The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-14

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during dinner. aud the menu contains
the music program.
The weather has been bad today,
cloady, very damp, and cold. too
We used our coats. steamer rugs. and
could have used more.
Srd day The sun is out, and the
water is beautiful We can see the
white caps far out in the water. also
see some sea weed, which denotes
that we are in the Gulf stream. We
have passed a number of sail boats,
they are fishermen, off Cape Cod
coast.
Miss Mueller had us go through
the steamer discovering things We
went to the front end, leaned over
the rail looking for fish. but found
none. The ship in blowing through
the salty brine" threw the spray
high, we could see number of rain
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us of beautiful Niagara
4th day. We were awakened By
music, II was the band playing a
hymn, to remind us of the dawn OF
the Sabbath. After breakfast we had
a promenade on deck, but were soon
driven in by the rain,
9th day. We are half way across
the Atlantic, and are far north. The
sun sets at IL O'Clock in Norway,
and rises at one. Today we passed a
Danish schooner, three mast Our
ship saluted the schooner, and they
responded by putting up three flags
We have met DR.. Williams, who
was one OF Roosevelt's rough riders
We will likely see the coast of
Scotland tomorrow. | think 1t is fine,
that the first foreign land we see,
should be the one our people came
from.
Soon after lunch we had the deck
steward to show us the boat. We saw
the sailors quarters, End and Bird
class steerage passengers-there are
700 in all. The kitchen. bakery ana
fish rooms were interesting, but the
machinery was the grandest sight
Six o'clock dinner today was the
captains dinner. At each persons
plate was a small flag of his own
country. The band played national
airs, and each stood up as theirs was
played. America, Denmark. Germany
and Norway were well represented
After dinner the trumpet called
us to the dining room. for a concert
for the benefit of the orphans and
widows OF the sailors OF Copenhagen.
The tickets We're so cents, and the
program good. The sea is aw-
fully rough today, the ship rocks
worse, owing to the coal being so
nearly consumed, the weight Of
which kept it steady at first.
At O'Clock we came In sigh. Of
land, My. how pretty It is, The island
OF Hebrides. They are rough and fun
OF cliffs, and covered on top with
grass. The white light houses and
castles were beautiful. At eleven we
came in sight of Bonny Scotland.
rugged and beautiful.
One of the passengers had some
field glasses and we could see in the
distance very plain were way
Ing to us from the lighthouses. and
we could see the chickens in the
farm yards.
We passed one fort. and one beau.