The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-05-20


are first class and it is quite nice
for small boat. Then our trip
gives us a chance to see some of
the coast and coast towns. They
are said to be interesting, but as
yet | have not grown very cnthus-
iastic over them but then we hav-
ent gone ashore. we've been on
three days and this is our third
stop. We're to stay here two days
Our party consists of DR.. and Mrs
Lamme Creturning) He lived in
South Dakota Rapid and Lead
till he was fourteen. He noticed
my ring. Harriet and | have a
dear roommate she speaks a very
few words of English, about as
much Persian as we do and Fren-
ch. She is Belgian. Really you
would be surprised how we'll we
can talk and make each other un-
derstand. | learned quite a little
French before breakfast this mo-
rning and the startling thing alb
out it is that | still remember it
This surely is the way to stud,
languages. Her companions ar,
two Persian men one clderly-ver,
high caste and nice looking the
other young, fat and horrid look
ing. He seems quite in love with
her, and carries on in quite n dis
gusting manner which she seem:
not to resent in the least. We We
re rather puzzled about them ant
wondered if she could be goint
out to be in his harem. This morr
ing we learned. by using all three
languages, that her father, mothe
and sister went to Mahomorah
year and half ago and she is go
ing to join them. hope she won
marry that old Persian. A Mrs
Frank and a Mr.. Harris were in
teresting passengers coming tc
Bombay from karachi for the rae
es. He has four horses with hin
three of them he is entering. the
fourth has lung trouble. Mrs
Frank who is with him is Austrai
ian-Creole. We thought she wa:
negro at first. She is the one wht
rooms with the other three girl
and smokes. She travels with Nh
Harris and does the f'tting TO:
him for an owner is iiot above,
to bet She says it's great lif,
when one is winning. Some OF the
Army officers say that Mr.. Harri
S one of the foremost trainers ir
India. These are some of the nat
Qualities represented on board
Scotch, English, American, Irish
Australian, Persian, French, Bel
gian, Swiss, German, Arab. Armen.
ian and Indians. | would not b,
surprised If there are yet NOR,
or ! have not seen into the sec
nd class yet. The elderly Pers
ian man is doctor. His home i.
in Teheran and he is returning
there He said he would teach u,
Persian. At least it is good pract
ce using the little we know. He
speaks French we'll but no Eng
ish, so our conversations are trans
!ated and translated ! am learn
ing the alphabet which is rather
confusing. There are thirty tw,
letters and each one may be writ
en- in four different ways. Though
it is hard it is fascinating and /!
am anxious to get where | can ac
tuaIly talk and read. Think o.!
reading Omar khayyam in the or
ginal.
Sometimes we have concerts or
deck. Lillian renders her funny
songs such as Hole in the bottom
Of the Sea, I've been working on
the R-R' which our fellow passen-
gers think very new and amusing
Then the lrishman who has spent
many years in Australia has q
very good Victrola and some fine
records. One from "Pinaforc" is
believe, our favorite, he seems
partial To Mother Machree". The
passengers seem to like "Massa'
in the cold, cold ground, Ken.
tucky Home ., and of course "Bul
hlcs" 'Dear old Pal nf minc' etc