The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-09
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ardesses on the steamer spoke
English at all. Some of us who
have no knowledge of German
had a most amusing time making
our desires known to them.-
Some of the motions, contortlons
ETC., were positively ludlcrous.-
The menus too were all printed
IN German; so in Offering our
meals, we went through a regu-
lar grab-bag performance which
was most novel and interesting.
We never knew exactly what we
might draw. On the Kaiser Will
helm II. I had my imitation in the
practice of drinking afternoon
tea; since I've become quite well
acquainted with 1t. It's quite the
custom here in the East.
On the morning of the 25th we
came to the harbor of Cherbourg.
While it was good to see land
again, we were sorry that the At.
lantic voyage was over. Cher
bourg as approached from the
Channel is most interesting from
a military standpoint. Its forti.
fications are the strongest in the
northeastern part of France.
Then again it Is quite picturesque
with its long lines of brownstone
Notifications extending far out
into the sea. In the back ground
on high bluff is a fortified as.
tie. A number of battleships-
French, of course, were anchor
ed in the har Dor; and really, they
were the only objects to mar the
plcture-such dark, homely af-
fairs as they are. Immediately
upon landing, our hand baggage
was examined by the custom of.
fcers-merely question of form
then we started off for Paris.
The ride was a very pleasant
one, the scenery pretty, and
towns very quaint and curious,
most of them.
The Doth and 30th we had in
Paris; and, of course, we sought
to devour everything we could
with our eyes in that time. 1t
was ever so much sport doing the
stores. Au Bon Marche, the
Louvre Magazine, and a number
of others. 1t made a little brain
work to "parler Francois" enough
to be understood, and keep the
French money straight at the
time, during the two afternoons
we spent in the Louvre That
was only enough to make one
yearn for more. The paintings
and sculptures of the masters
are so grand, one needs ocean s
of time to study them. We were
so fortunate as to be at the Notre
Dame during a service in the
choir. The chanting and organ
music was simply beautiful-fact
is, beautiful must be applied to
Notre Dame throughout. 1t is
simply grand. One cannot lmag
ne anything more beautl full in
color than the stained glass form
ing the rose.windows, and the
beautiful light thrown by them
over the whole interior. The
Luxembourg Pantheon, church
of st Etienne, we visited also, all
of which are of great interest.
At 7:30, on the Both, we left
Paris for Marseilles, getting in
at 10:30 on Oct. 1st. The ride
from 6 A. M, on was beautiful.
We saw the olive groves for the
first time; also the arms of the
Mediterranean and the many
hills rising from the sea. On the
highest of them out in the sea,
is a Sailor s church, with a large
statue of "Notre Dame" on the
top. The sailors go there to Of
fer prayers when they are about
to start on a voyage. They, also,
carry small pitchers with them
as offerings. The walls are filled
with these, of all sorts and con.
ditions, sizes and shapes. Arriv.
ing in Marseilles, we went di-
rectly to L'Hotel de Geneva, TO
wait until A p. NJ, when our
steamer will sail.