The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-11
LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
4 Delightful Trip and Pleasant Company
--.Music, Dancing and Fun-nlakins.

4 Delightful Trip and Pleasant CoInP Pahy
--.Music, Dancing and FuH-nlakins.
Dear Herald: We are having an ideal
trip abroad. We have been able to
maintain the perpendicular position ell
tirely satisfactorily to ourselves, though
the ships company has undoubtedly
lost money on US this trip, for we cali
all eat three good square meals day
and three lunches between to tiIl mp
that uacuuns which nature athors.
We have fine brass band of ten
pieces and string band. The one
givea a concert in the morning and the
other ut 9 O'Clock ct nigh'. In the
evening concert We all assemble IN the
Gisiny room here lager beer. iih.ne
wine and " it makes one cnjN s"i'l,
merry hour CT TWO. We haye our
funny man. v no is as good a- = :'vaiiety
show. lie is perfect clown, ana
we sIl enjN MS antics. AT the ball
Monday light be danced either b'"-
leuyr., or EnGck-khrt 4. We have q
Juuah 1 aaw Ii >tho. rt wins e. on
SuniS,-.o lhh in ca-n { BAD luck
We. md pitch Jonah overheard Our
Enyli.u vi..a-vls at t:,- table, "a ulr.i 81
cti :un- from Chicago aId whom We
have dubbed the "Diaagretable Man
of cur ship-hs cau:e hr i ,nS'i crhlc
has cruS>ed The ucean fort, 1.-Two
times, and sSls he never in his llf,:
saw ,>uch remarkable sea. There
has not been - white cxp visible by
day, and if | was in my paror at
home / could not te more comfortable.
We have travelled over 400 miles day
with sea like mirror. The English.
mam furnished our meals with the very
best quality of "attic salt" and we
shall miss him tlreadfnlly when he
leaves us at Southampton tonight.
Our Caucasian acquaintance is lin
guist in sixteen languages ard full Of
wit and fun in broken English. lie is
entitled TO six wives in his country,
and says be will take one Americanp
one English aid eue French if lie mar
ries. lie Of delicate build, rich olive
skin and straight black hair.
We have = representation Of many
na,ions-Peles, Germans, FIench,
Peruyians, Csiifornians, and Hunga-
riaus. have made many charming
scquaintances and it is the verdict Of
all that / am enjoying the trip more
than any one aboard. A delightful
Frisco brunette and her father are our
envy because they are making tour
of months abroad with no baggage but
haru sxtchels. This is the proper
thing for e1cursionists, no duty to pay
for extra luggage. !
/ hsVe lovely state-room on second
deck, 6x10, all to my self. Our fare is
excellent. The augusta Iictoria Is
46O feet long, Sc feet deep, Ss feet
wide. tonnage 10000, horse power
12,5O0, smoke stacks, 2 screws, aver
age speed 2l5 miles al hour. She can
carry 1000 passengers-onE 800
aOO2EQ-HOl llldHf cACul oIOH1StS Ill
August. May and June are the months
for travel sbroad. Coming bsck she
will be full.
MIR, Abel is our bureau Of informs-
ton and is slufing himself 10000 ten
mage Of it. lie carries Virgil ClaVier
to Germany where he hopes 10 intro
duce 1t to students OF music there. 1t
is the greatest Invention of modern
times for acquiring pert. CT pianoforte
technique.
a fine concert came If in the fr't cabin
last night iR' whi' h August Hyllsted
played on'the piano, Edwin lsham sang
fine'y and Marie Tempest hon"rei us
With several es. After ;he concert,
which r. allied $50 for the German
sailors, there were tireN orks and q
grand bal! on deck.
Sc We close the account Of one OF
the uIost charming tIipS, AS far ss
Southampton extends, by the unanl'
msus verdict by all on board.
MAIY T.. RlON.
August 90. 1894.