The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-23
ENR0UTE TO INDIA.
Miss Alice Wishart Spends Thanksgiv.
ing Day in England.
TAKES ONE OF COOKS "BRITIsHT TOURS. .
Visited Straiford'on'Avon, the Home Of WI.
liam Shakespeare aud His Wife Anne Hath.
away. Every Moment Full Of Interest.

Avon, Thanksgiving What do
you think of this? Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee, DR.. Ruth Hume and / are ia
ing a "Brltlsh tour, zone of Cooks
from London. Started from there
Wednesday morning for Cam
bridge, viewing the University
Buildings, taking lunch there and
going on to Ely that evening,
which we spent exploring the
Cathedral, after which we dined
on fish, bread, butter and cocoa,
aud caught a train Tor Lincoln
that night, We went right off to
bed in a nice hotel and next morn.
ing after breakfast went to the
High church service in "the fin
est Cathedral in all England" at
Lincoln. 1t was all magnificent
and imposing. The vergers at
both Ely and Lincoln showed us
about, and l suppose that we saw
quite as much as people general
ly do in so short time. And
this is Thanksgiving Day! We
thought of our dear home land
and people as we ate lunch on the
train between Lincoln and Birm-
lngham.
am so glad that | came =
Misses Campbell, Bissell and
Fair bank remained in London,
but / didn't know that | should
ever have such an opportunity
again, aud as it only cost $40 l
thought might as well see some
thing of old England. The transl-
ton from Wells Tannery to Lon
don has almost taken my breath.
| have been as one in dream
since | left New York, and | do
hope I shall wake up before l
reach Allahabad
November 26-From Birming-
ham we came up to Strattord on
Avon, and this evening | am writ
ing in Washington Irving's sit
ting room, and Dr.. Ruth and
are to sleep IN his bed room. To
morrow we will see dear old Will
liam Shakespeare's haunts, and
go by coach to Warwick, and
Kenilworth Castle. Saturday we
go back TO London, gong to Wind
sor Castle in the morning. Sun
day we will likely go to service IN
Westminster Abbey, and on Mon
day "do" London. From the tops
Of busses we have seen a little bit
of London. Here is where we have
heen:-The Strand, Fleet ST.,
High Hal born, (old London), Lin
coin Inn, Black Friar's Bridge,
Kings Cross, Chancery Lane,
t. Temple Court Inn, Old Temple
Bar, and to the shops to get sola
topis (pith hats to wear on The
Red Sea.
Mr.. Lee hasn't been abroad be-
fore, but does very well indeed,
travelling with all US women. He
has just been out of the Theologi-
cal Seminary month, and was
married in October. We have
jolly party up here al Stratford
on Avon, On the train to-day,
we sang "Praise God from whom
all blessings fiow," then had our
Thanksgiving lunch, after which
the "Star Spangled Banner, ''and
.'Colum bia, theGem ofthe Ocean. "
DR.. Ruth Hume has a small
American flag which we waved
and cheered quietly; fortunately
we had compartment to our.
selves. Noting my fondness for
indigesrible things, they bought
me sort of fancy tart which
they presented me as a substl-
tute for plum pudding and quash
pic as Thanksgiving surprise.
Somebody gave the Lees, "Mem.
ory books" for the whole party,
Sxl2 inches with colored covers,
tied with baby ribbon in which to
keep mementoes OF our trip
Wish l had time to "rave" over
the college buildings at Cam.
bridge. We so to Oxford, too, be-
FIRE we return to LONDON, and
will see the college buildings
there.
November 30:-The Lees Dir.
Hume aud | had a lovely trip do
ing The cd q ,lleges, Cathedrals