The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-08-19

'AAO YuUIIOA UOCA' '4HCu d U1uU Oh uluS1G
commences playing soon all is hurry and
contus1on15the music ceases-the musi-
clans and the friends Of parties leaving,
pass down, the temporary stairway, the
sailors are running hither and thither in
obedience to the orders Of the hoaFse.
mouthed officers, the last farewells are
said-bang, whang, goes another gun, and
the great monster stiYs as if with sudden.
hidden life the flags aloft become I'm
furled in the breeze, and we are off
Then come the shouts from the shore
the last good byes growing fainter and
fainter in the distance, and then the f1ut--
tering of handkerchiefs until they be-
come les in the distance! Almost every day
steamship leaves New York for the ola
world, and on very such occasion, the same
,pic;ure will be again re-enaoted, and ever
will be, until parting upon earth shall be.
no more forever. 81 tad aalat Ok
Ocean life has its pleasures as we'll as,
ist terrors. But first, let me introduce,
you to our ship. She is one of the largest
chat floats on old Ocean, very stannoh and
sea-worthya She has four decks, two of
which we never saw. The third contains
the large saloon, used as a common sit
ting room for passengers and also q din
ing ROOM the same as our first-elass lake,
boats in their palmy days It is about
one hundred feet long, beautifully deco.
rated with bronzed work, IN chaste and
ornamental style The wood is entirely
of birds eye maple and rose wood highly
polished On every panel on each side,
are painted in most beautiful style, views,
of American scenery. From this saloon,
neutrality-suspicious. tho water line,are DOORS
leading the to staterooms. We were for.
tunate in securing two that lead into each
other. These staAe rooms contain each four
bnrths. They are much more light and
roomy than those in the old ships. There
are places for small trunks, and ample
drawers for storage of cloShes; and
all the consequences of a small bedroom
in a irst-class hotel Each contains an
oriel window with proper fastenings when
old ocean gets on a rampage. AT four
in the morning, marine daytime
commences. The bells, both fore and aft,
ring one after the other, and strike one.
THERE'S then an entire change ON degk,
of officers and crew. Eo,use nautical
phrase, +" it is four hours off and four
hours on" For every half hour the bells
ring until when eight bells are reached
at precisely noon, then there is another
change. There are four meals day on
board and no person can complain but
what he has enough to eat These meals
are breakfast at eight, lunch at twelve.
dinner at four and supper at eight. OF
all these, dinner of course is the princi-
pal, and occupies from one to one and 6
half hours. s4 t.a
Aside from the German feature of cook
ing, it does not materially differ from 8
like meal at the Serman or fremont Ho.
tells, at Chicago. AT other times during
the day and evening" the time is spent by
the passengers in the most agreeable way
possible, each one contributing something
for the general amusement. Among these
may be mentioned general conversation,
reading, writing, promenading, singing,
music. playing different games, &c, &C.,
Such is ocean life, and ocean travel.
All this is very pleasant, but there is
one drawback which l have not mention
ed. Of all those "who go down. to the
sea in ships" one half at least Ego down"
in grief for the first few days. In this
Mrs. F. and were divided-she in bed.
Of all sickness in the world, sea-sioAness
is most nadseous and disagreeable. We
had most unpleasant, cold head winds
until after we passed the banks Of New
foundland, and I remained mostly in my
stateroom; but after that, whether the
ship was standing perpendicular, or roll
ing from side to side like crooked log
in rapid river, it was all the same to me.
AS for fear, don't think any one on
board thought of it, We all had the full
lest confidence In the ship, and her faith
full officers and crew. There was ade-
quate provision for all accidents. Per-
haps some one more timid than myself
might, as he laid himself down at night
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