The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-16

think about. To him there is pro-
phecy in the winged cloud that flies
athwart an azure sky and q history In the
worn piece of timber that is seen upon
the summit of yon fretted wave. d He es-
pies sail afar off in the distant horizon
Where I can see nothing but feecy clouds
and in the mystic voice Of the shrouds
he knows of the coming storm.
When we are five hundred miles from
either shore the seabirds have disap peared
and day and night succeed each other
there is nothing seen buta waste OF wa.
tiers and the unceasing revolution of ma.
chinery remind one that heis still going,
going. Of"morsters ofthe, great deep, we
saw but few. At the distance of two or
three miles we several times observed the
spouting Of whales, In each Instance
there were several in company and they
appeared to be going in a different direc-
ton from the one. our ship was taking
The journey of the whaleuis q direct
straight line and unless disturbed he sci.
dom varies from it. Like q large ship in
a heavy sea he plunges, along with rise
and afalEandeEeryfow ninutes1yhllen near
the surface blows off in order'to take. in
a fresh quantity of air. ab.iI nsag
The beautiful colored dolphin is often
Seem il great numbers and are among the
favored friends Of lhe sailor, while his
great enemy is heshark For him and
his SIX rows Of Whsto enaneled teeth Jack
is alwayson the look. out. Bat the nim-
bic sailor has one advantage, for while
his sharkship is turning over on his back,
and this is the only way he can swallow
his uncooked breakfast, the former has
time to get out Of, the way. In the region
of the pearl fisheries in the Indian ocean
and other places where the natives dive
down and stay three or four minutes on
the bottom some thirty feet from the
surface, the sharks, although thick around
him, are not the worst enimies of the poor
Indiaa diver. His great terror ista ma
rine monster called the blanket, some
fifteen feet in Length and nearly round
Emitting dark substance which colors
the water al. considerable distance, con.
tanning properties of stupefaction, it
wraps it's victim in its immense folds and
Immediately takes the body to some sand
bank. Here it is deposited III the sand
and another substances is. elected which
produces putFefaotionand then it is ready
for use. If enc 5i F83uaaoa a9a Be
Very many believethat sharks follow
in the track of vessels or ships on board
of which are persons sick or the bodies
OF those who have died. ON the passage.
FhTs is a mistake and like a great many
stories Of the sea originated from such
prolific brains as Dumas and Victor
Hugo. The ancient writer's, also such as
Virgil and others, intersDerced as well as
seasoned the adventures of their travelling
heroes in bsttles, with tabled monsters.
and also passages of love with syrens and
m6rmaids that enchahtingly sang. from
the ocean caves and combcd their hair
sitting upon ocean rocks I All this is very
pretty and moreso becahse it1s not true.
1T is d very pleasant sight to- meet on
the outward, passage q vessel or ship.
Glasses arc. at once in equi8itieai to make
ont thee strangers flag and her name.
Every passenger is on deck long before
she comes along side and when she is
past she is watched until lost by the curve
in the ocean. Many silent message is
waited to the friends afar off and it is with
asigh Of regret the eye is turned from the
fast. fading ship. This meeting of course |
is bdtfor am6meht and no 'Berds can bel
spoken; yet there are kind tokensiot rec
ignition passed Just before the meet
LIZ according TO CUSTOM the Gags Of .eachlI
showing the names andinationaliiiest arel
run up, and a few minutes after they have
passed each runs up three times a flag in
succession. To a landgman these parting
tokens may have no Significance, but Ito
the ocean tfaveler.i it is the most soIenli |
/" farewell" --As ~ AIRED /
But there is one thing that7 stifs .rth9 |
ffbres around the human heart more than
else and that is to.mcet wreck
at sea. twas about the middle Of the I
afternoon on the eighth day out from I
New York that by thegaid Of o5tho tele
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