The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-05
TERMS--S9,09

pieeu IN sympathy with the bereavcd. To
oe thus buried, gave an additional pang 70
the poignancy. To be thrown away as
were, food for the sharks, on the mobile O.
cean, with no 6xed spot where affection
may come to plant its flowers and water
them with lis tears. where no association
which might rob melancholy Of its shade
could rest Obi God, it is hard, donblv
hard to bear. There were many wei eyes
as the poor wife and mother was consigned
to her Waiery tomb that morning.
The event is soon forgotten, Its discus.
sed awhile with mcurniul tone and The FIRST
object of novelty brushes il away. A pas.
senger has caught bee and is showing It
to the crowd! The little wanderer affords
the next theme; and the recent death dies
on the memory. There is a cry that sea
gull or some other bird is on The raaia mast
IN the fore part Of The ship, and All eyes
are turned up to watch the sailor who. un.
der the cover ofthe sail and sliding along
upon rope TO the mast's extremity. is de-
termlned to capture the bird. Cautiously
he creeps along, until right under the un.
der the unconcious victim; then, over goes
his hand, and TIE aultering captive Is drag
ged down, amid cheers and laughter. Then
some wag cries out "a whalep on the hori-
zon, ard every eyeis strained TO see what
IS nowhere 10 be seen. Then the gong
sounds, and passengers are allowed, to 90
down into the baggage room to look INTO
then trunksF Then card playing begins
then eating-then sleeping, and. 50 day af-
ter day goes for nearly week-when the
the cry is 'Landp Sure enough, to the
east Of US is long low rim which is not
cloud, but SO dim as TO be mistaken for il
BY the unseamanly passenger. The cap
tain informs me the land we see is "a
part ofthe Bahama Banks or keys--whsre
Capt Kinney lost his vessel. They are cal.
led banks, though they are not above wat.
er. They are Of coral. an present to
the eye as the boat goes over them resplen-
dant and many huea images far down be-
meath The clear water. Our vessel does not
run within half dozen miles of the islands
which begin 70 appear. With glass we
look in upon the shore see, a achurch, FISH.
erman's hut, some shipping. and soon VIC
bid good bye TO the sight Of lapd Nov
: our anxieties begin. So long as we .were Ia
open sea we had little care. NlgAi and
day he now watches from his place above
! deck, the appearance Of the sea-able.as he
: says, to tell from his quarter of century's
experience just where we are. even with
out his observations by instrument The
very motion Of the wave, The color OF tlis
water and certain Indications which old
seamea instinctiyely CATCH enable him 10
tell wish each passing moment, our position.
The water begins 10 grow very blue In
digoish, and sparkleS and flashes Ike the
water in the bay Of Naples. The sea runs
as smoothly as il We were in a bay. We
are running among these banks where there
! is less chance for motion: but where the
z risks are greater, we are out II the direct
= linz to Havana, in order to avoid tie Gulf
1 stream along The Frorida coast, which runs
tno,tl ward four knots en- hour All day
yesterday (Thursday,) We were going di-
: rectly west, for HAVANA, in hopes 10 reach
that port before sundown, as the authorities
y in their jealous vigilcnce win not allow a
vessel to enter after sundown. We were
!, in sight Of Moro light house iast after dark
and were compelled 10 beat about all nigh,
! within sight Of our haven. yet unable % en-
] joy its repose. Very little repose We Bonld
have had any how, had The same scenes
j been enacted within lie harbof which we
J had that night cut Letme give you spe-
cimen, TO illustrate what kind of lilc Is to be
!. met with on d Caliionia steamers
J You must know that we nave on board
i I'm our cabin too. representatives honpeverT
. race English. French, Welch, Scotch. Irish,
i Spanish, German and American Span
!. iards going 70 Acapulco and tie South al.
4 merieancoast, French bound thessame way
\ the resi- mostly 70 California The SECOND
4 cabin Just below where my hersh Is. ii tle
!. receptacle for most Of the ipraign popuIa-
:. iions and such aconinsion oftongues as vi
4 sometimes hear! Beds seem tobe scaree
i there, or paoplc too thick.
Our second stewart Lambert has charge
i ofthese people and looks after their com.
7 forts. Tie Il an English cnckney ana iauf.
a ders tie letter ii and masters DE sesgaEts
Ii ehattist withpI inlsis English pSlslss, ahd
d what's rare for an Englisb'nan. I1esnSosat
i'll olthe fvAmmany school. IsInbsft Is esha.
if icialiy dUwnon Eori Grosnegofss biIT I'll 1.
Is nenst tho .stSg bags ~ he salIsthe 4 al
ii istocracy. and II a thorough icFeIcf iii AI
i -but his business. Ile dssplses SECOND
ii class cabn passengers esefFes lia smiles
and attentions for gentlemen of he ffsl
N cabinl welI. 1sst night whilswe were olI
- ihe Mofo. Lambert wss' safaly sexrsl: ii
so so,eF that he sai ~ bfSaght llle aas i Z.
u ii pimples IN / II lefsfla 4
IA AFrsnch women anl het lsllS sIlI,I
10 he Iatier celrbfaied fss weaf,is dhlg sliisI
,.g f8b4 .4 III, n III s.. IA .al N. s4 Is sf a.