The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-25
New York to San Francisco from the
Journal of an Emigrant.

resident of Californa-EDs. l. r.
JANUARY 1867.
The day bamy bright the water scarcely rpped the N
with its freight of hopes and Fears joys and sorrows antcpa
ons and regrets steamng down into that sunny haze with
which the Indian has draped the prospect soenng
everything harsh frightening every beauty wrapping in
mantle of misty light the grand old trees whose fronted
leaves call up fancy some barbaric chief decked in his
robes of state awaiting the coming of his Mazes
of rigging forests of wooded Slopes seawashed sands
all vanishing; the kindly hands, whose pressure
may feel again. the misty eyes which looked blessing
fast becoming memories Out of the bay, the pilot
about leave and with him people who would their
friends off Last words spoken, the last tear dropped,
and with weary sigh, turn to look at covoyagrs and
home To things looked rather dscouragng say
ing goodbye to the kind friend who had made my stay
New York pleasant me- and whose words of cheer"
treasure of good had had word of my
native language addressed to My roommates every
acquaintance I have board-with exceptons-are
French Now, like conversation land French is not my
mother tongueneher is English for that matter-so by
way of making myself agreeable and driven desperate by
three hours silence, bestowed my attention luckess
Frenchman record it for the honor of the nation. He
bore herocaly After minutes began discover that
my the doms of that very airy language might possibly
be puzzing incapable of thinking in English. apollo
gzed by saying that had spoken French very uen
had spoken it at all for long time &c. &c., and up
by limiting that the elegance of Moneur nvesaion
his purity of for the respass his
good If looked relieved the Frenchman did
when the gong called ea he need feel aered by
my attention Going my attracted by the
of guitar exquistely played presently voice added
which completed the fascination. Sans cerenon opened
the door, presume that it my look of appreciation
which established understanding readily with the
pants of the was bowed and smiled at placed in
seat music which my entrance had interrupted was
resumed How much and how far feelings inter-
sunht mi have been bave
been prayer then the singer the enthusiastically low brow
strongly Marked the heavy lashes shading eye-a "bend
ing of midnight and fire. very type of her race-such face
may reflected by the waters of Babylon
captive maid of Israel bent above them When the end of
hour stood up leave giving my hand to the singer
with thank you and goodnight" fancy my astonshment,
when, in compliment to my presumed nationality, Yankee
Doodle" played with spirit often equaed Ny
cal acquainances German speaking little French. In
endeavorng to make ineligible acknowledgement of
courtesy managed achieve dialect which may fairly
placed under the heading of composite order of tongues
went to bed and dreamed of home woke up morning
with my prejudices in favor of wide bedstead spring
mattrass, decidedly strengthened
l2thThough there little of Sabbath Stiffness there
feeling of quiet rest pervadng floating home seem to
feel that the day to be observed certain amount
of the stormy feelings evoked parngs
yesterday benign power has whispered peace be still"
Noon-Couds gathering, wind and sea rising passengers
offering tribute the Spirit of waters rubcund complex
ions fading into delicate aenes frantic appeals to doctor and
steward and seasckness nauguraed reign of terror And
this was the nightand such night storm and darkness
and that of fear, Cape Haeras only wish that the
succeeding days blank Every nerve quivers at
the recollection So lind myself on deck again. the
15t of group of resuscated people, propped with
cushions piled with brandy and left recover at our leisure
But who would could indulge other than peasurabe feelings
this glorious day? The hot sun shut by heavy linen
awnings breeze with the odos of the Indian Isles
bringing vgo hope the exhausted voyager Let me
give you idea of promenade deck this sunny forenoon
1t the neutral ground where the socracy and democracy
of the first and second cabins It's groupings worthy
of ADLER hand than NINE Sisters of Mercy and Charity