. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. en days with only a vastexpanse of ocean in view, and so w^e longed for a sightof land and eagerly looked forward to the arrival at ourfirst port. As we approached the island the form of amountain became clear in the star-light; then thetwinkling of lights at its base revealed the location of acity. When within half a mile of the shore, the waterin the harbor became too shallow for large vessels, sothe screw propellor of the Moltke ceased revolving andthe ship came to anchor. May we go ashore to-night? many asked. Certainty, there is
. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. en days with only a vastexpanse of ocean in view, and so w^e longed for a sightof land and eagerly looked forward to the arrival at ourfirst port. As we approached the island the form of amountain became clear in the star-light; then thetwinkling of lights at its base revealed the location of acity. When within half a mile of the shore, the waterin the harbor became too shallow for large vessels, sothe screw propellor of the Moltke ceased revolving andthe ship came to anchor. May we go ashore to-night? many asked. Certainty, there is no objection, replied the cap-tain. A number of the passengers, eager to see the attrac-tions of the place, and too impatient to wait untilmorning, were rowed across the dark water to the the city, Funchal, we found that at so late an hourthe main attractions were gambling places, dance halls,and lotteries, the owners of which were greedy forAmerican money. The main Casino, in the midst of abeautiful garden, was brilliantly illuminated and its do). (ll) 12 .4 TRIP TO THE ORIENT. halls were filled with well dressed people. Some ofthe party who had placed their silver on the tables ofchance showed on their return to the steamer handfulsof coins that fortune had brought them; others whohad made similar experiments were silent as to theresults. We should have read up the Madeiras before leavinghome, said one of the tourists at our early breakfast
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