The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-22

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SALON, and the band is play,
ing American airs on deck an,
we are having a bully time o
it. think we are all gettin,
anxious to see land again. TIL
sea is so monotonous. Uncl
Wash says he lays this who'll
trip to me for when any one ha
made such a fool trip himsel
and then persuades other peo
lple to do the same, that man i
a fool. Ii Uncle Wash dom
let me alone will tell his sweet
heart some things on him.
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THURSDAY, June 2.-Storn
last night. They say one of oul
ladies slept with a LIFE PRE-
SEVER on. We are now ap-
Iproaching Southampton, which
I is 79 miles from London by rail
| Nothing eventful today. Ar.
rived at Southampton about
p. m, and took on put off mails
and passengers for London.
Sailed on up the channel.
-
FRIDAY, June 3.-Arrived at
Caxhaven about noon, landed
and took the train for Ham
burg, Ga miles away. Beauti-
full county, full of grass plots,
dykes, hedges, windmills and
crows. Arrived at Hamburg
about ) p. m. Big town of
100000 people. Leave for Leip-
sic tomorrow.
BY the way it is twilight here
up to about 10 O'Clock p. m.
Some of us walked around and
took in the city. Splendid sub
stantial city. Got a solid look
about it. You use marks in this
country and they are equal to
our % cents, and everything is
priced as marks. Now and
then when anything is quite
cheap it is priced in pfennigs.
There are 100 pfennigs in a mark
(25 cents), therefor e one pfennig
represents / of an American
cent; or 100 pfennigs equals one
Emark which is our 25 cents.
Day breaks about 3 a. m. or even
earlier, and the sun rises about
$3.50 a. m. Icarry two watches
with me to record the time. AS
you travel to this country, that
is to the east, you have to sci
your watch every day from 30
to 90 minutes fast. This was
done every day on shipboard.
have just looked at my watches,
the time here is 4:30 a. m. and
the other watch shows it is just
half past ten last night, so we're
thinking of breakfast and you
are thinking of going to bed.
Whoopee! Leipsic, where my
boy Eddie is, is 10 hours ride
from here. How far in miles il
is I can't say and nobody knows
here. If you ask how many
miles to any place they always
answer in minutes or hours,
For instance, they will say
Leipsic is SO many hours, or sc
many minutes away. There i:
a large lake in the centre Of the
city and there are some beauti
full modern residences here
City destroyed by fire in 1s4!
built up in comparative modern
style. Left Hamburg for Leip
sic at $40 a. m.
| SATURDAY, June 5th.-Left
Everybody in Hamburg but my
own immediate family and Sc
out for Leipsic. Arrived il
Leipsic at $50 p. m. Met my
son, Eddie, who was fat anC
hearty and grown somewhat
We went around to the Nata-
torium, or swimming garden
where we had a fine swim ant
bath. You ought to have seel
me jumping and diving off tn
spring board. Got supper ant
and retired early.
SUNDAY, June 5th.-Break
tasted and started about wher
we saw the sights. Went to th
Museum. Saw many relics o
the war with Napoleon aroun
Leipsic. Saw a horse shoe an
a whip which belonged :
Napoleon. The whole Of EurOp
fought with Napoleon here an
he would have whipped then
all had not some of his friend
deserted him in the hour of dan
ger. Saw a grand military ban
Of 10 pieces who were serenad
, ing their general at II a. n
Went around to the Pomona fO
lunch where you get all kind
of vegetables but marry bit @
meat. Had to hurry home as
began TO rain and we stayed /
the rest Of the day. II gave m
a chance TO take a good snooz
and | improved the opportunity
after smoking a cigar that cost
. cents for 4 cigars. The
smoke fairly, but from the tast
= must be made cut of onior
grass, cat hair and brown papei
Can't say when the Dukes an