Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-06-14

Mrs s. q. Their decks were crowded
with sailors and soldie' s. They yelled
and waved. 1t was such fun
| n About this time the Roads was alive
with big ships. The next stop was at
Old Point Comfort where the magnifi-
cent Chamberlain Hotel fronts the
water. After leaving that, we sailed
right straight across the Roads to NoI-
folk, which is long ways.
1t was dark. the moon was shining,
and Newport News. Old Point and
The Exposition grounds were sending
out million lights. Then all the
steamers, and war ships were lighted
up. The different pilots would send
out these search lights-hunting for
ouoys. etc.-all these things and water,
water everywhere was the grandest,
most sublime sight ever saw and for
which | would give "a small sized for
tune" We got off at Norfolk, walked
down d street little ways, took a
ferry for Berkely-a suburb of Nor
folk-where We were going to get our
supper, spend the night and get break
fast. Coming across on the ferry,
some one opened one of the girls pock-
ct book and took all her money except
some change. She didn't notice it I'M
til she was walking up the gang plank
and sprinkled all her change around.
The next morning directly after
breakfast we went to see the marines
parade. They looked dandy III their
white uniforms. AS for sailors and
soldiers (U ). You couldn see any
thing but them. Some of them were
good looking-gee
After seeing the parade, We took a
car and started for the Exposition
The car fare is fifteen GENTS and IL
takes an hour to go 1t was in this
ride We saw the real ocean. can't
begin to tell all we saw at the expOSI-
tion, for 'twOuld take me too long, and
as I've already written manuscript L
must ring off, now shortly. I'll just
say this. The Virginia, Connecticut
and Kentucky were the handsomest
State buildings inside. The govern
meDt building was the most interest
ing things you ever saw. The Inside
Inn is an exact imitation of the st.
Louis one. The Philippine village was
one of the most interesting things
there. We only took in one thing Oh
the war path. The fight between the
Merrimac and the Monitor. We took
lunch at the Daughters of the Confed
eracy.
We came back to Norfolk by Car just
before dark, bought some candy and
fruit and went down to the Old Do
minion pier and went on 1.-The Bran
don." It's the dandiest boat-a night
boat. Miss NJ. l.. had engaged the
night before our berths. E. and l &C.
cupied the same state room. The
crowd, you see, divided up into two.
We each went in-fixed up and went
to the saloon and had dinner. We
were ali hungry as hounds so the eight
courses didn't go amiss. I'll name a
part of the menu-OX tail soup, muf- |
fins. hot rolls, celery and olives served |
together on ice. boiled carp, steak slr- |
loiD, coffee, tomatoes served with any
dressing desired, cheese, cream, in |
blocks and fruit. We ate and hurried |
on deck to ses the grand sights on
Hampton Roads for the boat hadn' t |
left Norfolk yet. We stayed up until |
we had passed Old Point, the expos1- |
ton grounds and then Newport News. |
That took until about 11:30-then we
piled off to get some sleep. Miss M. l..
called US about $50 next morning-We |
dressed, put on our hats, wells and |
Jackets and hurried on deck where ev-
erything was so pretty. D, was about |
to forget. tell papa, Bryan, was at
yesterday, made a big |
speech and received the COnfederates. |
who came down on our boat. look
ed at him good. So here endeth the
Jam estOwn trip.