The Republican journal., 1902-02-27
IN KING EDWARDS DOMAIN.
Notes of Six Weeks Trip to England and
Scotland.

NANSsNNA
and which would be our last glimpse of
human habitation for ten days Here
laugh was raised at the expense Of
Mr.. Elwell, from which he heard at
frequent intervals before we landed
Captain Jones. delightful man, by the
way, and an ideal captain, remarked to
Mr.. Elwell that they raised their own
vegetables at FaStnet Rock. Aston
ished, yet credulous, Mr.. Elwell said,
''Do they: Is it possible? why yes"
responded the captain, the ever-present
twinkle in his eyes deepening to a
broad smile, why yes, with the der
rick When the merriment had sub
sided we began to realize that Fastnet
was far behind us, and that the sea was
growing rough. Everybody was at din
ner, however, except the doctor. He
was not. Two others did not stay very
morning two of the party were to cele-
brate their birthday, the twelfth of
| October Wewere to celebrate it,and did
we? / got up and on deck and into my
steamer-chair, The toast the deck stew
ard brought me also got up. During the
| morning the different members of the
party came up to exchange news. >"
They reported that the doctor was still
seeking the seclusion that his cabin
grants" fact well calculated to cheer
an i'll person. 1t disturbed me not,
however, Ny only emotion was sym
pathy-e, good big piece of it, too, The
breeze began to get pretty fresh and de-
cidedly cool, and before noon we were
glad to move from our Steamer-c chairs to
the little room from which the stairs led
to the saloon deck" on one side of the
bOokC ase The captains room was on
the other side. Here the daily log was
posted at noon and the track-chart
marked and here the invaids had their
meals when not feeling equal to the
trip down stairs. In fact, here were the
headquarters Of the ships company
passengers and officers. At lunch time,
comfortably ensc0nced on the uphol-
stored seat that served AZ sofa
watched the Others going down to
luncheon without a single regret. did
not feel inst that WAY somehow If
WAS too vobblv "Georue the decl1-
steward soon apneared with bill-of- fare
III hand, "WEat would you ike for
IupcL. Miss p" uuoth he with a
RISING intlpctiof ,.culiar ia himself
..Notliug thank y,u." renlied ..Can't
I bring Won little of fine broth Miss
p-p" ..\o thank vo,1 said in
differentlv SCR . little of +ba mud
dino Miss p IFS very Hnht 10
day Miss p-3,, .No t1o,,L ,,n,,,, T
rantated ..Won,t Won taxa q lit+,a
frnit tnAn. ~, .,,,n,e ~. an orana.. now.
Nice y -, a., ,-,r,,., ,,,d
Georoe r4treatad d Town tha stairs worry
much downcast hut AT his nsnal hraak
noel, snaad Whom +ha ..iuncb.rs,, -,
turned I smiled upon Them with mild
amazement at their greatness and
after lIStpnin0 IN as many a RON ,I..1,fS a :
to +ha ad,antaa.s of ,o+r,,,i,,r T., nv,
berth as there ,vara naoyangarc tool,
their advice. and accomn.niad ~, tl,rou
hooks from 4h. lihrarv ova, which,
"Georoe, presided and an nnona,,ad
box of Uuvlers made nav u.aq to
statnroom The hox If JJ,1Ia,,s Il
ma, ha we'll to av,,lai,, ,y.c q hirtl,d,v
nres4n+ from, - friend who had ramam
h4rad INV hirtbd,v wac 70 ooc,r i, my,
absence and had rivuu tho how ov.r "a
hA nra.an+ed +o ma ~. dino Samson, ror
fine trst +i,na am ra.ord q Lox of
..swp4ts" remained nronpnad an indaf
mite LENGTH of +;ma I a,,racia+ed Il
none fine less and endowed if in antici
patton, It was too wobblv 70 eat how
ever. as | have remarked before.
The next day was SUNDAY. and if was
rough. Yea verify if WAS ronoh We
logged but 233 miles that day and the
record said "Fresh westerly gale high
rough sea- overcast to cloudy weather
shoWery." This we learned by hear
say, for the two berths in staUeroom