Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-09-20


FRIEND MUNsoN: 1t is four weeks
tonight since my landing at Liverpool.
Most of that time has been spent in
England and Scotland. 0fmy sea trips
do not care to write very much. Some
things have been more enjoyable TO me.
The two-berth cabin had was good;
the food was very good, but | didn't
| like the way il was thrown at US. |
was obliged to share my room with an
Jrishman. He brought some bottles
aboard and for few days drank freely,
Jecame happy, but not intoxicated.
quote from my note book dialogue, or
rather part of one, which passed between
us the second morning out. "Well,
how did you make out for breakfast
this morning." | asked "Moy," he
answered, THAT waither brawt me two
dhurty eggs, / towld him to tax thin
away. See OF, they must 'av bin laid
out west, where they have a quarter
Nv an inch of muck on thin. There
was more of 1t, but | forbear. AS
none but a few knew that / was a
minister, | have had no secrets kept
from me on that account Indeed the
revelations which some of the pas
sengers made of themselves by vile
idtlK
personal experiences were startling in
their barefaced shamelessness. have
| learned much mi than ! should ever
have known hao carried distinguish
ing dress on my back.
On landing at Liverpool trusted my
self to an agents mefcies-a risky thing
to do, as a rule land found very nice,
cheap lodging place. Here | met a
MIR. Williams, Welshman, going home
on visit to Wales. He is instructor
and choirmaster for a Presbyterian
church In Philadelphia He sang for
me words which he had composed for
the Welsh air, 'tAll Through the Night.
The day following my arrival being a
public holiday, | visited Chester. Here
/ | wallsed around the old walls, viewed
the ancient cathedral and church Of st,
John the Baptist, the various towers,
the rows, galleries raised above the
street and lined with shops, number
Of very old, quaint houses, etc.
The following day arranged for my
trip from Europe home to Australia.
1t Is something cruel to try to get quick
passage to Australia just now. All the
boats are crowded. finally arranged
to 20 from Antwerp by Nord. Deutch-
er Lloyd boat, leaving October 18th.
| This gives me more time IN Europe
than | wanted. makes it necessary for
me to omit seeing Palestine and Egypt,
yet keeps me here long enough to emp
ty my pocketbook pretty thoroughly.
Leaving Liverpool the next Wednesday
morning | spent the time until the next
Sunday morning in the lake country OF
England. 1t is famous for its beauty
and its literary fame as the home OF
Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, Rus
kin and others ltH as glorious to wan.
der among the mountains, valleys ano
lakes Of this region. No wonder that
poets were born in it. Nurtured in its
cradle of beauty they could not but ex'
press the spirit of poetry, naturally anC
voIuminousiy. One interesting obser
walton / made was that "snow-white
lambs sre very scarce. Wordsworth
writes: Il quote from memory, perhaps
inaccurately).
And looking DER the hedge. before me
espied
| snow white mountain lamb with maid
en- at its side"
Perhaps the little maiden, who wal
saying to the lamb drink, pretty crea'
ture, drink, - was all the more attached
to the lamb because 'white" lamb Il
rare, or was 1t just poetic fiction? AL
the sheep and lambs that saw hac