Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-09

He was finally arrested and the royal
family were obliged to return to Paris.
Almost all respect for their king hal
vanished as we see from the notice
which was posted in the streets. ''Who-
ever cheers the king will be logged;
whoever insults him will be hanged"
AS a queen and king these two were
not equal to the responsibility that had
fallen upon them When they heard of
Louis XV's death they fell upon their
knees and said, God help us both. We
are too young
Had destiny not fated them for roy
atty. they would have been supremacy
content. and we shall come upon them
again in their happier days. sT
Leaving Varennes, our goal was
Mont ST. Michel but the railroad con-
nections were SO poor. that we were
going to see much more of the country
than we thought we should
Saumur was a convenient pause on
our route, but as far as we could find
out the only attraction were the two
foreigners who had just arrived. In
that trip through Brittany. however.
we got quite accustomed to being
stared at. We stopped at the Termi-
nus Hotel in Samur, and from the
way they received us we might have
thought we were long expected friends.
Their family was numerous, and the
proprietress introduced us to each
member including a large dog, who
patiently allowed the children to do
as they liked with him. She gave us
picture of the hotel and urged us to
visit their interesting city.
Toward sunset we strolled through
this peaceful village by the Loire.
The families had moved out upon the
sidewalks and were enjoying the cool
of the evening. The tables set out in
front of the cafes were occupied by
merry groups. and contented looking
cats and dogs were visible everywhere.
long. arched bridge over the Loire
and chateau on the heights were the
two crowning features of the place.
But the streets and sidewalks were so
unevenly paved, that walking was un-
comfortable, and the Inhabitants stared
at us SO curiously that we preferred
to go back to the hotel and listen to
their pleasant chat. while we sat at
the tables on the sidewalk and watched
the occasional passer-by, and the frol-
les of the dog and the children, They
were kind enough there to give us our
coffee the next morning at half-past
four, though our huge furry friend OBJ
jected to being aroused so early in the
morning, yet he felt it his duty to
accompany us to the door and wae a
farewell to us as we departed for the
station. 40
That was delightful ride in the cool
OF the morning, and as it was only
half-past six when we arrived at La
Fleche we had a chance to see PRO
vincial town just when it is arousing
Itself for its daily toll. The inhabi-
tants were out in front of their houses
sweeping the streets and chatting So
Gladly Later man came along to
take away the piles of dirt, so that
when we returned to the station the
streets were spotless. A pleasant
| looking lane led us past a stone house
with roses climbing over it, Two
happy Kittens were playing on the
stone-wall in front of the garden, and
a flight of steps led down to the wa
ter's edge, where woman was already
busily at work washing
We watched her some time to see
Just now she performed the operation.
she mad an individual washboard. upon
which she knelt. spreading the clothes
on the end that shelved down into the
river After she had spread out the
clothes she soaped them, pounded them
with a wooden paddle, rinsed them,
pounded them again. spread them on
the grass to dry, and called the wash
| ing done, although the clothes did not
look clean by-any MEANS At different
places along the rivers edge, there
were covered wash-houses where
groups of women were more busily en-
gagged In talking with one another than
getting the clothes clean.
! La Fleche is a town where there are
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