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Show the Column of Congress and the Monument to Leopold I-these are hi torically int eresting and also expressive of the genius th at perfected them. Belgium is a peace-loving country, but the most clecisiYe battle of hi story, perh aps, was iought within her borders. No visit to these parts will he complete without a \' isit to Lhc batt lefield of \\'aterloo. Thi historic place is about thirty milec; from Drus cis and may he reached by tra in, coach or au Lomobil e. \ \' e chose the latter mean s, and to say that we "got there'' i. an assured fact, but th at we returned with our li,·cs is a fact for which we were all thankful. 0, yes, th e automobile was a good one and the chauffeur was an exper t, else some human wreck would have been found along our war. Th e roads were excellent and the machinery was in perfect condition. r sat beside the man at the •vheel, and scn·ral times as we almost ilew on:r the rnad, I said to him, "you need nol huther to run so fast unless you really want to." For a moment he would slow down, and then the throttle would again open and a\\ay vve went. \\'c reached the famous field and ''isited the hnu e \\here \\'ellington spt'nt the night before 1he hattie; we were slW\\11 through the :\lu..,cum and looked with interest upon the "II crot': 1 I mmd'' '' hich rises t \\'O hundred icct and is sur111onn tcd by an immense lion; we saw I he 111onnments that have been erected in yariou.; parts uf the field; ancl then returned to ]\russel.; to enjoy our dinner, with thank<;gi,·ing for a safe return. and spent a restful night before -,tarting for ,\nt wcrp the follu\\ ing morning . . \ntwcrp is a great seapllrt city. Tncleed, the ,·ery name is dcri\·cd from the l'lcmish, which ['age One IT und red T" ~Illy - five |