Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-10-02

ycn lit the other foot you have half succeed
ct, when thwack you go against the BERTH
Your hand drops the breaches and catches at
the curtains. Your head swims-vour heart
grows faint--you drop into the berth. and fall
down to lecward.--What hopeless wishes for
quiet!
Perhaps some confoundedly good-natrrcd
friend puts his head into the door of your state
room with an "Eh. r, int sick are We p
NO. you say, speaking very. very quick.
"horribly sleepy" And You wish him any
where but where he is, and thank heaven when
he slams the door.
But it is useless to lie still. In haitian hours
time vou have on your pantaloons. waiscoat and
boots. and have half washed-your head swim.
ming and yonr stomach showing strange symp-
toms. You attempt to tic your cravat-thc end
hangs round your shoulder: it is agony to reach
il: YOU rest Il momcnt--thngs are growing
worse Won seize your coat and hat---thc chance
is doubtful: Won s,aggcr to the door--you rush
through the cabin: who cares for aughcrs now
YOU are beyond the reach of such trialsvou
swing yourself down to the gangwav--you lean
your head over the boiling and raging sea and
- YOU are relieved
There is another side to the picture: the wind
is not strong. but counts. every Whit of it. home
Zoe quarter and under the sail YOU lounge; your
head shaded and pillowed upon your southwes-
ter. and your limbs stretching into the warm
sunshine upon the deck Iou have book:
You have ransackcd the ships library aud STUN
bed upon Bnlwcrs Rien2 or Pompeil. and as
Won read Of Irene or Nyda.--thc old houses
down by the Pom, RTE. and the dirty banks Of
the Iibcr. and the sWarns of children Of Roman
mothers, trAop in your mnmory: or NeSuvius
and its smiling skies and its good monks wine.
and the unburied CITY with its clam1rous guides:
or the easy luxury Of the motion gets the better
of Your eve. aud it closes. and your head yields
to the woody pillow. anl dreams Of the land of
story come whsking and going: and by and By.
as sleep grows stronger. thoughts wander home
ward, and YOU are pnttlng your feet down on
old doorwavs. and catching the smiles of old IA
cos. and restraining the caresscS OF your old dog
Tinrlc. Jingle, tinglc, goes the lunch boil. ana
vo,, lift vour head TO see the captrn shooting
or fr u bite at the l'ruit and the sardncs. You
fall toAczng again. when the two white puppies
come frolicking aud catch at your coat tails.
and bite at the tas,cl of vour Scotch cap. and
You ere still playing with t'lrm when cabin hoy
comes M with a plate of boiled rice for the
fowls, and our dogs race away to dispute claims
with the turkcs. The wind hauis abra,n and
frrshens. You slim Your berth to windwarl,
and the ship lies lightly ever, and the mate or
derS the men to the braces. 4" Slack TO wind
ward slack it is. sir" "Top>ail brace"
"Topsail brlrc. sir. Yo-hoaye-o.H BcIav"
Delay. sir" And You watch the ropes ira
versing. crossing and recrossing against the
oe'.l p'"' ~! '' AUg"St' N"" size Par'7 I'e
"a"'S !''''',"' "'n w" i"'N Wv" " o'c' ',lc
lee rail into the dancing and frothing wave. As
70" looh' frINo" ~ ioP"iH'> '''d' In'!V' ny
"c'> ,',i'''''2 ''' ,c' ''''' .I"r '"''oN'ii5-
" ",'>' ~! ''' '"p 10Y =. IT.. "''' WIN
r',F r'p 'toN m '''' S''iN ~ ''''' "''o '''c'
"', NV "I''" "''ut' O''i No. "''' 'c"i,l'c''
"ui mp ""'!, n'"'s" 70" .'. Spc Mncrc ,.c}
SWIM 'o''s VA! o. II, '"c! u,s' 'l'c'r p,ach
na n on' "l .le S'inlns mus 1l ocean, o."
"a 10 ".'.t"''S: Ut l'',' 'i,c "e'"; u'n', u':-
gle, uig'e again goes ''e yell ana iIi'S u'he y,
is" olhe,' men !ou SIT over '''e H'e"H an"
loas,S' ai'" ,'''S anu VINES ""u Ca ''!n joNcS
r1 lhree p.',s S'f'hH' "ll' Uc 'rcsi ar ol ueck
'ee,s g'a't'"il!; I"c SH'P Is Seouu''s "ioi,s
uhoer strong pree"e no" vi ''ie 4na''ei u e
ripp'e' uah'e upon tne waves securing III o'''
"dhs 'he STOUT oiu i'''c oe,''ii. noa 'nI ""''e
PlanHS' every no" ana ."c', SAo.'ng 70 .,'e '''ai
AZ une Whee'' NO yer Keep TT 'ooi'
linen we SIT Oh TIE green set''eS, hS evenne
comes up III ii gray S'r'le ""' VI tiIc I-.S'ci :
me "' .'"r'An iu s nia,,,,s Jor thp crot.
PPs npitS ava! u. '.no r,.,r,,'. l. ,'i,i.L;no
on..' VIZ. ca. .nJ ,ha stoor, ,,or. 70 aiir on
innn";ng over the water c,sks ar cn,n,nr tho
last nf tho SIM on tho to, of IN, lone, boat. the
JrcLs ,u,cl, and mos, and than ,Ln nus;c.l
,,r,,h of orn of tho Grht be,,,.d (;oru,,, ,-;rl.
.r1s an, ovor t,o 400
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