THE COURIER.
more in an atmosphere of sweetness 'bus rides in London are great, and
and purity; and, like Jim Bludsoe, "he when next in London take one. Only
ain't no saint;" but there are worse men costs two pence.
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in politics in this city.
ON THE OTHER
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(Written for The Courier by C. Y.
No 5
Of all the tcords of tongue or pen.
The Baddest are these "Whitechapel."
What name (ills the mind with great
er horror and misapprehension? the
"V havoc of Jack tho Ripper, that daring
bloodthirsty gentleman who treated lifo
aB a mere toy, whose pleasure was best
obtained when he took his victim against
objections and juggled with his body in
a blood curdling manner. Do not tho
names Whitechapel and Jack the Rip
per cause our- hair, to stand- on end in
battle array; do they not at the first
blush fill our mind and. body, with an
indescribable thrill of fear? We actual
ly shudder- and unconsciously shrink
from this daring foe and his mysterious
haunt. We are apt to think of White,
chapel as a narrow, dark' and gloomy
street, with villains and murderers hid
ing in the shades with cudgel in hand
ready to pounce upon tho unsuspecting
victim and pound him senseless, or else
mangle his trembling and shivering body
by unmerciful thrusts with a long, two
edged knife.
We can see Jack the Ripper sneaking
along a darrow alley into the dim light
- of the street at the mid hour of night
and silently snatch his prey and disap
pear into tho darkness beyond. A fear
ful Bhriek and all is over. We would
believe Whitechapel to be a dangerons
place; tho resort of the devil, tho cul
mination of all that is wicked, and a
venture within itsdomainsas a foolhardy
exploit.
In the evening, while standing on tho
steps of Inns of Court Hotel, on High
Holborn, I saw several 'busses go by
with "Whitechapel" on one of the sign
boards. I concluded I wasn't afraid; if
it was safe for the 'bus it was safe for
me; so Frank and I hailed the next one
and climbed up the winding stairs be
hind and took a seat on tho top where
we could see London as sbe is by gas
light. We rumbled along High Holborn,
by Charing Cross, to the ond of Poultry
and Queen Victoria streets, where tho
Bank of England stands like a monu
ment. Some distance on we enter White
chapel, aglow with lights and people by
the thousands walking and strolling
along to thpir heart s content. On each
side of the street are myriads of peddlers
and vendors with everything for sale
fr im a tin whistle up; now and then a
church and for variety's sake are
several theatres of different grades.
The buildings were mostly stores and
small shops, used in part for homes.
Fins, needles, buttons and suspenders
were a common subject of barter; and
the stores confine their traffic largely to
tho lino of food and clothing. The peo
ple were of the poor working classes,
with two exceptions at least. Every
body looked harmless, however, and
while I should prefer to live elsewhere,
I am of tho opinion that Whitechapel
is a pretty fair sort of a place. It's
lively at night, as it naturally would bo
with so many persons about; but there
is no danger other than being stepped
on perhaps.
But I rodo on the top c-f a'bus These
When I came down to breakfast on
July 4th I was told by the waiter that
our party wonld be served in a private
room. Our guardian, Mr. Shepherd,
has a great head. He brought over
with him a lot of small American flags
and banners and had the room decorated
with Hags, flowers and fire crackers a
regular Fourth of July celebration in
England. We had alt kinds of fun. We
sang tho Red, White and Blue, Tho
Star Spangled Banner, and so on, and
the waiter joined in tho chorus with
God Save the Queen. It was an elegant
spread, with crackers and cheese, for
the last course; a usual custom iu Eng
land. But do you know they put very
littlo salt in tho food there? Great
Scott! A man can't live without salt;
but you get used to it.
In tho afternoon we went down to tho
National Gallery. It will be impossible
for me to give it more than a passing
glance. The various schools of art,
both anrient and modern, are well rep
resented. Paintings of Angelo, Del
Sarto, Da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Corre
gio, Hogarth and others adorn the walls.
That evening" we left London for Har
wich and took the steamer across tho
North sea for Rotterdam, Holland.
You may well imagine with what
woful misgivings I went down tho stair
way into the cabin of the little steamer
which was to bear me across the North
sea; a surging mass of turbulent water.
But I had a lovely time; was asleep all
night and early in tho morning when I
came on deck we were gliding along the
waters of tho River Maas, by the cur
ious water crafts, and through the
shadows of tho spreading arms of gen
uine Dutch windmills.
