The American tropics; . land in the distance[13] The American Tropics far beyond range, and asked a bystanderif tbe white object was the Sim Building;when told that it was the White Elephant shelooked incredulous but finally considered itworthy to make a note of. At noon we wereat sea, and a cold sea it was on that Thurs-day, the last day of January. After gazing thoughtfully, almost sadly,at the last landmarks, which seemed to wavetheir fond adieus as they disappeared fromsight, one naturally devoted his attention tohis immediate surroundings. My friend theColumbia professor had a state-room
The American tropics; . land in the distance[13] The American Tropics far beyond range, and asked a bystanderif tbe white object was the Sim Building;when told that it was the White Elephant shelooked incredulous but finally considered itworthy to make a note of. At noon we wereat sea, and a cold sea it was on that Thurs-day, the last day of January. After gazing thoughtfully, almost sadly,at the last landmarks, which seemed to wavetheir fond adieus as they disappeared fromsight, one naturally devoted his attention tohis immediate surroundings. My friend theColumbia professor had a state-room on theupper deck, and I found him, satchel in hand,mounting aloft and lookiQg in vain for hisnumber on the state-room doors in the vicini-ty of the smoke-stacks. He was directeddownward and investigated the next deck,the promenade deck, and still did not findhis number. Finally he wandered down toihe saloon deck where I was located and sawa sign at the head of the stairway pointingdownward: Zum obern deck.* He has a[14]. A Midwinter Cruise happy faculty of seeing the ludicrous andremarked that the decks must have beennamed when the ship was upside down. Heseemed never to become accustomed to goingdown when he was supposed to go up, forevery down-stairs, he observed, is markedas leading to upper something. The sea was smooth; I overheard some onesay there was no sea, but this I could hardlybelieve. At one oclock the first luncheonwas served; it was a solemn, uncomfortablerepast, every one staring at his neighbor op-posite without the least sign of cordialityand eating as if he had come aboard for thatexpress purpose; yet with many one couldimagine an uncertainty in this preoccupationas if he were not quite sure of his power ofendurance. Then there was the usual don-ning of golf caps, yachting caps and varioushead coverings; together with ulsters ofmany shapes and colors, indicating more orless the taste and social environment of thewearer. At four oclock a long table was[15] The
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