Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-02-03
MERRY ENGLAND
A Longing Desire To Visit Childhood
Native Scenes Once More, And
Drink Pure Water

Before the cold weather set in last
fall, Mrs. Kilworth of our city de-
cided to take trip to her old home
in ''Merry Old England" Fitting
her actions to her words she ar
ranged her affairs in Iowa and star
ted for the home of her childhood
days, where buttercups and daisies
illumed the rich old sward and the
luscious red cherries kissed the
cheeks OF the white grape. Where
the good old thatched roof farm
hssse with it's regularly white
washed court and the old oakeu
bucket that hung in the we'll, all
contributed to make that home the
best on earth and life happy one.
From Iowa to New York was GER
tainly fine trip and the crossing
of the Great Atlantic before the
winter storms came down, brought
home the com 2arison of the cross
ing from England to America now,
to that of our forefs theirs, who
crossed in wooden vessels and in
variably took from two to three
months. The monster on the deep
that Mrs. Kilworth took passage
on was as long as from Nick Dof.
ting's store to the X. of P. Hall and
as wide or wider than the widest
street in Elk ira.
What a joyful sound it was when
Gland ahead" rang out over the
ship and there in the great distance
could be seen a slight prominence
above the waves, the shores of Old
England. the country that governs
more land and tongues and creeds
than any other. Whose humane
policies toward her foreign possess
sions keep them all in zone teapot
where will, come dayrage "great
tempest" But enough, Mrs. Kill
worth landed and started for her
old home only to realize that 80
many had passed to that distant
shore from where no traveller ever
returns. She enjoyed the first few
weeks very much but as the change
of season came so the gloomysfoge y,
weather that is permissible to an
English winter came also, and with
it recurrence to Mrs. Ki]worth of
that affliction, rheum atism. On
this account she concluded to re-
turn to the United States sooner
than she inte nded.
Boarding the I.usitania they were
soon out of sight of land. The dark
murky weather low down on the
horizon for a day or two forboded
that something worse was coming
but a regular hurricane was hardly
looked for 80 quickly. Like seeth.
ing white capped monster, whose
body was lashed by Neptune to
white foam, it struck our staunch,
Lusitania, causing everything
awash. The great boats went over
the sides, the life-boats followed,
and there the good ship lay like
pugilist who had lost "the round"
almost on her beam ends with
hole knocked in the side that an or
dinary team and wagon could drive
through. The momentum was
lowered and all hands were piped
to repair ship.
For twelve hours it was question
whether the Lusitana with her car
go os souls could he saved but
thanks to the water tight compart-
ments enough of them were safe to
keep her afloat so in twelve hours
the good ship had survived the
shock and was again on her way to
port, where she arrived safely.
At Newark, New Jersey she found
Mr.. and Mrs. Born. Mr.. Born is
much improved in health while
Mrs. Born does not feel as we'll as
had been hoped but thinks the sum-
mer weather will improve her health
At the Born home Mrs. Kilworth
found some Extra friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Powell, who had run
down from their Hudson river
quarters to make these good people
visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Powell are Ger.
tainly looking we'll aud enjoying
their outing.
j. Q. as usual is hunting up every
herd of Herefords in the country
and comparing them with Lead On
aud Bessie Lee. J. g. showed Mrs.
kilworth newspaper with an ac-
count of a liner that just arrived
that was 80 damaged in the great
storm that had just passed over
that they thought she would never
reach land again. He was surprised
to learn that Mrs. Kilworth was
on that boat.