Holland is a joyous revelation. To
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I saw the glorious and enchanting
combination of a dog. a mulo and
a woman harnessed together
pulling a heavy load of
vegetables. This is pretty tough on tho
woman; but as many of us know it is
her proper sphere of action. It iB one
of those things she knows how to do
no placo on thij great earth of ours does just as well as a dog or a mule, and if
she has the ability to do it, sho ought
to be given an opportunity to show her
capacity for such labor. Opportunities
should be denied no one. This should
bo recognized as a fundamental law in
Bocioty. It is only fair to give woman
a chance, and if she can drag a cart as
well as a dog or a mule, why let her do
it. Man should not attempt to hinder
the progress of woman along the lines
of work. In Holland she has shown
that she can do it, and do it well. Tho
an honest and conscientious
traveller desire to return, more than to
Holland.
I was there only two days. Just think
of it! One can stay a year and find
enjoyment every day. Holland is small
comparativley speaking. One can start
at the coast, take a run, hop, skip and
jump and land on the other side;
but during his flight his eye will see
much of untiring interest.
A flat country below the level of
the sea, cut into thousands of pieces by question is asked, why can't she do it in
alabyrinth of canals, dykes and ditches. America? Can it be we are behind the
The great arms of tho numberless wind- times here? Wake up, ye indigent sons
mills swing slowly in the wind and fan of America, and give tho women a
the cows and swine that feed in tho rich
pasture. Along the roads in quaint
array tho little dogs trot, sometimes
one and often two, three and four
together; dragging behind a small two
wheeled cart filled with vegetables or
milk, on their way to market. How
these little fellows pull, and what a
curious sight it is! It is not unusual to
see a woman and a dog or two. harnessed
to the same cart tugging a heavy load
of vegetables while tho indulgent hus
band walks along before or behind as
fancy may lead, smoking his trusty
pipe. We see very few horses; the dog and
woman being the chief motive power.
It occurs to us that the "Worn ens
Federation for tho Preservation of
Women" would find a wide and fertile
field for their labors in Holland, where
man, the lazy thing, don't work; and
where woman, lovely woman, is likened
unto a beast of burden. In Rotterdam
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chance! The only difficulty that
presents itself to our mind is in the poor
roads here which would make the work
extra hard. But they would get used
to it, with practice, and in timo with a
fair exercise of their intelligence we
believe they would be entirely successful
and show the present age that they may
be of some benefit to tho community.
Of all places in Holland, don't miss
Rotterdam, for there you see the Dutch
of antiquity, peasant lifo as she is,
quaint and homely characters which
are a constant and everlasting sourco
of joy.
Society, I imagino is the same there
now as it was years ago. Canals cut
the city into many fragments, and ships
of all descriptions are lazily laying by
the wharf all over the city. The streets
for the most part consist of bridges,
and wharfs. The wooden shoe goes
clippity clip on the pavement. Curls Df
smoke roll from the pipe of the festive
lounger. Dogs and women navi
gate the vegetable and milk carts
which call forth admiration from the
tourist. The tall masts of the ships
rear upward into the clear sky. What
a picture alone is the old windmill with
its broad and sweeping arms! How
curious the houses with quaint gables!
Rotterdam is intensely interesting.
Erasmus was born there. If you don't
know who Erasmus was, look him up.
Our next point is tho Haguo. This
is tho most attractivo city of Holland
from an esthetic point of view. Its
chief attraction is itself, with its charm
ing streets and residences, parkB and
villas. Trees border tho walks which
aro kept scrupulously clean. Tho
surface is that of an utttcr level; tho
water in tho parks and canals being kept
in motion by steam pumps.
An electric car line runs from tho city
to Scheveningen, a summer resort with a
long sandy beach. In tho season it
presents a regular panorama of interest
with variegated bathing costumes and
wicker work beach chairs. I had oc
casion here to buy a few trinkets and in
my efforts to convert a Gulden into
pence and shillings and from thence to
dollars and cents and further to figuro
in some Italian centimes in the chango
given mi, I got tangled, as it were, and
lost 20 cents in the transaction. I havo
sinco learned that tho Dutch aro very
fond of money though their rash attempts
to obtain it are wholly unwarranted.
But onocatcheson so tospeak, although
he is obliged to guess quite often. Some
of tho ladies in our party lost a dollar
or two. Our special artist from Boston
never took the time to figure out for
himself but simply handed out piece
after piece until the vendor made a sign
of enough. This sign varied in the
different countries we passed through.
I remember at some station in Italy he
paid about a dollar and a half for so mo
peaches and plums because tho old
woman who sold them forgot to mako
the right sign.
Crushed fruits and other sodas at
Harley's new fountain.
Summer's heat turned to cool content
at Harley's soda fountain.
Ice cream and ices for parties, at Sis
ler's, 133 South Twelfth street. Tele
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