Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11

my own ana m much 100 excited 10 sleep.
 There's bed in the room--not hard shelf, but quite wide, springy bed, with an electric light close by the pillow; there are walls made of mirrors there's a sofa, a washhand stand and palm leaf fan; there's netting in the window so that you can have it open without getting black, and there would be plenty of places to put my things if I'd brought three times as many. But better than anything else, there's a soft, sweet, brown maid who goes with the room and isn't an extra. She's the same brown as the porters, only paler thaa most and the train wasn't ten minutes outside New York when she appeared to ask what she could do for me. There was nothing at the time, but she didn't go away. She looked about for a minute, then bouncing on the palm leaf she began to fan me, slowly and gracefully, not holding on by anything, though the train was hurling itself through the state of New York apparently with the speed in which light travels around the world. q never could remember how many times it can do the whole distance in a minute, but whatever 1t is, it has the afr of being boast)
 I thanked her a good deal and said I wouldn't trouble her any more, though it was very nice, but she kept straight on. like a mechanical doll, un- til I felt that in common humanity l ought to fan her. If any one in Eng land, especially any one in her position (only there aren't such poSitions), had asked half as many questions as she did people would be extremely sur prised and offended, but I would defy even the crossest person to be offend ed with this soft brown thing. It would have been too ungrateful not to answer her nicely when she was keep ing my flies at bay with extreme incon- venience to herself, so I admitted that I was English. told what county l came from, how long I'd been in the States, where I'd been staying, how l liked America, where I was going now. and ended up by satisfying her as to my age and whether I had a mother. I also stated that I was neither mar ried nor engaged The dear creature rewarded me for all this by telling me & great deal about herself and her rela- tives, and church picnic she attend ed last Sunday, where there were more young gentlemen than ladies which always makes parties so nice for us girls"
 q must say that's mighty pretty hat you've got" said she at last. 'T reckon it came from England. And my, but that is a sweet waist! I'd give my life for that waist
 If had had a twin sister of the sweet waist with me I couldn't have resisted pressing it upon her, and l don't believe she would have refused.
 As soon as NIT. Brett got me nicely settled in my room he said we wouldn't meet again during the journey. I was sorry and wanted to know why so he explained that his ticket was different from mine. l hope that is the only req son, really, and that it isn't because he thinks he ought not 10 be travelling with me. I suppose he is going second class
 l did miss him at dinner, which had in grand restaurant car about half a mile away from me in the train. Ii was fun being there, seeing all the people and being served by fascinating black walters, but 1t would have been more fun with him. l longed to eX- claim to Mir. Brett about the glorious sunset which marched with LIS along the Hudson river for an enchanted hour, and I couldn't half enjoy 1t for wondering every minute as it changed from one beauty to another whether he were watching too
 We have tenderIy radiant sunsets at home. which I love, but they're not startlingly magnificent as in America, where all things even cloud effects are managed on such sensational scale. l saw some skies to remember in Newport, though never one like this. but perhaps the magical charm of it was partly dependent on the geaming river.
 When the daylight blue had faded there was a kind of dusky lull; then, as if flames leaped up out of the clear wa ter. river and mountains and sky ran gold, reckoning slowly till the color burned deep and vivid at the heart of rose. From crimson was born violet, soft blue violet that hung like a robe over the mountains. while the living azure of the river was slashed with silver. and as one gazed and gazed. afraid 10 turn away, there broke q sud den flood of amethyst light out of the floating haze. IL was dazzling for a moment. but before one realized the change the brilliance had been drunk up by purple shadows The outline of trees and foothills melted into the panSy gloom. and, at last. with one dying quiver of light. all warmth of color was plotted out. Water and sky paled 10 pensive gray-blUe. and, as the French say, it made night"
 There was a tremendous menu for dinner. such as we used to have for breakfast on shipboard. and droves Of things whose names I'd never heard before. Just for curiosity I ordered several of the strsngest, and some of