The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-09-16


day and left Monday morning and
landed in Il town called Abcrdare at
about nne-thirty that night. after
stopping q few hours cnrGutc at my
old home, to see my dear sister.
At Abcrdarc found it difficult to
get :. place to stay all night for every
thing was full. Driven to desperation
went TO Il policeman and asked him
if he knew OF any place where | could
stay. He said that there was Il rest
tulant, putting the emphasis on the
"turant'. said, What is that" He
said "A place where they ear and
sleep on said. I'VE haven't
time TO 20 around that corner in
America" lie said What corner"
said, Tho 'Turant' corner" and left
him wondering What meant. Event
Ually | found Il place to lay my weary
head. In the morning | asked for my
bill which was cighty-live cents in
our money, for bed and breakfast.
both of which were Just fine and would
have cost from two dollars up in this
country.
| stayed in this town all the next
day and went back there three or four
different times working on my legal
business. While | was visiting these
towns the pugi!iStic fraternity were
making history in London, for there
We're two championship battles fought
there. | simply mention this because
OF the interest taken both by women
and men. Christian and non Christ
ian. Every one on the streets talked
about the battles. This surprised me
very much for everything was SO diff
Ierent from the quiet Christian coun-
try of forty years ago, when | lived
there. Still We say, The world is get
ting better" Perhaps it is.
From this town went to Mountain
Ash, a town made up OF coal mines
and coal miners: where some OF the
deepest and best equipped mincs in
the world are operated. | have Il
nephew and niece ut this place SO |
stayed with them for several days and
mad Il nice visit and 4 good rest
From here | went to the city OF Car
diff. having made an appointment to
preach there before leaving America.
This town is practically the metropo-
lis of Wales and is Il great shipping
center Millions of tons of coal are
sent from here annually to all points
Of Europe. You are reminded of Amer
lea the moment you enter the city.
What with tho WalWorth ten cents
stores and American styled rcstau-
rants ana many other things American,
one could feel quite at home there.
This would be my choice OF Il home
if were to return to the land OF my
berth TO live. Willie there | thought
| would like to visit the Board of
Trade 50 went down to the docks one
day and hunted it up. or course We
all know what Chicago Board OF Trade.
is and how excited and panicky the
buyers and sellers become. But here
they stood in groups making personal
deals with each other. asked the
officer il that was their regular Gus.
tom. He laughed and said Yes" |
said that is surely tame to the one we
have in Chicago. suppose he thought
| was Boosting. so after dropping him
Il tip left.
Again returned to the little town
of Abcr@avcnny to my headquarters
at my sisters. And on the night OF
the fifth Of August | received Il telc-
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