Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-25
ON THE HIGH SEAS.
EDITOR WHITE .DEPARTED ON
WEDNESDAY FOR FOREIGN
SHORES.
HE FEELS MUCH ENCOURAGED.
For the Eext Two Weeks win Be
Under Protection of the Belgian
Flag win Write Homo
From Antwerp.
HE FEELS MUCH ENCOURAGED.

4
NEW YoRK CITY, May 17.-wonder
how Carnegie found out ] was COM
ing? The night before left home the
directory of the Mexico Business
Mems Association called and asked
me to look Carnegie mp over In
London and strike him for 100000
for big boys school for Mexico.
Just one hour before / sail for London
find the following in a New York
paper;
LONDON, May 18.--Mr. Andrew
Carnegie left to-day for Skibo Castle.
In an interview just published he is
quoted as saying:
81 am looking forward to protection
in my Highland solitude from the
army Of mendicants which every hour
is importuning me for subscriptions
to every conceivable object.
iEven were / disposed to accede to
these applications for promiscuous
assistance, my resources for philan-
thropy have already been fully by.
pothecated and bombardlng me with
further appeals is simply adding to
the postal revenue"
So / am not to see Mr.. Carnegie.
Well, will see the Queen or Croker
or Tod Sloan.
was delighted to- day to learn the
address of Secretary OF State Lesueur's
two daughters and son, who are
studying in Paris. / have also letters
OF introduction to Mr.. John Bickley's
brother and sister In London and ex-
pect to have a delightful visit in both
of these cities.
Some Of my friends who have been
writing and wiring me in New York
asking about my doctor should bear
In mind that am taking rest and
must not be bothered and that doctors
don't believe in advertising. One
friend wants to know II my doctor
furnishes the money to take sea
voyage when he prescribes one for q
newspaper man. Really that Is not q
fair question. Another wants to know
why my doctor did not prescribe soak
ing my head instead OF resting It.
That is an unkind question. still
another wants to know what symp-
toms he must exhibit to get sea voy-
age prescribed instead of Pe-ru-na or
Paine's celery. As am supposed to
be resting, am not going TO answer
questions that make me tired. You
can tell that l am resting by the kind
of letters l am writing the LEDGER.
They are 90 restful l know they will
put you to sleep.
Before getting OF the earth want
to sincerely thank my friends for
their kind solicitude about my health
have received many letters here in
New York which 1t will be impossible
for me to answer and / desire to say
that am sure no one appreciates his
friends any more than l do, and feel
that have right to be proud of my
friends and their manifestation of
solicitude about my health before and
ever since left home. The cordial
tGodspeed you," heard from al
sides, made me more than ever desire
to regain my old-time health.
have been on the sea coast only
few days waiting for my steamer and
| feel much better already. l am much
encouraged and feel than am better
than two or three dead people yet.
God willing, will be in my chair at
the LEDGER office before July fight
ing for Mexico and Mexico enter
prises, Audrain and Audrain interests
as strong as ever,
I am not going abroad because /
want to. Iwould have preferred to
stay in this country--in fact, right in
Mexico at work; but, like good pa
tient, must take my medicine II ]
expect to get well.
Hoping that won't get seasick and
that will find the streets around the
public square paved when l land, l
will now proceed to get OF the earth,
as it we're. For the next two weeks
I viii be under the protection Of the
Belgian flag. Hope to write to you
from Antwerp Of a pleasant voyage.
Very reluctantly ] bid you all good
bye for even 80 short a time.
r. Nj. WHITE.