New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-27
A MIDWINTER VOYAGE.


THE b HCK-IIAHD OF TlK PEESHNT-BAMlLf '"i'
"A QUICK + ssAGE.
STEAMSHIP CITY OF RICHMOND, OF queens
town II n M, Dec. 26.-WoeYins Of HIehHa anu 9oie
of engines; n quiveTing Of bcar'stfingS A. INC i'a'
sdieus were shouted, aud shyorng through Tue snip
90 tar, ia let ON and tic f;.n-.ike screw gJrates-a
q good-by" TO the Shore and 10, WITH angry waves
,,opnd ia and sulen sLiee oorhesd We sa away 70 se
on "a dark December day! ,
so summer VOYAGE was our. Handkerchers unfolded
OIL the wharf rs tEoy swung N DIR told me season VI ~
year plainly enough. to s~y nothing OF the snuihou ie
,yeus that wero Spoken With the Jolly BRUSH IAf We
went away from the not at 10 y America" '"'''"
We steamed fast funnel and foiesIii couiu o' '
So it oyor is Evon partinss have tleAf coih
and ia leaving native land, ono leaves o. VOL u,"'
that no does not caro- to carry uith him may no. W
written that the same hand which engora ne VIM 10
tho sbo-n lamb also sOeus tho snip Of tho shears 10
those W 30 20 forth TO DO hoeoodi
Ere we we're yet clear Of tie wharf eveJ h"iy "nhou
TO seo the captain and there went up WIG oV' io
the purser. Everybody Knew somebody VINO Ahow 'no
captain q knowing which was 10 lIsJrs tAs -'o@u Vi 'o
ooca,on suooT-narine comforts foT tho voJ ae; nearly
everybody bore letter To tho Turser that was ' 70
omen the very bowels Of tho ship even 10 the
recess where tho compass IL kept WIN c'u'ssS''" "
their behalf All Of tho ninety and INNS were sure VI
seat az ihe captains table NOS SINNER among uon a"
that did not count upon 0scrringa ne" bei'" az "ic
purseIs hands in event of not liking tire one areaoy
coc,c.d Int tie sea-guing Traveller will always
find II he maui for Tie captain 1T any uS as"'D'O
hour or ircony,n icnt time. that lie Is Oh Tue OuSe'
Verify Of ihst same bridge tie eapthn shou'd spo"N
well insainuch it carries han S1ey oFei hdIJ un
necessary interviews and Troublesome questions An ."
the puirateycn my good klNanagh, the pltest ana
mot ren1abie of any puis-r with whom have ever
yoyago-it necessary 20 summon another ursr 10
your ALL even that whose saIn.nao "a No'ac'' u
thou wouldst soe Linn WHOM moro imperative duSics
claim iS attention.
At starting and for tic frs, TOW days out slore WA IN
uucomf!ta table cold wiol ma NOS anticipated even
I'm this ircc,ncut month. Standing ~ nnc N docE VIII
ont stea,n the iron Of "A steamer gets chilled through
SUPPOSE, may be that Eey Ddiid them % o"iio
Iron in the place Certain il is that die trends Who
came 80 eco OF -tOod around lie CABIN "iH Nsue d"
well rs anguish III Their oouu;enancos. and 'i ie"cr "
words g. say tLan woud have been the case nsd th'rc
baena stove M tho saloon There great ch"tcrlS
Of teeth but oven tie ladies sieht-tle lnal rare
VOLS fairly frozo tie lips that would have uiteieu
them In tie fuiuess OF time lbs VIII al "e
changed, ! fancy, and not then viii IL u lh'us't
sinful extrayagsucc or = catering to ef''n macy To
wnvm tbs cabius Of the steamer outgoing IN WINTER
evan il il renders Necessary earlier lighting OF TIE
furnace fires To give the passengers soms benefit OF
the steam before tie Whce.s get it might CAUSE tie
latter a. lose revolution. but on tie other hand II
might save u revolution among Tho passengers.
As 1t w.s there uOtUS better for grown ioikS 20
do than hug the machinery while tic babies on l"f"
hinged their nammes whether tho taahimas he ~
mysterious and last fading Out to the yonS a. IS the
machinery to mo do not know certain 10 Il That feel
very much st sea with bOh.
