The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-07-23
TRAVELLING SKETCHES.
FROM LIVERPOOL TO ovEENsToWN.
HUNBER THIRTT.

At dinner we are enabled to form an
opinion of our fellow Travellers good
" number of whom are ladies, some of
them returning from the exhaustive
efforts of summers campaign at the
centres of European fashion. The chief
table is presided over by the jolly look
ing, rubicund Jones, while directly OPP
posite sits the perfumed, excruciating-
ly-exquisite DR.. -, evidently sport
of the first water-whose time is divi-
ded between making himself "agwee-
able," and wiping sickly-looking mus
tache, which bears a striking resem-
blance to few stray bristles on half
shaved pig.
Going on deck, we find ourselves in
another world, one in which sky and
sea, blocks and tackle, smoke and pro-
fanity-are to be our companions. Over
800 Storage passengers are on board,
and a motley crowd they form. A per-
feet Babel of tongues prevail. Let us
take Kaleidoscope glance of the
scene for a few moments. Directly
underneath where we stand, an Irish
bride is playing "HOme, sweet home,
to an admiring crowd" "Ah, my lass, "
says the chief officer, who has just
passed, "you will be singing different
tune tomorrow night at this time" A
batch of lads are playing or rather try
ing to play leap-frOg, laughing heartily
at each others mishaps; several old
crones, gathered in heap, are consol-
ing themselves with their: "dudeens,"
while their better halves have already
found their way to the bar. Several
mothers are undressing their precious
squslling offspring number Of young
men are busily engaged at seven-up,
while others, thoughtless of everything
around them, are peering beyond the
waste of waters, their minds alb
sorbed with memories of the past.
In fact we are looking upon minia-
ture world,i which almost every shade
of opinion and condition Of life may be
found, and studied to better advantage
than in the hurly- burly world Of terra
5rmG to which we are bound.ss
On the main deck the scene is equal
ly varied. Some of the passengers
have already donned their salt water
suits, and arc showing them off to the
best advantage; others are smoking
and promenading, few are trying to
pick acquaintance with the officers q
few mvr1 dU Win the ladies', and two
or three like ourselves are watching the
busy scene below.
Having slept as sound as a top, the
stewards "eight o'clock, and a fine
morning, sir" is a welcome announce
ment. We are skirting the Irish coast
and expect TO reach Queenstown har
Dor about ten o'clock. Shortly after
Ballycotton Lighthouse is passed and
before we know where we are the Wash
ington has rounded the Cove, and il
steaming into the most magnificent har
Dor in the world. A few hours sooner
and we would have enjoyed treat
the sight of the combined Meditera-
mean and English Channel feets-the
leviathans of the deep-under the com
mand Of the Lords of the Admiralty,
which were compelled to seek refuge in
Queenstown.
The panorama presented on entering
the harbor is truly beautiful. Directly
in front lies the city, built to the waters
edge, while on each side, the green hills
rise up directly from the bay. To the
right the CLEAN of the sun is reflected
on the bayonet Of the slowly pacing
sentry; on the left the muzzled dogs of
war are peering their mouths through
the bastions. And this is the far famed
harbor Of Cork-a harbor capable Of
floating the combined navies of the
word. This is the harbor where those
who desire to kiss the barney stone !;
to see the Lakes of Killarney, or
The Bells of Shandon,
That sound 80 grand on
The river Lee"
disembark. Much as we would like to
tarry, the tates arc inexorabIc and as
soon as the British postal authorities
will permit, we must bid adieu to these
fairy scenes-the shores of old Ireland.
No sooner are we anchored than we
are surrounded by feet of small boats,
carrying vendors of lace, milk, fruit,
&c, &c, who, as a matter of course,
are very importunate. A uniformed
individual, who has been prying and
smelling round for some time, informs
us that be is zone Of her Majesty's
Royal Irish Constabulary," one Of those
We suppose who DO the nastiest, dir
test work with avidity. How every
true or honorable man must loath such
creatures, who as a class are libel on
humanity.
Here comes the tender loaded with
living freight, bound for the West. In
half an hour an addition Of two hun
dred and fifty is added to our emigrant
list -Four o'clock brings the mails and
cabin passengers. The whistle blows