. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. sea. Bathing men are stationed here andthere to render any needed assistance. The great caverns which the sea has worn in the rocks at Etretatremind one of the ruins of immense cathedrals, and are grand indeedin the light of the full summer moon. The place abounds with story-telling fishermen. The Class wastold one story here which is worthy of a poem. A beautiful stream once watered the valley. Its bed may still beseen, but it now runs under ground. On the stream an industriousmiller built his mill and did athriving business. O
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. sea. Bathing men are stationed here andthere to render any needed assistance. The great caverns which the sea has worn in the rocks at Etretatremind one of the ruins of immense cathedrals, and are grand indeedin the light of the full summer moon. The place abounds with story-telling fishermen. The Class wastold one story here which is worthy of a poem. A beautiful stream once watered the valley. Its bed may still beseen, but it now runs under ground. On the stream an industriousmiller built his mill and did athriving business. One daya woman, sick and destitute,came to him for help. Heturned heartlessly away fromher with abuse. The poorcreature raised her witheredarm, and said, — To-morrow thou shalthave thy reward. When the miller awokethe next morning he foundhis mill standing on dryground. The river had gonedown into the earth, where itstill runs. The fishers hymn whichErnest Wynn gave the Clubat its first meeting was askedfor here by Master Lewis, andwas procured. It is sung be-. TOWER OF JOAN OF ARC, ROUEX. XCATtONS IA HISTORIC LANDS. fore the departure of ships and during great storms in the fishing>n, being a part of the mass for seamen, or the messe dequu The Class left £tretat for Rouen. I l Rouen ! Rouen ! it is here I must die, and here shall be my last resting-place! said Joan of Arc at the stake. Rouen was hardl) the resting-] • the heroic peasant girl, for her ashes were thrown into the Seine. But the thought ol the- stranger on coming to Rouen is Lted with it> history under the sea-kings of the North, the
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