Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-10

On the morning of June %, l9O6. afte
"A week of sight seeing in Washington
d. C.. and Philadelphia. our party o
four stood on the Philadelphia whar
awaiting The moment when we shoult
be permitted to go on board the steam
ship Merton, bound for Liverpool
Around us porters were busily pastins
upon suit cases and steamer trunks blue
4 plastnrs marked Nv. This significd
Il Wanted in the state rooms, and pre-
: vented the piece or baggage from being
! fedEnto the hold of the ship which with
Unsuitable appetite was swallowing mp
numberless boxes and bundles In a
booth beside us "a man was busily count
ingiinto the hands of bewildered passen
Fgers small English coins in exchange for
| United States money. After "A futile at
tempt at rapid calculation we took on
faith handful of pence and shillings.
\ For a moment our hearts misgave us. as
we Thought of the monetary prob
lemslth would confront us in different
countries, and we decided in future to
lend our influence to the adoption of u
universal monetary system. But the
| yangplank was lowered and the crowd
| began pouring upon the vessel. AT this
moment one OF our party remembered a
new silk umbrella left in our hotel room.
I This umbrella WAS the first of a long
llst Of miscellaneous articles uninten-
tiogalIy left behind as Souvenirs Mem
foriesiof4 lost gloves, belt buckles. pins
land guide books link us to many his
ttoric retreat. Fortunately one of our
party Was a man. for the masculine vo.
cabulary alone can rise to such emer-
gencies. Soon the bugle sounded a
warming to all not passengers to leave
the snip. There was IA great kissing
laug bing and weeping; then the friends
Eweslt down tile gangplank, while the
passengers. some loaded with beautiful
hoLHlsouse flowers, leaned over the yailiag
and shouted messages. Amid cheering
AND waving OF handkerch'efs we moved
outof theharbor. Gradually the crowd
on The wharf became less and less dis
| tinrt!till at last we caught only an occa-
sonal glimpse of tiuttering white
| On deck all was hustle and excitement.
Tie perspiring deck steward. surrounded
byS an importunate group, was busily
tabelling steamer chairs with names and
placing them Oh the deck in the position
they were to retain throughout the vow
age. We parted with dollar each and
succeeded at length in having our chairs
PLACED on the desired sunny side In the
library the dining room steward was
assigning places at tables. The meals
werel TO be served at two sittings; the
first sitting breakfast at, 40. the second
sitting III S:3p. With visions OF pro-
longed morning maps we chose the Sec
onH sitting. and set off in search of the
bath steward who reistered us for bath
h urs. commotlon i'm the saloon at
tracted us and there we discovered a
table loaded with letters and packages
Eager passengers were searching the
mass and now and then a feminine CUR
gle ot delight or d ,staccato shrek of sur.
prise heralded ,laappy discovery. We
Joinedih the search and soon added our
vocal contributions over generous
bunch Of the much coveted steamer let
ters.
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Ia nour stateroom we found our baggage
| awaiting us. We were fortunate in hav.
ing an outside room, and through its
porthole came the fresh sea breeze, the
best antidote for mal-de- mer. The bu-
gle sounded the reveille, announcing the
| lunch hour. With some curiosity we
scanned the menu card which offered
several courses .....
Lambs head Broth Chicken Pot Pie
| Mashed Potatoes
Cold Roast Beef Cod Veal
Cold Ham 5000 Bologna. Sausage
Lettice Salad
" Semolina Pudding Pastry
Cheese Crackers
Tea Coffee
/ Assured that welshonld not be threat
lened with famin ]. we gave our attention
$50 those about us. The garr,tlo,,s cap
tAin presided Al the u ad of the first la.
Il 5lea the ship doctor gave a touch Of aris
socracy 10 ours, while the other tables
had TO. CO tent themselves with re-
fiected glory. Opposite us sat genia
old gentleman who was on his way u
England. He glowed " tn pride as he
i told us that his son was to carry of
d FIRST al oxford. Daring the voyage
q we heard much Of this Oxford first, Z
4 and later while visiting Oxford, ",
came upon the old gentleman and III,
ii son. The father with much DrftA4 nr,.