The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-25

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clock. would either set them weeping
or into convulsion. They asked US
10 write to their families,--those VINO
could talk so lucidly,--and to be sure
to tell them that they were getting
we'll rapidly!
AT the hotel in Paris we thought
we'd be really extravagent and take u
room with bath. We had palace"
with three beds in it, one of which
Jane Lee occupied, and then Wed with
each other in our politeness AS TO
which was to take the first bath. Be-
iny two OF us. we won the day, and so
Jane was the first. II was then that
we discovered that we were more ex-
trayagent than we had even imagined
that We could be, for no human power
could make that water run OIL In the
tub. The basin was even more excit-
ing. for the water wouldn't stay IN II
sufficiently to wash our hands without
stopping it up with one If our bath
towels. Then too, there is no hot
water in Paris on any day but Friday
and Saturday, Sc we gave up in dis
pair and went to bed, to be kept awake
all night by the mosquitoes when
seemed as big as elephants!
At San Sulpice we wanted especially
to see the wonderful statue OF The
Virgin, standing on such marvellously
carved clouds Of stone that they seem
like vapour; it was buried deep with
sand bags. A few days before, the
steps of the building had been crowd
ed with refugees and with what be-
longings they could carry; we were
told that numbers Of dogs frightened
by the bombing in the towns, hat
iumped into trains which brought tn
crowds, and had come all the way u
Paris, too.
i After mass, dear old lady thanked
us for coming to France; 1t is mos
touching, the gratitude of the French
and when she kissed the hand OF Tn
: man in our party we all had Jumps i
2 our throats.
! The sand bags which cover the sar
; cophagus at the tomb of Napoleo
have little violet leaves and vine
\ sprouting in the interstices almost
though it were coming to life: and tn
] courtyard is filled with wondeif'
!. collection Of captured cannon and all
planes round which our soldiers al
n always standing.
. Paris in war seemed even MOI
: beautiful than ever, Cor it Is, SO con
il paratively quiet that one has chan'
to really see it. To neutralize u
: shock from the long guns or the a
! raid, the windows have been paste
h with all sorts of fantastic arrang
o ments of paper, sometimes beautii
. designs cut from wall paper, whl
II others have strips put on in pattern
IS it is always ingenious and never u
Il slightly. The sunset, looking down u
!, almost deserted avenues OF The lul
;, lieries. was like wonderful misty pi
"a ture and there were no artificial ligh
e to dim its magnificence. One wonde
ID at the perfection of the flowers IN u
# Gardens, for there are so few men
~ attend to them, but never have th'
been more luxurient: we hope u
= American boys have appreciated u
n lunches of our golden rod grown
" among the roses! In the quiet co
70 ners Of the park, little boys we
Is learning to play baseball, the teach
n usually "Y" man, who they told y
"a were having the time Of their live
ne doing it.
90 At night tie darkness is somethll
a beyond description, and we alwa
at walked in the middle Of the road, !
el it was quite impossible to see quit
ut when we came to it. If ones train
h, late in getting into town, it is well
on hurry to the nearest cafe, for they
o. close at nine o'clock promptly.
at While dining at an American r.
do taurant advertising its cooking as
ey ing characteristic, lit was, inclde
ne ally, the only really bad meal we b
in France) our friends told US OF
OIL AFRAID last spring, when the 81
he we're so accurately trained on
to building in which Baker was suppo'
to be at the time, that it was kno
est that there were some spies at wo
ig- They say three conciergies were tai
wn out of the house and shot.
'ay ITO be Continued.)