Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-07-08
STEAMER HoLsArrA. NAV isyIil


On the 3D. friends bade adleu, ana as we
stretched out into the Leau,ifui bay parting
kisses were thrown from hand and hanker.
chief to the Gear onss wh) tarried upon The
shore and watched our depsrtarc While our
faces bespoke sunshine, our hesris were not
10 full sympathy Our steamer Is q fine one,
Her ample crew numbers l40-64 for the en-,
gines, ~ sailors, and the rest stewards and
cooks. 1t seems odd enough 10 see everything
written in German, and nearly all the people
speaking in that tongue but our party man
age very well by motions, and Interpreting
friends, and the little German we speak our,
selves. The first four or Eve days were days
Of e1'stenee merely, varied mainly by the gra.
dat.ons Of the Nal de neF, and yet the ocean
was as calm as possible. But after that, We
lived, and then, oh the delight and exhillra,
ton sea voyage gives. The ocean is 50
grand, with its dark blue waves rolling, the
white caps dotting its surface, and the rich,
white foam at the stern of the vessel, We
passed one Of the Inman line one day, and
Loi'ied our flags, waived our handkercheifs,
aud exchanged salutes Of RomaE candles aud
rockets We enjoyed a concert in Holsatia
II al one evening; duets, solos, and recitations
by Madame Setach and Tony BcssingeE She
rendered the Erciionig the Earth King) very
finely. As jollIfcatiou is the order Of all sea
voyages if possible, SO every occasion Is re.
rnemUered. The birthday of the mother ip
our party was not forgotten, and in our by 0
state-roUm, imagine us with our student lamp
lighted, plenty Of goodies ON hand, drinking
health in lemonade, and singing songs to the
praise of Die Mother. Wednesday the luxury
Of u salt water bath was enjoyed. The waves
had been very high all day, and the winl dead
ahead-like all our winds thus iar--so that tue
vessel pitched iearfully. Mr. r. aud myself
thought we would extend our promenade to
the bow; with much difficulty We reached
that extreme, and held on to the railing for
dear life. Iwondered at the power that mus.
be used to propel this immense body through
the desperate winds and waves At every as.
cent of number of feet, we uttered exclams,
ton of delight, when suddenly my "oh y let
in mouthful of salt water, and looking at
ourselves, Ueheld two tOrlorn looking crea1
tnrts, drenched with water A larger wave
tuan usual had dashed over Us. How the wind
blew us along the slippery deck, as we hurried
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On. But our clothes were soon dried and af.
ter dinner we were on deck again; slaid till
dark. wish you could have been here 10
enjoy the invigcrating breeze, the soul-inspi.
ring sunset clouds, the mighty waves the de.
iicious motion they prnduced, the airy, beauG-
| Iul spray, as The waves broke on either side Of
| the vessel, or as some huge one sent il splash
| ing half way down the deck. the lovely shad 3
vi color produced by the minglng of the
dark waves and the white foam and the sLad.
wv Of the stern and the red of the setting sun
cast on the water. | felt reused up to q full
feeling of the grandeur and even sublimity of
| It all
"A life on the ocean wave, home on the rolling
huumed Gothe's words the rest of the
iay-"Oh, l would were mermaid fair
OF such strong desire is produced to plunge
ilto the fuaming mas.
On tie whole, this has been splendid trip +;
or Il ugh Mother Csry's Chickens have
beel abundant, yet We have encountered no
storm and every thing has been charming
even the sea-sickness is worth enduring for the
pleasure one gets al last. "Our light afiic-
ion, which is hut for a moment, worketh out
for Us a far more exceeding and lasting happi.
ness.
The only iceberg have seen was on our
dnnertablC, q pyramid of ice-cream-a lake
for foundation, and the whole covered with
The White OF eggs and put in the oven to dry
quickly. Our dinners, OF course, are the thing
If the day-taking very much time, very elab.
orate and excellent.
T .ey say we will be in T y louth to-morr
row, so there is a general wrlIng up to drop
in the r.ail theie. In forty f;e hours after,
we hope to be in Hamburg-sp farewell until
that time. Nit