The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-20
WOMEN AS TRAVELLERS.
TWO GIRLS WHO WENT ALONE FROM
PARIS TO SAN FRANCISCO.

They Made the Trip in just Twelve and
One-HaIf Days-They Were Sick While
Crossing the Water, but They Received
the Best of Attention from Everybody.
American girls have that pluck which
makes them admired by all the world.
The following is story of two young
women who made flying trip from
Paris to San Francisco. The sisters were
at school in Paris, and expected soon to
be met by relatives One forenoon they
received cable dispatch telling them to
come home as soon as possible. The
oldest girl is about twenty years old.
She Immediately sent for time tables.
While she was examining these her sister
was packing five trunks.
Miss F discovered that they could
get steamer from Southampton which
was to sail the next day. She posted to
her bankers, and hurrying back Joined
her sister in packing. At half-past
, that night they were being whirled out
\of Paris. Neither of the girls slept that
hight. When they arrived in London at
forcsd to do some shopping, for however
rapidly women travel they make time to
\do liNtle buying, and in this case they
Nd started so suddenly that this was
a polutely necessary.
De American sisters caught the 1890
oclofk train Nor Southampton, not hav-
;na I'd timeA to eat luncheon. Four
hours \! ter they\were on their steamer,
tired anG hungry and sleepy, but tri-
umphan' ON THE \ocEAN.
Every ons \pn the veAssel was most kind
70 tbo yonnA women Snd lauded their
nluck to the q les. The\ voyage would
Tor this reason ave been Nade pleasant
for them, but then . haiy Nno .d aaeh VI
sleep, together with their nerve tension
made them easy pre- lor manY morsai
enemy, seasickness Xrom the tune the
big steamer left EnglaAa until she swept
up New York harbor tAe wea'heiN was
uncompromisingly roughA No1 one Nay
was fair. When the yNune wonleH
reached the steamer they &ere u'teriy'
exhausted. and at once weK1 10 oeo
This set the stewardess to iihoins
She wanted the girls to appear az 'iie
dinner table on the first day at leEt'
"Oh, don't urge us to go to N inner
again." cried Miss F. YEARLY Nano
then she told tho woman the experiehce
through which they had just passed.
"You poor little dears," said tha
r s,cc..zz...:s, az oIloo 5tvoming gentle, and
for the rest of the voyage she neglected
every one else to look after 1.-THE brave
little American ladies'"
Men and women Joined in little court
estes and attentions to the two girls
One old crusty Englishman seemed to
take offense if any one monopolized their
attention. He became their loyal guard
ian and walked around like q great pro-
tecting mastiff 1t was he who stood on
the deck with them on the day that the
girls turned their eager eyes toward the
Statue of Liberty. The new friends of
".he brave little American ladies" ad-
vised them to stay in New York for one
day to get little rest. They would not
listen to such pleasant urgings The
stewardess actually wept over their de-
termination to hurry on to San Francisco.
NO REST FOR THEM.
"Only get one nights sleep" she
pleaded, but the girls had been told to
come home as soon as possible, and they
were deaf to all entreaties
The steamer was at her pier at 4:30
p. m, and train left Jersey City at
$50 p. IN. In that two hours the girls
left the steamer, had their trunks ex-
amined by the custom house officials
and were driven to the railroad station.
Their adoring old Englishman, who did
not look rs If he had moved rapidly in
forty years, fretted and hustled around
the trunks when they were being
opened. He was in mortal terror lest
the girls would miss the train after all.
He stamped, got red in the face, pulled
violently and finally recovered the bag
gage with a cry of exultation. The
train which started westward that even
ing carried with two white faced young
women the good wishes of shipload Of
passengers.
mo woman but an American would
undertake such thing" said the Eng
hshman. looking at two bits of of white
lace where two handkerchiefs futtered
at the car window as the train rolled out
Of the station, land" he added, INC
woman but an American could succeed
in such an undertaking"
For the benefit Of those who are inter
ested to know how the trip ended, and
to satisfy these who like to follow trans
atlantic records. it may be said that the
young women reached home in safety.
To go from London to their home in
San Francisco took them just twelve
and one-half days.-New York Tribune
Successful Counterfeit,
Our rations while in Richmond we es.