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he w ill, notw ithstand ing th a t tra d itio n , to g ratify the im agination, preten ds to p o in t out the spots, be sadly d isappo in ted. T h ey n ever existed, and only can exist " in the m in d ’s eye.” In fa ct, as said b e fo re , H am let’s identification w ith E lsinore an d these G arden s is b u t a S h ak sp erian fiction. " ’T is tru e, an d p ity ’t is ’t is tru e” " th e spell o f this pro tracted dream should b re ak .”

E lsin o re is a b o u t 26 m iles from C openhagen,

for w hich p la c e ,

during the S um m er m onths,

S team b o ats leave twice a -d a y :

"O p h elia ,” 7 a. m. "H am le t,” 4X/2 p. m. Calling at Humlebek, Rongsted, Vedbek, and Bellevue.

Consuls for m ost nations reside here.

B ritish Consul, (for D enm ark) B ridges T aylor,

E sq r.

V ice-C onsul, W . R. L arlh am , E sqr.

T h e G arriso n of E lsinore consists o f:

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O fficers...................... N on-C om . Officers M e n ............................ B a n d .........................

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