The herald., 1896-03-08

It was In the spring Of 1880 that my college
chun1, who was surgeon on the Aiian ~ me, e was as
resume his duties on the PolenesiaD, put ms con-
EDITION became too serious to hazard long ocean
"trip. -. IT,, ..u,,
hand and said, "Iom, go and take my pIace, anu
The ne yt morning was in full possession of the
Isnrgeons quarters aboard the foehesi"h anu
bound for "merrie England.
1t was a novel position-surgeon of one OF the
finest passenger boats in tho British service-the
royal mail line too, If you please-and no one had
asked nv nationality. II was taken for granted
THAT. being an English graduate must oil heces-
we had n full list OF passengers above the steer
age, and after inspecting my stock OF drugs, sat
tients.
ship surgeon is expected to attend only pns p
Iengers who become Ill after coming apSara' i,nt IN
pay for all medical service received had this
away in tn se e 1nS
surgery. At last the knock came, but it wasn't q
rich nvaldit was eroup OF pig theatrical man,
(Mapleson was going to engage sarah Bernhardt for
Nuest OF the divine Patti to INDUCE her to once
pn0re "sing that old song" Several lesser manage
trial lights were also bound abroad to find some
1hing funny for the great Anne rican appetite.
I They were ioval lot, and day out from
Queenstown our supply of exhilerants gave out
sprung o leak from over-straiE and poor economy.
However, had learned the art of decoction, and
No save several lives, managed, with some alco-
beverage The trip had been without incident,
,save the h8rity OF our theatrical friends and
fmade in six days from Halifax, our last American
tpont. A twO-weeks' leave of absence at Liverpool
enabled US to run up to London and contract tall
,or'e bills and bad colds.
When we returned TO Liverpool the Polenesian
was all astir. Officers and crew were hurrylng
'about the ship and shopmen and drapers were
bringing great loads of stuff up the gangway.
| Everybody had a polishing rag duster and
were working for dear life. Whom we inquired the
lcause of the great coinmotOn they all cried, 'Oh
don -cher-know, the princess and the marquis are
igoina to Canada with u.s."
! And, sure enough, the Princess Louise and tho
Marquis OF Lorne were bound for Cansda on the
iPolenesiaE. The following day everything being
lready, the royal advance guard arrived, ANNOUNCE
ing the immediate approach of her highness and
ihis excellency.
For the benefit of my lady readers will say that
the princess looked every inch Of her royalty.
carriage that was the personincaton OF dignity
and refinement.
Ut a great day for the officers and crew OF tho
'Polenesah, and responsibility made most OF us
Irnund shoudered before the last hawser was cast
IN. Our last stop was at Southampton for the
mails. and then we headed out on the Atlantic,
with all England echoing "God speed" to us.
We encountered rough weather on our second
day out, and / was Kept busy "anchoring the
ittomachs' OF my passengers Tho rolling and
lurching OF the boat was so rhythmic and continue
,ous that even the royal medical attendant to tho
princess came under with vigorous attack of sea.
sickness.
At asst her royal highness began to feel an inter.
nal commotion and sent for her attending physl-
clan. He already "hors du combat" and
when asked by the messenger what could be done
for the princess gasped "Bowed If l know
Late that afternoon vigorous knock came to