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Identifier: motoringaboard00pres (find matches)
Title: Motoring aboard
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Presbrey, Frank Spencer, 1855- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, The Outing publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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y a largewedding party which was having a jolly time,utterly unmindful of the presence of Americans,or any one but themselves. During the day we met many families home-ward bound from church in their big-wheeledcarts drawn by sturdy horses. These carts, likethe New York street cars, always afford roomfor one more, and we counted as many as elevenpeople in one cart, all dressed in the customarygarb of Brittany; the men with their wide-brimmed straw hats, with the broad black-velvetribbons hanging down behind, and the womenwith their best Sunday caps. It was noticeablethat the horses did not pay the slightest atten-tion to our motor, nor did any of the people,other than to give us a serious nod as we wentspinning by them. During the forenoon we passed through anumber of little villages, all of which had theirchurches, toward several of which the Pardonparade was wending its way. The Pardon ischaracteristic of Brittany. It is a religiousfestival to which the people come from long dis- 76
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When we reached the great Druidical stones atCarnac the Brittany children were anxious toshow us everything of interest. jFrom ^t. iHalo Cfjraugt) Jirittanp tances, and it is so closely interwoven with thehistory of Brittany that many volumes havebeen written descriptive of it. We each expresseda wish to remain long enough to attend some ofthese novel and interesting services, but had tosatisfy ourselves with a cursory, passing glanceat the processions, in which many striking ban-ners were borne. Just what these banners typifyI do not know, but they add a characteristicpicturesqueness to the scene. In front of nearly all of the little churcheswhich we passed, and some of the more preten-tious ones, there w^ere temporary booths forthe sale of all sorts of articles, including hats,socks, calicoes, and other dress goods, as well asarticles for the farm. It seems to be quite thecustom in Brittany to attend divine service firstand then barter for such goods as might beneeded, after the rel

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