The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-29
ship was rolling so last night at dinner

ship was rolling so last night at dinner
we had our safety straps or nickle plated
bars of iron on the Inner tables with the
cross pieces across the tables to
hold our dishes &C., in place. These
are fastened to the table by set screws.
We have just passed q ship about three
miles from us another school OF porpoise
are entsrtaing us; every q on board
ship seem to be writing letters to mail at
we are now only four hum
dred miles from there; we expect to come
in sight of old England tomorrow about
noon, and expect to land at Southampton
about SIX O'Clock Tomorrow evening. !
will send a cablegram from there to the
folks at home, and mail you this from
there; my next letter will not be 80 long,
but will try and give you q oitener.
As this Is the last dinner possibly before
reaching Southampton, we learn we are
to have some something extra In the way
of q surprise both at dinner and to. night.
The bugle sounds to get ready for dinner;
we await the next bugle to sound half an
hour later. The second bugle sounds and
we all march into the dining saloon when
we are surprised at the beautifully decora-
ted tables. We enjoyed each course, when
presently one OF our German passengers
gets up and make Us Q speech 10 his Ian.
stand every word he said, yet l 4 pplauded
and pretended did. At the close Of his
speech three cheers were given for our
captain and crew who have brought US
safely over the sea 80 far. At the conclu-
sion Of his speech one Of our American
citizens addressed us, and we OF course
cheered and applanded. Then all of Q
sudden the electric light went out leaving
US in darkness, our dining saloon having
been darkened by pulling up the blinds
over the port holes, Tor windows) and Ii
was quite lark. Suddenly the band com
fenced playing a march, and 10 come the
stewards Tor wsiters) marching in with
lanterns leach decorated with the flags
OF the different nations) all brightly
illuminated, and some holding handsome
ly decorated cakes, and behind each one
holding q cake another holding Q waiter
on which was what they called illumin
ated ice cream. This illuminated ice
cream contested Of n hollow globe Of ice
this globe being about two inches Ia
thickness, and 10 the center Of the tct
but in the lower part OF it bid from !
was a candle burning, giving . beautiful
and very novel appearance, and on THU
same waiter but surrounding this globe o.
ice were little square bricks Of the ict
globe OF ice. There was M waiter OF
which was vanilla, on another chocolate
on another strawberry, each separate kint
and coior carried by separate stewards
then would come another with the magtt
lanterns intermixed In the procession
they would all march around the enttrs
dining saloon to the music, and after thil
was repeated fou or i've times the electri,
lights were turned on and each Watel
handed around to bis table the ice cream
and cake. There was some twenty o
twenty five Of these walters Ia the pro
c~ession, and II presented to us oil = mos
beautiful and ever to be remembere>
4 ainht fkaR haorhu and nsnnh antnR0<
cheering v 9 finished our most celebrate,
dinner. On going on the Promensd
deck we are again surprised q pleased
On q side Of the ship on the promenade
deck they have the whole side an
ends canvassed, thus shutting out az.
flags of all nations beautifully ~festo0ns
and just above on the ceiling 10 an electri
cord stretched along, this being adjusta
BILE and put up just for such occasiona
and on this wire are some twenty Nv
electric bulbs, which gives u . complet
long by sixteen feet In width. At ESQ th
orchestra mi on deck and the must
begins; the first lady TO be on the 1o0
was Miss Elizabeth Mc0rew with . youuI
gentleman from New York City. Oh
danced In every set and her card or Oh
program was o long enough TO let be
dance with all Of her gentleman friend
TO disappoint some Of them, q we'll
deprive herself Of that pleasure. tn
dancing was kept up until midnigh'
when the band played "0od Save "a
Queen" and we all retire for the Ia
night or board until We We touch land Z
Southampton, where some sixty Of on
first cabin passengers leave us. =
Thursday, June 13-We arrive ct seyeG
Q beautiful calm ocean ~ IL Wa Il,
night; just in sight of land; frst Bishe
Rock lighthouse, then Land's End, ~
Eddyatone lighthouse, and 20 on. n
land looks white and chalky, and rol
back in gently elevaring hills aa1 III
we, for the first time In our lives, - Il
shores Of old England; q No get near
we meet and pass many, very many Of .
kinds of ships, steam in sailors. We q
feel good; we have Q beautiful, brigl
s%unshiny morning, and can see and We
come the foreign shores. Al Il 10 gettiu
so exciting to see the very many beautitl
and interesting sights which are comm
to our view as we are passing along,
close this, my drst letter. with our kinde
regards to all our friends at home, 81
with forgiveness 70 our enemies, II '
have any, and with love to Dur dears one
=. am youn truly,
u !. G. MC0RRW.