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Show Ky1 ' . BERLIN I KTTEIl Continued. B' . horses, pigs, cows etc., all under j.; the same roof. Tlie government lms E4. erected a red brick ecl.ool house, where i?,," tho children are taught tfarmm etc &'& The peoplo here speak n Salvonlodialcct K and retain the ens'omes and manners o( &', the old Wen lish race. Tho children all K' go to school iii boala in tho summer and If- ' on skates in winter. A little girt threw I''- flowers into our boat ns we passtd by. -- - -f Of course she wanted us to throw some- ' thing back. In tho top of a largo elm treo wo saw a starks neat. Wo passed an old lady bringing a board of hay fiom (he Hold. To make tho board balance In ' ; tho boat she had placed tho green In th $ center and the dry in cither end. A j-v wo loll tho villain we rowsd up u back ' street and picked water lilies. This Mas I indeed quito romantic, tho great wliito lloweis blooming on tho top of tho water surrounded by the lartro Hat greon loaves k -were very pretty After gathering all If -we wlehcd, we went on. About 0:!;i i we came to another village. Butter, (Hi . and etc., were kopt in wells at the nldv L of tho water Btreeta. Wo gut out ami inado arrangements to may over niglit We went into a hall or restaurant and by putting 10 pf, 2li : into a slot a laig) organ would play, so we had a dance, quite a treat. Wo then went out for n walk to sco the people, to study them mid sec how tlu'y lived. An old nun standing by his home and farm ilooi told us that tho large disk hanging on tit" wall is a mark of honor, llii sous lin won the shooting contest nnd so rl.ii.. tho boaid. The water is drained from i tho wells in largo pitchers, tho wooden handle running up and nnd down n grovi.. Wo had hail n drink of buttci- j milk, and Emma Bimsey, llughBoug- I all, Lou Gates nnd my-self sang a aong I It pleased them nnd wo soon had j, their neighbors there. As one old lady BNk walked in front ol us 1 eaw tunc enu was i HfiL deformed her back being concave, this 1 WpBBeWsbelng'caugedby carrying heavy loadj J33P!lpl''''1.liKetoia' h erhacb R7 .What a pity, 0i' ' but I tupposo bIih was happy nnd knew g nothing elee.Tho crowd went back to dsneo whilo BrotherTliomasof tho A. 0 i Logan, Emma and I went on nnd wcro I moro than interested. Wo saw nn old :ldy and man working in tho hay field s ihauling it to the barn on a frame woik jj with liandles at either end. Thoy Btop- jjed thuir work and looked at ue. Tu &v old inan began smoking a pipe ubout -,'.j : ft. long. Tho old lady asked where we if. wcro from, aild whon wo said America eho raised her hands nud said ''Ache mclnx Gott," nnd came ovei to seo us. T Her ago was 03, she woro woodou half I slippers, just a ton cap of leather, no hose, uslio:t ovei hall dress with big patched holes in front, no uleeves h-r nrins being very brown and her hands s largo nud strong, the llguic deformed , witti hard tork. llur head dross wis made of calico. Tills is about the way tho most of the women dress hero. Under this hard outward appearance H s thcro was a beautiful soul. I felt it, H and from what she said I know that H thoy wero sincere, devout people, wnit- ing for tlie Gospel. Wo wu ked around the little island and wcro surprised at one place to boo a woman crawling thru B n small dirty hole to feed tho pigs. Wo said ood evening and wcru answered. I As we wont around tho houeu we also i t said good evening to a little boy. Ah wo went away wo heard tho'uiothur giving the boy a whipping for not answering uh. How many peoplo living in marble palaces would ba bo thoughtful of their childrcna good mnuueis? ro went back to supper, which consisted of eggs , boiled in greccu, black bread, butter nud milk. Wo danced, sang a few ; ;j Kougs, mado friends witli our new peo. r' pie, then went to bed, our boat man : showing us tho way with a lantern. No hotelB, wo stayed in Iiouuch, tiverytlilng s, was clean however, if I couldn't stand ' up strniclit, and it wo could stand i lit animals in tho samo building. Tlie , same morning wo wern out at D o'clock, the air was coul and tliu sun uhouo most ',' j - beautiful. Kverytliingwascoveied with i'fe" nheavydow. We left the little illage i4L . i nnd were soon roaming along out in tho pr ' Holds. Wo passed a Hock of Btarks and f tho boatman said that wc could order a V family if wo wished, lie told us thai this Spreowald covered 'M sq. miles. We nt last camo to tlio Hurgand, got ' out and walked. It was Sunday morn- , , lug and fioin all directions tho people flocked to Church witli their song boon and bible in hand. Tlie women being prominent becauso of their largo white '' ' licnd dress. Wo arrived at the chinch nnd went in. All the women were aoat- ed lu the basement, All wore largo :" 3 white head dresses starched nnd pressed and nearly all in tho eamo shape. The waists nnd skirts were In grny colois the latter looked liked they wore hoops Tlie men and visitors wero alovo in the nailery. In ono ond ol the building was an organ, with this motto on it, "Ail that I Jiavo I give to tho Lord." At th other end nnd nt tho top was n painting of an nnEel and tho cross. Tho light froiv'tho window behind, mado It lool. most beautiful. Below was a flno pulpit. All tLo Interior was painted whilo with strings of flowers swinging from ono Bide to tho other. Wo did not stay. I walked back with G. Young, sho said that the land nn I all reminded hor of the Hawaiian Islands. Tho old lwatman sang while wo nto dinner under the Umory. One exticme will follow another and in about twenty minutes wn was Into n big fight with other boatmen. boat-men. Wo started back hut on n new mad. Wo passed somo docks nnd had to pay 6c toll. Then wo came into a big forest of elms, for about thrce-forths of un hour wo rodo along In the shade of tho great trees, tho ivy was growing at their feflt nnd the b'liutitul mos's and ferns covered tlie chores of .our watciy load. Wo passed many merry parties coming nnd going. A shooting lontect happened to bo . just finished, as we camo intonnotlier little yllt-'ge. A U-ge fat man had won nnd his mect-boari crowned him with a wreath. Ho also wore a large satch of white ixui blue libbon. lie got into a boat with About 16 young gorls all dressed alike with bunches of flowers in their hands and wreaths in their hoi?. They were rowed row-ed up tho stream to Yfhero the ttrget vm. A band leading the boys who had lost, wnlkcd on tho land. Tlie target was taken down nnd tho dsfcated boys brought it down to tho boat. The vfctor led tho parade in boattf.tho baud, tho defeated boys and then the town. We joined in. Ho was taken to his homo where the disk tnrgetl was nailed, nail-ed, on his fathers house. Tb ey Jjhen camo to tho dancing hall. He' danced in tho center with his sweetheart while the other hoys with there girls daneo aro-ind him in a circle. Wo left aud after obout ono hour on tho water streets we arrived back from vrhoro wo started. Wo took tho next train to Berlin and was glad to get home. O. A. Kirkhnm. |