The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-10-02
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EDITOR.
60. 1AIIxy, Proprietor and suS-Eaitor.
,ORTGINAL-


Of thing for, oh Do they think the shtPis
In danger, and take leave OF one another
before she sinksi' "Ha, hal no. sir; hope
NOT, SIR. Them gentlemen came on the
ship, sir, 10 ses their friends of, sir;
and now they are about TO go back TO Bos-
ton, SIR; thats all, dr. "But. Steward,
they'i, have to swim, won't they, or win
che China put back for them, chr TUG
boat on the cardboard quarter. cir. waiting
for che gentlemen now. air." "You don't
say so.s ruehed 10 the deck, and. sure
enough. there was fussy little steamtug.
named Amsriea, annexed by line, 10 the
great sbip China, looking. for all the world,
like calf beside lie dam. The champaign
had dooe its duty. and now came forth the
rollicking crowd, singing.
$50 now farewell, you jolly old chip,
Farewell, you merry men threei
With cup to lip your health wen sip.
Till you come back from sea, my boyS
Till you como back, .g
Till you come bach, !" &c.
They coon tumble into the % little winsome
wee thipg,' aud in twenty minutes or less
their white souchoirs and loud huxzas were
out Of sight and hearing. ~ y-- .. p
The beginning Of sea voyage finds
plenty Of work for poor Jack, who grum-
bles. Of course. and blasts his eyes 10 'isn't
oil internal nonsense to stow luggage down
below. what's got to come out again at
Halifax, anyhow. Tomorrow" No matter
what Jack says the Boatswain swears that
the deck must be kept tidy, come what will,
ESQ bear a hand there, you lubberr." Jack
. receives = gill cup full Of consolation (alids
grog) from big tin pail. which 10 filled for
his benefit twice every day, and In foul
weather oftener. ss. -
Dinner at four o'clock. No rolling Of the
vessel. 90 the table 10 quite full every seat
is occupied. Very respectable company
Young people put on airs, but that only
helps keep up 6rsery conversation. Some
Of these people now. are stiS enough 10
make into paper collars IfFather Neptune
don't take the starch out Of you gentry be.
fore the week ends, then call me false
prophet, that's all. Here are persons of
both sexes. and nearly every age, from the
infant mewling and PakiDg in the nurses
arms." 10 the "judge, in fair round belly
with good espon lined" Some sweet little
lasses with q few young maidens of bashful
sixteen, aud widow who is fat, fair and
forty" Young men "drink who never
drank before, and gents who have, why.
now they drink some more" Well, well;
% goes the world. But ninety minutes at
dinner table. seems too long for one who
can't afford 10 drink wine. On shipboard
Gins, ths enemy. "fiies on leaden wings -
and Of course he must be killed, }" somehow.
have nice state-room. though rather
small for comfort, and bearing about the
asms proportion to my sleepipg room at
home. as Rhode Island does TO Pennsylvania.
In Il, are two berths, numbered respectively.
l44 and las. ! chose LA. which. though
lower In the scale Of Arabic numbers has
the advantage of being nearer the blessed
sun, and 10 In close proximity 10 q breath
ing hole over head. Ny room mate. num-
ber les. isa youngstsr from the 1Athens
Of America" named FL, who is
bound for Paris. whsre he goes TO supsrin-
tend como msehinery at the Efpositio,s
Uhisrssli~ Ielsmbered into my berth at
IN early hour. feeling very tired was soon
lapped into forgstfnlness, by |" tired natures
sweet rsssorer. bsimy Sleep" At what
hour know not. but In the night I was
aroused by most vooifsrous shouting Of
"lst me Quit let me outi let me outI"
wss startled, Of eosrse but rubbing my
eyes % well 40 could see 10. I politely In.
quired 10 high alt" who, In the name Of
Stsntor. expeoted 10 be let out at midnight
when the market was closed, aud rents low.
Ny sextdoor neigbbor could be heard.
asmniog .omsbodys eyes. (but whose, he
knew not, neither did ~ for making suoh
frightful noise. Presently, voice frcm be
low ia 1sb, spoio9eaeally informed me tha.
the shousing was done BY AimsslE and ne
went on to explain that he had supped late
and heartily on oysters, which 40 oppressed
him as 70 induce the frightfui dream. that
M himsslf had become huge oyster. and
thss I. IA. was sitting on his upper shsa 70
prevent him getting ont. My superiority
Of years, Of course, gave me the right 70
improviss him . brief osudls lecture, wb;sh
contained che sage advice. that. In fature.
he should either oks~ his oysters when eat
ing them or esehess late spppsrs altoesthsr.
He took my reproofin good part, and soon
We had again closed our shsiis and become
s6livious to all tsrraqaeous objects, whether