Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-08-12
IN FOREIGN PARTS.

Innocence ABROAD
Hotel Victoria,
London, England,
July IL, 1904.
To the readers of the Tribune
Before | left Morris I promised
Mr.. Morrison that I would occasion
ally write letter for use in his paper
The spirit moves me here in London
and so I will tell you little of my
adventures thus far.
But before launch forth on this
enterprise-a hazardous and ap
palling task it seems-let me make g
few remarks. In order that you
may better appreciate what | write
| think ought to say that I shall
no doubt view persons, places and
events with the eyes of a minister
and with the temper of one who
must perforce of his calling and
training moralize more or less and
deal with the ethical bearing
which events may take. So If in my
letters you detect the morallzlng
tone, lay it to my clerical tendency.
If en- the other hand | should de-
viate from the poise, temper ana
language of the clergy (and also,
you all know | can) and should
wander into forms OF expression
o.her than those suited to the pulpit
you may attribute that to the TACT
that after fashion [ am travelling
incognito, and that the 'cloth" is
not apparent overmuch either lr my
attire or my actions. Let it be un-
derstood also that | am writing as
novice in European travel--that all
is strange and new to me, l telt
like boy that is just entering CITY
Ior the first time after life spent IN
the country. You may imagine me
with mouth open and eyes b1lglng as
[ take in the sights.
Z And so [ will try to tell you what
[ see.
To those who have visited these
historic spots, what shall say must
seem trite and commonplace-my
only hope in that event is to stir you
up byway of remembrance. To those
VINO have not seen these things, my
one hope is to make them appear
near and reachable, with the great
est hope that you may sometime
see them too.
This first letter shall % devoted
largely to the trip across the At
lanti>;. 1t was my first, and SO was
full of interest.
We reached New York Monday
evening, July 3rd and spent the night
AMI day at the Manhattan Hotel on
Forty-second street, Up to $50
o'c.ock, that was tn : quietest Fourth
of July [ had ever spent-not
sound to be heard, and we were
within block Of the Grand Central
station.
At $50 our party, consisting of
four travellers bound for Liverpool
and three friends who were to see
lis off. boarded huge bus with our
fifteen pieces Of baggage Il shudder
TO think of the cumberland devout
" thankful to think it did not all
belong to Mrs. Hill and myself) we
started for the While Star wharf to
hoard the Oceanic. And on this
trip we were made aware that it was
the glolious Fourth.
Cannon to right of u.s., etc.
yolleyed and Numbered. The fem
mine portion of our party were
rather excited and nervous-like.
Not SO the men, 1t was quite like
picnic journey up San Juan Hill or
1uite entrance to Manila Bay.
At the dock where the great liner
ay all was confusion and turmoil.
We sue, eeded In reaching our state
looms and in getting our trunks
settled. Said goodbye to the friends
and then looked for steamer letters"
We were greatly favored in that
lirecticn and it was good to know {
hat some friends were thinking Of {
,rr going. Then the library to