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down, and disappeared. Vitorio pulled the horses to a
dead standstill, suddenly, and men ran out to gather up
the remains. The child was actually not hurt. The men
pulled it out from under the carriage and stood it on its
feet. A singular escape. The family were well frightened.
I was not along.
March 22. Sailed in the Kaiser William II, at 11 A.M.
His business worries kept him ferrying back
and forth between Europe and America.
Tuesday, March 28. The usual brilliant sunshine, the
usual soft summer weather. Sea polished and nearly flat—
almost a dead calm. We have never had a sea that dis-
turbed the dishes on the table to speak of.
Wednesday, March 29. Nice ball on deck, with colored
electric lights. I opened it with Capt. Stormer—waltzed
with overcoat. Danced a Virginia reel, with. Longfellow
for a partner.
Good Friday, March 31. Exceedingly rough—a deal
of rain. A very sturdy ship, but of course this sort of
sea makes her roll heavily—as it would any ship.
April I. A wild wind and a wild sea yesterday after-
noon. Several falls but nobody hurt. Went to bed at eight
and slept till 8. Still a heavy sea this morning.
April 3 Monday. Arrived 6 P.M.
Tuesday, Mr. Hall, evening. Howells came for couple
hours.
Thursday, 6th. Dined with Andrew Carnegie, Prof.
Goldwin Smith, John Cameron, Mr. Glen. Creation of
League for absorbing Canada into our union. The paper
read and discussed. Carnegie also wants to add Great
Britain and Ireland.
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