The Washington herald., 1912-08-04


Of letters from half dozen students VINO
are touring Europe, and working their
way from the time they left the united
states until they return. They started
looking after cattle on board tner
steamer:
London. June g. Yesterday morning
the food problem became acute. Ihe sup
plv of fruit and crackers which We mao
brought with us on board had become
exhausted. and the regular meals, CON-
sisting for the most part Of the unsaVors
soulash described in my last letter were
too much for the healthiest appette
among Ms. This was really no more than
We exnected. but our trump card was yet
70 be played. We had IT on good author
,tv that a few handsome tips distributed
among the stewards would get US ns'
cabin food for the entire voyage &C
cordinvIv We waylaid every first capln
steward who came within hailing dis-
lance dragged him around the corner
and made known to him our wishes WIN
mulch fiourishing OF greenoacks 10 our
surnrise and chagrin they proved incor-
ruptible. 1t appears that the captain j
new to his post, and a good oeai OF
martinez None of them dared risk II. we
begged. we pleaded. we stormed. out me
iron virtue of the stewards was proof
against every argument Gloom pervaded
the cattle deck Jack went on to hnd
consolation In lorna Doone," while Mac,
George and myself held a council OF war
under the forward hatch.
The gloom was at its height or rather
at its depth, when a passing sailor toio
me that a lady wished to see me on the
saloon deck. When / appeared there
stranger rose and introduced herself as
friend of my aunt's. my aunt having told
her that was sailing as "cattie-stin
on the same ship with herself. She intro
duced me to a crowd Of people. and ev-
erybody was very pleasant and very
much interested In the midst Of all this,
Jacks enemy, the first officer, came up
and ordered me below. So / said good-oy
and went of with large bon voyage
| basket under each arm. At my appear
ance the council of war adjourned win
| whoops.
1t never rains but 1t pours- We soon
| found out that there was no cause Tor
further worry. In the afternoon Jack.
louneing on the forward deck 1--WE are
permitted forward Of the wireless station,
made the acquaintance Of some passen-
gers from Tennessee, and as all good
| Tennesseeans count tenth cousins in the
] family, a relationship was soon estao-
lished. Result: Another banquet and an
other basket. To-day couple OF Prince
ton grads came down and introduced
themselves, and some girls 1 met on my
brief excursion descended on US with arm
fuls of fruit and candy. In fact. slum-
ming expedition to the forward deck ap-
I near to have become a sort Of social rage.
Still more luck: williams. a University
of Indiana law student, has been ap-
pointed night Waterman, and is allowed
10 90 I'D to the first cabin kitchen every
night to get some good grub BY slipping
enough to the cook he can bring back
enough meat and vegetables for US all;
SO we get together every night under our
forward hatch and gorge like ship-wreck-
| ed sailors, for the hard sea air mas given
us shipwrecked appetites.
After this late supper we stretch out on
| the hay, wrap ourselves up in blankets.
and gaze at the stars until we drop on
| to sleep. The bunk room has been tossed
| into discard.
Unusually the master-at-arms, q sort Of
ship policeman. Joins the party while we
are eating and chats with US till bedtime.
| He is quite a man. six feet three inches
of two wars very handsome and distin-
Ruished looking, and wears a bravery
medal from Kitchener and another from
the Khedive Of Egypt. Jack who has
been to a military school. and eligible to
| a Heutenancy in the United States Army.
is his favorite, and they have many spir-
tied picker sessions over the respective
| merits Of the British and American
| armies.
Last Nfght On Beard.
July This Is our last night on board.
and although the trip over has been so
Jolly. we are not sorry TO be going ashore
In the morning.
Two Of the girls came out on the for
ward deck tonight to say eood-by to
US. It took q long time and by o'clock
the captains sense Of the conventional
was becoming painfully irritated- Pre-
sentiy a sailor rolled up to US and stood
looking out over the moonlit sea- Cap
tain's orders" he articuIated BEAUTIFULLY,
you're to 20 aft and you're to go below"
Then he rolled Oh. leaving us all pretty
much bewildered OF course, the natural
Interpretation was that the girls should
60 aft and that we should 20 below,
but that was q solution which Mac was
very unwilling TO accept
Tn going to ask tho captain" stated
Mac with decisjon, and ths nsxt moment
he was shouting up TO IL bE5dBA Wen