Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-08-14

from land to reef "famous" as cur
skipper said, 'for fishing" The yacht
rode the waves right regally. She would
stop an instant on the summit of a tall
one, and gracefully bow 30 right and left
and then glide smoothly down the liquid
slope. Our course led us obliqueIy across
the waves-we were beating off with
head wind, and though, as | said, the
yacht rode down smoothly, she had. an
ugly way of pitching in at the bottom.
1t was glorious sport, hut just the least
trifie uncertain.
To keep my spirits up, | dampened
the Esophogus and took a port on the
starboard and looked out for breakers
New scenes, or the beverage. drew my
thoughts from that contemplation of self
of which | have before spoken. l locked
upon tue great plain of the Sea, studded
with sails. Shops and ships, briggs and
ba,ques, and indeed, all kinds of vessels,
with great clouds of canvass lay on every
hand. Truly. ELDER, there is but one
more beautiful sight than vessel under
full sail. Your susceptible heart will
readily suggest what that other more
beautiful spectacle is. One moment a
giant wave would hcave up n big ship
until | fancied l could see her keel, and
in an instant her hull WAS buried in the
waters and | only looked upon q cloud
of snowy canvass. Again my thoughts
reverted to myself, and my life, beside
these feecy majesties, shrunk into vapid
listlessness. | was somewhat nauscatod.
Meus Anxious had long before this
sought a resting place. He lay fiat upon
his back on Pile of cushions, intercept
ing the rays of the sun with huge UNI
brela.
The trip out was splendid excepting
those occasional reveries which returned
to me quite frequently in spite Of my
persistent efforts to avoid them. They
finally amounted to nisgivings AS to the
result of our undertaking, and were rem
dered more hateful by the sympathizing
voice of our skipper, enquiriug # Lad
any notion of being sea sick. However
l managed to average pretty jolly until
We came to anchor.
To fully appreciate the complications
of tho case, YOU must know that yester-
day the wind came very fast from the
East, continuing all night, and this NOR
ming it veered around and blew from the
South with renewed >igor. Well, when
we came to anchor, our craft, swinging
around into the holl0ws of yesterdays
wave, began to roll aud pitch in fearful
fashion. Down went one side of the
boat accompanied by clinking and
smashing in the cabin, as if some mer-
men were trying the merits of our kind
" LIQUIDS. "D--!" said the skipper,
'boy, 90 below and secure them traps"
Next, the other side rolled smash ino n
big wave, and tire present dignified wri-
ter performed an undignified acrobatic
feat, extending pretty much all over the
Yachts deck. Another tremendous lurch,
and back came your humble servant,who
then incontinently squatted and made
fast to the side of tire boat.
Meus Amicus feebly arose to bis feet
and supported himself as best he might.
His face was study for a painter.
How do you feel enquired cur kind
hearted skipper, addressing him.
a." hesitatipgly began Anxious. 'fee!
a little giddy, but-a-oo"
The remainder of Anxious reply was
lost in series of wretcbings and groans
which defy description; while the poor
fellow Lung by the yachts side, as nerve
less as yard and a half of Gov.
Sprague's sheetings. 1 assured him of
nv profoundest sympathy, and that it
would afford me very much relief to ac-
company him in he exercise. The good
skipper (par oterna lily assured him
that she would be better when he got
over it." l deposited my breakfast in
the trough of the sea, yea. freely placed
it a votive Offering upon the altar OF. Nep
tune, but the old heather god would at
ford me only temporary relief.
For long time we tried to shake off
this sickness, as we either lay upon our
backs, or languidly crawling to the side
of the boat. gave dissolviug views of Nj
agara Falls. At length, completely ex-
hausted. we held the following dialogue
in faint under tones.
PRoF.-Amicus do you consider this
n favorable day for fishing9
ANXIOUS. referring to former expert
ment Of mine.-I think it is good day
to hunt ducks by torchlight.
= PRoF.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, prefer
NIT thy fooIing; turn thine ear towards
me. The angered deities of tho Great
Deep look frowningly upon our enter
prize, else would we see Neptune, San
grv. observing the tumult Of the waves.
lift his placid countrnance from the sum
nit of the highest billow." Then would
the waters be stilled, and the winds be
driven back to their abode over beyond
Easton's beach. / can pump ship but
little longer; my matches are unbattened
and the ballast thrown overheard. Am
icus. let us anchor our craft under the
guns of Fort Adams in Newport harbor.
AM,cUs.-Perhaps tits best.
PRnF.-Then, skipper, take us home.
There, ELDER, you have my expert
ence. / find the prediction of the skip
per verified; "feel better wien I've got