The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-25


perfectly uxuriatng in the freedom of ship life dark
browed Jews of many lands scarcely darkerbowed Next
Longing the pictures of INDECENT For
ton we have almost language of EuropeEngsh, with
varaons brilliant pquan French; Spanish, its pompous
flow recalling the memory of grand old march,
of the Shannon and the Lee the liquid
Italian; and the deep gutturals of the Water Land"
What dscord hear you say and yet it is All is har
monzed by the deep bass of old What eptome
life ship the passions feelings, hopes, and desires
which animate the world all here and prominent
intensified that their sphere of action circum
scribed From my experience should say that kindly
feelings in the ascendant have met only kindness far
Ii grows preceptbly warmer that doors
swing open pouring forth their occupants toilets snowy
jean suggesting the dea that the deck of the N had
generated of beings who made their appearance
this luckles world in their baptsma robes with pameaf
fans in their hands In striking is old lady in
wooden hood and blanket shawl who effect the heat
seems to have on her, may be salamander Just imagine
nearing Cuba sincerely hope she belongs the Phoenix
family capable of reproducing herself from her own ashes
That fable of the Phoenix has always seemed one of sim
guar beauty type of ruined fe idol and altar crumbed
into DUST feelings and aspirations dead then Gods best gift
to man, the Phoenix hope springng into renewed life from the
ashes of the past There are after all few things from which
cannot extract beauty and hope Ideay thou doubtful
beng the one hand frightening the of enjoyment
on the other tensfyng the capacity for suffering.
Land and What land, every has their idea for
my part, is land, perfectly content Never did Col
umbus offer earnest thanksgiving land life with
oohold gives idea of the instability of
things in general.
6th-sailng all day amongst the West India islands
Cuba disappointed The view get would give the
idea that unhabd but the sight of verdure relieves
the eye weared by the of and sky Yet to
the not 1t is associated with voices
now hushed forever In the gallery of memory hangs pic
child listening the weird melodies sung by the sea-
All how hard identify the wordweary hearsore exile
with that dreamy, imaginative child.
What earth is the matter? Is the ship on fire Not at
all the California packet for New York in sight; it waits
minutes for letters Such scampering scrbblng
grave bishops massive gentlemen maiden ladies' Yankee
schoomarms, all join in the Nothing mpediment
Chair child, through or over everything and every
Some succeeded and returned from race sadly disap
pointed To myself from being flung down fight of
steps, was compelled to lay my reverent hands grave
and reverend Senor" who despite of years dignity
with the gee of schooboy My clutch came near bringing
him to grief we barely escaped going headlong the
below After mailing his letter, he returned and with bows
and apologies equally elaborate begged his
having allowed to break his neck Congratulations and
coincidence letters sent and unsent brought night No
words of mine to you idea of its spendor
golden balls floating liquid azure the moon sill
verng and ship makes track through the water
like molten silver. In the saloon grand piano full play
amateur company giving concert the lower
company of Germans singing splendid music; and
from shadowy nook steals the gentle of the Sisters
evening hymn. Poet painter conceived anything
beautiful the scarcely ripped the motion of the
vessel just perceptb brows unben world hardened
hearts otened misty eyes looking back the of
ished years. heads bowed in memory prayer and
around the beauty radiant dreamy of that tropic sky
Eth" Baggage to be weighed preparatory to the
transfer the shmus" The gong sounded accompan
the and all started for the baggage
There plenty of time, but then excitement of
something do set all together Now, the lbe
raj calculations fifty people might have stood up straight
STILL in the space unoccuped by baggage certainly hun
dred promptly avaed themselves of the invitation to be pre-
tho Driftinp in