The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30

Delightful Letter From Mrs. Hutchinson, Crossing
the Ocean for the First Time. ss

shouting In sii ny life.
The enthusiasm OF us Americans seemed
20 wake NJ the patriotism OF everybody |
else. When the band as usual repeatea |
their program during the second service |
Of dinner ali the representatives, OF |
each nation rose aud stood applauding ana !
singing during the performances OF their |
particular national hymn, The French are |
sengers. but they made up in energy what |
they lacked In numbers as they sncured |
the "Mnrselllaise.N The "Wacht Am Rhine |
was grandiy exciting 10 near ana the |
excepting our own. OF course.
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June 13.--lruly these are delectaole days |
In the sunlight the oceans cain beauty
means only eternal benencence aud there
comes the feeling that ! would fain lay
inyseif on its broad bosom 20 SLEEP. fearing
no death in the depths under this sesenegy
smiling sheen of sapphire blue. / rejoic,i
with the childrsn as We watch the opaies
ceat beauties OF the sea anemones. Keep
lookout Tor porpolses and marvel at the
phosr horesoent lights that eieam ntfuny III
The ioaui OF tn waves eroSen By our
vvsse.'s progress Tine only tsrse 1 realise
ny hciriessness against this great wuril
OF waters or feel an awe toucned vita
dread is when J stand al night in the bow
3
and watch the Keel as u cuts into tue
cold blackness az the unbrOken surface
which covers unitthomabe depths
turning % immediate and ilore tiviAi
things. except thai long Ia see taoss
love az home. would Ike this voyage
10 last as long as my lfe. Pleasant people
all about me good nasle. large ana
wei chosen collection OF BOOKS ~ almost
all sorts Of languages. and endless c,as-
gcoi things iast as iacidentais- ~
stauce. quiet games Of csIs cnJ Sky
SIX away on on tae boat deck, Vita ltth'
mngs OF champ cuc and cold chicken. Lie
is well worth htin@.
/ OF course. tais .Cad Of passengers Is
markedly polyglot comranT. he attend
4 ants in the steamship ccnpanXs service
are necessarily accomplished iingu'ds " y
4 wonderful how they seem 70 Eaov every
one's nationality ct nrst sight Ihey In
var.aplv address ore the Srst time IN ore
( own native tongue bnt they a!wars colF-
I teousy reply 20 Que Ia whatever language
/ ore speaks 70 taeIn however p!-iAl o.e
I accent mas proclaim the wani % practice
4 In II.
neighhur at tahl2 IS yrvy pleasant gen
( be mistaken fer an EnEishman Y iudged
only hv the amount % rofst beef n eat'
Yesterday at dinner as Frltz. our waiter,
passed him THE platter Of diced roast o
helped Himself even me- generously taar
usual glanced up cnuaiflnriv. the wa
dumhsoruded to hear our Fritz w hcfe
tofore nnimpe9gG,h9,ely good GOD, m I, 9n
and then hand him a silver dish fuh ot
some green vegetable The Impression Pro
dnced from the walters seeming lapse IRON
No usuni habit az peresc; courtesy was as
stpatcd when ! received in ms turn the veg
etrbie dish which vcs APPROXIMATELY cple1
"ragge.toot l'einr Yonng peas pol-e. az
thair green pods resting on pulpr mass
which Was made ! suppose, n tae pea
vires anA leaves Twas almost, n NOT
Quite tho whclc nlan'. root ana bran,h.
Truly, these foreigners are thrifty ~taey
waste nothing
June ic.-The argt land we've sighted
since leaving New York aine days ago WIS
the scIIy islands last night This morn
Ing VIC passed along By the south coast o.
the rs,e OF Wight We had Que view o.
ventnor the popular English watering
place. which has Cowes lost on the oppo-
site side OF the isle. and on rlcar days the
path across the cliffs leading from Vent
nor TO Cowes aud tha English laesn's SUN.
.ner residence. Osborn house. can Be pls!n'g
seen from the steamers deck, J rtmcnler
I that BourBemoath. which g. called the Nice
Of England, Is opposite CoTes on inc main
land and / looked with much Interest AZ
the entrance TO the scent rs we pass icF
does not this lead to the scene % tue DE
Il occurs to me iust now as good idcl
TO take my return passage ON steamer
OF some line that touches at Sn1tAAttup
Then | NAV sec The other side t1as5inE he
tween the Islc % Wight uad tae ''lHtn'
/ isud) IN oil lis natural beauty ana gee
IN their proper local AaMtations tac cca'
! OF much interesting history Of orr own as
we'll as earlier times which have hereto
, fore hal no background except want my
Imagination could suppy.
This afternoon we passed am saw ~
yerr short range thc wh.je chalk cEn'
ard lighthouse OF Beachy Head. FFof
this point we go in a straight line across
the channel "a Boaiogne on the breucE
coaFt-
: This letter is rallied IN hoErd 70 he post
ed at Boulocne Sur NcT where ne WI
arrive tonight So mN next letter WI
probably be dated from Paris
$ Willie Hutchesop.
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