The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-06
THE DIARY OF 4 IRA YELLING
PRINCE.

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Merseyi From the camp OF Basque soldiers to
the nsrts Of English sbopkeepersi From under
tho sunny sgy OF Spain right into the thick fog
OF the northern Atlantici From the leader hip
Of a valiant army to the position OF mere Edu-
ardo Gonzales, Esq., nrst-class passenger Of the
Allan steamship HiberniaD, bound for Halifax,
N. s. Yet strange rs they are, such transforma.
lions will take place sometimes. Since / cannot
he with my brave soldiers, and, thanks to the
French Government, not even with my family, 1
don't see why l should not take a look at things
on the other side OF the ocean. Toe young coun-
try will make me forget the sorrows Of the pres
ent, and give me fruitful lessons for the future.
To see America enters now into the programme
OF every educa. ed mans study, Just as much as
geography does into that OF a school boy.
Forward tbeni The Hlbernian Is already get
ting up steam and our luggage Is being forward
ed on board az l write these lines.
Aud not only have things around us changed.
but we, ourselves, have assumed quite another
appearance. My beard is all gone and only a m Gus
tache with little in perial. IL left. p has shaved
on every hair on hts face and would have looked
quite ugly had II not been for the sweetness of ,
his smile and the brightness OF bls piercing
eyes NJ. had not the courage TO sacrifice the
capillary aGornment " his upper lip, but ne put
3 lot OF wax ON It and parted his hair In the
Paris hairdresser out OF the handsome Young
soldier. The old General alone remains un-
changed In his appearance. A uavesty of this
Kind seems Illuminating to him. Aud he Is GER
tainly right l feel perfectly outraged by the
necessity Of thus Disgusting myself for the sake
OF preserving my incognlto. lhe worst Is that
all this travesty will not save us from the pur-
suit OF Madrid spies aud from their divdiging
our personalities. l hope, anyhow, that by
taking the route Of Halifax we have succeeded
IN beating them OF our track for some time to
come.
On BOARD THE HInERSIAN.-Tho steamer is
slowly moving. GOodby, old Europel Good
by, dear Spainl Good-by, my dear wife, and
you, my dear childrenl My heart is with you
TO ever, however far l may be from you.
What strange, queer faces all around aud not
a word Of Spanish, or even Of French, to be
heard except among ourselves. Glorious Ian
guage OF Cervantes, when shall hear thee again
III the mouths of the common people surround
ing mel Months and months will have to DO
passed with nothing better to listen to than the
| uunieiiigivie i~ans vi harsh, uuh r,uvnious
English. "Ali right" and "hJw mucn" are as
yet the only words with the meaning OF which
they have man eed to make US familiar. Strictly
speaking, believe they are those to which tue
Anglo-Saxon race reduce their whole vocabu-
larry. So we need, after all, not lose the hope Of
being able to get along.
Heavensi WHAT faces and what manners.
! They are all supposed TO be- 0cnttements, but
| there Ia not one should feel o. ,Josed to talk
| to, except that consumptve Fellow yonder,
wrapped IN variegated scarfs. and with big green
| spectacles on his eyes. They are all either I'M
| bearaoly vulgar or unoearaoly sun. Here Is tue
new Governor Of Newfoundland, as uprgat and
| flexible rs a telegraph pole HIS very look would
f..tlL and Il,af A.
cannot help It, tor sucn Is his notion Of dignity.
Is be not going to be the supreme ruler OF one
| Of her Majssty's dOninions7 Aud II SO. Ia not a
| thoroughly digu1ed appearance the hIst duty
| incumbent on nimf
| 1t Is surprising now strongly aud unfayoraoly
| cola climate ami Protestan tism have affected the
| sociaple elements of human nature among tbis
| race.
APRIL 5.-we touch the shores OF the Emerald
| Island, which ought to be one OF the most bril
| liant gems Of the British crowa, and wniou,
sl4si will never be so, The cold FLOODED Eng
| fish parson and the stir English oficii perpetu-
ate the luminosity which the past has created he
tween the two peoples. Whatever may oe the
| wrongs Of tue Irish, they have certainly paid
dearly enough for them, aud as far es my per
sonal sYinpathies 60, they snail always be with
the sous OF Erin. There Is al aureoe OF mar
| Srdom over this island. | should greatly like
| T. take a better look at the country, with which
We have more than one tie Of friendship aud Of
community Of interests. Bat It IA out of the
| question To have a halt now. Possibly. on our
way back We my Oe able To spend few days
| amODg the people whose church Is our church
and whose good wishes have always been on the
side OF legitimate monarchy Doth in spain and
| In France.
We all begin to feel seasick, and c continue TO
| ma ~ dull IA .till Ia
| to, except Swiss merchant, VINO seems to have
travelled a good deal and Is quite an acceptable
| COMPANION. According to MS estimation We
| snail have almost u fortnight Of this monoto.
nous and uncomfortable existence.
| April 6S.-We move on at the ratio of about
| two hundred miles "a day with strong head
| winds. aud all Of US badly sick. Tue General has
been prOstrAted from the beginuinI OF 10 . jour
ney.
| APRIL 9.-It Is sunday, and the wind has some
what fasen on. Tue minister reads the Bible
"A breaches down stairs We sit ON deck and
say mass, each for himself Ny heart is at the
| Church Of Estela. look at the heavy waves
| OF the ocean aud It seems to me that compre-
| bend better than before the immensity of the
| power aud tho unfatnomable goodness Of God.
And the further | 90 from EIrope the nearer
| feels my heart TO Spaln-the Spain OF my
| dreams. the grand and happy country whose
| sons nrst crossed this very sane ooe IN ami di,-
| covered tue land toward WHOM we are now sail
| ing. Every hour Of my life, ami all adver.tty
| Notwithstanding, grow moro and more proud
! to DO Spaniard.
The engine has something out OF order and
has been stopped. lady sits at the piano
| down stairs playing hymns number OF passen-
gers. Including the cergyma are singing-most
~ them without any reference 40 the condition
OF their ears aud voices. In a couple OF hour.
ths engine Is put 10 order agaiu, aud the plss en-
gers strike up God save the QIeen." don't
know what relation there can be between the
condition OF the engine and the salvation Of
| Queen Victoria Stu, the picture Is not with
| out Its poetry. Everybody stands up. Tho in
tense feeling Of loyalty IN the English reconcies
me with many OF the unsympsIhstic sides OF
| their nature.
APRIL live are supposed to DO In view OF
| Newfoundland, though nothing Is to DO seen Of
| II through the rain and fog. The sto run is ter
| rihle. AT night its rage reminded me by times
| 81 the thunders of Somorostro. | mad to pay
| the full penalty OF my bad seananship. Once
| only before was | at sea, on nv voyage from