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

Ing as the steamer was waiting for the hour
OF her departure. outward bound. the s-ene
on the dock grew constantly more crowded
and excited and the cir was full Of tho
stimuicnt OF eager anticipation
As the gang plank was finally being taken
In. onr band on board the -Ryndam" played
Lively waitzcs and sossa marches, and when
the las, tie was ioosed and the hig steamer
began to move with majestic siowpess. the
music II My coanuy. IT'S Of Thee
rang out full and strcaE.
Everybody was on deck, places were Sc
iected. steamer chairs aud rugs disposed
conveniently; and then Just as soon as we
were We'll uldes wa. cane the deck stew
ard and his email ermy cf assist nts bear
Ing large trays from which hot bouillon aud
crackers were servei TO the passengers
Tao fact has since developed that
through the whole ierg;h Of the voyage We
are urged 70 eat ABOUT every ditsen MN
utes. And the enilcss variety Of quse.
and snchriatiAR concociIons vita watch
they piQue my curiosity AMI tickle my
palate fog1i series OF not Always unplca :
ant surprises.
want 70 say iiiht GOV that these let
terra are no; add. essed TO expa,isnecd ira
elers am oaly 4 gTeeah0rn writing 10 tAe
rest Of my class ANA kind However upan
TO the chasso = cr4deAeEs my letters may
be. they sea.l net oC scEoed o. age, ted.
seYsral times ar. ads l nave warmei NTH
a glow uf Observation-Disclosures on to- .aep
taat am gTeca. lor suia tals boat.oaa o.
blAse tourists feel how leuAitt4s tieh is
K my prospect 81 its promise or uNtriei tx
4 perienecs at1G novel acnzauoas
1h!s Is ny g. 81 Farewell b thu scores o.
my native land Gul ihs sc s = New YORK
i haroor, as our ship STAINED vug, se.d az
| unspeakable GA. ~ ior lie. behcid e.cl
| seem such monet re o. Pa IS ,inigm are i'm
| pfessively beaatiiu. WHEN sea "a the pvopt r
| perspective under favorable atmospheric
| conditions.
AS We passed sandy Hook fellow pas.
| sengcr Eraciously pointed cat and sxp AIMED
| 10 me the Jses or the rJver Aliicsts gun
| proving grounds there. ans Nhcn fh.s same
Kind LADY had aa!Shed telling how the beau
/ uful Shrewsbury hills UAd rver lie just be-
yond and hack OF sandy HooE. and how
along down sh1t coast ca'nc Asbusg Farz.
Long Branch. &c, all sight o, aad was
gone ana these was onE toe sat aho &c
US and the mlghtv wateT all aro nd. Taen
| great stiffness fell npaz ME and nj soul
sang fnll aad free; Coo Is IN Ills Heaven
Having had luncheon the crowd CONTEST
ttcoYiA4 rn onto tae promenade tt-, :
10 do sort Of sentry go" with a In l.
crtusly busilesz.Iike en-! ne. JEess. A. tcy
that such q biz percentage u our ocf7d
trippers are stout middle aged ladies'
Well. hcre CT least the law of compen 3atio1
still holds Surely We shoald have s. me
| thirg 10 console Us for thu SIS Ct our yontf
frd svr-rlrtr~ Gee ~'H'5' (aF : ~ w-''i
say here comes whole string OF them.
fesi GyEei cat Sinai Try IN plFS.qu
only, be !. Cndrs5tcodJ aloagsiic OF thcsi
ere Gutct-pEr. Dutch. anyaow--TCu SCI
: this Is 9 Netherlands line. Wei, II M
wardrobe were less limited than Il Is T.
seen c-tch up with then IN Size. for so
; dir grows colder and keeECr and ! max
> vcrcotcd tfips 70 my statTocm and 1om
Cp ca"t TINE Nttlp larger man when
wcit down; hrt I've Hlfbnt -irurG the hot
tom now. there isn't much LEFT ID my littl
: truuL Tits srecnhoFn begins TO hcwaii he
lack Of fprctlousht and "zuuTtion" gen
: crafty. Why didn't bring heavy wrap
and headgear
June o.--The foregoing was wr,ttei
in an obu!,iti9n OF high spirits I have eS
. pe.,enced fcno other ebullitions since, an
. i don't feel quite 50 "Eassy." seem /
, have misty memory Of q promise IN IN
beatitudes concerning the meek and low
~" hope II viii come out good an
clear TO ne. because / need all the con
h, fort can get right this minute. II It cam
(. TO a question Of meekness Just az thl
;unctuye. I am sure Moses would seem
: roaring Ion as compared TO Sne.
Apparently the head steward did nc
= think 1, prudent thls morning 10 leave III
d crockery 10 doGt or ay around loose, 60 o
70 breakfast we had rows q little pens oui
q rp on thc tablc IN which the covers wer
Is laid and each guest was expected % :
10 cat out Of his own particular little pei
y Somehow the ocean aad everything doc
seem awfully restless this morning. F.
n cuse me.
June io-Thank you. l feel bett,
now. In fact, I'm all right and as jolly ;
q sandbo-. whats sandboy, anyAowO
J. We have on beard a inc band that plal
/. on deck at regular intervals all through y
/. day and IS heard IN a specially pfint'
D. program during dinner. ! was passiF
l. them On my post,luncheon promenade ye
r to-day and a. / fingered TO look at q
n musicians scores swcetfaeed HIT
y lady With dear baby boy In her ara
n came up To me and putting the child 70
= - Tommy. give the lady a Texas han
ct shake And while Tommy sna6k grest'
~ each other heartily the mother &xplnin'
Is that she had learned that was from Teya
and rs her baby was born at Port Arthn
she thought We should be friends lit'
later the handmaster asked me, Where
Texas''S answered Away down South
o, pixie. and passed on. As sooB as 81
~ I settled myself IN my steamer chair WI
= was my delight 10 hear the band break @
.. In the glorious strains OF dear old Dixie
rs simply went wild and clipped my ban
No / furiopsiy. but ! did not yell. though
!, broke every cartilage in me In the enc
Il. not 10.
OF June l2-on Tuesday one Of the mu
ne clans told me that they had arranged sol
Il: plantation airs to be one Of the numo'
Of the dinner program that night and II
their motive IN doing so was 10 piease
again with my ''DiEie'
,st So far as know there are no southern'
IA aboard except Mr. and Mrs. Beels II
w Port Arthur, with their little sons, ciemt
ny and Tommy tmy best friend. and sir.
ds Al. scnoeikopf and his daughters fr
ed p.llas. who sit at our tsoIe. or cou
20 Texans agreed 10 applaud Dixie "
Nj our might. Mr. George Busse OF y
york. who sits next ne AZ iaole, ~
ort sntlIrslnstlc democrat and says MS ne
gsl sIwavs warns 20 Texas and her pee
Z. secense ~ the states sure and nanoso
dsmoeratic majority, lee the applause
= anixie ana ordered wine sent up TO
musicians. . i,..,. an,s,
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