The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-08-16


arises from the fact that in tho vast ex'
oansc ofthe water you have no object
with which to compare tho ship, but
when you approach her huge sides, and
iee how Insignificant other vessels look
IN comparison, and especially when you
90 on deck and look from one end TO
the other, or walk that distance, IT'S
then you exclaim, "What a wonder 10
architecture pits then you are I'M
pressed with tho magnitude Of SUCH d
work, To give a clearer idea to many
of our young readers in Winchester, we
would state that this vessel would reach
twice across the Square, or from h
Postotice to the Methodist Church, ana
can hold, comfortably, more persons
than every church and hotel in our
town.
But we intended to tell more OF our
trip. After company and sclf had ira.
versed the ships immense deck, and
the bright sun was high up in the bright
heavens, Of course we begin to think
wildly Of something to eat. In spite
Of the wrathy manner in which the
newspaper reporters had "come down.
upon the culinary arrangements oFthe
vessel on her Cape May trip, yet we
had made up our mind to be 'agrecably
disappointed, Gas everybody now says,D
and was secretly indulging Il hope that
we should have a meal worthy Of the
Great Eastern, We had tancied q long
perspective o~fmahogany, in some SPLEEN
| did saloon, covered with talrcst linen,
(withouJ the purple ornamcntcd with
the c~learest cut glass, the whitcst OF
English china, and the brightest Of cut
lcry and plate, even brighter than
which Smith & Carr keep on hand at
their good establishment. We had a
mental bill Of fare, including fish, meat.
soft crabs, Two ate a crab the other
night stowod clans, and possibly stew
cd oysters from the salt coves. There
would he hot rolls and mullins, and nice
toast. Being on English ground, W.
felt sure of n bccfsteak and chop, hot
coffee, and English breakfast tea, OF
course, and perhaps SEINE cam ana
hcggs." Nay, VIC thought perhaps
we'd have something Of the grape to
imbibc and thus render our appetites
tho better. We had made such u spread
as this in our own mind, but did not
imagine ourself able to do full justice
to the numbers of the coming dishes,
though "morally certain we could
play the part Of u man in the discussion
thereof. We expected each moment tc
hear q gong about 40 feet in diameter
worked by steam, announce the glorl
GUS rcpast. But alas! for human OK
poctations! 1t was not long before We
found out from people and placards thai
breakfast would be served at nine anC
not q minute sooner and that the cook
and all his mates were ever now ia
king their second sleep. If there are
any hours hard to kill, they are those
between an early rising and u late
breakfast, and here were at least three
to be disposed of. We conld see how
lily the fact set in the countenances o
friend Henderson and Handy, both o
whom can cat more and eat oftenel
away from home than any men il
Christendoh. But this must be kept
secret, as they have both been very
clever to us, and are just as fine gen
tlemen abroad rs at home. But they
generally fortiiy themselves at one mea
for a months starvation, certain INT
sure. We don't blame them, however
being anxious to see their every irish il
life gratitied, which sight we generally
see whenever they eat.
As the nXiously-lookod-tor hour 0
nine drew near, m observer on dccl
might have seen something unusua
astir something was evidently goin!
wrong. A crowd might have seer here
and one there, busy in the discussion o
some grievance. w went down int,
one of the saloons to see how breaktas
was progressing (the hour of nine hav
ing passed. and there was Il placar,
posted before us to the effect that pas
scngers who had come round from Ncl
York, atone would be admitted to thu
first table, and that all the rest woul,
have Il second table prepared in the sec
OHd dining saloon a quarter Of an hou
after the first had arisen. Immediately
our blood boiled, at this explanation t.
us of what was creating a disturbance
on deck, and what caused so many
warlike gesticulations. "All the rest
included us, and wo felt Indignant
Handy and Henderson held thoiI
mouths-a thing they would not hav'
done at the table, we'll bet two to one
But VIC could see that they were mac
too. "To eat or not to eat" became
question, mooted from one end to thu
other, but Of course decided in the at
iirmative by II. 4 H.. especially as i