The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-21

! shilling or two left beside that OF
which the boar has rohbet me.
Seconl cabin accommo.iat;oH CT
any Of tie large steamers Is l.Lt down
at about one-half the cost of llr>t
cabin, say s1o0 for the round trip.
Those who have Travelled thus say it
is good enough, and equal to any S!
| hotter but some how or other we
Americans all believe we are first class
and none of Us like to travel other
| wise. The first cabin rooms are all
in the centre of the boat, while the
second cabins are in the ends, and
hence in rough seas the motion Of the
ship is excessive, and one is thrown
and tossed about regardless of sick
| stomach and a raging liver on a ten
day strike. First cabin passengers
are allowed to visit any part Of ship
and pay calls upon their second cabin
friends. but the second cabin folk are
not allowed to return the ca L. They
also have to eat at table IF their
own, and are fixed betw .en lines
which they cannot cross. 1ey may
save money by these restrictions, but
what is money worth when compared
with ones liberty and self-esteem?
io11 of
initiated tars who will pay daily
| tribute to Neptune and the fishes Of
the sea. How much will be left of US
when we strike the regions beyond
remains to be seen. Zeb Vance said
he threw up his immortal soul when
he crossed the ocean. He even went
so far as to describe it, saying he saw
It, and it resembled an old sock. What
a vision-for man to be able to look
UPON his own immortal soul Who
then could ever doubt that he has
one? I'll hereby and now make the
promise to report concerning mine in
case do get glimpse of it. And yet,
seasickness cannot be SO awful an af-
Fiction at the very worst, for there
are many persons who cross the sea
year after year, and are sick on each
trip. If they were as bad of as they
say, it is probable they would never
attempt to cross the seas a second
time. We shall see.
Of course. all the sensible and up
to-date people in England and France
know about Sumter. Let US pity to
dense ignorance Of those who do not
1t will give me great pleasure to in
form them all concerning our goodly
estate. If Edward sees fit to welcome
our arrival, and meets US at the dock
in Liverpool or at the railway station
in London I will at once tell him that
Sumter is still on the boom, and Will
also inform him concerning the pur-
chase of the water works and the set
ting UP of the Mutual Ice Facto:y. If
he asks me anything about the sewer
age status, will pat him on the back
and say: Now, hold up, pard; our
city fathers have been working the
| thing backwards for ten years, paving
the streets before laying the pipes;
but are going to get Skinner or Brun-
son to reset them, and put the right
end foremost, so they will not always
| be working backwards" I know my
friend Edward will smile at this. Ru-
NOR says he has a way Of smiling
and also of playing baccarat. But
this is a far-fetched rumor. If any Of
the Itemizecs have a message to send
| to Edward, it Will be my delight to
| carry it along with me, provided it is
gotten up in good style, written on
vellum and ornamented with the
proper values in jewels and gold. I
guess he wouldn't read a note which
had not a ten-dollar stamp on it.
These fools in high l.fe attach very
title Importance to money, except as
to the amount involved.
This is all for the present, dear re-
porter for the Item. The next time
YOU ask me to write anything. you'll
be wise enough to fix a limit TO it, I
guess. c. C. BROWN.
Tie lax,;ive tfT CT cf Char,be-!air's :
St lnsc, aoc Liver tablets is 7C ree;.blf
no 30 natural hat you !, o 70. realize It Is