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There is no hold to the boat, just a flat bottom with a deck, and on this deck a foot or so above the water stands the engine room, completely open at the sides and all the machinery visible as you come up to the boat. Both ends are blunt, and the gangways are drawn up to big cranes. THERE IS NO HOLD TO THE BOAT TIS THE FLAT BOTTOM OF THE DECK AND ON THIS DECK A FOOT OR SO ABOVE THE WATER STANDS THE ENGINE ROOM CLEARLY OPEN AT THE SIDES AND ALL THE MACHINERY VISIBLE AS YOU COME UP TO THE BOAT BOTH ENDS ARE BLUNT AND THE GANGWAYS ARE DRAWN UP TO BIG CRANES
d with great enthusiasm, and I was interested to find that there was still extreme bitterness felt over Dickens's description of the town and the people in "Martin Chuzzlewit" sixty-five years ago. PECULIARITIES OF MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS On Board U. S. S. _Mississippi_, Oct. 1, 1907. DEAR ARCHIE: I am now on what I believe will be my last trip of any consequence while I am President. Until I got to Keokuk, Iowa, it was about like any other trip, but it is now pleasant going down the Mississippi, though I admit that I would rather be at home. We are on a funny, stern-wheel steamer. Mr. John McIlhenny is with me, and Capt. Seth Bullock among others. We have seen wild geese and ducks and cormorants on the river, and the people everywhere come out in boats and throng or cluster on the banks to greet us. October 4. You would be greatly amused at these steamboats, and I think you will like your trip up the Mississippi next spring, if only everything goes right, and Mother is able to make it. LSO GREETED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND I WAS INTERESTED TO FIND THAT THERE WAS STILL EXTREME BITTERNESS FELT OVER DICKENS'S DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN AND THE PEOPLE IN MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT SIXTY FIVE YEARS AGO PECULIARITIES OF MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS ON BOARD U S MISSISSIPPI OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAR ARCHY I AM NOW ON WHAT I BELIEVE WILL BE MY LAST TRIP OF ANY CONSEQUENCE WHILE I AM PRESIDENT UNTIL I GOT TO KEKUK IOWA IT WAS ABOUT LIKE ANY OTHER TRIP BUT IT IS NOW PLEASANT GOING DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI THOUGH I ADMIT THEY WOULD RATHER BE AT HOME WE ARE ON A FUNNY STERN WHEEL STEAMER MISTER JOHN MC LEHANDY IS WITH ME AND CAPTAIN SOUTH BULLOCK AMONG OTHERS YOU HAVE SEEN WILD GEESE AND DUCKS AND CORMORANTS ON THE RIVER AND THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE COME OUT IN BOATS AND THRONG OR CLUSTER ON THE BANKS TO GREET US OCTOBER FOURTH YOU WOULD BE GREATLY AMUSED AT THESE STEAMBOATS I THINK YOU WILL LIKE YOUR TRIP UP THE MISSISSIPPI NEXT SPRING IF ONLY EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT AND MOTHER IS ABLE TO MAKE IT
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