Motoring aboard . I sup-pose he felt that his assistance in watching thejob had been very helpful. It reminded me ofa little chap who pumped the wind into thechurch organ and used to brag after the serviceabout the fine music we made to-day. We had passed the day at Boulogne very 123 iWotorins ^broab delightfully. It is an interesting place and onecan get there a glimpse of the attractive Frenchseashore life as it is among the most popularresorts of France. We spent the morning inlooking about the shops and put in the afternoonon the broad beach, watching the crowds ofbathers in their gay and
Motoring aboard . I sup-pose he felt that his assistance in watching thejob had been very helpful. It reminded me ofa little chap who pumped the wind into thechurch organ and used to brag after the serviceabout the fine music we made to-day. We had passed the day at Boulogne very 123 iWotorins ^broab delightfully. It is an interesting place and onecan get there a glimpse of the attractive Frenchseashore life as it is among the most popularresorts of France. We spent the morning inlooking about the shops and put in the afternoonon the broad beach, watching the crowds ofbathers in their gay and somewhat startlingcostumes, and the larger crowds of fashionablydressed French people grouped under the bright-colored awnings which extend for a quarter ofa mile along the sands. Following the bathinghour, w^e adjourned as is the custom to thegrounds of the beautiful casino, built at the veryedge of the sea, and listened to the concert ofthe fine band w^hich plays there every after-noon and evening in summer. 124. chapter Cletien Jfremf) l^oah& anb tfjeirCxtellence Ciiapter Cleben £>ameti|tns ^iiout Jfrencf) l^oabs; anb tijetrexcellence THE roads of France, which by commonconsent are the best of any country inthe world taken as a whole, are classifiedin four divisions: First—The Route Nationale; Second—The Route Departmentale; Third—The Chemin de Grande Communica-tion; Fourth—The Chemin de Moindre Importance. The Routes Nationale are the most directavenues between the large cities. In formertimes they were paved with large, flat stones, butalmost everywhere now, except in the towns,these stones have been taken away and the finestsurfaced macadam substituted. A map of Franceshowing the Routes Nationale would resemble arailroad map, with New York or Chicago as acenter, in that all chief points are to be reached 127 otorins ^ftraab from a hub or center which in France is roads are maintained by the nationalgovernment and the grades upon them havebeen reduc
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