Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-29

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garden in one Oatmeal and cream
for breakfast, the first in four months.
Clothed cream, a Devonshire dish. Mrs.
Roberts saws Mrs. John Lake knows
how to prepare il. The meats for
Sunday were cooked before, that Edith
have as little to do on Sunday as pos
sible. We go to church at IL, new
Wesleyan minister, good speaker.
After dinner walked a mile across
country to little chapel to hear young
preacher, Mr.. Jones, a soldier; preach
ed to audience of s and came back to
dine with US. His wife lately a teach
er. Later called on the Lawrence fam
lily. May, who visited Viroqua, mar
ried; We're relatives of Ben Williams.
September 4-Mr. Roberts and wife
and Miss ] and | were taken 60 miles
north into Wales and back around
through as beautiful country as the
sun ever shone upon. We passed home
of a Lord who is going to close his
mansion and live in his fishing cot
tage to save paying taxes on mansion.
The Lords are hard hit and hope will
have to deed some of their land TO
others.
September 5-Mr. Roberts and
visited Cardiff's City Hall and saw
the marble statuary placed there since
my visit in 1910, and the many fine
oil paintings of the Lords Mayor.
among them that of my host. Lord
Mayor during the graf war; we called
on the Lord Mayor, very genial
gentleman who asked me to write my
name in his guest book He is a
Catholic. After lunch | went to the
Lawrence home and had a lively con-
versation with Mr.. Lawrence until five
when Gladys, teacher, came from
school with another treacher for tea
Gladys had just lost her dearestm ale
friend who died of organic heart dis
ease, and was sad. Mr.. Roberts called
at and with Mrs. Robert we rode to
LANDAU Cathedral, large and we'll
built old structure in a quaint old
town, and walked through the parks.
September Elm the afternoon we
rode to StAthan church which Mr..
Roberts caused to be repaired The
chime bells were taken down and re-
cast; the belfry strengthened and re-
paired and a fine clack placed in it.
Mr.. Roberts showed me the seat where
he sat when a child, and the graves of
his relatives in the church yard We
rode to Llantwist Major where was a
christian college in tlfe year $50 A. d.
We had tea with Miss jenkins, who
had Just returned from Cardiff, and
then at 10 p. m. my friends insisted
on driving me to the station where /
booked for London after four delight
full days in beautiful Wales.
September g. William Roberts
was left an orphan at an early age and
80 all
when boy, for three years. The first
year his wage was ] penney day, or
twotwo cents. Second year pence a
day, third year 3 pence day. He
saved this money, worked 9 years at
his trade; his grandfather clothing
him. | saw the little shop where he
made his first wagon which he took
to the fair at Cardiff and got first
prize. He later bought 400 second
hand coal cars, had them repaired and
made good profit on them. The lit
tie money he had saved in his youth
he applied on the debt and they trust
ed him for the balance Later he
bought 1900 second hand cars and
made good money on them, later had
car works of his own, employed 20
men and aided largely in maintaining
a chapel for them. | have wondered
if he had spent those few pence day
which he earned while learning his
trade as the modern boy does, for ci-
garettes, movies and dances he would
now be able to give his nieces $4,000,
to give $4,000 salary as Lord Mayor
and nearly half as much more to pa
triotic purposes during two years of
war, and to carry on the many good
works he and his good wife are inter
ested in.
September Got grips in London
and got auto to take me 2 miles which
he made three, to the Waterloo Sta
ton, for three shillings. Special train
to Southampton docks. Passed medi-
cal officer. Mr.. Davis paid London
doctor SIS for vaccination. / feared u.
S. official would make me trouble
| Anti-vaccinationist ahead of me told
| by doctor you can either be vaccin-
ated and go aboard or not be vaccin-
ated and stay here" / said 81 was
vaccinated in 1860, only time it ever
took; in 1865; in 1875, had variloid
shortly after; have treated cases of
smallpox; as health officer in late
years havedisinfected smallpox homes.
Am an ardent advocate of vaccina-
ton" Doctor do you think / was
too severe with that man before you"
was asked "No SIR" / was handed
card, Inspected, vaccinated, passed"
upon it and went on the tender An
hours later we walked gang plank of
the Geo. Washington and a polite
steward showed me to a stateroom;
4 berths, good mattresses and only a
Spanish priest for companion. Fine
wash bowl, white sheets, colored
| blankets Floor painted red, walls
white and everything immaculate; and
| this is third CABIN and third class on
u. S. liner. 1t is good enough for a
king. The cabin walls are painted a
creamy white and you can see a bed
| bug of the 9Th magnitude, walking, if
there were any.
September Sea- calm, weather
warm, fine company, food of the bert.
Breakfast: $3.50 for Bird table; rice,
and milk, soft bread, canned corned
beef has, scrambled eggs, fine butter,
jana, coffee milk, sugar. Dinner: To-
mato soup, sauerkraut, beef and pota-
j to, bread, butter, coffee, milk, cake
Supper: Sour herring, corned beef,
stewed beef head, tea, milk, sugar,
macaroni, cheese, butter, all Of finest
quality. Linen table cloth. Kosher
table near ours for Jews; fine stew
ards in white coats. Tip my room and
| table stewards each half crown and
more later. The u. s. S. Line pays its
cheapest help $50 month where some
other companies pay $40, but few
! shillings to stewards make the trip 90