The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Mr.. E. M. Shelton Writes In a Racy MAN.
ner Of Trip from Owosso to Brisbane.

ner Of Trip from Owosso to Brisbane.
From Toe Press:
Through the courtesy of Mrs William
Shelton We are permitted to print the fol-
lowing excerpts from most interesting
letter from her son, Prof. E. M. Shelton.
The letter was written in mid ocean. Mr..
and Mrs. Shelton and little son, "Ted,"
reached home, Brisbane, Queensland,
December oath, from their visit in this
| country:
Since parting with you
on that Monday morning we have trav-
eled very far and through much strange
country. Arriving at Grand Rapids, l
found John awaiting me, and with his
help rapidly brought to an end the bust
ness which has occupied so much of my
time lately. reached Chicago the same
evening and at eight o'clock got aboard
the Santa Fe flyer" for California. At
Topeka found Libbie and Ted, with Mr..
and Mrs, Handy, awaiting me at the
depot.
We had a swift and pleasant passage to
Pasadena, and when there soon found onr
friends, the Abbotts, with wtom we
spent two delightful days. Nowhere else
have seen so handsome town and
country as Pasadena and surrounding
country. This district seems to be large
ly occupied by very rich people who have
hrnnuht tho UhoIa fn ha nnndi.
ton of beautiful garden. Here one
may ride for miles in any direction
through orchards and gardens and we'll
kept grounds of rich people. Our stay in
southern California was all too short. 1
could have gladly stayed there for months
Il had nearly said for years.
At San Francisco we were quickly join
ed by Miss Reed, an old time student at
Manhattan, and a great friend of Libbie's.
Miss Reed easily persuaded us to change
our headquarters to her boarding place
near the university at Berkeley. Here
again we had two very pleasant days in
the society of students and teachers in
the university. Sortly after our arrival
at Frisco we paid visit to the Moana,
and were cordially welcomed by the Off
GERS and servants, whom we had known.
We got away from San Francisco on
Thursday evening, day later than the
advertised date of sailing During the |
first day out we had brisk gale accom-
panied by rough sea which Frustrated |
every one of us. fancy that the good |
living of the past three months had some
thing to do with our ready collapse this
time. However, since that first day we !
have had almost constant delightful |
weather and the smoothest ofsseas.
At Honolulu, reached Dec. 9Th, we
parted with 100 of our passengers, sleav-
ing only about 80 first-class passengers to
continue the long journey to Sydney. At
Honolulu we, with about twenty fellow |
passengers, took carriages and drove out |
about seven miles to the top of high |
mountain, from whence we obtained
magnificent view of the country and the
sea beyond. We greatly enjoyed this,
third visit to Honolulu.
Thursday, Dec. 10Th. We crossed the
quator tuesday afternoon, and so should
be in very hot region. Nevertheless,
we have .not:so far had an uncomfortably
hot day or night. Yesterday afternoon
our good captain took the Noana close to
a small, low island known. as Swayne's Is
land-a mere speck in this great Pacific
The island seemed dense mass Of green
cry with cocoanut palms in the ascend
ant. This morning at o'clock the Noa-
ma finished the second stage of her long
journey, coming to anchor in the harbor
of Apia, the European settlement of the
Samoan group.
We soon obtained boat with two ma
tive rowers and we're speedily conveyed
to shore. Here we spent two very pleas
ant hours visiting the natives in their
curious houses and seeing the other sights