The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-03-07

something which valued great deal
more, and that Is a number OF good
friends among the stewards, including
the Chief and the Boss Of our depart
mept. / certainly worked hard and
am just vain enough TO think that they
appreciated the spirit for they were
awfully good TO me. The other pass
age worker in our cabin was a good
enough fellow but he had no work in
him so they dumped him at Melbourne,
while / stuck IL out 20 Sydney and got
about dollar apiece OF OF four OF
them, and good boost at the office.
which certainly would nave enabled
me TO get steady berth on her IL |
had the proper clothing; but that
queered me- One suit on a mans back
Is no good for stewardship. So |
piked around few days and picked
this up, and I'm blessed If know how
10 describe It. do most of the cook
ing. large share Of the house work,
wait on table, besides putting in any
spare time | may have in the garden
and taking care Of the chickens but |
struck on the washing and told her II
was entirely ont Of my line.
Just got thru washing up the dinner
dishes dinner at :30l, and here we
are almost at bedtime. Yes. ! am an
early bird now, because ! have to get
up at 80 in the morning. | cooked
the dinner entirely on my own !" and
this is the Bill Of Fare Roast should-
er.-of Mutton, Boiled and Baked Pota-
toes, Green Beans. Vegetable Marion,
Cold Meats. .Stewed Peaches and
Plums. Apple Tarts, Rice Pudding,
Tea, Oh, yes, and water By Jove,
the water was delicious. Yes | did IL
all Quite a layout for quiet little
family isn't ity Well here is the
secret we keep boarders, and at the
present time have seven counting the
little kid grandson who mas been max
ing life miserable for me the past three
weeks. The best boarders left us last
week the star boarder was a young
lady, a sumner, too, and the best of all
her name was "Queenie. . She was
awfully good to me and we had some
dandy talks together, for although she
was real swell. she did not mind talk
ing to the cook Well ! cant go into
details to closely or I'll never get out
again However You may all rest
satisfied that have "nappy home
for awhile and will hang onto 1t for a
day or two yet and meanwhile IN
putting all Of my money into clothes
aud when leave here will be able TO
hold my head up with the best of them.
may before leaving the Colonies
take trip or two around on the Kan
owna and shake hands with Harry
but cannot say for sure as | may
take notion 10 Jump one of the Union
Line for New Zealand or Tasmania
am beginning 10 feel big this week
for | just happened 70 think tnat my
twentieth birthday will blow around
in few days and just think they all
take me TO be seventeen or eighteen
yet My birthday present YOU can &
think what IL IT, will not be mere on
time though. for ! have figured pretty
closely lately and it cannot get here
b5fore the twenty-fourth or twenty
fifth It's my mail won't that be
glorious2 ] know you won be able to
appreciate that statement but just con
slider that 10 is four months now since
| have heard word from you people
and all that time have had 10 guess
and guess again. how you are, where
you are aud what you are doing
Zee. but didn't miss you abort
Christmas timel Christmas was for
me absolutely the biggest farce ever
played on this stage of life and you can
bet IL won't be played again. didn't
finish work Christmas Eve until neal ly
300 0 clock and then caught the Ia
train in for sydney, where had a
shave. haircut and then took walk
down town. Sydney is a mineature
London and with It's half million popu-
lstion can make quite splash and
they were all there Christmas Eve.
Things We're lively enough alright but
the trouble was everybody seemed 70
be having n good time aud was alone.
IL was too late TO take In any vf the
theaters and vaudevilles so went mp
10 Hyde Park and heard the Band play
for awhile, Then | walked some more
and finally ended mp At the Ferry /
got across in time 10 catch the last
train for Roseville on tie jump.
Worked like a mailer all the next day
and had Chri7tmas Dinner OF Boiled
Chicken Quite enough 20 queer any
one hey Everything was dead at the
house here, no excitement no months