The Steam Yacht Victoria
Saturday Evening July 17, 1897 9 Oclk
Dear Emma, Fred, Anna and Aldana,
We are just leaving “Naes” (sp?) where we have been on shore since morning taking a long, long drive it was through most delightful scenery and everyone was enchanted. I have traveled some myself but what I saw to-day was so different from past experience that I enthused quite strong ~ The drive was through great ravines with towering hills or mountains rather on both sides of us, this with the rushing waters, cascades etc. etc. was simply grand. It has been a lovely day and lots of sunshine, no over coats required and everyone pleased and good natured ~ Tomorrow we reach a place called “Meraak” (sp?) at 8AM there we remain until 1PM and then off to “Loew” (sp?), getting in there on Monday, I will write you about these places later on, at present I know nothing about them only that they are worth seeing ~ I mailed you a letter this morning and this one I hope to get off by not later than Monday next, my purpose is to write you every day more or less but I am afraid I am sometimes a little sort of (illegible word) as I am at a loss to properly describe what I see in my journyings. It is the best I can do so you must take the will for the deed and get what comfort you can from my letters I mean well if I do fail to write you interestingly ~
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My Own Thoughts:
This was a long letter compared to some. I realized that I did not have any diary kept for the Mediterranian trip that he speaks of three years prior to this one. I suppose that one was lost. I am however so grateful that my Grandmother (Hazel Flagg) and my Auntie (Augusta Flagg Sisk) saw fit to keep these in such great condition. Only recently have I chosen to enclose each letter individually in an acid free, archive plastic cover. My husband uses them for his collectible comic books.
