Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-03-18

| 10 thS youHeSSb sistSt WI nAhs. SudEits
Ensign, of New Hartford. She has
gone to India under the auspices, we
believe, of the Missionary Society of
the M. Il. Church, to act in the ca.
pscity Of Female Physician, while
her travelling companion, Miss Tho.
burn, has gone out as teacher. They
are booked for Bareilly. We hope 70
secure through this agency, a regu-
lar correspondence from that land of
paganis,n. Being. a graduate of a
regular Medical College, and a fine
scholar, withal, she can entertain,
Instruct and profit US by her letters !:
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 10, 1882.
DEAR SIsTERs:--We anchored
safely In port this morning, after
rather . rough passage OF nearly
seventeen days. We can scarcely re-
alizs that we are i'm what was once
king Pharaoh's dominions. Our sur
roundings, however, make us feel
that We are long way from home,
and truly In foreign country. The
scorching sun and soft summer
clouds renind us of the month. of
August, rather than cold December.
We are Immediately surrounded with
small boats filled with Arabs. The
captain drops the stairs at the side of
the vessel, and they rush on board.
We have no fear of them; they
keep proper distance lest they may
I've defiled by coming in contact with
US. There is a great noise and hustle
on board. Officers make their APP
pearance, with an air of authority,
looking after baggage and cargo. Up
comes strange looking creature
with swarthy iace, red cap or fey,
white turkish trowsers and yellow
Jacket, with something queer In his
hand that indicates lie il an official,
aud fancy lie traces his pedigree
back to King Pharaoh, by the style
he puts on. He has come to inquire
how many passengers we have on
board; If we are married or single |;
how old, DC. a witty gentleman
standing by our side, says he will
ask us to show our tongue, feel our
pulse, ask If we have the measles,
smallpox, &c. You would like to
know something Of our journey here
l presume, SO | will leave this hustle
and go back to Liverpool. We went
on board the steamer Atlantic, OH
the 27th of November, expecting to
sail at five O'Clock. but owing to the
low tide were delayed until the 30th.
Miss Thoburn, myself, an English
parson, Bombay merchant and the
son of aa English lord compose the
cabin passengers. There is 40 cabin
maid on board and we wonder
who will take care of US IL we
are sick. The steward and wait.
ers promise to give us all needed at.
tenticn. and as we expect to live In
India, perhaps it will be well for us
to become initiated on our way. We
have the ladies cabin ali to ourselves.
The steward gives us our instructions
IA follows: Break fast at nine o clock
dine at one, and have,tea at six. Our
light must be out at ten. We do no.
object 10 any of the regulations, bu
feel anxious TO feel the ship moving
We had the pleasure however of feel.
ing 1t move quite rs much as we de.
sired. We passed through the chan.
mel i'm gale, and such rocking and
rolling we never experienced. We
were very sick four days, obliged to
keep our berth most of the time. We
could not wait upon each other, oc-
casionally managed to speak. The
steward was very attentive; brought
US many rare dishes to tempt our APP
petites, but it was quito useless for
us TO take food. am quite sure we
should never make good sailors. The
first land that came to our view was
Cape st. Vincent with its barren
rocks. On one of the highest points
Is convent; singular looking
building, desolate enough. We saw
no signs OF life around il, but the
captain told us it was Inhabited by
monks. After passing the cape, we
had calm sea and really enjoyed
the passage through the strait
There was nothing Of special interest
to he seen at Gibralter, except the
great rock with it's Notifications. We
did not stop rs the vessel had no car
go to ship there. We were In sight
of both the coast of Spain and A frica
for several days. With the beautiful
Spanish Mountains with their brown
bare and snowy peaks piercing the
clouds al our left, and the barren
Moorish rocks on our right, we felt
that We were in the world again al.
though IL was new and strange TO u.s.
The weather is mild and each day
growing warmer, and we begin tt
feel uncomfortable with our thick
clothing. We live on deck; have
our meals brought up to US; sit uJ
until about ten O'Clock, and only &c
to our cabins to sleep. We find il
quite difficult to study or write; there
Is always something to direct our at
tention.or get sick. Neither Of vi
have kept u journal. i regret it very
much. We have had some beautifu
sunsets and lovely moonlight even
} ings. Miss Thoburn thinks tha
these alone are worth coming here 3,
see. Oa the 10Th of December, ",
reached Malta, were not sbipwrecket
like Paul, however, but steamed safe
ly into harbor, aud cast anchor, a.
. there are no docks i'm these foreign
ports. This is said to be the fines
harbor In the world. There are Brit
tlsh ren-of.war, sailing vessels
steam ships and small Italian boat.
painted In bright colors, SO numer
Gus we cannot count them. They
swarm around US, and the men tall,
aud motion TO us, but we canno
understand them. When all thing.
are ready, the stairs are lowered anc
they come on board, some with laces
others with jewelry and merchan.
disc of various kinds to sell. W.
look at the laces and are strongly
tempted, they are so cheap and
beautiful; but we feast our eyes and
tIrn away, feeling we Will have nc