Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-15
GLIMPSES OF GERMANY-I>
BY CHARLES PALMER EMERSON


rev inches of the connecting walls. il
had been considered unsafe to use pa
per there. So those portions OF ,ha
walls were painted shade to harmo,-
lie with the paper, which at a safe d,s-
lance terminated In border like thar
which ran around the tops of the wall.
The border here ran perpendicularlv n
a height nine inches above the can ~
the pillar-stove on each side. At these
two points the border was nea,,,,
"mitred." and then ran horizontally m,
til 1T came together i'm the corner j,
the room behind the stove. Batwa.,
this horizontal finish and the ton bor.
der there were nearly ten inches -,
wall paper
AFTER noting the details Of the room
memory ran back over the iourn.v
winch had terminated here. The bus-
tie at Hoboken; the gieeful shouts AMI
fearful partings on the deck; the draw
ing IN OF the gangplanks: the swelIinS
tones of the German band, as the sbin
backed out from the dock and went
saiiing out of The Hudson. Down
through the bay she steamed casting
10 the July breeze the Stars and Sfrines
OF the imperial republic Of the west
and the Black White Red" of the
great free empire of the east Thar
followed warm. sunny days on the Al
,dhllc win nothing in the outward view
but sun and sky and clouds, and a calm
and CLASSY sea. Thete were nights when
the eye wandered from the straight
white track astern. glistening with IT,
myriad points Of phosphorescent light,
20 the vast andlrackless waste beyond
The stars, brilfisnt even in the summer
sky. shone wiee a charm which be-
suiied many an hour from the sleep Of
passengers; and night after night =
staIwart young German officer on fur
Tough stood at the.Ril, near an electric
lamp. gazing now alta printed chart of
the heavens and now at the glorious
original above. A few days, and the
wind shifted-first from east to south.
and then to north; and now the
easy. gliding motion was changed to a
roll which tried the souls of the land
lubbers aboard. Their protestations.
Wonderful in form. were as vigorous as
they were involuntary. The number OF
vacant seats at table rapidly increased,
until the poor stewards had all they
conld do to meet the demands upon
their time. On the ninth morning out
we awoke to the consciousness that We
were south of Ireland, although that
beautiful island was shut off from view
behind the northern hori-
zon. The green which had tinged the
water near the American coast but had
been lost in the black of the deep sea.
now returned. Sea-swallows which had
n q inf Rxro
miles northwest Of the Azores gave
place to seagulls. Through the long
hours OF that Saturday we frequently
scanned the eastern horizon for a sight
IF land. At some time in the afternoon
our vigilance was rewarded. The cry
81 discovery brought a rush to the rail.
Eyes heavy from the loss of sleep. or
bright with animation; eyes clear with
the sparkle Of health. or dun from the
use Of "preventives"; complications or
I'll shades. from a healthy pink-and-
white to the curious green of the Nep-
ne-worshiper-all We're turned to-
ward the lighthouse which marks the
western extremity of the Scilly Islands
It was but a scratch as yet, a faint,
black line just discern
bile on the horiZOn-almoSt ahead but
! little to port. We neared 1t rapidly.
rhe black line faded, and we saw that
he lighthouse was white. Photo fiends
dashed below: and from mysterious
corners in staterooms all over the ship
'ameras of every description were
ragged forth and brought to bear upon
hat wonderful. unheard-of sight
ard! On and on dashed the steamer.
The lighthouse faded astern: the Scilly
Stands followed: and once more it was
possible to discern land. The
eagulls. however. now became more
numerous. as did also the sails and
teamers We entered the Channel. The
form Of Old England shield
d us from the north wind; and
through the dusk. over a calm sea, we
allied into the harbor of Plymouth. A
ender came out to us. bringing a load
# passengers for France and GERMANY:
hen went ashore with number Of our
elbow travellers whose sea-trip was
ndcd. l cannot describe the beauty Of
he scene at Plymouth harbor, when
darkness had fully settled down. and
he lights Of city and shore shone
learly against its background. Upon
eaving Plymouth our ship was head
d for the coast Of France. and all
light we steamed diagonally across the
'hannel. Six o'clock Sunday morning
ound us off the French Notifications at
Here another tender came
ut to us. and several more fellow pas
engers babe us goodbye. Long be-
ore seven O'Clock. we were steaming
or the Dover Strait. which we reached
hortly after five P. NJ. During most
# the day we had run comparatively
lose to the English coast, and had had
nipple opportunity to admire the soft
outlines and rich verdure Of its hills;
Vow the scene changed to that Won
lerful succession of level-topped, per-
chalk cliffs which charac-
erizes the approach to Dover, along
nc Channel. Strong Notifications
rown the neighboring heights, and the
I'D Castle Of Dover towers three hun
lred and twenty feet above the sea. In
ne vicinity stands the famous "Shake-
peare Cliff" immortalized in king
ear" To starboard, more distant yet
PERFECTLY distinct, were the cliffs of
calais. Through the clear air it was
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