The Harris-Ingram Experiment

steamer, murmuring, "Why this terrible disappointment? Why did I not turn back with my husband? This is worse than death. Mr. Harris is in great trouble. Why did I not at once sacrific

tenderly held her mother's hand, and spoke comforting words: "Cheer up, mot

and the mills all closed down! It means much

will soon be well. Le

and Leo took Lucille u

s on the pier. Leo said that he could distinguish with his field-glass C

drove in upon the pier as the tug pulled the steamer out upon the Hudson. Its single occupant was an English

ne?" the British age

put you and your luggage aboar

pier, two robust sailors pulled as for their lives, and each won a

t contain her husband, but as the English agent came up the ship's ladder, she grasped Alfonso's arm,

ck." Later the purser brought to Mrs. Harris an envelope containing the steamer ticke

back a few words, hastily scribbled: "Cheer up everybody; glad four of our party are on board. Enjo

out her, and to realize that she was actually on shipboard. Foreign travel had been

he granite offices of the Standard Oil Company, the Post Office, and the imposing Produce Exchange with its projecting galley-prows. Ab

nce to his adopted flag. "Lucille, behold our glorious flag that floats over America's great

en. Sections of New York are known as Germany, Italy, China, Africa, and Judea. The Hebrews alone in the city number upwards of one hundred thousand, and have nearly fifty synagogues an

sels were sailing on the East River. Its enormous cables looked like s

New York, Lucille read aloud that the Bartholdi statue and its pedestal cost one million dollars; that the statue was presented by the French people to the people of the United

ch. How magnificently the statue stands facing the Narrows, the entrance

ble mother, observe the face of the statue. Barthol

Harris, "that most great men

n to America. This was true of many aboard who were now starting on their first ocean voyage, and their

s are on either side, and far down into the lower bay the pilot guides the wonderful steamer. Sandy Hook lighthouse, t

ed that his family should sit at the captain's table. As Alfonso entered the saloon, the steward conducted him and his friends to their seats. The captain's seat was unoccupied as he w

eveal the heart histories and ambitions of three hundred cosmopolitan passengers. Everybody was talking at the same time; all had much to sa

larating scenes about her. Many wives had their husbands by their sides, and this pained her, but she resolved to keep brave and to make the most of her opportunities. Luc

nds left behind, were on every table, and their fragrance converted the dining-saloon into a large conservatory. The Corinthian columns were fluted and embossed, the walls and ceiling were in tints of ivory and gold; the artistic panels abounde

sparkled in the warm sunlight and shed a kaleidoscope of color and design over the merry company of passengers. M

ld have been happy had her over-worked husband and Gertrude sat beside her at the table. Very

e dining-saloon, the grand staircase was entirely overlooked. How wide and roomy it was, and how beautifully carved and finished, especially the balustrade and newel posts

teamer's mail bag, and a sailor stood ready to pass it over the ship's side t

schooner. No. 66 was painted in black full length on the pilot's big white sail. All the passenger steamers which e

team was turned through the triple-expansion engines, and the "Majestic" gathered

She soon came to like the ship's discipline and matter-of-fact customs. The young people, some newly married, and some new acqu

many words were exchanged before the big "66" disappeared entirely wi

y about the ill-timed strike of the millmen at home. "Why did the men strike at the

vised of father's plans, and strikes often are timed so as to put capital at the greatest disadvantage, and force, if possible, a speedy surrender to labor's demands

ur professor told the class that he much preferred citizenship in a government controlled by intelligent capital, to the insecurity and uncertainty o

es venturesome, and is willing to stake all on the throw of a die. But labor in the presence of open hungry mouths can ill afford to take

he independence of her race asserted itself and she said with emphasis

nd of a man, and the New England independence

rs were still smooth, and the ocean breezes had sharpened appetites, so the grand staircase was crowded with a happy throng, mos

he keenly alive to the fact that capital and brains guided most human events, but naturally he possessed the instincts of a gentleman, and besides he was a true Briton. His ancesto

e hundred ocean passages. His closely cropped beard and hair were iron gray, and his mild blue eyes and shapely hands told of inbred qualities. That he was possessed of rare traits of character, it was easy to

esence aboard ship. Nowadays managers of great enterprises ashore, involving the use o

auses of financial disturbances are fu

could return at once and assume command of his business. Aboard our ship, you must all dismiss every anxiety as to matters at home or o

he captain's cordial words, like

"do you think we shall

are making this their first voyage, otherwise we m

u really promise a smoot

ays consider it very fortunate for our passengers, if Old Probabilities grant us a day or two of fair skies as we leave and enter port.

anacea for seasickness

rce, and be resolved to keep on good terms with Old Neptune. Don't fight the steamer's movements or eccentricities, but y

lly think you will land us in the Mersey by

answered. Captain Morgan drank his coffee, excus

id Mrs. Harris. "We shall feel perfectly safe i

now he has a

, for he seems really

below, some to the library, some to the smoking room, and some to their staterooms, perhaps thinking discretion the better part of valor. The steamer's chairs were taken from the deck and only a few persons remained outside. Some of them were clad in warm ulsters. T