At the Table.
As the liner cleared the heads and the ' heavy swell of tne open Atlantic ocean became noticeable, dinner was served. Ihe 26 places at the captain's table were tilled, ar-.a as the soup appeared the captain aJdiessed his taoie companions. "I trust that all '<iZ> ox you wall have a pleasant trip," he said, -and that this little assemblage of 24 will x*each port much benefited by me voyage. 1 look upon these 22. smiling races as a father upon .his family, tor ± am responsible tor tlie lives oi tins group of 19. 1 nope all 14- of you will join nic later in drinking to a merry trip. i. believe we seven teliow-passengers are admirawij suited to one another, anct 1 ai«plaud the judgment which chose irom the pasaanger-liL-t tliese three persons ior my i table, lou and i, my dear sir, are— — " The cautam chuckled. "Mere, steward, bring on iny_ ti&h, and clear away these dishfcs."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 78
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161At the Table. Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 78
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