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saloon OF Ind cabin which we mostly
enjoyed, the good german concert
The second day sea was little more
calm and every body who could holo
up their heads was on deck and the
fun begin OF ali kind ) and description.
German songs were sung which we
had all forgotten and now they came
all to US again, also the old fashioned
round dance on the deck All kinds
Of amusement is going on to pass
away the time.
We let 60 kite today to receive
wireless news This evening We have
swell ball for our second cabin
passengers Deck was beautifully
decor ated with the 4 ags Of all nations
and by colored electric lights, music
furnished by the Steward orchestra.
Sorry [ could not dance as | would
have had the pleasure of q fine ocean
ball
In describing the dining saloon of
the second cabin, it is swell and
think the president Of the United
States could not have il better At 8
in the morning breakfast, 10 q. N.
luncheon, 1t II IN. luncheon, at ) p
IN. coffee and cakes a. luncheon. at s
is swell. The tables have the finest
of dishes and silverware. and decor at
ed with beautiful flowers The stew
ards wait on you and put everything
on your pl atcs and If you could not
they would put it in your mouth and
over all the pOliteness of the officers
and crew is worth mention here. A
surprise to one who has been gone go
Nd - -
times OF the old fatherland
Tomorrow | will eudeavor to take .
pnoto OF this beautiful dining saloon
and its guests while they are enjoying
their dinner. In the meantime stew.
ards come around with refreshments
and take and pass it around until bed
time, the order of the day is eat, sleep
and be happy all the time. have
not been seaslck yet as [ was most all
the time on deck and | never felt so
good since ten years back. [ certa inlv
enjoy it every minute: our friend Joe
ROggenbuck was seasick and had it
pretty bad to. The ship Amerika is
q floating palace and . sight to go
through it to see it's beauty from top
to bottom. We receive and send
wireless messages daily. A wire
less telegram letter costs five m arks
forty pfenning for thirty words, or
l.35 o. S, money.
Saturday May "a in the morning at
5 we passed the Banks of New Found
land. Sea was very rough but in the
forenoon we got calm and weather
warm-a good bright day: we had
concert on deck at 10 .. m. and dance
at ) Cabin Deck ia the atteraoon. and
ia the evening same at lst Cabin Deck
We have now made 8Ol miles, and
fine weather, most Of the passengers
were on deck, also those VINO were
sick got over their sea sickness. We
are now we'll acq tainted with our new
nei yhbOrs on board Ind class and And
some people who did know our uncles
and aunts in Chicago and some lad
laud in Roberts and Beadle counties,
S. D. One fellow did know O. p. J
Fn9ssrom a. Sum nit, end was spara
on land deal and passed through
Big Stone City and Milbank. One of
our cabin neighbors got his pocket
picked when be was going on board
the ship ht Hoboken and lost Sl55 90:
same will be N ade up by the pas ssen-
gers to see that the man gets to his
destln alton.
Today is Sunday May IS: all on
board are dressed in best clothes es.
pee Jally the aides at 10 q. N. band
concert on deck of lst cabin at g D. m.
a grand dinner e course, feast such
as never have seen 10 all my life.
At 9 p. n. ball on deck of 3rd cabin,
! which was b z aft fair. Music fur
nished by the Stewards orchestra. In
the afternoon we met sail boat,
which saluted us with their national
hag, and we returned the salute by
hoisting the German lag on the
mast at stern end of our boat. The
Seal Rost told US their des in alton al
so bv flags. 1t was = great sight TO
see this boat and all it's passengers
were on board. Our boat today
| reg istered 425 miles for the last "A
hours. IS miles more than we had
m ade before at any previous day.
Fine weather and the sea not very
rough, also the weather il getting
warmer, the day closed with soci abili-
ty among the passengers, which is
getting better every day, lots OF fun,
the most fun | have had since leaving
home. My companions had to sleep
in u wet bed IS they had opened the
window in the cabin and . big wave
gave their bedding a good soaking.
II is midnight and time to go to bed.
Monday May 26, cloudy weather with
rain, sea little rough made 405 miles
this brings Us up to p. N.
| Tuesday, May 27. Same weather
with cool winds in the morning SO that
| it is necessary to do some walking on
deck to keep warm and get proler ex.
erclae.
Wednesday, Nav %, the sea was
more rollin, with sun shining. At l(
j N. there was concert by the banl
on first cabin deck, and everybody
out on deck to take in the sea breeze
! We saw a smal! steamer ia the after
noon, but we could not make out who
she was, as she did not signal.
Thursday, May 20 We have nov
been week on board the Amerika
and we expect to see CherDorg 90 d al
and land some passengers and th,
mails. The sea-birds are gettins
more plentiful, a sign that land i
near. Several small steamers pas
Us and heavy fog is hanging about
anG the fog horn constantly blowing
as we near the French coast. Some
thing extra is in store for the event in