Sight-seeing in South America . lower beds. One front yardwas filled with large alder bushes, fragrant with theirwhite blossoms. Another had large beds of daisies. Theluchsia. which is so common in Norway, was noticea leby its absence. In a grocery window was a shelf filled with paperdishes containing strawberries. In llammerfest, abovethe Arctic Circle, I had eaten the luscious Norwegianberry, which grows as large as a peach, so I was anxiousto taste these far southern ones. I bought a cjuart for a(juarter. They were of uneven size, the largest beingabout the same size as one of our medium be
Sight-seeing in South America . lower beds. One front yardwas filled with large alder bushes, fragrant with theirwhite blossoms. Another had large beds of daisies. Theluchsia. which is so common in Norway, was noticea leby its absence. In a grocery window was a shelf filled with paperdishes containing strawberries. In llammerfest, abovethe Arctic Circle, I had eaten the luscious Norwegianberry, which grows as large as a peach, so I was anxiousto taste these far southern ones. I bought a cjuart for a(juarter. They were of uneven size, the largest beingabout the same size as one of our medium berries, andthe smallest were very minute. Although they had aforbidding green a])i)earance, they had an excellent were sound, solid, and deliciously sweet, remindingme of the wild strawberry of Switzerland. ( )ur visit to Iunta Arenas was on a Sundax this worlds frontier town, composed of adventurersof all natif)ns. was as quiet as a New England from a few fur stores that opened to tempi our. Through the Straits of Magellan 163 pocketbooks, and a few small corner groceries, all placesof business were closed tight. The people to be contented to stay in theirhomes, very few even attending church. One of ourparty went to mass at one of the Catholic churches. Hesaid that the audience consisted of seventy women andthat he was the only man. At the other Catholic church there was a fair attend-ance of men, but the women and girls were much morenumerous. All seemed devout. I was interested in apenitent sinner, among the men. In a corner near thedoor, as if he were not worthy to enter far the sacrededifice, he spread his handkerchief upon the stone floor,kneeled and prayed. As he frequently made signs of thecross, his bosom heaved as if he were suffering he arose and leaned against the wall and over hisface spread a half smile. He had found relief from hissorrows. At about this time the (|uict of the ten oclock mass wasbrok
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