St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-28
A TRIP ACROSS The SEA.
Impressions Of Young Lady During
the Voyage.
DAILY LIFE ON sHIpB0ARD.
Six Meals Day---Sighting Ocean YES
sels---The Final Ar
rival.

life:
BREMEN, Sept. 12.-Despite the gay
music on board, the Lain carried from
fair shores rather melan-
choly load OF European-bound pasSen-
gers. There seemed to be sort OF ri
valry between the travellers and their
friends left on land as to which should
have the last glimpse of the other. By
and by, however, the docks became i'll
and we got steamer chairs and
enjoy the remaining bits of land before
bidding final goodbye to our native
country. 1t was perfect day-the sun
bright and warm, and the water as
as mirror. An ocean voyage,
to most of us, at least was a novelty;
SO books and papers were not yet viSi-
Die, and all gave ourselves up to per-
feet enjoyment in contemplating the
peaceful scene stretched before us. at
10:30 light lunch OF sandwiches was
served, and when the clock struck IL
huge bell was vigorously rung, and they
all rushed to
The Dining Hall,
as if it had been week. instead of an
hour aud half, since they had had
something to eat. Our first dinner was
very nice e soup, fish, oyster pates,
meats and vegetables; desserts, of
course; but we had somewhere heard
that sweets were best let alone, if we
wanted to ward off as long as possible
that worst of all evils, ''mal de mer."
At 3 O'Clock we were served with very
good coffee, bread and cakes. At Z tea
was called, and then we were to expect
a lunch at II. l know you will laugh
when tell you that besides attending
religiOusly these six meals (and we didn't
miss one the entire trip, we managed
to eat on deck Grief beef, crackers, ap-
pies, oranges, peaches, pears and fab
ulous amount of grapes. So much for
sea air and good health. 1t is a rule ON
this ship, and most strictly observed.
that all doors must be left open at
nights, so the cool sea air came rushing
down in spite of the closed portfolios.
and we slept the ''Sleep of the just"
When we awoke at $50 on
The Second Day
of our voyage we could not understand
why there was the least percent
ible motion when the waves looked
as high as house. Contrary to expec-
tatlonS. we felt as gay as larkS, and,
after a hasty toilet, went up on deck, to
find the ocean beautifully calm and
pleasant. The weather, though de-
cidedly cooler-which brought our seal
skins into use-was delightful. and the
air so bracing we decided not to lose
moment of it, and so had all our meals
served on deck. A very pleasant Eng
fish girl, returning to her home after
some months in America. proved
pleasant addition to our party. AS she
could not understand German, helped
her to enjoy the other girls efforts to
make themselves understood; but they
did themselves proud" and / was sur
never heard so much German in my
life, some of the stewards knowing
nothing else.
Of course the man with
The Marine Glass
reigns supreme. If he is popular at no
other time in life, ne is sure to be
sought after on board ship, as we sight
ed some dozen or more vessels. The
amount of beer consumed on this vessel
must have been very great. One small
boy. Fritz by name, the most joviaI
creature l ever saw, and who didn't
know word of English, had no other
object in living but to carry beer to
those people from morning till night. 1t
is needless to say have not yet learned
to drink it. Friday was the most per-
feet day, and heartily enjoyed, but that
evening we babe farewell to a smooth
sea, feeling sure that the rough part of
the voyage was bound to come, and
sure enough it did. But three days of
tossing about, instead of making us
wish we might die then and there, only
enhanced the interest, for the ocean Ger
tainly was grand. They called it a
smooth sea- but from the actions of
the passengers, it was decidedly differ
ent. The English girl. whom Thought
capable of anything, ''fell at the first
fire." and was not again seen on deck
until Monday. 1t was very amusing to
see the people. One man tried three
times to sit down
On His Chair.
and ended in being planted on the
deck, where he thought it best to re-
main. Another. IN going toward the
smoking room, was so unexpectedly
landed in woman's lap as to make her
small poodle give vent to series of
howls. We tried to play quoits and
ship billiards, but soon gave it up in
despair, and resorted to our books. 1t
was painful proceeding to get down
stairs. The stewardess had to take us
one by one, and so help us retain our
equilibrium.
We scored the best record on the sec
ond day out, having travelled 42S miles,
and at noon Sunday we were just half
way across the ocean. You may imagine
with what delight we seized upon our
home letters, which the steward handed
US that day. 1t was refreshing little
breath from the land, and the more en-
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found your welcome letters shortly after
leaving New York, and thank you very
much for so kindly thinking of
Our Pleasure.
You knew how we would appreciate
them, else you would not have written
them. There was but one person on
board who understood French, and.
upon hearing had studied it, she i'm
mediately bounced down upon me, with
the intention of not letting me go. She
was Frenchwoman born and bred,
but has been so much in America and
Germany that ner own language was
given up to a certain eXtentin acquiring
the others. She was patient enough to
correct my faults and help-ne over the
rough places, so l managed to get along
much better than / had dared to hope
was possible.
Wednesday morning l was first ON
deck, and, giancing around, was greeted
by the appearance OF land. / am sorry
to say that the sight Of those barren,
rocky islands did not fill my soul with
joy, as had been prophesied. was not
tired of the ocean, and those cliffs
rather spoiled the scene for me, mas
much as it reminded us our journey was
nearly ended. When Lands End ap-
peared the English girl cried for Joy,
though l could see nothing progresses
ing about it. But it was home to her.
and, therefore, attractive. 1t was late
in the afternoon before the
Needles Were Sighted
on our right which meant the Isle of
Wight, and some portions of that island
are really beautiful. One of the queens
palaces was pointed out to us, nesting
down among grand old trees on the
waters edge. Such picturesque little
spot! 1t was very interesting trip
until we reached Southampton at 7:30.