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Show hungry ancl would not be satisfied with anything other than t h e f ull est innermost offerings of men and women. April tenth and eleventh will not soon be fo rgotten by many a passenger, though they would forget it if they could. Six times I 'vc crossed the Atla n t ic and twice the English Channel. Once crossin the channel nearly e\ erybocly was s ick and one fellow afterwards remarked t hat he could n t contribute any more becau e t he sto reh use wa empty; but J'vc never seen su ch a torm (nor do I ever want to another like it), n o r have T ever seen such people so despe rate ly sick , and some almost fata lly so, as I saw on th is voyage. Two poor women \\ere car ried f rom th ei r staterooms and placed on the main deck and fi lled so full of brandy that they lost a ll consciousnes. of time or conditions. Our litt le party came through the ordeal splendid ly a nd without any contri-hution, though some of us were not able to reli ·h the meal . ff ever a city was gladly . ightecl, Brindisi was that city, ancl if there was ever a care-worn company of 1 assengcrs to leave a ship, it was the company that landed at 13rinclisi, Friday morning, April 12th, 1912. From this city we were soon en route for Xaple., and the day·s ride was thon ughly enjoyed bccau!:>e it gav' the opportunity of seeing the large \ ' incyards of Italy, as well as bringing u into somewhat familiar touch with the rural section of that country. Ele ,•cn o'c lock that night brought us to 1aples, where we found delightful hospitality and rest and food at Parker's] lotel. It will he remembered that we called here for a iew hours en route from :\1 ontc Carlo, but now we arc to spend a few days here ancl visit the city and en\'irons. The ~aples of which Poets write and abou t Page Ninety-one |
