, minus prose or
/ poetry.
| AWahlng the next morning we found
charming day had dawned 1t was
crisp aud bright, like one of our fall
days at home, an ideal day for d brisk
walk. After breakfast, and when our
friend the tabby had had lis morning
greeting and caress. two of us slipped
into the market next door while the
remainder OF the party were preparing
for the walk. From the calmneSs and
quiet of our hotel, interrupted only by
the stentorian purr of the pussy cat, to
the hustle Of a market was quite con-
trast, and we walked up and down the
long aisles between the stalls, almost
bewildered by the scene about us. We
were not too dazed. however, to observe
some delicious looking apples, the first
really nice ones we had seen. and, mind
full that when We got home it would oe
Tar too late to pay visit to a certain
tree, from yearly visits to which the
writer has returned with pockets bulg-
ing SuSpiclously with Just such
fruit, we inquired the price of the
young girl in attendance. Her reply
was satisfactory, and we invested in a
pound, which we slowed away in yari-
Gus places for future reference. Pass
ing through displays of flowers fruits
meats. fish, poultry and every variety
of game and vegetables. we reached the
door lust in time to see the vanguard
of our party vanishing down the street
We gave chase, and were soon in their
midst. breatAless, perhaps, but not
apple-leSS. We soon discovered that
our destination was Addisons' Walk.
far-famed for its magnificent double
row of arching trees, extending along
the banks of the CherWell, a tiny
stream scarcely larger than a brook,
where, nevertheless, the Oxford stu
dent manages to tioat his inevitable
punt" This walk is through the
grounds of Magdalen College, who's {
history is, perhaps, the most interest
4 ing of all the widely varied ones. An
thony Wood says: ''Magdalen is the
most noble and rich structure in the
learned world"
! After walking some few minutes, we
retraced our steps and crossed to
Christ Church Meadows and along the
celebrated Long Walk to the Isis,
where the racing between the college
crews take place. Along the banks of
the little river number of house boats
were moored. Each college owns a
boat, and every possible variety of the
species was to be SEEN A particularly
ne-looking one, which was receiving
thorough putting to- rights in expecta-
ton of the arrival of the students, was
| boarded and the interior was examined.
A fire place at one end insured comfort
on chilly days and the cushioned lockers
along the sides looked very inviting.
An old cap bearing the college coat-of-
arms, lying carelessly on the table, was
a great temptation to the souvenir col
lectors, but the discarded head-gear
was left where it was found These
stationary boats are used as floating
club-houses by the students, who fill
every available inch with friends when
the races are on.