The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-03-06
IN KING EDWARDS DOMAIN.
Notes Of a Six Weeks Trip to England and
Scotland.

Notes Of Six Weeks Trip to England and
| Scotland.
J XVIII.
The next morning we awoke to realize
the fact that it was raining. That
meant no promenades on deck or lazy
hours spent in steamer chair, looking
at nothing, thinking of nothing, just
placidly content and happy "a pacific
state seldom reached outside the bounds
of ships deck 1t was not to rain all
day, however, as we found out later on
to our regret, perhaps. 1t cleared
and was beautiful for possibly the
space of five minutes, when we ran into
a fog bank. Then the fun began. The
Cambroman is supplied with all modern
conveniences and improvements, and
among them is a siren fog whistle
Captain Jones had previously described
it's delights, and from that hour we were
willing to testify that he had not ex-
aggerated in the least. 1t seemed to be
animated by some evil spirit. One
might as we'll try to stem the ocean
currents as to converse when it had the
hoor-or, more properly, the deck. We
were expressing our opinion in no gentle
terms when the Captain appeared and
asked US, quite seriously how we liked
! the band. The ladies all took refuge
| in the almost deserted smoking room
at the opposite end of the ship, where
! books and cribbage- boards proved so
! fascinating that the all-pervading music
of the siren was forgotten: and before
/ we realized it, it had stopped altogether.
| That evening was spent in the dining
saloon, where games were played before
the early departure for bed which had
| now become the rule. At noon that
day ednesdayj everyone had gather
| ed with interest about the log, and
rejoiced to see that three hundred miles
had been covered, the best days run
yet
Thursday morning steward Carr kind
ly volunteered to guide two of us on
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the passengers had taken. We made
our way through a very dark and
! mysterious passageway where we were
suddenly confronted by six enormous
| horses heads looking at us from all
directions. The great beasts, valued at
a thousand dollars each, were more like
elephants than the horses we knew, and
their massive heads and vicious looking
eyes, rolling restlessly about, anything
but invited caresSeS. Not 50 two little
" elsh ponies, who were also occupying
temporary stalls and looking like small
dogs beside their gigantic neighbors.
They belonged to a young man in the
second cabin who was going out to
Canada to make his fortune, and were
very gentle and docile little creatures,
submitting to our offered pats with the
best grace possible. We would have
liked to make friends with the big
fellows. but our escort put very decid-
ed veto on our aspirations, telling us
that one OF them had bitten one of the
crew and threatening us with an
immediate return unless we kept at
very respectful distance.
The doctor appeared at the head of
his table for the first time, Thursday, !
and was greeted enthusiastically by the
whole saloon, -much to his embarrass-
ment and secret discomfort, suspect. +
That afternoon quite a little excite
ment was aroused by three porpoises
which followed the ship for some little /!
distance, their sides cleaning brightly !
in the sun when they jumped out of
the water. 1t was pretty sight as we'll
as welcome diversion, and as long as
their game of tag lasted the rail was
lined with spectators; officers, crew,
first and second cabin and steerage pas
sengers alike evincing an interest i'll
the antics of these children of the sea
On our way to the smoking room that :
afternoon Mr.. Carr met us and enquired |
if we would not like to pay visit to
the engine room. as one of the gentle
men of our party had expressed a de- i
sire to do so, and that evening was the |
appointed time for his visit. We would. ,
And an appointment was made for
eight O'Clock.
Mr.. Malpas, the Partisan, and our
fellow passenger, was an interesting
character. He had travelled extensive
ly in almost every other country in the
world, but was looking forward to his
visit to Canada and the United States
with a great deal of pleasure. He was
not quite sure of his English some
times, and had lost none Of the charac-
teristic French shrugs and lifting of
eyebrows in knocking about the world.
He rather prided himself Oh his game
of cribbage, but, unfortunately, the
gentlemen of our party beat him I'M
mercifully, game after game. Today
he had been particularly un[ueky, and
rose from a number of defeats with a