Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-02

finger down his mouth and the desired result
would be obtained. The poor man made the
attempt. The boat was pitching slightly, in
consequence of which the poor man missed
his mouth, and hit his teeth instead, set
which he had but recently purchased. They
were no sooner loosened than, painful to re-
late, they fell into the sea. Deep sympathy
was felt by all who were present, and although
n smile could not be restrained, yet the cabin
passengers showed their feeling for the poor
man BY making up purse equal in amount 10
the value of the teeth.
At four o'clock the dinner bell sounded
four o'clock ?. NJ, but there were not many
to respond. The greater part of the compa-
ny did not want any dinner, they preferred
rather to stay on deck. / will tell you what
they missed by giving you bill of fare.
Dinner. OK tail soup, roast pork, apple sauce,
harricot of mutton, friccasee tripe, stewed
kidneys, salm of duck with cabbage, corned
pork with cabbage, praised roll of beef la
windsor, sausage rolls, vegetables assorted.
Pastry,-cabnet pudding. plum, tart and AL
bert cakes. Apple tart and roll jam pudding,
rice with prunes and rice pyramids, Arrow
root Blanc Mango, 1hubaro tart, small pastry.
fruits assorted, nuts assorted.
We soon learned that the principal business
on an ocean steamer was 70 eat four meals a
day, and fifth to those who wished it, which
consisted of oat meal porridge taken before
breakfast, to settle the stomach (before rising.
The meals occur regularly as follows:
Breakfast at o'clock. Luncheon at u.
which by the way, like the breakfast, was what
we Americans would call good dinner in it
self Dinner at 4 Z. NJ. served in English
style, each course being removed to give place
to the succeeding one Time. from one hour
to an hour and i quarter. Tea at L.
NJ. This consisted OF dry toast, cup of tea,
and cakes For the sick there was a special
bill of fare, oat meal Cruel at II a. NJ, and
beef tea at : p. M. For the first two days
out, the number on the sick list was in the
majority, but am happy to state they all re-
covered, and without much difficulty, soon
accustomed themselves to four meals day.
After meal time the passengers would gener-
ally assemble on deck and walk about for ex-
ercise, or play shuttle boards a game pecul
iarly adapted to ship board. y space is
chalked cut on the deck numbered |, =, 3, up
| to 10 The player stands about twenty feet
distant and pushes with q long cue the lignum
vita blocks on or as near the mark as posi-
be The game is quite a fayoritc one among
the lady passengers.
The evening is the plcasantest part Of the
day. Twilight in these northern latitudes last
till half past nine. After that hour the pas
sengers collect in the saloon, which with its
large mirrors in richly carved frames, seems
like floating palace, and we little imagine
that we are rocked in the cradle of the deep,
az we listen to the soft notes Of the piano, or
the sweet air Of some Scottish melody sung
by the captain, or, as we are frequently IA
vored pathetic ballad by John Latin, an
actor from Chicago, such as the '.Wandering
Refugee, ''Mothcr would comfort me if she
were near" AT the close of singing quite a
number would be weeping, as their minds
were taken back TO the scenes of home. SO
the evenings one after another have passed,
until half past ten, the hour for retiring.
Occasionally, however, the captain would
give an extra half hour to music and to song.
We have spent two Sundays on ship board,
which assure you were by no means dull or
uninteresting. There were five ministers
among us, so we were highly favored in point
of privilege. Sunday June s, Episcopal ser
i vice was held in the forenoon by Rev. Hugh
: Roy Scott of Baltimore, Md, Editor of thu
J. "Church Work." and formerly missonar,
on the coast of Africa. In the evening w
= listened to a very interesting discourse by
q native Italian, now on his way to Italy as
70 missionary, from Ohio, Rev. Antonio Alright
Methodist. His description of a visit t
> the catacombs Of Rome, was deeply interest
g ing. Yesterday Rev. Hugh Roy Scott agai
o favored us, by giving a vivid description o
:, his travels in the Holy Land, and in the even
IL ing Rev. John w. Butler Of the Boston Meth
t odist school, preached. Considerable inter
= est was manifested by the sailors and steerag,
passengers who were present in large mum
> bers. "Nearer my God" "Sweet hour o
J. prayer" and at the close, "Praise God" were
If sung with as much earnestness in our floating
chapel, as l ever heard them in house OF
. worship in the land.
$ Life on the ocean is not so monotonous, OF
| tane :,
;. onous as many suppose. Occasionally some
, amusing incident furnishes fun Tor a whole
G afternoon. One day last week some of the
" head officers inst;gated a mild joke by play
ing upon the credulity of US land lubbers
They really made rs believe that we saw
| balloon through the telescope, while in fac
\ we had been looking at little spot of paint
! which had been ar,iully placed on the end o
the telescope. Before leaving New York WI
/ saw in the papers that man in Boston hat
: agreed to cross the Atlantic in balloon, aid
so when the word was given on deck that
balloon was to be seen in the heavens, The
telescope was surrounded by large company
p eagerly waiting their turn. BY changing the
position of the telescope the balloon could be
seen in any part of The heavens so when that
, was done, the thing exploded, and the joke
! was keeHly appreciated by US duped Ameri-
cans. similar joke is frequently played
when crossing the equator by stretching hair
or thread across the end of the telescope
1t is quite amusing at times to listen to the
sailors songs while they are hosting the sails.
A few evenings ago they sang a song which
ran somewhat as follows. The first part of
the stanza was a solo by the boatswain, while
the crew joined in the chorus.
90 whiskey is the life of man,
tChorus) Whiskey Johnny,
Out to sea, and homeward bounl
lthorus) Whiskcy Johnny,
FOR whlskcy have pawnca nv ciothe-,
.Chorus) Whskey Johnny
For whskey have got Il red nose
lChorns) Whiskey Johnny,
= ~, 1hen heaye her up and on we go.
a NCaolus) Whiskey Johnny"
!, While the boatswan sang the solo they all
y rested, but at the words 'Whskey Johnny" y
theey all gave hearty pull and up went the
e san, frequently the sailors off duty set out
| on Geek and sing till after dark, their favorite
scottish ballads for they are sn Sco,chmen,
! as well as the officers Of the boat.
Occasionally the monotony is broken bv the
h signal OF "ship ahoy" We have met several
n steamships, and one of them, the Nebraska"
- on the civilians and Guion Line" came near
enough for handkerchief salute
S We are now ccasting along on the shores
>. OF ireland. When l commenced to write this
letter land had not been spcn but no,y IL !;