But 1 do love 10 stand 10y tAe engl'-roon o. great
steamer. and watch its machinery. Whether the "ih'
DO fnrl ur fair the a following head oue stiA
the work Of this pntiont SIS Plus goes unc0mp!,nney
on While oil else sleep, the mighty ari1o are WORKING
Though thousands OF nil II water arr 10 be crossed
and the progress made al shines be almrs a?crc, pi"c
there Is 40 folding OF hands. despairns ooh ahe'd al
the work yot b, done; tie nsl records on!
work compoied for cal ulatiOn OF tho many, many
dizzy rounds 60 lie made. FOR expression NJ WEAKNESS
showiAg Of fam n aroducsS, you LOOK 40 - Acii latt
IN vain. SO may AL learn lesson from t"ee' Oh i"l
ing monster Of the deep. sl patiently to labor not'
onous though that labor bo amending t"ou2a II seem
Though to mako IN the waters crossed be but
evauescynt though the ocean OF lie We leave No iso'
ing track to show the earuesoss q. our erosyors ihr
seadfastuass our purpose, the Nertbc Work we nave
accomplished, yet shall nos toll an, sNiisi'd tfa'
every roual Of duiy compile 81 regStafS L'' N lhei
faoeRbo letters that this record travels always Win us
and that at tie ond of the voyage It vii &c aple1-
lively seon OF tie Engineer al css II rot of Al "cn!
Aye, verify.
What may b. the cl'ssra'ne OF tho ~ Of hmonds
engines / do not know blt to mo they wc"e 9 uiliiy
interesting. Two cylin Tors r5o and i.D 'itcrn''ciy
sornothins like boys' thIm5s IN Ito game OK "sin"i
says thambs up Simon says thumbs do"G,' Only Win
Considerable more regularity. Ono seems 10 have
WA ch o. deck while tie other has wa.cA below. an
dogs watches tLey b. Tor tLese sieicss cauos
have bat 90 = hfc OF it At the beat brass plate on
the head Of the cngdno informs US that "T"d" Z Ola
gov = Che maler and IN tat pc ctual r"ua Ter VIC
have az cxilana If tn sudden art IL It lpoEcrso-
give WHOM their eyes light upon tito st II OF one who
su!enly rem Inbers something 10 hal before forgotten,
aud tie immediate go.n- ~ TO order glass Of Scotch
viii Ky.
ANY IIGHT-pAY CLOCKS on BOARD
On Tie afternoon 81 oar sA!uS tie baggage was l,t
Gown in tho hold. Watching the stoeraEe, wondered
whether or not anv Of ny fellov-pnss Fers carried
elei-dsy clocks wit PACKAGES OF dynamite attached IN
their urlrks or vsscs. plcadAut thou:ht truly.
Think Of going up balloon Instead Of DOWN into The
saloon al un5Llven aLd without supper! There vs.-
ono yiairou looking fellow abOut dec3 md tie fAcf
that ne always had his han = In he coat pockets g'No rise
TO the suspicion that 10 had Mantle slowed away
there ana 20 ts suspicion considerable color was gwen
by the en,rdsncss of hands when he showed them It
table; t,y look for az tie world % though he were
always fImbi.ns over Kind OF gunPpwder But II
turned cut eventually tlst lie Wa obs Ot the
most harmless persons On bOuG-lay and
night board it would BE- called / suppose, for
he did little Clse but est-bcing simply
agrcutlrs st, wLo. after exhaustive survey OF the
farm lands o. Amer ca $50 far days TRIP by
rail from New-York to cincinnati. and n fc. nights IN
ChathaD-st concert salOOns may bo called CAhaustNei
was returning 10 his naive DcyODslire IN disgust.
tiler Of the soil he VOL may havo been certainly his
hands would have sOled the ti!lor.
"DRAw'
Great Acripps though. what bands he DID hold when
came TO the beautiful but somewhat uncertain game of
draw poker in the evening! (tDr IN anticipation OF
meeting our Minister Jamcs. 1t did necessary
that We Americans should practice little on the
over and the a.rCutrs. having some curiosity a out
the game. II were Inan'e-tly 6scOureors vol
American refuse tO emil hteu mimi Nothing less than
three Of Kind zen to hin by any sort 81 accident
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