The Princeton union., 1900-07-12

Despite the gloom, everybody was
cheerful, children Played, people sat
wrapped in rugs, watching the drip
ping fog and conversing between the
trumpetings of the fog-horn while
committee of young folks fitted about
soliciting subscriptions for series OF
sports to be enjoyed on the morrow.
There were to be potato, sack, bun and
thread needle races and a tax of five
cents each for the ladies and 10 cents
for each gentleman was levied for the
purchase of prizes.
We feared it would not clear away
in season for the sports but at 3 P. M.
Wednesday, the time designated, all
was clear and the fun began. The
fainting of one of the contestants dur
ing the potato race bade fair to prove
a damper but he was soon revived and
the races proceeded. The hun race
was very funny, several hard biscuits
being suspended by strings to be
grasped only by the teeth, the hands
being confined in the pockets. In the
thread needle race the contestants
were in couples. The gentlemen stood
at certain points with needle in hand,
ready to receive the thread which the
ladies, running, brought them, the one
who threaded his needle in the short
est time, thereby allowing the lady to
soonest reach her goal, winning the
races. Last came ''tug OF war;" a
rope-pulling contest between Ameri-
ca and Canada. That America beat,
goes without saying and the victory
was celebrated by the singing OF our
national hymn at the close of an i'm
promptu program attending the
awarding of prizes during the evening
following. It was a wonderful even
ing. People who had crossed the
ocean many times pronounced it more
enjoyable by far than any similar oc-
casion ever before experienced. Every
body seemed bubbling over with en-
thusiastic enjoyment. The gentlemen
chosen to award prizes each made
some happy remark, "Laska'' was
beautifully rendered, ''Larboard
Watch' sung, an original poem recit-
ing the days events read by the author,
Hon. Smith, O. c., and Scottish gen.
tleman with a marvellous voice sang
the favorite selections of mis- native
land
Thursday evening a carefully pre-
pared program was given, the proceeds
which amounted to S65, to be given to
the Home for Sailors Orphans at Liv-
erpool.
Friday morning brisk "sou' easter'
threatened rain, so the old deck sailor
told US, and it came before noon driv.
ing across the forward deck and max.
ing the coZy corner ''aft" where we
had ensconced ourselves, the most de-
sirable place on the boat.
This old sailor is English with ar
H and a character. A stormy petre
("Mother Carey's chicken'j was skim
ming along the water and we tried tC
get from him the superstition con
nected with the bird. ''There's not ;
bit of superstition habout hit" he sait
with quizzical laugh, ''but,' he con
tinued very earnestly, "hits a sin t.
kill them-there's not a thing bu
feathers habout them.'
To-day has been hazy with a sprink
ling of rain and Il very quiet day o.
deck. The evening was pleasant
spent in the saloon, however, in musi
and converse. One week this mOrnin
since leaving Montreal but the tim
has not seemed so long.
Monday, June 25.-Yesterday wa
one of the to-be-remembered days. /
clear sky ard deep blue sea with white
caps breaking into spray and occasion
ally breaking over the second cabi
deck, drenching any who were SO vel
turesome as to walk near the rail. It di
not reach us but the roll of the shil
moro noticeable than before, increase
until there were many vacant chair
and the stewardess called into OF
stateroom about 6 P. M, dinner tim,
found three who had been 'castin
bread upon the waters'' and were col
sequently resting "Well, well," sh
laughed, ''what are you 'aving 'ere,
picnc?" The meals missed can neve
be made up, they tell US, even thoug
they have been serving at least tv
per day more than we commonly get
home. Breakfast at S A. M, beef tt
and crackers at II, lunch at l P. N
cakes and tea at and dinner at
Then to any who wish it, lunch
served before retiring. Truly, v
have been bounteously fed.
Service was held twice during tt
day but it is safe to say it was not
fully attended as upon the former Sa
bath.
This morning the joyful cry
''Land!'' and smooth sea broug