The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-15

audacious AR and well counterfeited swagger. An
round the coast indeed, he is visible just now In
quest OF tine breees and safe mOOrings amentng that
TINS or that tr1ing particular should prevent
his craft from carrying of all the prizes and won
be II he owned the Fiona: The yachtman is always
proud OF his yacht; but he is never satisfied He
healthy exercise the fine air. the intense and Joyous
excitement which thrills and purfies the blood-s0
hampered is he by that morbid desire FOR COMPARE
son which destroys other peoples pleasure as wei
as the yachtman's. The enjoyment OF yachting life
is invariably beclolded by this insane passion
chronicled. TO the exoteric lover Of yacht
ing nothing could more delicious
regards the owner Of the juno as the most favored Of
mOrtals. The master OF the Juno, the other hand,
has his nights disturbed and his days rendered a
fcatiOns of the Jupiter. Fly where he Will, the
shadow OF the Jupiter pursnes and haunts him.
celebrated trotting cob or OF champion rose rest
as it were in the centre Of great SPIDERS web Of
app powsp Fl Th the IN s5 s S Of
only trouble which the yachtman cannot
leave behind him when he steps on board
his yacht. He can snap his fingers at all other evil
influences. II a few parties, an occasional picnic
and an evening in box at the opera have somehow
disquieted him, and caused him to consider In an
anxious manner whether, in the event OF his marry
ing his beloved yacht must be relnquished, he has
only to get board, weigh anchor and set OF for
the long swell OF the Atlantic and the rough north
ern winds VIII speedily cure him Of his land sick
to exaggerate the importance of blue eyes, Running
up Loch Fyne before brisk southwesterly
over over from time to time on the White
deck, with screaming tern and floating marrots and
and with now and then few wild duck Coming just
within shot, Helen herself might beck0n to him from
the cabin without being needed. Creditors are for
gotten. Enemies are no more thought Of or easily
forgiven The strong, energetic stirring Of the blood
by The wind and the sun and the sea raises him be-
yond the meaner cares of the gentlemen who live at
TRIES; and the only subject OF pressing and imme
date gravity which he cannot escape Is the question
whether he would not prefer to sarve for two hours
more rather than sacrifice the brilliant weather by
going below for dinner
The scientific yachtman, however, is considered to
have no pleasure in sailing except as test Of speed
He is like who devotes his life to the training
OF fast horses and who does not enjoy riding The
scientific yachtman is always correct in costume
that being a part of the pursuit which he has thus
deliberately chosen. Perhaps he fancies that any
speed of his vessel in critical race, 1t may be
that he believes Eous would be less inclined to favor
him if he did not wear club buttons One can
easily understand the pride and pleasure of
the man who owns very large yacht ;
small yacht bee Itself q to {s'h non
professional mind. The large yacht has the advan-
tage OF Offering every form OF personal comfort to
its visitors. The cabins are rOOmy and well ven
tiated sleeping accommodation is perfect and IL is
possible to have everything in the way OF cooking
which the imagination OF man can desire After all,
however, one might as wen be on board large |
steamer People who like the motion OF the sea,
the DlStle ana excitement or sailing the humorous
vicissitudes and experimental lngenuites Of yacht
ing life, do not put good dinner and comfortable |
bed at the mead OF the list OF requisites. The |
big yacht is not so big or comfortable as well |
appointed ship while ii offers none OF the |
amusement necessarily accompanying a voyage
should know, also, that the smaller a vessel |
is the less chance there is OF mourning sickness.
We do not so often hear OF people becoming sick in
an ordinary small boat or sailing launch but some
people readily get sick on board large yacht while
the majority of the passengers by channel steamers
n n |
queer before they are out OF sight OF land But the
grand feature OF cruise in small yacht is the per-
petual upseting OF all our notions Of order and har
mony and comfort II Is like the revolution which
the author OF 'Lllliput Lever describes as having
aad astounding reversal of things than is possible
in merely political crisis. When the yacht
harbour the nice and orderly arrangements OF every
thing Is quite remarkable. One Is lost in astonsh- |
ment to md how large Jars, and hampers and wrap.
slowed away in the little place. and still more aston.
ished to ind that dinner can he cooked IN the fore
castle without trace OF the operation being visible
elsewhere. Things begin To alter however. The |
first night on board produces wonderful change |
In the large soft bundles OF bedding. Then little
articles are wanted. necessitating the open
ing Of hampers NO one s ssom' TO lave
do do not know now how. When anybody grambles
he ia told he mustn't be so particular; and there
upon he falls into the rough.andready fashion of his
companions. week Of this abandonment, and the |
whole place is in state OF fragrant anarchy. Shoe
brushes mustard pots, hams Kegs. charts, tele-
from Nudes hung promiscuousy together, and |
whoever wants any one OF these things SEXES Is by
e the a y a eu@s
experimental, who has also scattered quantity |
Of swan shot generally over everything.
themselves to whatever If nearest them
but chiefly to the bedding and the spare overcoats
pair OF slippers lies on the bacon and the cork |
screw peeps out, as u book MARKER from Mr. King |
lake's last volume. ''The Spanish Gypsyr is pros
trate among bottles OF Bass and Bradshaw living on
naeE Ia n rd
by the wind-a deliverence for which everybody pro-
fesses himself thankful.
the reader may fancy, would teach men 20 stay on |
shore and be comfortable and marry. II has the |
opposite effect a rule Clearly, the man who mar
ries expects that swan shot viii be kept out OF his |
mustard pot and that his newest books viii not |
have stout poured over their ny-eayes But on board
yacht man finds life quite bearable, even although
such accidents occur. Nay, he rather prides himself
on the careless, handto- mouth, experimental man |
or living. and iancies himself some Robinson |
Crusoe contrving 10 exist without assistance by the
mere force or his Intelligence aud manual dexteriiy. |
Indeed, for contemplatve stranger 10 drop into |
such a yacht at dinner time ana observe Inc con. |
scious satisfaction OF lot OF raw Young bachelors
over the repasi which they. in conjunction with |
a mysterious creature in the fOrecastle-half |
cook and half salor-haye elaborated, is an
interesting study The empirical acquaintance |
they exhibit with regard 10 preserved meats, |
and the methods OF cooking the same, would
astonsh some OF the gentle beings OF eighteen who
have been accustomed 90 regard these male
acquaintance OF theirs "a being only shade
ignorant OF everything-f that I've possible--than
themselves Charles. who never did anything more
vehement in bis life than sneer az MARIA and say
he thought Adam Beden a rather clever piece OF
writing for woman has the most decided views
about the cooking OF preserved kidneys and will
enter into an infuriated argument about the best
kind OF chutney Alfred, whose soul has for years
been hound up IN his collar ana pecktie now
wears no collar at all. cannot be bothered looking
for his comb and brush In the morning, and
cares no more FOR the tar on his lily white hngers
than II II were the impaipahle stain OF rosewater.
Fine compilations are scOrched into gypsy black
ness hands are scratched and pricked by hooks and
bruised By some unexpected lurching OF the boom:
clothes are torn, and soied by Jam, and beer, and
salt water until their owner looks like Thames
steamer steward ont OF work. But the life IL very
ENJOYABLE for all OF that; and both Charles and Alfred
bettercd by being lugged out OF their ordinary
groove for brief period. by and by they will drop
down again into their customary indolent ndifer.
ence but traces or the water and the sea air win
n thnLr hLnnh q, i.,.r tin