The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

starting point OF one Of the channel serv-
ices to England.
When we reached the Wandeiaar Iizbt-
ship. we noticed a decided difference in
the appearance Of the water. High. foam
crested waves broke on either side the
steamer. The North Sea looked Ike
glacier water-Hght green with a milky
simmer, and sometimes shad0w-black.
As TAR as we could see, ships with bUig-
ing sails and steamers Of all shapes.
sizes, and nations arose and fell upon
this most freguented Of ocean routes.
Past lghtships ana into the English
Channel. We soon sighted the English
coast and then into Southampton waters
between the solid land and The Isle OK
Wight We came TO anchor near Netley
Hospital. In the green timDerland %
Hampshire, that rose on either hand.
the most delightful country homes show
ed through the trees. Beautiful sail
boats raced by US. and before long the
tenders appeared with the London pas
sengers, freight, and fresh vegetables.
/ never in my lie Deheld such inordi-
nate quantities of luggage. One English
admiral and his family had thirty-two
pieces. all systematically numbered
imagined they were bound for the Orient.
but no. indeed, they were only booked for
J.
baths. dogs, perambulators. hampers. and
boxes was q beautiful tribute TO the Eng
lishman's domestic instinct The admiral
had. apparently. refused 10 leave one
household god at home behind the white
cliffs. bat was carrying the entire coli
lection into iea-bitten Italy.
There was a French gOveTness-uncrat~
ed-attached 10 the party, which explains
ed why a small school form an old
fashioned desk-was included in the lug
gage.
Now in truth, we settled for a de-
lightful voyage. No further stop until
Gibraltar. The rugged dangerous coast
of the Island Of Ushant brought Us close
TO France and numerous fishing smacks
with tan-cOIored sails steered through the
rocks in reckless disregard of shiDwreck.
AS We got well into the Bay Of Biscay.
judged from the numerous falling OF
Of deck passengers and sundry pale and
agoHized countenances that here indeed
was the sailors r0ughest road That
night / stayed up late 10 watch tho
wonderful phosphorescent effect on the
waves The captain took Jack and me-
over to the second cabin deck 70 see
the whirlpool stirred up By the twin
screws Of the steamer. II was q splendid
sight, but we didn't stay very long on
account Of several chatty parrots who
were carrying on animated conversation
with their owners. There must have
I been forty parrots in the second cabin
all together. ] inferred that a lingo-bird
I is part of the regular outdt of the British
officer when he goes for Indian service.
I hated 10 retire that night; 1 was
/ so afraid Of missing the Spanish Main.
/ Jack called IL coast, but I liked better
/ the buccaneering sound Of Main, and
then. too, I had a reverental leaning TO-
ward the Province Of Gaicia, about
which I once TeCited a poem in school, and
/ I did not wish 20 miss it, But above and
/ beyond these things, Cape Finisterre held
I a grandeur for me that may or may not
/ be understood By the average reader.
I In my ''yearning' days. L once extract
I ed from an art supplement-t0 which my
mother subscribed for 3 year on the IN
stallment plan-a vague and indistlncL
sepia copy Of Jules Bretcn's Sunset in
Finisterre" I took d Child Eating Bread
and MIX" from an ornate frame and in
its place put ''Finisterre.' which there
after graced every room in my childhood
/ home. During the spring and fall clean
/ ing. a vital question was whether 20 hang
] Sunset in Finisterre-" As depicted in my
/ copy, the sun had long set, Tor not a glow
Of It remained visible. As d work Of art
/ I considered the group Of gCssiping
women in the foreground perfect and the
/ cottage was q thing I slletched with fire.
QuenCy into nv own art productions. Ny
1 brothers referred slighJinEly 10 the two
cats in the picture. and cast slurs upon
the citizens OF Finisterre for permitting
/ porkers to grovel in the streets But %
me. Finisterre represented a hallowed
spot. and could I now renOunce my early
ideals and sleep the while our vessel
/ passed By Finisterre2 \ thousand times,
No,
did not obtain a wholly satisfying i'm
/ preston Of the cape, but 1 c0ntented my
self with addressing q souvenir postal
card TO my most skeptical Of brothers,
and upon it wrote: Sunset of Finis-
terre."
It was about here. I believe. that
came a cropper with my German. Every
morning as I luxuriate in my berth. Won
dering whether should or should not get
I'D for my breakfast, I hear one little
German steward pipe a musical order IN
the direction Of the pantTies for what
sounded TO be Elm Velona," or Elm
Felona." was curious enough to look
for the word in my dictionary and my
phrase-book When I failed 10 find it.
I asked casually of the BsvarIan count,
! What is Elm Felona? When I found
him ignorant inquired of numerous
other Germans. and they were as unln-
formed as the count I was seven days
/ trying to learn the meaning Of the word,
and on the eighth. as I prOpOunded the
/ query to the captain, I saw an illuminat-
ing smile break over the face Of a stew
/ ard who came 10 the captains rescue
/ with an explanation.
/ It seems that Germans have no way oe
/ saying 'poached egg in their language.
| II is manner of cooking an egg f0reign
I to Germany, and when Eggs, American
style became popular. the cooks and
| stewards on the German liners resorted
I to a slang expression 10 meet the demand.
/ This expression is Fin F0rlOrna,' mean
| ing an egg no longer whole and perfect,
| but 'forlorn one"
| II is n good thing to remember. for.
/ failing Fin FOTloTna," there is no way
Of explaining to a German waiter that
you desire poached egg.
The German pancake is n broadcast
dish that Jack took TO readily. IL is a
very large affair upon which plenty OF
butter should be spread. then a generous
layer of jam, made from German cram
berries. which are something like our cur
rents, and the whole sprinkled with
sugar and rolled. To me it was a veri-
table "sinker." but the Germans give it
to their young children and consider it
digestible
Ny Vienna purchase, the Dachshund, did
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