Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1908 — RETURNS FORM EXTENDED TRIP [ARTICLE]

RETURNS FORM EXTENDED TRIP

Mrs. W. J. Imes has returned from a six weeks visit in /»Jew York and at other points in the east, which fncluded a trip by ocean to Canada and up the St. Lawrence river to Montreal. She and a party of friends left New York August Ist and a big British steamship, and the first landing was at Halifax, N. S. On this trip a terrifflc storm was encountered lasting thlrtyfsix hours and everyone on the boat including a number of the crew became very seasick. Mrs. Imes was taken sick in the evening and after she had managed to get to bed, about ten o’clock, did not get out until the next day late in the forenoon. The path of the ship did not lay in the direction of the wind, and was going at an angle across the waves and the waves were running over the cabins, at times, the various motions the ship made made it impossible to count them. Alt the tenderfeet could do While the seasickness lasted was to lay flat on their backs and keep their eyes closed tight, and as soon as any other position was assumed they would commence to “heave up Jonah” again. Finally the ship got out of the track of the storm and then things got better, and at last got to Halifax and Mrs. Imes had her first look at real British people and a real British town. The storm had made it impossible for this party to get to Quebec for the centennial doings in that city, so they took all the time allowed them at Halifax, going sightseeing for a day or two. The next landing was made at Chstrtuttetown, Prince Edward’s Island. This country is much better for agricultural purposes than Novia Scotia, and being in sight of land all the time the party had a good chance to see the country. The country houses were all white and looked as though they had been planned and built by the same man. Here the party went sightseeing and visited many of the places where the scenes of Longfellow's immortal Evangeline are laid, and some of the people here still use the French language. From Charlottetown the run was made to Quebec, but they were too late to see the Prince of Wales.

From Quebec the party drove into the country to a little town named St. Anne, and to the falls of Montmorency, which much resemble the Niagara of our own country. From Quebec the party went to Montreal, which Mrs. Imes thinks is a very beautiful city, and from a of it as shown in a photograph •it certainly is. Here the party drove out into the country and were treated to a surprise. Acres and acres of muskmelons could be seen as far as the eye could reach, and they were thick on the ground and large as one’s head and fine, Oh, but they were good; had 'em every time a meal was served and between times when they got hungry for them. And think of it, 'way up close to the north pole, too! Mrs. Imes had eaten them in New York where they cost |1 apiece, but now she could see them growing and smell them too. From Montreal the party took a train and were soon in the land of the Stars and Stripes, and were fast approaching Utica, N. Y.. from whence,* after a day’s visit with a nephew, Mrs. Imes came home, arriving here Sunday afternoon, having had one of the most enjoyable visits of her life.