Other friends also came to New York to see us off.

Just before we went on board the steamer another pleasant surprise came to us in the form of a letter from two generous ladies, stating that they had decided to give us the money with which to erect a new building to be used in properly housing all our industries for girls at Tuskegee.
We were to sail on the Friesland, of the Red Star Line, and a beautiful vessel she was.

We went on board just before noon, the hour of sailing.
I had never before been on board a large ocean steamer, and the feeling which took possession of me when I found myself there is rather hard to describe.

It was a feeling, I think, of awe mingled with delight.

We were agreeably surprised to find that the captain, as well as several of the other officers, not only knew who we were, but was expecting us and gave us a pleasant greeting.