1894
Feb. 19
(No 2)
At sea on Str. "Madiana"

  My roommate, in stateroom No 1, is Mr. W. H. Francis
of Philadelphia - a famous man evidently, about forty
years of age and an exceedingly pleasant fellow. He
is travelling with his niece a rather plain but very
bright and interesting girl of about twenty. She is
a member of the Appalachian Club and knew Bolles. 
She also knows the Pickerings well and Spelman
slightly.
  I see a good deal, also, of Carenth's partner, Phillips;
he took this trip last year on the Caribbee and
tells me much that I am glad to know about
the islands.
  Riley is omnipresent - a mercurial fellow and a
great talker.

  10P.M. The afternoon and evening have been delightful
and a great change from yesterday or even this forenoon.
Through the afternoon the sun shown brightly on a
summer sea rippling and curling under a fresh
but steady breeze.  The color of the water has
been unlike anything that I ever saw before, a pure
dark blue without a tinge of slaty[?] or grey or
bad color. I cannot describe this color but it
is certainly were seen [?] either salt or fresh
water at the North.
  The Sargossa or Gulf wind appeared at shorter
& shorter intervals until finally the sea was
dotted with it as far as the eye could reach.
Some of the [?] being several yards square[?] but
most of them only three or four feet. In the
sunlight the color is rich brownish orange or