Page images
PDF
EPUB
[merged small][ocr errors]

ere is such a high wall around it, oking old concierge to guard the

nswers contain quite a good sumof the advantages and disadvanin France. Life wears in all its mely pretty dress, but liberty is und in all the relations of life, ed.

- things that attracted the attenty in Caen, were the operations of ■cutting the famous Caen stone. d very much surprised when he nen at work upon this stone, as ing it with saws having regular se of the saws used in working The truth is, that this famous t when it comes from the quarry, ut almost as easily as chalk; but eing for some time exposed to the ; it a great advantage over most

lorence

expressing immense b she had of

in the mar

explained marble ha

of steel, a

way slowl

sand whi

cleft, by

constantl

The p

spending and in m

then one

their pla them at

station; by soon

took lod

thence carried in ships to all parts of the w Florence said at first, when she heard Gri expressing surprise at seeing the men cu immense blocks of stone in two with a saw, she had often seen the same operation perfo in the marble yards in New York. But Gri explained to her that the saws used for cu marble had no teeth. They were smooth p of steel, and they were only able to wear way slowly through the stone, by means of s sand which was carried continuously into cleft, by a small stream of water which was constantly running while the work was going

The party remained several days at ( spending the time in rambling about the t and in making excursions in the environs, then one morning, after breakfast, they all their places in a little omnibus which cam them at the hotel, and were conveyed to station; and there taking the train which c by soon afterward, they proceeded to Bayeux took lodgings at the hotel of Madame Acha

BAYEUX.

with a lo of it to n

it was seen by our party when ed it in the train, presented the a quiet rural town, reposing in

Achard F

ing wom

waiter, a

green fields and gardens, and cuously at a distance of many wers, and, spires, and lofty battleof an immense cathedral, rising of it, far above the other build

the part

their roc

rooms 1

as built in a very close and comThe station being entirely outside green fields and gardens. Our ■ the station into the town in a and they found when they enne streets were narrow, and paved those of a city, and bordered by houses three or four stories high, ways here and there opening into ns and grounds within. At the of the houses, women and girls, I others in groups, were sitting at

Madame breakfas

question

"Yes

come do

It wa

late for

a meal

and An

went do were th

was a

table in "If Morell

a plain looking house standing end to the s with a long paved yard extending along th of it to neat looking stables in the rear. Ma Achard herself, a handsome and motherly ing woman of middle age, accompanied waiter, a chambermaid, and a porter, rec the party at the door, and conducted th their rooms, when Grimkie had signified rooms they required. Before leaving Madame Achard asked them if they woulć breakfast. Mrs. Morelle, who understoo question, said, "Yes," at once.

"Yes, Grimkie," said she. "Tell her w come down immediately to breakfast."

It was now afternoon, and yet it was no late for what the French call breakfast, wh a meal in fact corresponding to what in En and America is called luncheon. So the went down stairs as soon as they were ready were there directed to the dining-room, was a sort of back parlor, with a pretty table in it, ready set as if for dinner.

"If they ask us what we will have," said Morelle, " we will choose and tell them, l

ne bread and butter. He then
in one after another a succession
ging the plates of the guests for
1. There was but little in each
uccession was long, and the whole
hat they had had an abundant
re they came to the end of the
came boiled beef, then some nice
hen broiled chicken, then cutlets,
ind of fish, then fricasseed pota-
until at length the entertainment
th a dessert consisting of cakes,
nd almonds, and pears.
ing that Mrs. Morelle thought of
fast was concluded was the tapes-
nquiry she found that it was not
tion on that day, which as it hap-
urday. So the party spent the
ambling about the town and the
next day they attended service at
The children gazed with wonder
cent interior of the edifice, and at

ing in ( the floo

ing in

altar, a their c

of the

and th

portan too gre of the

them

the att

mained tions

For

her pa

Grimb

see w

they

woma came that

« PreviousContinue »