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


sat in proud c%omposure, seemed 10 goC
lower and lower as We approached the
great iron walls Of the "St. Peter Of the
Waves" And GO! tain features OF The
monster began tJ grow in rellefalso'
Hor side whoels in circumference SEEM
ed like rings Of u circus; her ladders
hanging down her sides looked long
enough Tor tour,story buildings. Before
coming close up, we really thought that
our company would have to climb those
ladders, and our stout heart began to
fail w. And we hated to ask lest the
crowd mignv laugh at US. So we con-
Guided to wait and watch, knowing that
il the rest could "go it. We would try
It's Il good idea, this waiting to learn
We've often been to private houses ana
set down TO dinners whore some llttIc
unique manner Of doing was IN
vogue, and wejust waited and watched
not over taking out ournapkin from the
ring Till others done 3d. This mode OF
covering up ignorance with seeming
knowledge we arc pretty good az ana
it served us on this last occasion. In
stead oftlimbing adders We found that
the little black hole in the side, which
before had seemed only a foot square,
become large enough for Il full dressed
woman to enter without crushing on
even disturbing the rotundity Of her
hoops. Many proofs Of this fact were
visible, for we had u number Of ladies
aboard the Louisiana, though n large
majority Of thegentlcmGn had left their
dear wives at home, very reluctantly OF
course, but in pure consideration Of the
dislike which they doubtless felt that
their wives would have to bong in so
Great acrowd. But the Home journal
representative is Of opinion that the
mere presence Of that feminine "shlrt
Of mail'-a steel sk%irt-cvcn though 1t
should be hanging from Il peg, would
not be without an csthctiC influence in
any ma 1culinc congregation,
Through the little square hole, winch
has now become u good largo door, we
all stepped, without STOPPING, from the
Louisiana's upper deck into the Big
Ship. Although we felt as if stepping
upon foreign territory, yet there was no
, custom house officers at the port OF en-
| ,ry TO inspect your baggage, Owe had
, nnuc with rs, however, but the only
ceremony was to show your ticket and
ogo ir," having done which, we CROPPED
our way oycr trunks and baggage to-
wards Il glimmcr oflight at what prov
cd to be the foot Of Il flight Of stairs-a
noble "companion way indeed, up
which IL large party might proceed
abreast without crowding. Having
PASSED up onc stairway we "t0und our
SELF in Il vestibulc fenced off from the
cxpansc around, with which there was
communication, in true park stlle, by
two remarkably neat iron turn styles.
both of which were locked, and we
made our escape into the outer space
hv Il narrow wooden door, We then
passed up another stairway, and found
%oursoif this time, standing Gu II prdtr't
of deck, not yet ~"thoroughly taken
up and %improvcd,' In all new coun'
| tries we believe that new corners are
: Icf, to take care Of themselves. If there
I is no zone to receive you or take YOU
l. baggage, there is no one to cross youl
path or disturb your disposition to dc
whatever you please with your bag
l rugc. SO Mr.. Henderson, Handy ant
Home Journal just selected a certain
spot ON which to tumble down thcl'
, shawI4, confident they could be In no
body's way on such a ship as the Grea
: Eastern. In coming up stairs n frs
impression was made ON our mine
which subsequent explorations greatly
4 heightened. The impression was this
; that the Great Eastern was built III
country where iron grows in forests
! with trunks that may be easily sawcC
into plank, and branches bearing rivct:
instead of acUrns where wood vas on
" to be had 10y u slow and costly chem
; ical process, rs yet quite lmpcrIcctIy
understood, and was consequently scarce
+ and of mcagre quality. The vessel i,
almost entirely Of iron, and we would
be glad to state the weight Of many
: things aboutit, but have forgotten many
, items told us, and have nothing to refer
Tor intelligence thereon. We clip from
Il paper before us the following, which
we found to be true
THE DECK OF THE GREAT Hi.
This is almost 700 feet long, and is free from
all distractions except tho marks and smoke
stacks, The six masts support $500 square
wards of canvass. a Geographic apparatus and
signals communicate orders from the Captain
cabin. The deck is double, and is formed OF
,,,, h~,lrinrh uIntps at the bottom. and tive