- out in Berings Sea. It is a beautiful morning clear - without a cloud, and the sun shining - warm and delightful - yet just enough breeze from the north to make the - invigorating. Will be in St. Micheal at noon. We learn that probably the "Portland" will leave St. M_ today or tomorrow -hope it is tomorrow, so that I can have today in St. M_ Arrived in St. M_ at 1 oclock. Mr. Stewart Menzies met us at the gangplank - before we were permitted to go ashore with the loud inquiry "Is Judge Wickersham aboard? Upon an answering [previous two words struck through] {a satisfactory} answer he took me to one side and very quietly acquainted me with the fact that his wedding was fixed at 3 oclock - and there was neither minister nor officer at St. M_ to marry them! He was in a cold perspiration at the fear that I was not aboard, - which
