Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-24
QUIT WHEN THEY LEARN
 HE IS AN ARIZONIAN.
(From Wedne sday's Daily.)

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 While on the high seas Novem- Der % and aboard the liner La France, A. ]. Head writes 10 friends in this city as follows:
 Before the good ship pulls into llavre. France. in about Six hours, will give you all my impressions of the first trip taken across the Atlantic. The novelty of the siX days journey aboard q fine craft, has proved a revelation so far as my Hassayamper existence has been going on for the past third of . century. On getting aboard at New York. the boundless deep did not appeal in friendly or inviting manner to one who had been climb ing up and going down ravines in the mountains adjacent to Prescott. but when the first moan of the big engines from below signalled that we were ploughing through the crest of the big pillows. the stage fright left me and settled down to an everyday globe trotter. This feel ing oi confidence seized me for the reason that most nearly all passen- gers looked upon the matter as of no consideration whatever and get ting into the same lock-step. soon l was at home
 "The second day out the program changed, and with half a dozen passengers-some of them Ameri- cans and some of foreign birth it was suggested that the fascinat- ing game of draw poker for a small wager would prove refreshing as well as remunerative 10 while away a few days time The monot ony of the voyage by this time had taken possession of me as well as other travellers. and accordingly we all sat down 10 q fine layout in the salon. You all know that a pio neer of the west has overlooked a necessary qualification if at some time in the wild and woody days he did not become conversant with the value of an ace full. so to speak. So to be in harmony with my new-made friends. the cards were dealt out many times during the lively five hours playing Fi nally they dropped out one by one, and when I went on the deck all were viciously occupied in feed ing the fishes" at a speed that ere ated much comment and from q humorous standpoint also.
 By this time it was circulated aboard the ship that the Arizonan was the winner in the game and in- cidentally speaking. he was the only | one that had a good stomach. as well as a fat pocketbook from his knowledge of the game. The sec ond session convened the next | forenoon and slough proved quite attractive. There was no seasick ! ness this time. for the reason that 'honors were even.
 After 1t was learned that l was | from Arizona and the boundary line of Mexico being close at hand, i many questions were asked of the relations of the American to that | country. l attempted to illustrate | in practical manner what the sit nation was over the line and pro- duced pack of cards that num- bered six or to properly state Ii, , attempted to introduce the game of Panginga. The exhibition had the desired effect and plausible reason | was shown why the long-winded | insurrection was going on.
 One of the remarkable condi- | tions of an ocean voyage IS that this l steamer is veritable little city. Everything that the heart could de-
 ire can be had. and the company IS very congenial. l was surprised to ;eceive a wireless message from my
 laughter on the fourth day out. which was sent from Havre, France, where she is to meet me. nd thence we journey to Cologne, Germanp. where her marriage will ake place on December ?. Be ore I return to Arizona 1t is quite nrobable that the Mediterranean will be the next sea voyage. and when the back track will be taken depends on circumstances to be met with when l get my feet on terra hrma again"