Identifier: outing29newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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-clamations that they were but com-mon folks, and that it wasnt goodenough fora real lady! Bless herheart, she did not know how much bet-ter it was than the real lady had had,and was to have, many a time beforeshe reached home. Next morning we were on our wayearly, with the best wishes of our host-ess, her husband and his friends. Thenews of the two Americans at the Pub had gone the rounds, and wehad quite a crowd of rustics to see usoff. A small dog, with whom I had be-come friends, joined the assembled com-pany at the door of the Pub, wagginghis tail by way of adieu. Cheltenham, a pretty city of fine treesand well-built houses, was the next placewe visited, but only to procure photo-graphic film, which was secured afterendless trouble in hunting up the chem-ist,—for photo-supplies are sold only indrug-stores,—then it was loves laborlost, for the film bought as undatedbut perfectly fresh proved to be date .inside—four years old—and useless. So we rode on by smiling grange and
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WINDSOR CASTLE. 462 OUTING FOR FEBRUARY, farm and hall, with passing glances atthe bare bones of many a past grandeur,to Gloucester, where we rested awhileand visited the cathedral, one of thefinest in England. The scenery in theneighborhood is delightful. Before continuing our journey throughStroud, and crossing a stream, on a smallbridge, we passed on to Nailsworth, onthe opposite side of the stream, and be-gan what proved to be the very hard-est climb we were to have. It was nightand quite dark before we were againable to mount. We had to toil upward,seemingly hour after hour, pushing ourwheels before us. Our one reward was,while resting on the mountainside, towatch one of the most beautiful sun-sets seen in England. Far, far below,we could see the small village we hadpassed long before, lying in the valley,by the little stream. Night quickly settled down before wereached the top, and then nothing wasto be found in the way of a public house;so on and on we rode, until at last, tire

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