Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-29
PORTER WRITES ANOTHER

believe there was big battle fought
here long ago, and 10000 slain. Hotel
de France 10 FIR.
August 25-On to Boulogne and
Dover, passed French and English Gus
toms and train to Canterbury. Went
through fine old cathedral and to St.
Martins old church. St.Martin lived
at Tours, three centuries A. ID. His
sister was StPatrick's mother. St.
Martin was great on miracles; he
raised the dead on three occasions.
His name clings to churches, streets
and towns over Europe St.Angus
time come to Canterbury A. D. 597,
with a company of priests and friars.
Their library consisted of bible in
two parts, breviary and missals, (5
volumesl. Boat Boulogne to Dover,
90 minutes, 1886, deck passage.
August 26-Canterbury to London
and got room off Gray's Inn Road, a
week, 1915. Walked over city and
down strand. Sd rail in Britain &c a
mile.
August 27-27-Went to Cooks. got
last $40 checks cashed. Wrote to Mr..
Roberts, Cardiff to send me $3.50
sent him in April. To U. S. Steam
ship line, can go on Geo. Washington
September z. Sd class, S80.40l Met
Mr.. H. H. Davis at Cooks; he was
sun burned. Goes on President Hard
ing August 81. Says a revolution is
coming on the continent and it is time
to go to America. He rode through
Germany; had dinner on train, 165
NIX. Train went on into Holland; went
in and had supper; same table, same
food, same waiter. Bin 5000 NIX. He
kicked, had row and settled by pay
ing English money, 7 shillings.
August 29-Mr. Davis and | lined
together on Strand. We saw the
Drinkwine statue of Lincoln. 1t is a
good one and stands close to West
minister Abbey. Went to Montague
tailors and was measured for blue
serge suit, Sc We did National Gal
lery and l did National Portrait Gal
lery close to the other. Plan to do
Kensington Museums and the Mall if
weather permits.
August 30-Rainy. Packed Argon-
ne relics. find my eleven days in the
French war zone cost me hardly 81
a day for board, rooms and rail fare.
was treated very kindly. | lived as
they live, on bread, coffee, soft rich
frontage, and win rouge. Capt. But
ters was right when he told me "land-
ed in FRANCE | could live in the war
zone for SO day"
August 31-Sent post cards and
guide books homeby paying book post
age. My Argonne bullets and empty
shells cannot go by post. Did the Vic
toria and Albert Museum at Kensing-
ton gardens. A lot more exhibits there
| did not see. Attended a dental ex-
hibition. Went to Cooks on Strand
and got $3.50 of travellers checks
sent Mr.. Roberts in April. Went to u.
s. S. Line Office and got Sd class tick
ct. London to New York, $685. For
got to get it way to Boston at same
price. My stupidity cost me A. Got
to have row about being vaccinated.
Went past Buckingham Palace and
beautiful marble memorial in front of
it to Victoria. Parks and gardens in
London are lovely now Great beds of
red flowers, splendid gates, monu-
ments and statues plenty. Albert
Memorial at Kensington is a noble
monument; steeple like spire above q
colossal statue, and on corners of
raised platform are groups typifying
the empire, as an OK in one group,
elephant in another, camel in another
September Did British museum
10 to 3. Have gotten so tired of see
ing beautiful paintings, statues, vases,
jewels and museum junk, had rather
don pair of overalls and count hogs
in a lot or trees in forest. That was
normal child that Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps so years ago created who said,
Ma if when / get to Heaven | am
good little girl all the week, can't /
go down to Hell Saturday nights and
play with the little devils ?"
Went to the tailor shop and got the
suit | was measurer for Tuesday,
$22.50. Got 13 shillings for SO, so
to have money enough to leave Eng
land, September on Geo. Washing
ton. Got letter from Mr.. Roberts.
Said he has photo Of my granddaugh-
ter whom | have never seen. Plan to
go to Cardiff tomorrow for four nights
returning the 9th to sail next day for
Cherbourg and U. S. A. Want to
spend four days in Maine and visit
Viroqua fair if it is held last week in
September. Rail to Cardiff % shill-
/ ings, Sd class. British rail is about
cents mile.
Have spent $87 for clothes, came
ras, lantern slides pictures and other
junk.
September 2-Go to Cardiff, largest
coal market in the world. Immense
docks and dry docks; rode on trolly
car 10 Peuylan road, then walked tc
street called Cyncoed, pronounced Kin.
coed, and walked a mile to Clarendon
the name Of the Roberts residence
upon the gate. Thus came to under
stand Clarendon, Cyncoed, Penylan,
the address of Mr.. VIM. Roberts. Open.
ing the gate entered a beautiful
grader surrounded by hedges with
rows of pear, apple, plum and ounce
trees, inside, intersperced with tall
rose bushes loaded with beautiful
roses of several colors. In the cen
ter is lovely lawn some 5x10 rods
/ in size, the edges cut down and the
grass rolled and cut short by a skill
ed gardener. The rear hedge was
trimmed by Mr.. Roberts himeslf. as
straight as could be. The vegetable
garden is large and supplies the fam
lily and friends. The pear and apple
trees are loaded with fine fruit, much
of which will be given to those who
have not fruit. Inside, this beautiful
home is furnished with all that wealth
and good taste could desire. A beau
tiful hall clock chimes the hours and
quarter hours. A photograph of VIM.
E.Gladstone with his autograph hangs
opposite. In the great guest book
when he was Lord Mayor in 1918
are the names of Mrs, Lloyd George,
the Maharaja of somewhere, numbers