Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
al syllable, but

with the
al syllable, bu,
sIie ~ ,.fanders call it New
foun'iland, with the accentuation on
the last syllable, which logically and
rhetoric:.lly considered, is doubtless
correct. Geographers, and the teach
ers in our public schools, will please
take notice accordingly.
Your correspondent left Baltimore
by the steamship ''Hibernian" of the
''Allan' Line, On Wednesday morn
ing the 9TH of June, 8 a. m. sharp.
The ''Hibernian" is magnificent
boat of 5000 tons, commanded by
Captain William Richardson, a bon
ny good scotchman, from Dunn
friesshire and thorough sailor. This
boat IN common with all the steam
ers of the Allan line, is provided with
| all TIE most recent improvements,
elegant staterooms, and saloon, the
entire width of the ship. We had
quite large party Irom Baltimore
who ''saw off, q number of their
friends, and we went down the spark
ling chesapeake merry as marriage
bell. But alas the fun was not des-
tined to last long. About twenty
miles down the bay, the party of
Baltimorians left us in the tugboat
Maryland" amidst the waiting OF
hats, caps and handkerchiefs, and
then We were left entirely to our own
resources and the ships officers!
Somehow or other, passengers on
board the Atlantic steamers seem al
ways to have enormous appetites on
the first day out. Every man, wo-
man and child on board promptly
put In all appearance at breakfast,
luncheon and dinner on this, our first
day out. Even those of frail consti-
tutions secuted the idea of sea-sick-
ness, SO calm and smooth was the
water, and there was scarcely as much
motion ON the steamer as in a rail-
way train. Tie Allan line of steam
ships are all constructed with what
is nautically termed ''broad beam. !"
hence they roll less than other steam
ers of excessive length in proportion
to their width and even in q heavy
sea, they are staunch and steady as
compared with other boats in which
l have crossed. Congratulating our
selves upon our good luck we all
''turned in" at ten O'Clock at night ::
but few of us ''turned out" again in
the morning. During the night, we
had passed the cape and got fairly
out into old Neptune's domains, who
rocked us, fatherly like, in the era
die of the deep. Being well myself,
l could not help notice that those of
our passengers who did hove courage
enough to appear at the breakfast ta-
BILE seemed all to have sudden and
peculiar hankerlng after ''porridge,
or oatmeal gruel; and the delicious
salmon steaks, chicken and lobster
salads, lambs fries and tenderloin
steaks, went begging and were en-
tirely discarded. There was a uni
versal demand for porridge in the sa-
loon, and for tin basins in the state
rooms, which kept the stewards as
busy as bees in the honey season.
At luncheon and dinner, much the
~"me state of affairs prevailed; and q
oaItimore gentleman who made bold
to appear at the dinner table and
partake of sucking pig, which formed
ones of the items of the Bill of Fare,
told me confidentially three days af-
terwards, when saw him again on
the deck as We were approaching
Halifax, that he had thrown his pig
overheard half an hour after dinner.
Such is life on the Ocean Wave!
But three or four days at sea will
cure almost the meakest stomach of
seasickness and by degrees the seats
at the tables became filled and full
Justice was done to the excellent fare.
Ale, Porte and Sherry gradually
usurped the place of ginger-beer as a
beverage, and our captain pronounc-
ed the passengers convalescing.
There was less demand for the doc
tor, but more for cigars and cham
payne. An amateur minstrel troupe
was formed for the amusement of the
passengers, of which your correspon-
dent had the honor of being one of
the send men, )my nose is black
vet, because the burnt cork has rubb-
ed into the skin and wont get offi)
and we had games of "shuffieboards,"
or sshonest billiards as the sailors
call it, on the quarterback every fore
noon. We saw lots of whales, dol
phins and other funny animals, and
sailed into the harbor of Halifax Sat
urday evening, June 9th, where we
were to remain till Tuesday noon,
following. This gave us abundant
time to do" this interesting city,
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