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Show time we \-\'ere aboard our ship and bound for Harwich, England. The nig ht . oon passed, ancl early the next morning the . h re line of clear old England wa eas ily see n. Our landing, at Harwich, and pass ing the cu s toms offi cials, was pleasant. T he gen ial official looked at our bags, and then surveying us asked , "I I ave ~·ou any cigar. or liquors?'' Our r eply, "\\ ' c neither smoke, drink no r swear ," caused him to smile, as he said . " Pas. a long, pl ease." \ \' e pas: eel along ancl hoa rcl ecl the train immcdi atcl) that wa. to take us to Londo n. The g reatest among cit ie was reached promptly al 8 o'c lock the morning of .\lay 8th, and the Roya l de Keyser Hotel became our re t ing place for the next iire days. lla ve you ever Yi sit ecl London? "Xo.'' did 1 ou sa v? T hen you do not really know wha t it m~ans to have th e bustle and the din of more than seven millions of people pouring 111 upon ) our soul. There ic; hut one London ancl it is the center oi the world'" acti\'ity and literature. and the home of the inmmparable Bank of l~ngland. The st reams of humanity fairly pour into this city from c1·cry quarter, ~md fifteen children are horn there e\'er) hum. The tran?lcr is amazed at the continuous throng and \\onclers where so many people secure a resting place. One rcall.1 '' ondcrs, not ~o much \\'here to go first in London. hut llo\v tn get there. The sidc\'valks are c;o crcmde<i and the st reet s are so congested that progrec;s ic; \'cry slow unl ess one c;imply folio\\.;, the crcmd. The easiest Stllution to the problem is to hire a "four" heeler" and a guide, or to trust yourself to tl1e iamou~ "cabby." .\11 the time \\t' enjoyed the companionship of a competent and thorough bred Scotch guide, who piloted us wi th great T'agr One llnnclrecl Thirly-ri l'(' |