The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05

Travel Letter of W. Y. Morgan in the
 Hutchinson, Kas., News.
 ~ TEAMSHIP CAMERONIA. - For
 some unexplainable reason the ship o homeward bound is always slow. When one leaves his own country on journey to other lands he is in no hurry. The new pictures that constantly present themselves, the new objects and the talk that suggests new ideas. hopes and plans, make the days go swiftly by and the voy- age is never too long or tiresome. But when months of travel have exhausted the appetite for sights, and the occur renee of the strange no longer starts thrill, the thoughts of the traveller far exceed the speed of the ship and the fast est boat that crosses the Atlanic is too slow. This is the only excuse I can find for the Cameronia, which sailed four days later than scheduled and has de- veIoped no traits which will be affection ately remembered by the present passen- gers. She is new ship and not fia- ished. I suppose the Anchor line needed the money or it would not have started vessel across the ocean with so many things not completed and untried. And then the Cameronia has shown great ability as a pitcher, also as roller, and If contest is begun as to what ship can pitch and roll, kick and buck and snort the best, I will back the Cameronia against the field
 The ocean along the northern coast Of Ireland has a habit of being busy. The
 nd meet the turbulent waves from the lrisn sea and a watery Donnybrook air is the result The Cameronia enjoyed the op- portunity, and although the passengers generally took their evening meal, ma iority of them went dinnerless to bed and they went early and with much haste. There is no known remedy for seasickness. The Rockefeller foundation, which is discovering wonderful germs, on which every other i'll can be laid, has not found the bacillus which started the trouble on the Cameronia, The ships doctor calmly advises you to put your finger down your throat and aid nature in her work. He assures you that the disease Is not fatal, although you may wish 1t was, and he encourages you in the faith that every minute will be your next The seasick ones lose temporarily any other trouble or aliment and often for get their own names, imagining proba- bly, that these have gone with the rest. The story Is told of a time like the one in question that a sympathizing officer came to man and a woman who were leaning against each other with com- mon misery. "Is your husband very sick?" he inquired of the evidently cul- tured and modest lady. He's not my husband" she faintly answered as she leaned on her companion once again. "Your /brother?" continued the butter-ln. q never saw him before" she murmured, clasping again at the wobbly supporter under discussion.
 I have alluded to the lack of hunlor in Great Britain, from the American view point. I heard good joke on the Scotch and told 1t to a sniall crowd in the smoking room. The story was of the boy who asked his father why there was such a coin as farthing. the fourth part of penny The father replied that it was to enable the Scotch to be charitable. NODOuY lduBDeu dHu icSuhiSu e >saS7 cussion of the weather. About five min utes afterward an Englishman roared with mirth, and shouted to me, "I follow you, I follow you" didn't understand why he was following me until he began my story which he repeated with, expla- nations and reminders of the proverblal Scotch thrift Then he told 1t again and laughed loudly. The others smiled cour- teously and then face after face broad ened, they all Followed" and nobody ap- prcciated the joke more than the scotcl- men. They told the story to each other and laughed, then hunted up friends and told 1t until the friends followed" and I was pointed Out as humorist. But 1t was long and painful operation and I did not have the courage to try 1t again.
 These British cousins are not devoid of humor, but their speed limit Is far below ours. -ae { sfst sss ,s Sssf
 The harbor Of New York Is in sight and the pilot just came aboard. 1 wit. messed an affecting scene. A fellow pas- senEer shouted vigorously to ret the at-