Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (4 of 5)
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The trainmen on my compartment were also bound for Danzig, at 10 P.M., we changed cars to a meter age line + to sleeping cars. At 7 A.M. arriving at the time, I met another companion an Irish tea- planter who was very hospitable + furnished whiskey + soda + information. 8) at 5 A.M., daylight reconnected us + we had a cup of tea at a station + the shaved + dressed, another change of cars to the diminut Danzig railway of 2 foot gauge was made at 6 A. M. at Schlagel Station. We were both chotee travelers (little truckers) can sitting of eggs, tea + fruit, this train consisted of small toy cars + every one all the powerful locomotive which jolted incessantly. We entered the front door after.