Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-15

-AviGn0n that Fctrarci loved. and. where
lie lived for fifteen years. It is Van
clu%e and thither one warm sunny Feb
rnary day We went After an hours
ride Ill The train. we came to LIsIe sur
Sor9ne f"ul miles distant from VAN
cluSe. TIL. four miles had to lie tray-
trsed III q curious kind Of j TWO story
c2rTiaSe, II order to see the country
netter We clamHOrcd upon the roof and
sat down in TIE seats provided as we
supposed for curious tourists. Our
rna"hman was so aStonished that he
was unable to move for several min
rteS. and the by-Standers stood look
ing At us open-mouthed Then we re-
menlbercd that these people were ac-
rUstollCd u the mild French nadem-
nisellr. Who went around carefully
chapcr'htd. ana choosing the most I'M
CONSPICUOUS places no matter il it shut
from A'r ewes the ever changing PAN
Drama uf Nature. American girls arc
almost unknown down here for the
majority of tourists aim for the cities
already tiled with strangers from all
carts of the globe. and leave the
more unfreqnentcd historical places al
most deserted. so that when Il trayelI,,.
|oes appear, it is as great an event. as
ii some circus was going through the
village streets
when our CoaChman had PARTIALLY
recovered, we We're driven along the
Sorsnc not a large river. but clear.
600! ana spark inS with bed Of bright
green me s.. We drove BY nocks of
sneep guarded bY their shepherds. and
as we approached Nancluse.. the whole
valley VAS spread out before us. ana
there in the distance Il rugged noun
tain loO;ned w. indented with tiers IF
little caves. Still the Sorgne l!owed now
Snannel ny low stone arched Lridpn,;
and now having a huge water wheel
plunged into its hitherto unruflcd
water. 1t did seem a little incon-
ciuouS 20 sec in this anricnr half
ruined city q modern mill with its big
wheel turning in the classic waters Of
the Sorgnc. .
We aiighted at the Place d'Ayicnon
he principal square of the drousy viii
& 90. and with the execution of two
priests who were out for recreation |
We saw no ono in all the town. The |
river directed us to Petrarch foun-
80 '-'' N'''' 40 'i't't TX N''UlU wait a GER
ain time for us, and then he too van
shed, 50 we started out to follow the
,Wo priests whose goal seemed to be
ne same as ours. but who were cvi-
i@n'lY better acquainted with the
,'Gn-ry. On we went by the foot-path
nat Petrade must have trod 50 many
iiheS, the SorSne on one side of us.
ma the woods and the mountains on
ne other, until we came to the source
d the Sorgne called Petrarch's foun-
am, because he enjoyed coming there
% much. 1t was nothing but a cave
WITH a deep dark pool of water, so deep
nat we could not hear stone strike
POTION when thrown into the centre,
houSh around its shore il was shallow.
After having admired it a sufficient
cngth Of time my friend suggested
hat we go way in under and decipher
he names that were cut in the rock
N the farther side of the cave. 1t
vas dangerous undertaking as there
vas rot good chance to keep a firm
oothold on the loose rocks, but we
ll1aliy accomplished our purpose !
'aee again the American girls struckt
|unb with establishment their specta-|
ers. Evidently the French girls are