The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
JUST BETLDEEN you IND NE

Butnd this word should be spelled in letters foot long
to go by bus to the station of the ppenny thence to
other bit about the tube
Shepherd Bush Hampton Court, third most
peratingy tiny bit about the most beautiful royal
have You see, somebodes know told
to by bus the station uppenn Tube thence to
Shepherds Bush and from there to Hampton Court by tram
They said other they did not
tell me how miles Hampton .ourt is and they
would not take more than
This would give hour half at Hampton Court,
and half an hour eeway for unexpected delays
The Slow Moving Trans
thought trans n Holland easy going
as trans could be- but they racing automobiles run at
highest speed compared with the English trams-at least
with these special this special would be
impossible for these Hampton Court trans to run over any
body the villages thru which they for they
have enough to knock baby down. So
it was somebody's else knows and my thinks that lost me
a day.
But suppose "Tuppenny Tube is what you
know about first Its real name is the Tamway
That is the all the stations but ever calls it
anything "Tuppenny Tube, diagram is
furnished showing that the the
traveller likely astray first It is
underground railway really tube and the fare
is two cents tuppence point how fit the
popular is Perhaps not know that except in
outlying districts there surface street
kind Buses with top well nside and
cabs million of BOTH sometimes seems, are the only
getting ground. The cabs
much farther for that
than anywhere in America On the other local rail-
ways underground according to the
travels, second third Glass; the
the railroads all thru Europe. The Tuppenny
exquisite with their of shining
huge elevators holding fifty
people, always ready to lift down the
the the
themselves are SO clean SO well ghteo tney run SO
delight well as novel experience So
here am at the end of the Shepherds Bush
omnbuses, English trans have seats on top,
which in fair weather are very desirable SO up on top
better views of English villages and the country
have had yet travelling all being by rail- and at
higher rate of speed than in America
Along an Old
The road runs along posroad and lining it in
villages old buildings Famous taverns in
their old town halls and not far away the churches
the pretentious dwellings, Many now are sadly
high estate but they still IN
terestng of what they tell of days gone by we
by way, you must "Twckenum You should
HAM when you try to pronounce an English
word containing "uma and if make it
just the better Between towns we went thru
country either side with Trees again be-
tween he walls enclosing the yards of private resi-
dences bearing such names 'Westcror" "Ingledew,"
.Earewood Looge" and Rose Bank AS we passed thru
the towns my rejoice to the small hotels
and taverns still swinging painted signs and sport
ing 1.-THE Plough, THE Pack Horse and Tai
bot 'The Star and Carter The Wmte HORSE Inc iee
Lon PERHAPS there was Green Elephant or Dog
somewhere Such variegared menagerie in
might bring forth all sors OF surprises IN
what did not see
A Household the Thames
Then by an by we ran close Thames,
first houseboats They certainly joys forever
Every window every aboom with pots of flowers
and basket be hung there is one overflow
ing a riot of vines and bright hued blossoms The
upper story open deck of steamer and this Is
the family sitting regatta day at Molesey and
there color in flags and several troops
while the was alive Win puntS Heu
women in and men in white duck or
fannels polling and forth And there again. was
Scla of having to see Hampton Court
and in London at quarter to
three longing with great big ong to see only the
regatta the English crowd.
When did finally arrive Hampton Court to my dis
may than half hour available for it's
view a for garden across the way Tor
some all the time the
gates surmounted with perky little uni
corns portals caught sight of palace which
was quite Wiling "a palace as is palace
Iuncheons are not palace the grounds
so that could do in the lunch line was square
or two of chocolate.
Quick Walk
And then had time to do to walk quickly
looking first at the pictures and then
out thru enhancing gardens fairly
laughing in only two OF the three inner
to all great castles and
palaces and hosemen have to congregate
the other fountain in the center its basin
Around both courts cloisters
covered walks graceful arches and the daintest fronts