Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-10
& & RSah 4gSh AUDITOR FINDS CITY BOOKS IN SCRAMBLE

are on our way home on the
good ship Empress of Aus
tralia". Clearing the Mersey
river we head straight west
for the Isle of Man and then
north along the Irish coast.
The ships whistle salutes the
light tender at the Isle of Man
and the light tender replies
with a salute from a small
cannon atop the light house
rather a nice gesture we
think.
The coast of Ireland is soon
sighted and it is beautiful in
the fading sunlight. We are
close in and we can see the
lights in the dwellings on the
shore. Darkness falls and Sam
and / prepare for dinner which
is a fine experience the first
night out since we will meet
all of the new people with
whom we will break bread Tor
the following week.
Seated at our table are a
Mrs. Hickley of London, Eng
land; Mrs. Cribb of Toronto,
Canada; Mr.. McLaren of Chic
ago; and the ships purser, Mr..
Talbert also an Englishman.
AS it turns out we have per-
haps the gayest table OF all
and everyone is most congen-
ial. Talbert is a great gentle
man and we all like him m
mensely and Immediately.
Mrs. Hickey is on her way
to visit friends in Connectl-
cut while Mrs. Cribb is re-
turning from visit to her ma
tive England. McLaren IS an
engineer who has been all over
the world building refrigera-
ton plants. Talbert is an ola
seafaring man from way back
and, like all English sailor
men, spent the war years on
the bounding main. Talbert Is
a walking, or rather sailing
encyclopedia. It looks IKE a
good trip from the very first
and we retire early looking
forward to the morning.
Sure enough morning comes
as It usually does and our ex-
nectaticns of a good trip are
met in a hurry. We meet Har-
ry and Eileen Truelove OF
London who are taking a SEN
timental journey over tne
same route that Truelove took
many years ago. They are go
ing to Montreal and thence 10
Vancouver, British Columbia
and then back home again
through the US. 1t turns OUT
that the Trueloves and | De,
come real friends ana ! ana
NV wife have a standing invi-
tation to visit them in England
II and when time and money
permit. "a. :
When the passenger list is
n,,h,ished, / find that ! nave
q namesake aboard. Mrs. Con-
way and her two children are
on their way to join the man
of the household who Is a
newly established doctor out
In Saskatchewan. 1t appears
that the Conway family are IN
for a thrill when they arrive
in the wild west after living
n I London all their lives. How
ver. they say that the first
,ouple of years are the tough
st in q new country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom MOTIF
ON of Dublin and their son.
.olin, are on their way TO WIS
I friends and relatives IN pon-
lac, Michigan. Morrison is a
,reat and gracious fellow a
member of the Royal DuDnn
Golf Club and who presents
me with a tie which sports
the oolors of that old and fam
o,s club. Morrison teaches us
some Gaelic during the voy-
ace and we spend many a
nleasant hour together com.
pairing notes on a variety oi
subjects. ,,sxoa
aboard and we note that bri..
ish Isles children are ABOUT
the best behaved we have ever
seen. They are not only cute
and spirited but are taikatlve
only at a nod from their par
ents. Fathers and mothers
t,,rn these kids on or Off IKE
water with only a nod OF the
head. os
shipboard life is one OF
the great pleasures OF tne
world in our opinion. 1t is OF
great interest to us that one
can keep so busy with ansoiu- ~
tely nothing to do. Time is 1T
orally jet-propelled and tne
days run together.
We take the north route
across the Atlantic and, after
taking a last look at Ireland
head to open sea. During tne
davs we see fishing boats
from many countries as well
as other craft. One day we see
a us. submarine cruising
eastward with only the con-
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