The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-03

New York steamer pier once more. I
can't but feel
''Ah, so we are to get under way at
last! LAUNDERING old concern-eh, Pc
ters? Great contrast to the automo-
bile
What's that ant-hill out at sea? 1t
isn't the sea, though, is it? It's land;
gray sand, vow. And so that is Mont
Saint-Michel? Curious Used to be
on land, Ell. and then got to be on sea?
1t appears to me that we have quite
drive before us yet Looks to me to
be three or four miles, What do you
say, Peters? Of course l don't know,
how big the mont is, so have moth
ing to judge the distance by; but l
should say three miles at least.
Great Scott! how hot the sun is,
and no matter how gayly we lumber
along, the mont looks to be equally
distant. What is this road we're on,
anyway? Seems to be a highway in
the most literal sense of the word.
Dixie, Ell? Built on purpose fol tour
lists, I suppose-the American tourists
before all, I'll bet.
We'll, so that is the mont close to.
Appears to just comfortably corer up
the whole island. Curious collection
OF houses and staircases topped Off by
a church. However, my main care at
this moment isn't what we've come 20
see, but how in thunder we're to get
down to see it. Well, the people line
up pretty thick, and they have the ad-
ditional joy of knowing that every last
one of us is tourist. That's one
good thing about America, Peters, yon
can travel there without being q tour
list. You pay stiff price for very lit
tie, but that Titles good, and the
game ends with it.
"Well, Yvonne, l think you'd better
go down first You go next, Lee You
and I, Peters, will wait and take our
time. l vow, I'm not very keen on
this descent. Just hold my hat, will
you? Here, you, down there, hold this
ladder steady. Peters, where the
bottom? l vow L
Safe at last! quaint old placs-old
Il
rods and oars all about; when does
the tide come in? Faster than a horse
can gallop, Ell? Well, that must be
sad for the horse. Anyhow, l didn't
ask how fast it came in; l asked
when it would come in next Well,
ask some one. An hour after we
leave, Ell? Interesting. But come on;
let's go up to Nine. Poulard AiE,s and
eat the omelet, and then we can climb
around some. You walk on, Ysonne,
and order the luncheon, and Mr. Fe-
tiers and I will come leisurely after.
"And so this is the famous omelet-
place. Well, in we go. Quaint-very
quaint. Look at the chickens turning
on the spit and dripping in a trough.
My, but they look good! Nine Pou-
lard herself, isn't it? Good day,
ma'am; bon jour-bon jour- Glory,
what smile, stereoscoped and illum-
mated! Makes me think of the china
cats head that we used to put a can
die inside of when was kid. Do we
go upstairs? Eat up there, Ell?
Quaint-very quaint. Every fellow
did what he pleased to these walls,
evidently. Well, Peters, let's sit
down."
And so we now set out to climb
Mont-Saint-Michel. Picturesque flight
of steps. No, 1 don't mind climbing
good exercise. Curious little wind
ing walk; old woman with baskets to
SELL No, we don't want any; go way,
go way. Terrible nuisance such peo-
ple Here's another with yellow flow
ers. No, no, go way, you-and an
other with matches. No, no, go way.
Well, that's pretty tall flight of
steps, isn't it. Peters? But l guess
we can make it. Where's Yvonne?
Ell? Well, 1 presume those
two fellows can look out for her.
Let's stop and look at the view Fine
view! AS l was saying, Peters, it
was too bad the way we broke up at
Wire. I really felt mean over leaving
as we did. What did you say? Non
that. But will say one thing for her:
She certainly was a woman of great
perception-always thoughtful for
others. Did you notice how she
used to push the ash-receiver toward
me? It's things like that that make a
man comfortable. Astonishing that
such a woman should never marry.
Well, let's go on. Not more than &C
more steps and two flower women to
get over. Peters, have you observed
how many stairs there are in Europe?
It fairly bristles with them. We go
pretty nearly stair-free with us, and
over here it's stairs from dawn till
Great Scott, will you look at them!
Oh, l never can go up there, never!
We may as we'll go back. If you want
to, you can go up; but couldn't pos
sibly see anything that would COM
pensate me for those steps. I'll bet
there are 10000, and like as not there
are more beyond. Tin going back
and sit with Nine. Pouiard Aine till
it's time to go. You 80 on alone
Just tell him we won't want any OF
those osyster-shell pincuahions first
will you? Then you go on by your
self, Peters, I've had enough"
Song.