The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-30
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Old London Town.
Hiss Kaiser Writes of Her. Voyage
Over and of Subsequent Experiences.

Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
London. Nov. 9.-weli. here we are
again. a they say in the Christmas
pantomime. every year. me and my
trunks" to use the expression OF q
quaint Yankee neighbor of mine on the
ship coming over, have got here at last.
after q pretty rough. highly interesting
voyage. To begin at the beginning, we
sailed from New York on that splendid
ocean greyhound, the Lucania. on the
9th Of November and arrived at Liver
pool on the 18th. a long voyage for that
boat, which Is supposed to be the fast
est ship afioat and has made n or
two very fine record breaking voyages,
although in fine weather, however; 80 I
do not suppose that l should complain.
We had one or two fine days at first,
but as soon as We reached the high seas.
we rolled and tossed about SO terribly
that the passengers collapsed, almost to
O a and we all fell sick and did not
see much Of each other until nearly the
end Of the voyage, when up from our
staterooms we came. limp. white, blase
and tired Of life, and lay about the decks
in our steamer chairs conversing in
monosyllables as We lazily began to
make each others acquaintance. We
soon reused, however, and got on with
III neighbors quite amiably, some, in
deed, becoming very much interested in
each other, and exceedingly amusing 1t
was, too, to watch the little incipient
fiirtations, started during the first two
days of the voyage. but alas! and alack!
so cruelty interrupted by the all-pre-
vailing NAL de mer, and then resumed
again, and see them blossom into the
short-lived little engagements that are
never heard of again, after the poor dear
contracting parties leave the boat.
Steamboat F~Iirtations.
But really, these steamboat flirta-
tiOns are perfectly furious. 1t seems as
though there were something in the salt
air that cOnduces to their very rapid
growth of affection for some interest
ing fellow passenger, and always Of the
other gender, oddly enough. The COM
plant is very widespread. and attacks
all. No n Is safe. They all sue
cumbed except me. I think 1t Is far
more interesting to sit still in my deck
chair, muffled UP in rugs, seeming to
see nothing, but seeing 1t all! It IL
great fun, I assure you. and I always
pity them deeply; they are so silly.
] remember remarking as much to a
young man my neighbor at table, who
was not exempt himself from the gen.
eral complaint, and who. being an old
traveller, was an authority on the sub
1ect, and received the amusing conf
dence that he had, too, become engaged
quicker OF the Lucania than on any
other boat. for 1t went so fast that
| there was hardly any time left in which
to become acquainted with his, for the
nonce. fiancee, before the disobliging
boat was in port again.
Odd Passengers Aboard.
OF course, there were very many diff
ferent kinds Of odd and interesting peo-
1 pie on board. One of them, a dry-hu-
| mored Yankee. sat at our table, and
compared England with America and
everything In each country with every
thing in the other all the way across
| the ocean, at every meal, and in such
a large and orotund style of delivery that
| the whole dining saloon got the bene-
fit of his views. whether we wanted to
or not. We were going to throw him
| overheard, and be rid Of him, but he
was so useful in carrying u g and
| chairs and beef tea about the deck for
| us that that fact saved him from the
] watery grave he deserved. OF course,
we had a concert. We had hosts of
talent of all description. There was an
obliging banjoist, and we had the