The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-19
1.-THE Maple Leaf Forever" and "Mv

InOSe informal concerts were rich
treats evidencing much and various
talent and laudable readiness to con
tribute to our mutual profit. Talk
about "a flow of soul and a feast of
reason, we had it night by night.
We were favored with extempore
speeches. readings, recitations, vocal
and instrumental music, that would
have been a credit to any concert,
indeed some of, it was of very high
order.
The chOruses that wound up the
concerts were much enjoyed, all
entering into the spirit of them.
They were: "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground, " "Marching Through
Georgia, }" 1.-The Swanee River"
"Auld Lang Syne," America, :"
''God Save the Queen, "My Can
ada" The Watch on the Rhine"
and others.
The Sabbath service was well at
tended and profitable. Your hum
BILE servant with others assisted in
these services and it was my pleas
ure to preside at three of the con
certs.
|. The voyage was one of the most
pleasant with an unruff1ed sea almost
all the way.
Old Nepture was on his best be-
havior and very good time we had.
Everytime the meal gong sounded
most OF US went smiling to the din
ing room and did full justice to what
the caterers provided. I am afraid
the company did not make much out
of seas sickness that trip, and very
few wished for the earth because
they could not find their sea-legs.
Their is much to interest and pass
the time at sea if you are in good
mood. At night we watched the
phosphorescent glow at the prov of
the ship: it was at times charming.
The rain bow in the spray during the
sunshine was often lovely The
sunrise attracted some early ones
and to see the king of day seem to
rise up out of the sea is a grand
sight The sunsets some of them
were very beautiful, setting q in bank
of clouds tinged with gold
The spouting whales, the porpoise
with their graceful leaps and dives
sometimes making for the vessel and
then running with it, the sea guIls
Following and meeting us from either
shore, beautifully posing or darting
down to pick the thrown out
meat. the sighting of passing ships
or fishing smacks, all these things
are of intense interest also the tax
ing of the log and sounding.
Many games are brought into re-
QUESTION such as the bean bag,
shuttle board, quoits, ring peg,
cricket, leaping the rope at which
some married ladies proved to be
experts, checkers, dominoes. tug
Of war and SO on, many games Of
childhood being reviewed
OF course reading, letter writing
debates and discussions on all con
ceivable subjects, serious and other
wise, with plenty of story telling
especially in the smoke room, yes
and some flirting but less than the
average.
Monday June 25th we sighted land
of the Irish coast at 6 m.
Ats we passed the Fastnet rock
lighthouse and through the day all
were on the alert as they gazed at
each new point of interest that
brought our destination nearer.
Our ships company was little
cosmos. Each individual seemed to
think his state, province, country or
town the best on the footstool
Much patriotism was evident and
yet breadth of sympathy.
We felt that we should soon part
for places wide asunder never all
to meet again on earth.
New Briton, Birkenhead, on the
one side and Liverpool on the other
side of the mercy are now in view.
All are ready to disembark AT
9 we leave the boot, Alice is met and
welcomed by her Aunt and grandma
myself and Florence by our old, true
and tried friend Rev S. Johnson, we
pass quickly through the customs
having a friend in court and now we
are in Liverpool aud old England.