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wouldn't sail until today abt, 1. Naturally every few minutes I would think of something else that I wanted to take and getting these things kept me busy until evening when I went up to see Paul at his residence with Mr. Hatch to alter our agreements. Arranging matters satisfactorily; I determined to see Jersey friends once more but didn't reach East Orange till nearly all the girls had retired. Miss Newton kindly volunteered to awaken them to which I consented and we completed the day or night rather to my enjoyment. Dr. Meeker thought I was Brown's ghost when I asked admittance thinking I had gone to S. A. This morning at eleven I came down to the pier of 30th St. and found a few people still working around though all the cargo work on board and the Blue Peter fluttered at the masthead telling friends that we were all ready to sail. At 1 o'clock the pilot came on board, and a snorting, wheezing little tug began pulling us out into the Hudson at 2:30. A few goodbyes and we are off. Who can describe the sensation? Regrets that you are leaving home and friends mixed with the glory of new discoveries and the wonders of a long sea voyage and a new country. But I haven't time for this; the Captain says the pilot leaves the ship just off Sandy Hook and he will be the last chance to send off any letter till we reach Sandy Point so I wrote farewell letter for the next two hours missing most of the lower river scenery. Came on deck in time to see the Statue of Liberty in the distance . The little tug has left us and we are sailing under our own steam. Went up on the bridge where I could see a few buildings and old Fort Williams in the distance. Pass a buoy every
