Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-23

pie of the realms above, as its spires, and domc.
and towers were relieved against the pure evening
ky.
And nov Tc came ul'on field of floating icc tuut
called to mind all the peril, the northern cxrlor-
ers. We ran along to the southwark Of it for about
$50 miles 1t seemed impcnctrablc like a rocky ice
bound coast Some .hipmastcrs IN board declared
that they could a distance ON the other side Of
Us 'he reflection the cloud. Of another field, 80
that the I.Iaelitcs had -als Of water through
which they passed dry land so we had walls Of
ice through which passed on safe and quiet
When disccrucd it we were five miles from
it, and the ship was Immediately put two or three
points more to the southwark, which gaycu. a con-
siderable .outhing in the cousc of the NIGHT aud of
cour'e delayed II, somewhat in scttu. back To- the
northwarl.
Having passed thi, danger we have clear ky
and sea, and if it not for our Lcviathan ship
that makcth the Deep to boil like pot there would
be nothing to disturb the solitude of its desert or the
! pacidity Of it, lakc-likc calm. except the small
whales tina, scattered here and there spout ur from
the face Of the their iitie jet Of water a. they
/ rise for breath.
1t j. now SUNDAY, warm. SO calm and so bright,
that awning is necessary in latitude 80 The ship
however rolls worse than ever the wheels arc alter
natoly out of water and submerged, by which much
OF our roW" wasted ahd we are OF course delayed
/ We had divine .orviG" twice, once by Dr. Storms
/ re.hv,ori,r aud ,r,o b,. Mr. r,i ri...,.,i;,..
"'''"''' anu 'l>'h'' 10 WIN apparent interest ny
most Of the passengers.
Ats, 7. ", the cry ran through the hip The
Atlantic Is coming" VI rushed on deck, aud there
indeed she was, almost directly ahead, The deck
and paddle boxes of both hips were crowded with
passenger. t" the sisters welcome each other q,
/ they were rromcnadng the highway OF nations
Each vessel up to the topof her highest spar a
flag rolled M in small ball, aud tied with Il slip
knot, from which il line reached the deck. 4. We
were rolling, So the Atlantic wa, pitching. 4, she
anne nearly along side, ,hc rose On the SWELL q, it
were to show with what quccnly pride .hc walked
the seas, and the next moment with graceful aud
disnifcd -oop -hc curtc,icd to her younger sister
with aiicctionatc respect. \ pull at the line, aud
in an instant the flag, -trcamed from the uas.. and
the report Of our went booming over sen the,
sent back no ccho 1t was beautiful incident.
that you may 20 to sea many year and not see. |
say She cam" nearly along ,idc, but she did
so near that We could communicate. That would
take time, and everything must bc sacrificed that
ycution must be made by which paper, can be eN-
changed without causing delay. In our case we
were twenty day, behind the European new, and
our curiosity wa. of course very great.
You will expect some detail of daily lite ia the
. mouotouy Of voyage in ,uch a steamer We break
fast from ) to- II, 4. NJ. each one ordering hi.
breakfast To- suit himself ., To time and kind of
food from bill of fare which gives abundant range
and variety. At - luncheon i, offered and thosc
who dine late usually take luncheon bread crack
/ ers cold meat, .arinc,, stcwcd prunc- and such
! drink a. YOU PLEASE. 10 order Dinner at > and 1
fperhap. two dinner, are not usual when tn, crowd
ofp,.senr,r, i. not So greatly The regular dinner
l. att The bill of fare varie. from dav to day, aud
eompri.e. the Injuries, variety, and profusion of
first class city hotel Sea sickness usually leaves one
with fine appetite. and the crowded table doe,
justice to our excellent cook. Most of the pa..en.
ger, drink wine or other strong drink. The Maine
law i, not vet made part of the general maritime
law. and i. not likely to be.
The wine ouostion i. freely discussed. The rc.nI,
is ALWAYS the same. They nut the question to the
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But I do nor abandon rho ,loriou. mice,
And have drawn of the last of the cask
Then waiter, I'LL quickly my heakor again
w LIE ~, go "L ., ,bo dro, aud -, ,ro,,
Shall dry u, the source of the evil, no doubt
The sale of wines and other liquors to tho passeu.