Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

friendly conversation. His mood was ami
ably cornwall. 1t was plain that for him
the cup which cheered also inebriated. 1T
was this way" he said; 1.-The night before
I started some friends gave me party.
It was a dinner party, see? And you know
what dinner party Is. A dinner party
starts with cocktail. and you keep on
taxing cocktails till the dinner Is served,
and this dinner wasn't served till o'clock
In the morning.
What time was 1t over7'
"Over!" he repeated as he steadied HIM
self against the motion of the vessel: why,
son, that dinner party isn't over yeti.
One of the survivals of old-fashioned sail
ing days is the lighted ropes end which
is kept for the use of smokers. 1t smolders
in a small tin barrel hung outside the
state rooms and Is reliable in the highest
wind. Burning ropes end imparts pecul-
lar favor for the moment 1t affords ad-
mirable preparatory discipline for European
tobacco
The longing to see real sailor increases
as time passes. There Is nothing that
vindicates the picture book which was wont
to make so fascinating hero. A little chap
of twelve fourteen is the only ONE aboard
who looks the part. The men who swab
the deck most uncomely. They wear
overalls, and seem oppressed by the listiess-
ness of the ocean world. One of them was
polishing bit of brass work. He selected
a spot about an inch square, rubbed 1t a
few times, looked about him, rubbed 1t q
few times more and looked about again.
1t ten minutes before he passed to an
other spot. But they manage to leave ev-
cry bit of brass or wood work cleaning and
immaculate.
There is only one break in the monotony
of existence. That Is the daily wireless
newspaper. It comes out about noon, and
never was carrier boy so welcome 1t is
not strong on local news" and 1t has no
editorials. Even the daily ships run is
not given. 1t is purely and simply a foreign
edition, but how highly appreciated 1 be-
came wildly interested in the winning Of
tennis match of which 1 never heard be-
fore, and became greatly concerned In the
gold shipments from England to America.
One day the print shop was short in It's
supply of VS.. but the typographer, nothing
daunted, coupled two VS. together. and the
daily Photographic sans fil' read like this:
Moscow: A bomb was thrown at the
governor general, vvounding him in the
foot"
Peace to Pandemonium.
How serenity pals! Who would live su-
pine with all his wants supplied at call?
No wonder the sardonic citizen. when his
wife takes up little tissue paper envel-
ope at dinner and exclaims. why, there is
toothpick inside" rudely rejoins. what
did you expect to find. a pair of roller
skatesT And when this land longing Is at
it's height, a longing that makes life in
freight car seem a glorious dream compar-
running and palatial ship afloat the Jagged
rocks that proclaim the coast Of southern
France come into sight. AS we pass them
we gain some idea of the speed at which
we travel A little sail boat looks like
friend. 1t means shore not very far away.
The arrival of the pilot who is to take the
ship into the English channel, or, as the
French call 1t, 1.-The sleeve" Is a supreme
event, only eclipsed by the glimmer OF
lights in the distance which tells that we
are nearing Havre. Past the many-colored
lights of shore and shipping the vessel at
last comes to rest. At a step We pass from
peace to pandemonium. There Is a train
waiting to go direct to Paris. But there is
a boat somewhere in the darkness over
acrss the town that goes to London-Lon-
don with Its Westminster Abbey, its st.
Pauls and it's Empire Music Hall! place
where they speak language much like our
own! This shouting which arises on every
hand. surely this Is not French-certainly
not the tongue of melodious courtesy which
was so much heard on shipboard Several
Americans have decided at the last mo-
available. 1t is a good sharp run over I'M
known territory, but 1t can be done. The
luggage will be sent on ahead. Give any
boy few sous and he will show you the
obliging ships officer. A plunge into dark
street. swift negotiation for a guide and
the race begins. The guide boy. and
one boy running is the nucleus Of a crowd.
Before two blocks were passed found my
self escorted by two regiments, one leading
the way and the other bringing up the rear;
two regiments composed entirely OF merce-
naries. 1t was a hot pace over cobbIe-
stones and across bridges, but at last we
brought up GREATNESS, at the boat for
Southampton. which started an hour and a
half later. PHILANDER JOHNSON.