Page 169 - The Diary of A. H. W. Behrens

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With these ₤ 150 we travelled to Europe, the rest was lost because of the negligence of Cowan’s sons. The journey took
us to Cape Town onto a Union Castle Liner and from there to Southampton, London, Holland, Hannover, Hermannsburg, Beckedorf to Lisbeth’s parents. On the ship Theodor fell against a sharp edge and got a big wound on his head. In London we lodged with Uncle Bösch, merchant, and spent some pleasant days there. The journey went well, but we experienced quite a lot. We left Africa in winter and arrived in the beautiful spring in England and were then in Germany in summer. We stayed until the end of October and commenced our return journey on the Roslin Castle that was then called Rolling Castle because it rolled over the ocean. Theodor again had a nasty accident and a wound on his head. Because I had travelled at my own costs, I only had to hold very few mission feast sermons, also because I got a nasty throat. We did a short trip to brother-in-law Zahn in Berlin, then to Bösches in Hamburg, to the Harz and many other places. The journey to the Harz was particularly nice. I also was in Leipzig, Osnabrück etc. The stay with Martins in Beckedorf was ruined by Mrs Martins who had acquired the name “the weed cook” from the Hermannsburg Mission. We were relieved when we were in the train, returning to Holland. During the journey across the Channel to England we got caught in a storm and it was horrible. We were glad when we eventually returned well to Bethanie in November after many experiences and could rest.