The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-11-17
VI. l.. BONHAM, JR.
CONTINUED from Last Week.

(Contlnued from Last Week.
From July 28 to 81 we stopped in
Lncerne. enjoying the wonderful! sceI-
cry, the quaint city. the fine concerts,
and good rest. at one OF the con-
certs. happened to sit next'to Mas
cagni, the composer. / didn't know It
untnl that night when an acquaint-
ance told me of it. or course. we Wig
tied the Lion Of Lucerne several
times. No picture or description can
do 1t Justice; 1t must he seen. Near 1t
is the Glacier Garden where the ef-
fects of the glacial period in geology
are revealed by excavations.
The Swiss people impress you by
their industry, courtesy, intelligence
and cleanliness. II microbe acci-
dentally get into Switzerland he'd
commit suicide from loneliness.
The bathing proposition in the av-
erage European hotel is serious one.
A. typical experience was that Of my
first night In Lucerne. Shortly after
dinner I rang ana requested to be
shown to the Bathroom. The maid
asked "Whcn?" Immediately" I re-
piled. She went away ard soon came
back TO say that the bathroom was
already engaged until ten o'clock and
after that therc would he no more hot
water. How soon can I get warm
bath in the morning?" "Oh. you can
get a cold bath at seven and warm
one at ten"
We left Iucerne at q. m. July 81
for London. We spent two hours be-
tween trains walking about the pretty
city Of Basel. After cutting across the
corner of Alsace, we spent the after
noon traversing a beautiful French
farming region. Every railway bridge.
tunnel and station was guarded. and
at Troyes we passed a troop train. We
spent the night in Paris. and pro-
cocded to London next day. by way Of
Boulogne and Folkestone. The
weather was clear.
For the next three weeks London
was our headquarters. We visited the
principal places OF literary and his
toric interest in the city and went to
the theatre one AFTERNOON. Between
the acts afternoon tea was served. We
made short excursions by train or bus
or motor to Windsor, Hampton Court,
Eton, Stratford, Warwick, Kcnilworth.
Oxford, etc. On the same campus OF
Magdalen College. Oxford, we had the
pleasure Of seeing Misses Kate Hill
and Ella Graham of Baton Rouge.
One day In Oxford street. London,
I saw my name over an auctioneer's
shop, so went In and got acquainted
with the proprietor. Another day
asked bpotbIack to tell me which d.
rection 80 Ladbroke Grove was. He
looked puzzled till showed him the
number on a''cafd, then said, "Oh,
eyety is this wye.'
attended a cricket game-that is,
I sat through the first two houSe OF
the first inning.S}I found 1t fully as
exciting as q faculty meeting and the
spectators were US enthusiastic as
deaf mutes at a funeral. ia
Another day fhspent in walking
along the fine councry road from
Hampstead HEATH! through Barnet
toward st. AlbahS: I luhched at "The
Green Dragon" ID typical English
wayside inn.
In the morning of August 81 we
saw partial eclipse Of the sun and in
the afternoon boarded the Allan Line.
Ssotian for Montreal, We had a: very
stormy voyage, varied by sight OF
the aurora borealic and two icebergs.
Our port holesnwere covered with
blankets at night so that no light
could betray us to a possible German
cruiser. III
Mrs. Bonham was very sicy aud for
four days kept her cabin. seized
this opportunity TO get acquainted
with several young ladies. The day
carried Mrs. B.. on deck. one of them
said, II am glad to see that your
daughter Is we'll enough to come up
today" I went up on the upper deck
and booked at the sky.
We found that The British are as
good sailors as the Germans, but they
don't understand 30 we'll the art of
making passengers comfortable.
Quebec was ouri:first stop on thta
side; 80 we got off there and after
seeing that quaint city proceeded by
train bt MontreaE where we also
found much to interest us. September
2.we crossed the border and reflect
ed with Q sigh OF pleasure that the