The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-09-02

cursion to Europe in 1867 1t was the most
liberal and magnificent pleasure party ever
undertaken from this country. Over one
hundred ladies and gentlemen, whose purses
warranted the expense, chartered the fine
ocean steamer Quaker City, and laid out the
programme for an expedition of royal luz
ury and enjoyment. They visited the Azores,
Gibraltar, MarSelcs, Genoa, Icehorn. Nh
pies, the Grecian Archipelago, the Dar,la
nclies, the Golden Horn ConstanlinopIc. Sc
bastopol. the Mediterranean coast of ASH,
Egypt &c. Excursions were made to Paris.
Rome, Florence, Pompeii, IIcrcuaneum.
Jerusalem, the Pyramids and Catacombs. and
all other points Of interest adjacent to the
coast.
In this volume the story is told of what the
pilgrims saw and experienced, with all the
attendant circumstances and incidents, re-
lated iii the happy vein of Mr. Clemens.
whose signature Of Mark Twain has become
SO well known, wherever genuine wit and
hearty humor are appreciated There IS per-
haps something too much of the grotrsuue in
the book, but it is relieved by q faithful
chroncsing of events as they occurred and
frequent delicious bits of description As
book to suit all classes of readers, to satisfy
the ever recurring appetite for novelty. ana
to fill the void of the long autumnal and win
ter evenings, now approaching, it. superior
has not issued from the American press.
With this brief preface, We subioin som, cv-
tracts from the pages of the works
AT SEA-
by some happy fortune was not seaaick
That WAS Il thing to be proud Of | had not
always escaped before. If there is ole thing
| in the world that Will make a man peculiarly
and inSutferably scll-conceited, it i to have
his stomach behave itself, the first day at SEA-,
when nearly all his comrades are ,easirk
soon, venerable fossil. shawled to the chin
and bandagcd like mummy, appeared at
| the door of the after deck house, and the
next lWrh of the ship Shot him into my arm
| | said
Good morning, Sir. 1t is Il fine day"
| lie put his hand on his stomach and said,
''Oh, N.Y. and then staggered away and trll
over the coop OF Il sky-light
| Presently another old gentleman was pro
Ijected from the same door, with great vin-
lcnce. said
Calm yourself, Sir-1hcrc is no hurry 1t
is fine day, Sir
He, also, put his hand on his stomach and
said, "Oh my" and reeled away
In a little while another veteran was dis
charged abruptly from the same door, claw
inc ut the air for a saving support. said
| Good morning, Sin. 1t is a fine day for
pleasuring. You We're about to say"
| "Oh, N.Y.
| I thnu,,It 50. l. 5000. 80.
| staid there and was bombarded with old
gentlemen for an hour perhaps; and AL cot
out of any Of them was "Oh N.Y.
| went away, then, in u thoughtful mood
| said, this is good pleasure excursion. |
| like it. The passengers are not garulnus
but still they are Sociablc. like those old
people, but somehow they all seem To have
the "Oh, my rather bad.
| | knew what was the matter With them.
they were scasick Aud was clad of it
We all like to see people sra,icl when We
are not, ourselves. Playing whist by the cab
| in lamps when it is storming outside, il
pleasant; walking the quarterback in the
moonlight is pleasant smoking III the breezy
iorct"p is pleasant, when one is not afraid to
20 up there but these are all feeble and com
mon place compared with joy of seeing pcu-
| pie sut1 RING the misclic~ of sca>irkncSS
After touching at the Azores, the Quaker
| City entered the strait OF Gibraltar Under
tho heading of The Beautiful Stranger the
meeting with an American clipper ship is
| thus described
But while we stood admiring tine cloul-
capped peaks and the lowlaud roGrd in misty
gloom, 4 finer picture burst upon us and
chained every eve like Il magnct-t stately
| Ship with canvas piled ON canvas till She Wn.