The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-04


and over 300 banking houses IN Europe,
Asia and Africa. On my return to New
York | settle my bank account-they
charging me commission for services
while my balances have been drawing
per cent. interest, and if not all drawn,
balance will be returned in same funds
as deposited.
Thus armed and equipped, with no
baggage but a small valise containing
clean shirt, paper collar and few
other little ct ceteras including hair
bush which left on the steamer, |
went on board at IL m. on the LIST day 0!
April-Saturday noon-and sailed at 1
o'clock Among the crowd on the dock
was no one to recognize me but one Ke-
nosha boy-Lafayette S. Porter, who
waved his handkerchief at me as long as
could distinguish him.
We departed in drilling rain and in
two or three hours had steamed down
the bay and narrows into the Atlantic,
where we were met by a smart headwind.
The steamer, though over 400 feet long
and containing over 1000 tons of freight
soon began to toss and tumble like an
eggshell. Dinner being over, I soon
turned in--others did the same-then
ca0ed in-aoilted-c0ltGpsed, and finally
"hooe to-" and candor compels me as a
| faithful historian, to confess that for Two
or three days I was humble as a kitten,
and for as many days after was not aristo
cratic. We were not crowded and had
but two in q statcroom. My messmate, an
| Englishman from New Haven, was going
out on telegraph business, -had crossed
three times before, had several times
doubled the Horn, and made twelve or
| fifteen trips to the West Indies. He was
quite stiff and made "phugn' at my ex-
pense. How I wanted to pinch him-I
tried TO reach across the stateroom and
stick a pin into him, but my arm was too
short and powers of locomotion tolimited
for success. The pitching and tossing
continued, and next day, he "h0ce TOT" and
| was happy. | learned that company
makes misery happy. ''smole a CHASTITY
smile,"-I rejoiced with all the secret,
develish, malignant joy, of which my de-
PRAYED nature was capable, and consider
ed it amiable.
Wind changed to the west, and for
nearly three days we experienced a con-
slant rolling, which is very disagreeable
to describe-steamer now nearly on her
beam ends to starboard, now ditto to lar
board, and my health grew no better very
fast. 1t continued to decline, and the
provision market was decidedly dull.
Didn't wish was in Kenosha? Not a.
bit 1t was go ahead or go down-the
latter feeling prevailed. / heard water
slushing on the floor, but | cared not
whence it came or whittier it went; it was
not my business to pump the ship. was
helpless with but one consolation in the
universe-to see my me ssmate "heGve too. "
Heretofore, in all my little domestic Cruel
probations, the presiding genius Of the
household, catered to, and controlled my
bill Of fare without judgment and respon-
sibility on my part, but now, all was
changed. [ had already bribed one Of the
walters for half sovereign to attend to
my necessities sober matter.of-fact |
young Englishman, but utterly unable to
appreciate a Yankee joke, and his iudg-
ment and mine combined failed of success
in selecting my bill of fare. / heard of
eggs one day and ordered one. | COB
bled it down as quickly as Yankee decen-
cy would permit, In order to get another
before they were gone. m 81
For the express benefit Of Kenosha pro
vision dealers I took daily notes of the
market from personal observations which
will here copy: gatseg etls s4eig.
n0 AT SEA, April LIST, 1871
April ~, 80 : 80.
lst-Drooping sth--Irquiry limited
2d-Flat 9th-Incre'd demand |
Sd do. is1a 1Oth-Prices favor sci. |
4th-Dull and I'M lers 9HFgs |
changed. 11th--Prices buoyaut |
5th-No inquiry i2th-Dem'd ualIm'd |
6th--Slight inq'ry for 13th-Prices soaring |
strictly choice 18th do. Kitinq
7th--More signs of activity, in choice only
Time rolled on and rolled out of nv
berth, and began to make the acquain
lance ofmy conapdga.s1as dst 0oyage-a small |
but select party-one Frenchman, one |
Belgian, one Scotchman, one Canadian,
two Bermudans, two Yankees including
myself, the remainder English, and was |
the only one of any note, who had not |
made the voyage before. Several had |
tgG0ets6 erten$toelg and oue Englishlran |
gave a highly entertaining account oil
the fongh countries over which he had |
journeyed 23 t1Ys ae@ i1.ia
Early on the morning Of the 18th inst. |
We expected to sight the Irish coast, but
the fog disappointed US. We felt our
way cautiously along. heaving the lead |
every hour and finding the water shoal
ing from 30 fathoms to So and IA faith.
oms, blew the fog whistle and fired seven
or eight guns ~ knew We were near
Queenstown but missed the harbor At /
az 2. NJ. the fog lifted slightly and
breakers and headland were discoveredll
about mile aYaY=Wa had rnn mast. 1R. |