The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-22
PARIS, May 28th, 1867.

AXIS, MAY zoIL, 1901.
When the world of waters is once safely passed
and restless, tossing sea lies far behind, one is
much disposed to forgive it the roughness of its
manners on first acquaintance, and inclined to
look back with sort of kindly regard both upon
the ocean itself and the gallant ship which bears
its human burthen uninjured over three thousand
weary miles. And yet ten days voyage is trying
thing at the best and ours, which terminated on
the 8th of May, at Liverpool, no exception to
the rule. Indeed, so much did it resemble all the
tempestuous transatlantic voyages of which you
hear and read, that a repetition of it's trials in de-
tail might prove tiresome and improbable. There
was the usual full and brilliant gathering of pas
sengers at our first dinner and the customary slim
and detected looking party at all subsequent meals
Not long after sailing there were the usual sugges.
tive sounds of mortal distress, which announce the
triumph Of Neptune human stomachs, and
drown even the discordant din of dashing waves
and rumblng machinery. We had with us, of
course, the usual strong minded woman who, never
having succumbed to anything Of earth felt dis
posed to resist the ELL and determined not
to throw up any of her long held "rights' for any,
thing eSe) without struggle. And desperate
she had but only to fall at last in the prolonged
fight. And the waves rolled on victorious. Then
we had bride and groom on board, as always hap.
pens, and the head Of the new firm-it was the man
in this case-passed the first ten days of his honey
moon in patiently supporting the snowy brow' of
his afflicted fair one-that is whenever one of the
stewards was not engaged in performing the same
service for him over the side of the ship. And in
return for all this devotion-would you believe it?
r
breath enough for remark she employed it in the
expression of wild desires to die to be cast into the
ocean, or to have the loving clutch of her consorts
fingers removed from her brow and frightened about
her throat, to the end that death might come and
put her out of misery. Surely the newborn, un.
! tried human love which passes unscathed in it's
early day through such destroying elements will
last through life at least We were accompanied
also by that common nuisance "the with the
telescope" He staggers about the decks like ano-
Their "Toodles, and his glass plays the part of
a bottle. He sees a whale an iceberg in every
drifting cloud, sail in every distant uninterrupted
wave, and in the twilight he can count you more
mermaids along the far horizon than the oldest
sailor pictured in his longest forecase yarn.
The reign of the man with the teescope is brief,
however; anu he Is 50 annoying WIN MS repeated
sensations and false alarms that you are heartily
glad when he finally yields to the upward pressure
of-of-of-wel say inevitable e0e,ets, and disap-
pears permanently. below deck. These and few
other odd characters, together with half dozen
English officers, few unhappy looking pleasure
seekers too sick at heart apparently, to feel sea-
sickness and few veteran sea-ists" who smile at
others woes and smoke strong pipes by the hour,
form our interesting group of tourists. Shall
speak of one of that group, who, too stubborn to
be ii, and lonely because nearly all others en-