Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-01
A Maine Girl in Europe---I.

| struggle al once for sooner or later you
will succumb to the alurng pros
poets and will find Yourself on the way.
kipling has well expressed the spirit
| of Wantlcrbust, in the refrain:
Then 1t &C, 80, go. away from here.
| On tie other side the world you're
Send the road is clear before you
| When the old spring fret comes o'cr
| ytu
And the Red Gods call for you.
| For those who have made the tour of
| Europe many times, these hastily pre-
pared letters will be as twice told tales.
| If, however, those who are interested,
| and who are waiting us | have been,
| their chance to 80, find anything Of
| pleasure in reading of my wanderinGS,
| l shall not record them wholly i'll
| vain.
| When "NIr. Microbe' finally per-
suadcs you t. so. the next question
which arises is, how. Everyone has
his own idea about the most desirable
way. There are disadvantages, per-
haps, i'm party travel. but there are
| also many advantages. For myself
| decided my first trip, for there is al
ways the possibility there may be 9TH
| crs, would be as member of the
| Co,lcy party of the University Travel
| tours which was to leave Boston on
| the Winifrcdian of the Leyland
| Steamship line, June 5th. One of the
| University parties also sailed on the
same boat. The two include people
from all parts of the states. which
| gives an opportunity of knowing our
| own country little through associa-
| ton with its representatives. Several
| are from California, and they tell OF
| the beauty and charm of life among
the flowers and-earthquakcs. n num-
| Der register from Chicago. who eX-
patiat" on the hustle and enterprise
| Of that. to thcm.. greatest city of our
| country, and they also have much t"
say Of the mammoth department store
| of Marshall Field. \ group of five
| vivacious Southern girls relate. in soft,
mclodiouS voices, stories handed down
| from the days Of slavery. There are
others from various cities and towns
along. the way. and all interesting In
| one way and another. l am the only
| one from Maine in our party. but the
| other day, on the hurricane deck. with
| the war cry, prohibition. forever" l
| chcercd ON to victory, in a shuttle
| board tournament game, the Rev.
| Howlcy Green of Portland who. with
his daughter. is off for his tenth trip
| across the water. So. happily, Maine is
| not without her honorS on the nigh
sea. The passenger list numbers over
Il hundred this trip. but later in the
season it is larger This is a banner
year for Americans to cross, it is
said.
The usual hustle and excitement
| which attends the sailing of every
ocean liner was witnessed at the dock
! the afternoon before our departure.
Big drays were bringing baggage.
| freight and supplies of all kinds, while
| the cracking of the derricks and the
| shouts of the men. as they rushed the
| heavy burdens into the hold. added to
| the general confusion. Passengers
were locating their stateroomS. porters
| were carrying bags and suit cases and
| everybody was asking questions and
seemed full of business. A trip
| abroad appears to be rather MERRY
| Christmas" occasion and you are quite
| pleased to find yourself the recipient of
| various offerings for enjoyment during
| tn" days on shipboard. The steamer
| letter is also Il great fund of enjoyment
| on the trip and there was Il big pile on
the captains table. The flowers pre-
scented Ey relatives and friends added
| to the general festive appearance oi
things The boat sailed at the unkind
| hour Of so in the morning, 50 there
was not general rush of people to
stand on the wharf and wave handlicr-
chiefs. hut a few faithful ones ap-
pcared and watched the captain and
chief officer give the sharp quick or
iers which started the boat on her
long journey. The pilot was the last
to leave US and we watched his little
boat ard Boston disappearing in the
distance. We had a good "chancc'
and the fresh salty sir hnuynd us up as
we left New for Old England.
These who wish tn get there quickly
should not select the Winifredian II
time is II" object and you prefer
s;tcatlinrss to speed, it is an excellent
boat to choose. Provided YOU are moi
S"asick there is much pleasure in thu
thought that for nine and may be ter
days you have nothing to do but relax
| your nerves and give yourself up f
the enjoyment Of the sea voyage. TIL,
general program seems to- be some
thing after tins fashion. provided yot
are not "fpolish'' enough to he seat
sick: steep the sleep of the just, an'
he on time for the $50 breakfast: wall
the deck. got acquainted with th"S'
you find cnngcnial; be ready at 10 fo
the hot beef bouillion and crackers tn
deck stewards bring you: envelope
yourself III rug. rcclinc in Il stcamc
chair and ElZc at the rolling waves, til
You are summoned to lunch at
o'clock; indulge in any of the sport
the strenuous ones devise and drinl
tea at !. after the good English fash
ion. Then you may wish to walk tn
deck. read, find out things about tn
ship, and he ready for the event of tn
day, dinner at $50 In case you ar
1 afraid Of going hungry to bed, tn
2 company provides refreshments in til
dining room. or. for the men, in tn
l "smoke house." at 10 O'Clock. Thus
r you see the inner man is well provid
ed for on shipbOard.
Fortunately. l have not yet bee
numbered among the "literary people,
as somebody calls contributor