The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-30

some Of General Grants family-quite the
other extreme politically and has visited Mel
lie Grant Mrs Sartoris) at her home in Eng
land.
NoTEs OF TIE TRrr.
very common scene every day on tho
lower deck WAS lot OF steerage passengers
gathered around great basket OF Irish pota-
toes with knives in hand The work oil peel
ing tho 'Eratics' relieved the ships culinary
department of much labor and received its
reward in the good food furnished the peel
crs which consisted OF the leaungs from the
cabin table-much better, of course. than
Storage vlctuals
As e. is present great prosperity aud gene
/ raj standing the old and iustrious State Of
Virginia IS perhaps less known than any other
! I'm tho Union. and while he may know that
George Washington was born in the Old Do
I m.nion. and that Jamestown is in the state
and that Richmond was the capital of the
t'oufodes acy. the average citizen of the States
knows as little about our city as the Pope
COns about Manchester. and our Chamber Of
Commerce t'Ocs not help 20 alter the mistaken
ideas OF our citys importance commercially
when IT cdyc tises. as it recently did IN Anew
y ork magazine. that Richmond IS no longer
boom town. as much as TO say that Rich
u0nd has Just outgrOwn such youthful pro-
portions.
Don't 90 away from home and think that
because YOU area y rginianyoQ VIII bereceiyed
and cause people 20 open their eyes wider and
survey Won critically and admiringly from head
ID loot. The annOL 'ncement that you are
worth S 100 600 would 20 farther Ihe other
day an old Baltimore merchant VINO had
malo "a fortune and is new devoting the rest
of his lie 10 pleasure and travel asked me II
"BicmOud is much Of u )lace.' That ne mad
had some customers tber, b.. but never knew
how large tho town was. ne Cncaeo physl-
clan we had aboard declared he had no idea
4 boz ffnl In i.1fs a
sci cr who was among tho passengers re-
marked that he was agreeably a 1rpTsed wnen
q lew months ago he passed q rough hlch-
moud 10 sec SO large city. And so II goes;
Their, were three persons 'bOarA snip VINO
oceasiQneL no end of curious specu atlOn ana
talk. Two were men-one about tn rty years
old who : viii call Mr. Wedding. and the
other about twcnty-One who ] Will ma me Mr..
Single. The third was q beautiful young glrl
with large blue eyes and q great mass q hght
hair. Il was easy 10 tell from the resembl ance
that MI Single and the cir were sister and
brother. and that Mr. Wedding was going 70
Germany 20 make a far iraulein there IS
bride All were Germans During the Voyage
nr Wedding and the girl were almost con
sfautly together while on deck and at
tie table and it was evident that
she was very fond Of him: Day
by day the girl grew paid. The lovely peach
ca60r la3 cd rom her cheeks. She seemed 20
arr $50 rapidly as TO occasion rcmark aud one
dav while we were standing together near tne
bow looking az the white spray and the little
raiub,ws rapidly appearing ana disappearing
iu me- water. size asked me how soon II WOul9
t,ke bev to sink if She fell overheard, and
what effect her skirts would have on her
drownino. Before we reached the end OF our
iourney one OF the romantic young ladies'
op board who had failed IN the
most n'rgisfent efforts to find out
te relations between the pair. fixed
,,., e+l,~,- fo cover th case, which ran some
what as follows. Sever years ago MI We'd
ding. whilo engaged 10 30 married u a glrl IN
Germany. came to Amen "a to seek MS tor
time. and settled IL q town where there We're
very few Germans. lie prospered IN bust
ness and one day met 3lis5 Single. They be-
o.-no interested in each 0l her, and soon no
discovered that She was deare err 10 hlm than
his sweetheart over the seas. JIG 0Id not
uaot o. treat the latter pseiy, NV" NV
ever and it was finally decided tnat
/ leanl Ills new love should 60 D. Germany
/ and nl.sI Ior his release. Hrrce thus trip
Az t.e end drew near the girl. dreaded TIE
ordeal. AID cvdel " wished % escape. II tAe
4urn.i-e is correct lt Wouid he interesting 20
ll.lw tnt terrlna ION. which would po"aoN
( bee suicide ur convent for 0Ie Of tAe females.
another interesting pair aboard VAS
couple on their bridal tour They PLAYED AZ ONT
the deck Bike children. and az DINNER slle
opens alm0u e. pee.s, salts and spnts them
i'm half and gives hiIu piece and ears the
bad aot been il the ship twanty-four
hours WHOM ole Of the passengers. rerog-
ni2ing tho emblem ~ the beautiful gold Ooc-
Fellowship badge which 5lanv Ramos plpued
ou me 81, tlc -,atlou just lciore left the city,
came up dud nt~. Cucad himself ia TIE most
fnteuA fashion.
Aftera very pleasant voyage barring the
storm and til, ias'-tAe latter causing delay
o. arrived ot Btemoplpyen, the port OF
Bremen, and .or,Y miles nom i to-cay at 3
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