The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-01-14
En- Route to India.

al many things that l have
rite and | couldn't get them
90 we seemed awfully busy
q a' across the Atlantic. For
s;ng thirty or forty minutes
mite a little. But we have
avs in Liverpool to get set
o a 30 far this trip things
We are so very comfort
4 IN this boat. We expected
up auarters. Our steward is
= stewardess a Scotchwoman.
a-Uer servants on this boat
rs busy every minute. You
. very small lot of passengers
~ b0at and this one is full.
.et up in the music room to
ID. an at meals. The children
-alr before we do each time.
r,-l or forty babies and little
hoard. A great many Eng
+sErs their babies to India to
rla season, | don't blame
] never felt a much more
nan that at Liverpool. l
M they keep warm in houses
.ctei was just by open coal
u.4 3elightful to sit before
watch it but the house
but English scenery is
r.rv corner is cultivated.
per than ours and the
The trees are about
81 Maine. The girls from
..sr them small. Most of
Of brick and look so old,
.oad forever. They have
in England, Eight or
$40 derful to them. One
talking with a cabdriver
man said, pointing to
hiding, Il don't suppose
.0rg so large as that in
MIR. B. answered, ooh
,s+ buildings are so tall
-ars have to change their
round them. -
y There | stopped and
ain. | don't remember
.raenpd at that moment but
, vivid memories of what
reg the next three days.
5 Eagiish in the highest de-
4 m. the stewardess ap-
room with ed-breakfast,
wich, cookie and tea or
.e. comes childrens break
ours. at eleven boullion is
..ef. al twelve is children's
lir=; at four tea is passed;
ehildren's supper; then
rand male, Dinner. | got off
FIX. 1idn't |? | started to
. E-pt me from writing for
ut vou ever hear how peo-
eo Jney cross the English
ae Bay of Biscay? Well,
r shin did not start from
uH Wednesday forenoon.
# tuesday night after a long
owing tickets and passports.
1=-oon we moved down the
~ and down the Irish Sea.
m beautiful day. By night,
snip had quite a bit of
s light the old boat rocked
side to side and from end
S alaed short only of turning
Things ratified and crashed
ship. Today we
ST Il glorious day. The sea
Is aim as our lake and the
% motion except from the
Y Yesterday we came down
spain and Portugal. Last
.sH the lights of a city. l
Lisbon. Today We have
grandest, grandest time.
-as.iy favored. We passed
ist as the sun was setting.
ra0a If only | could make
a. [ can't. There are some
p Ir.s won't tell. Many peo-
l5. in the night and never
ut We not only had day
most beautiful time in all
lays across the Mediter-
Touch land at Port Said.
.- 40 the menu was Paris
i for it and it proved to
s., but that is a German
reach Port Said. We
coal, so there will be
and mail these letters
a.rceforth indispensable
rlug quite warm already.
Wear coats or bonnets.
. l. rNceedingly calm, pleas
-r be Mediterranean. We
lety close to the African
.E. roubled no ports. War
very day, two whole
Gul as in England most
English victories. We
lr the work of the Emb-
lons will be taken. |
M =tter. Probably there
4- to write tomorrow.
Ters are going fine.
... IL, 1914, to be mailed at
1mg for the first time we
rg the shores of India. We
W the mainland now with
hundred miles to go to reach
Colombo on the beautiful
erun. We shall be within
Of the equator. Can you
at IT would be like to live for
seAS on a space the size of
Without any work to do? |
ngei to see a stretch of road
{ Ieast TWO miles long. Every
the decks when the weather
"a can walk a mile by going
mes around the deck. Many
bucket quoits, shuttle board,
Dean bags, but somehow we
ITO it. The baby furnishes us
exercise than anything else.
Teen two dances, three musi-
I, one contest, consisting of a
lug Of war, sparring match,
7eI IS fine. If we were still
not, but while we are moving
.lre cool breeze. The nights
.erg warm ever since we left
In the Red Sea they were
people sleep on deck. The
takes your mattress
z "e Zig roll up on deck,
W on the deck floor,
Ct your part of the deck