The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-04-06

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The most exciting thing about a
sea voyage is the landing A sea voy-
age is peculiar thing, being very
similar to death. AT first one looks
forward, not so much to the journey,
as to the landing. Whether experience
ed or not, he often fears and breads
the journey as one breads the valley
OF death. Once on board, however
and the agonies of sea sickness hold
one In their throes, one loses every
thing save confidence in the ship and
the hope of landing. How Joyous then
when one looks for the first time upon
land. 1t is n thrilling experience, one
which cannot be described. when at
first we see the white hills of old
Ireland. Everybody at once becomes
happy, eXpectant, jubilant. Those who
have spent the lonely hours in their
dreary, foul staterooms are at once on
deck. Deck caps. old deck clothes
are discarded, and silk hats and most
elegant apparel are at once In evil
paupers now look like princes and
prncesses. Old things have become
new.
Boat Life.
Life on boat is peculiar in itself,
there being nothing like 1T i'm the
world. There is a peculiar freedom
and familiarity that does not obtain
elsewhere. There is also certain
license that would be shocking to the
ordinary folk of the land Now, |
do not mean to tell tales out Of school
but it is a fact that the smot abstem
ious and temperate, those who come
from prohibition Maine, near-beer
Georgia and dewless Kentucky, wor
ship the god Bacchus on board a trans
Atlantic steamer. Well aside from the
fun. it is fact that there is too much
wine and cards on these steamers.
In this voyage we have all classes
represented, college professors, sharp
traders. commercial buyers, society
swells, students. ministers, lawyers.
travellers, and prize fighters The last
is by no means the least, for our prize
tighter is the center of attraction. Such
is life.
1t is a peculiar world in which we
live. Ty Cobb, as long as he stars i'm
the baseball world, is master of the
feminine world. The prize fighter
because of the attention he attracts,
also counts his admirers by the hun
dreds. After all, is it love that a
woman seeks for, or is it notoriety? =?
My question needs no answer.
First Sight OF England.
Ones first impression of this mother
land is that it is a finished product
We do not hear the ring of the ham
mer, the sound of the saw; there are
no new buildings being constructed
Everything seems to be finished, and
the people rock along in the good
old fashioned way
Time! People seem to have all the
time they want. No one seems to be
~ a. h"liy' ENclylniHB Is Dullt on
the slow order. The railroad agent
takes his time in selling you n ticket,
the street car man waits until the
crowd has climbed the steps to the
second story. is comfortably seated
and has viewed the surrounding coun-
try and then they move off as II go
Ing to funeral. For me this is
nerve racking at first, but soon we ioin
the good old fashioned way and take
things easy.
English Money.
This English money is a caution. /
found myself going up and down the
! deck repeating that table Of iiiy schoc!
boy days: farthings-1 penny; 10
pencc-i shilling; 20 shillings--1
| pound.
These denominations are broken in
to all shapes, sizes and values. One
penny is about as large as our dollar;
two bobs are equal to our fifty cents :;
a crown feels like a saucer in your
pocket; hence, three or four dollars
In English change is about all you
can wag with In this one respect
certainly we are exceedingly proud of
| America.