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

On tafF morning Of June %. 1906. affel
a week of sight seeing In Washington
D. G., and Philadelphia. our party o
4 fqur stood On the Philadelphia wharf
awaiting the moment when we should
| be permitted TO 60 on board the steam
ship Merton, bound for Liverpool
Around us 4porters were b,isiiy pasting
K upon sliitcases and steamer trunks blue
[plasters marked NV" This signified
| Wanted in the state rooms. aud pre-
,,vested tile piece Of baggage from being
| fed into the hold of the ship. which with
alnsaiiable appetite was swallowing up
| mberless boxes and bundles. In "a
booth beside us d man was busily count.
|ing into tile hands of bewidered passen
gers small English coins in exchange for
L nited STATES money. After futile at.
tempt at At RAPID cAic,ilatioh We took on
l'fafth handful Of pence and shillings.
For a moment our hearts misgave as. as
we thought Of the monetary prob
lens that would confront us in different
countries. and we decided in future TO
lend our influence TO the adoption of u
universal monetary system, i But the
gangplapk was lowered and the crowd
began pouring upon the vessel. AT this
moment one Of ogr, party remembered a
new'sIlk Ambre!la left in our hotel. room.
sThis' umbrella was the first of long
list of miscellaneous ARTICLES uninteiie
stionallyalrft behind as souvenirs. Mem
cries OF lost gloves, belt buckles. pins
and guide Books link f,s to many a his
toric retreat. Fortunately one Of onr
party was a man, for, the masculine yo-,
cabulary alone can rise TO, such. .emer-
gencies..s Soon !. the bugle sounded a.
sW1lraings torafl not passengers to. leave
the ship. ~ There was IA great kissing
4aughing'and Weeping. tfien the friends
went down THE gahgp,aflk, while. the
passengers. some loaded with beautiful
hot house flowers. leaned oyer the railing,
and shouted messages. Amid cheering
and waving of handkerch efs we moved
out Of the h1rbors Gradually the crowd
on the wharf became less anu less dis 4
lllnct till at.iast me caught only an occa-
siMlal glimpse of fiuttering white. hn 4
On deck ALI was hustle and excitement.
The ,perspiring deck steward. surrounded
ssyf tn importunate group, was busily
labelling steamertchairs with names and
placing them on the deck ia the position
they We're to retain throughout the voy-
age. We parted with dollar each and
Succeeded a. length IN having our chairs
placefon'the.d desired sunny side In the
7fitrafy the dining room steward was
assigning places at tables, i The meals.
were to be served, at. two sittings;, the
first sitting breakfast al .:30. the second
sitting az, S,3ost With,evisions of pro-
longed morning maps we chose the sec-'
ond dSsittins and ,set off IN search of the
bath steward, who restored us for bath
h urs. Ac6mmdtioan1 IN the saloon at
tracted us and there we discovered
table loaded With letters and packages.
Eager passengers We're searching the
mass, and. nov and then u feminine gur-1
gle'of delight %, a staccato shrek of sur.
prise heraidedra Happy discovery We
coined in the search and soon added our
vocal contributions over "a generous
bunch Of the 1incli coveted steamer let
~
In our stateroom we found our baggage
awaiting ds. We We're fortunate in hav.
ing an. outside room, and, through its
porthoIe came the fresh sea breeze. the
best antidote for mal-de- mer The .bu-,
gle Sounded Tie 'revveille, announcing the
lunch 'lIa ho9r, ,.o,W! With some curiosity I'VE
scanned the menu card which offered
several courses aaly esrs
Lambs head Broth Chicken Pot Pie
f.@ Smashed Potatoes '.'fs s.
Cold Roast Beef cod Veal
Cold Ham t''N'ii NG Bofogna Sausage
ssN Lettuce Salad
Semolina Pudding Pastry
CltpSP atf51 ftfTt 5fff spr g
80 Tea Cotfee gse Z
Assured thatfwe should iiiodi be threat
enedwith famiii'., we gave odr attention
ID those about u.s. The gasir.rulous cap.
tain presided at'the \ ad 81 the first Ia. ,a-
bles4he ship doctor gave a touch Of aris
FtpcfAcy % ours, While the other tables
II
had to GO tent t.hemsejlYes .i.es with a. re-
EheGted glory. Opposite as sat 4 genial
lold gentleman who Was On his way to
England. lie glowed I'll pride as he
ftold us that his son waste carry off
first" At Oxford s,IArfing tile yoyage
We heard mnoh Of this oxford .'fyst. >
and later, while Visiting Oxford, NJ
lses;re ppons thss old gentleman sasi his
Isss4 strhe father with much pride pre