Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-21

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got aboard and ran over 20 Queenston.
On taking our leave. the Captain r1uir.
eG US to he back on time, which we prom.
ised 20 tlo, and then We were off looking
back occasionally to see whether the Cuba
was still at anchor. In few minutes We
were ON shore, met by dozen or more
rosy checked girls, who greeted US with
as many God bless you's. and welcomes
to old Ireland" Such greetings and salu.
tations are very cheap. and IN fact. they
don't cost anything, nevertheless, they
enabled US to put on an air of dignity and
self reliance that would have been i'm.
possible under other circumstances. Here
we wondered few minutes, why the In.
exhaustible supply of cheap things that
do he world SO much good is now rotiing
ard worthless In the hands Of the owners
but more valuable than gold, when dis.
tributed, were not more generally dlspens.
cd Elated with our reception, and re.
marking what treat our fellow psssen.
gers we left behind were missing, we
stepped lightly but hr.skly up street for q
stroll through the city, but were soon
met with dozen or more cid and infirm
ladies and gentlemen, each with some OF
the native or manufactured products of
soil, appealing to every sympathy, and
pulling at every cord of our nature, 10 in
duce US - buy, which taken In connection
with our recent warm grreting resistance
became imnossibla-all we had to do WAS
through our gestures and smiles, To lessen
the number and quantity of purchas
es, that We might have enough money to
reach home. Each having now obtained
bunch or 20. OF shamrock, an Irish oak
breast.pin or bracelet, and pure Irish lin.
nen hand-worked handkerchief, and 9th
ers black thorn cane, or shelslah, the
small boat hauled TO shore and we were
aboard for the Cuba, minus from ten to
twenty shillings apiece. Now, waving
hats and bidding good bye, not forgetting
to state that Queenstown 10 beautiful
city of IL, 900 inhabitants, and Cork Hsr.
Dor, one of the finest natural laibo In
the world. we were off for the Cuba. Ar
irving in time we got aboard and with US.
something less than one hundred tons of
mail, together with enough Holly aud
Nlstletce 10 decorate the boat. on
Christmas, and we were agair p'orghlng
the waves for New York.
On Monday morning, the alst Of De.
cember, 1874. we commenced
OUR LOG BOOK,
which Is as follows: This morning we
awoke to find rough sea and our run 220
miles, ,--some passengers absent from Ia
BILE. The day was spent In conversation
and speculation as TO when we should
arrive in New York. Tuesday the 22d. a
rough sca-nearly all sea-sick, run 227
miles; Wednesday, the 23d, sensitive
stomach-run 232 miles. This evening at
tea, opposite me, sat Mrs. Brnatlish, whose
intelligence was only surpassed by her
many virtues, and to my left Mr.. Gray, a
young man Of fine accomplishments,
from London, to break the monotony,
and for the entertainment OF the company,
related series of religious and other
anecdotes and incidents, in so fine style
as TO elicit the undivided attention OF the
passengers, and contributed much TO their
merrimen, as we'll as digestion. Elated
over the success of Mr.. Gray and Mrs.
Broadsh. 1 told the following anecdote
in the best style possible, hoping by SO
dong that ! should not only gain some
applause. but contribute my mite to the
evenings entertainment, towit:
Somewhere in Jasper county, Indi.
ana, stmr years ago, there lived an hon.
est and industrious German and wife,
whose names were respectively Gotleib
and Katrina Duringa protracted meet.
ing in that locality, Gotleib was observ-
ed to be rather sedate, even unto melan.
choly. Gotleib could not account for
this str lnge feeling that clung TO him like
All INCUBUS, Dtb CDlliluucu Qsilf w SiVW
worse. Katrina being Of a religious turn
remarked: Goticib, | will tell you what
is the mat er with you, you are under
conviction of sin, and you must pray.
Saws Gotleib, / cannot pray; but says
Katrina, you mustl Goileib feeling that
he must perish under the weight. repaired
to his barn, knclt down, and repeated the
child's prayer. Feeling better, he again
repeated the prayer. and in the closing
line. he was happily converted"
Being now happy, Gotleib goes to class.
meeting. and relates his experience:
"'Bruddren and swesters, / yust dells
you vot I'd ish, some tays ago ] vas feelin
so pad yust dinK must tie. Katrina
deli me must bray; but dells her
could not. So Katrina dells me again
/ must So / go,s ord to de parn and
gets down on my knees, and SAY
"Now lay me down to sleeb.
Ibray de Lord my zcul 10 keeb,
Iv should die pefore wage
bray de Lord my zoul 70 dage."
When gid ub / feels bedder. SO gifts
down and brays him over again. und ven
/ gets drough / shunp up and feel yust
so habbv l feel habby all the time I'm