The Ordway new era., 1922-04-21

to hang on the side of the bed in
case of emergency. Price calls
these our Sewing boxes" She has
not been sick at all. but you should
have seen her as soon as either OF
uc would get sick. All you could see
would be her dress tail disappearing
thru the door. The next morning L
think we both got our under clothes
on, gave it up as bad job. and
climbed back to spend the day in bed
We were quite comfortable as long
as we were fiat on our backs. We
nunched crackers all day. and 3ome
of them stayed down-but some did
not At night / drank glass of LEM
onade and ate some crackers and
they stayed down fine. Yesterday
morning we got dressed piecemeal
and managed to get out on deck.
ate two meals and got along fine. but
aernice is still sick. She has spent
tne day in the deck chair cut doors,
Lc. hen ever she gets up, off lhc
goes again. She has kept 50 no
oranEe and soup down today
We had rather n novel experience,
Friday night. A parliculari.
swell" rolled up over the deck and
stopped itself thru our portfolios,
over my suitcase and box that
were sitting under one and deposited
goodly portion over my bed. Our
stateroom opens onto the lobby, and
Price was standing in the door
watching the proceedings while a
little steward mopped the lobby. He
looked up at her with a twinkle and
said. what are the wild waves say
ing?" She told him they had said
enough in here. We have had lots of
fun over it.. even being sick, so I
guess we were not really very sea-
, sick. l still have rather a pasty col
or but eat my three meals a day.
We find out that we were misin-
formed and that it will take us about
three weeks instead of two to get to
Burenos Aires. The sea is much cal
mer today and is beautiful deep
blue color. Price and | stood on the
back end Of the lhip today and
watched the big waves as we left
them, and they would turn light blue
with green around and white foam
on top. We had church this morn
ing, and "A Mr.. Deter preached. He
and his wife and or 4 children are
on their way back to the interior of
Brazil where he has been mission
airy 30 years for the Baptist church.
They are leaving girls in the Unit
ed States to be educated and they
are all going to be missionaries.
They seem like fine people and he
gave a fine talk this morning on l
Cor. 13. think nearly everyone
was under the weather pretty much
the first day or two, but now we are
beginning to get acquainted.
Miss Lewis gave us book. one of
| Ralph Connor's to read on the boat
and Bernice and | each got big
bunch of steamer letters. | think
had about 30 or 80 and some cards
besides the letters from the children,
| which l have in my suit case. Got
some lovely letters. the best of which
was from Sweet Home Farm, and
| Mrs. Long sent me box of home
made cookies. They are awfully
good but have eaten only one so far
Plenty of time. l guess.
We get wireless news every day
and see that South Dakota is hav-
ing the worst blizzard for !eais
Hone it doesn't leach you. 1t is too
Late to tell you. Isuppos' but wheh
we get to b. A we a. ~ w."c 10
Miss Lewis and | think size intcnas
to send it on to our homes, so you
will likely get telegram before you
get this. will mail this in Rio Jan,
GIRO and some other steamer VIII
probably pick it up.
Wednesday, Feb. s, 1879.
Well, here we have been on lhe
water almost a week and time has
simply flown though we thought IL
would hang heavy on our hands spiee
we have nothing in particular to 40
Breakfast is at $3.50 in the morning
then nearly every one goes up on
| the deck to sit in the steamer chairs
to read. or to walk around the decK
or play games. About II :"o me
| steward brisgs around comsomhe
Ca kind of broth) and crackers
Lunch is at 100, and about Avn tea
and cookies are served. then uihhei
at 700. 1 have been reading some
have almost finished Ralph Conner's
book ITO Him Who Hath, ber-
nice has not gotten to feeling very
well vet. She was up and quite spry
Yesterday and the day before bu,
this morning she threw up again ana
is taking her meals on deck today
again. The first couple OF days
| decided strongly that much preferr-
ed the "rolling prairies" of Colorado
than the ''rolling sea-" MONDAY
was quite calm and the sea was an
rippiy Just like little lake, but
YESTERDAY and today have been more
blustery and white caps are all around
us. The stewardess saw some hyihe
fish yesterday and she said when we w,
got little farther along we wouio
see whole schools of them come w
at once. We have quite COO
breeze today, but am beginning u
| feel Just like we did in Washingtoh-
all sweaty and sticky. The oHleeIs
and stewards have put on their whl.e
uniforms and look so nice ana sum-
cry and clean. .sa ,oa,