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sired — most cultured near the captain or otlier officers, putting 

 young people nicely in reach of each other, and the undesirables 

 by themselves. Caste, if you choose to so call it, is of consider- 

 able account in the first cabin. Probably no attention is paid to 

 these matters in the second cabin. 



The food was served in courses, and was equal to that ordinarily 

 found in a $3.00 hotel. The second-class table might be com- 

 pared with a $3.00 hotel. But during the days of storm, when 

 the racks are on the tables, it matters little whether the table is set 

 for a $3.00 rate or a $2.00 rate ! Few people get to it then. At 

 each dinner was a printed bill of tare. Your own waiter always 

 looks carefully to your wants in first-class, being mindful of the 

 fee of from $1 to $2 which he hopes to get at the conclusion 

 of your last meal on boartl. In second-class very small fees are 

 paid, and attention is not quite so perfect. It is, however, suffi- 

 cient for reasonable people. 



For three davs, until after passing the Banks, the sea was 

 smooth and everybody was in a hajjpv mood. Deck billiards on 

 the outside competed with walking and reading for precedence. 

 But in mid-ocean the barometer fell till it marked about 29.3. 

 We ran straight into a storm ahead, and during one night it 

 amounted to almost a hurricane. Next day people found a re- 

 clining posture far preferable to the erect, for the sea had been 

 trying to get to the erect position and with its frantic efforts the 

 passengers would not sympathize. But the Gallia is a splendid 

 sea ship. She rode the billows magnificently and no one seemed 

 to fear for safety even in the storm. It is said tliat Captain 

 Ferguson, being oftered the command of any ship in the Cunard 

 fleet, chose the Gallia as the safest. Then, too, she is not a 

 time-maker nor a record-breaker ; he is not obliged to endanger 

 machinery and lives in the desperate efforts to compete with 

 other ships. A nice and safe passage of 8 to 9 days is better than 

 a risky passage of from 6 to 7 days. And so it was a week be- 

 fore we sighted land — the southwest coast of Ireland. What a 

 thrill of satisfaction, however, that evening at dusk when we saw 

 the light and signalled to the keeper our name, to be telegraphed 

 to Liverpool. W^e arrived oft' Qiieenstown about 2 the next 

 morning, but fog prevented connection with the tender and we 

 proceeded all day up St. George's Channel, meeting now^ nu- 

 merous craft, and feeling along carefully in the fog. At length, 

 we turned into the mouth of the Mersey, and steamed up opposite 

 the Prince's landing stage, where we disembarked at Liverpool 

 by means of a tender at 10 o'clock at night. But, unlike the 

 American customs officers, who will keep a shipload of people on 

 board all night, the Qiieen's representatives were on hand and 

 quickly passed the baggage, simply asking for tobacco, perfum- 

 ery, and a few luxuries. • 



Our trip on the Gallia was so satisfactory that we have en- 

 gaged passage again for July 13, 1892, and hope there may be 

 some of our readers going along at that time. 



