Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-26
THE ATLANTIC.
EDITORIAL coRREsPONDENoE.
GLASGOW, scorLasp. Juaa y. lsIs.

ron New lori on tue nrSt OF TINS month
Save two old friends formerly Of Mem
phis, who came down to see me Oh, there
was no one ia that bustliug jabbering.
hand-shaking crowd that I supposed !
had ever seen or heard Of aud the All.
nation OF the scene but added to a sense
Of lOseliness. The last bell rang just
after S%o'cloek, the traditional belated
passenger, with halt a dozen bundles,
rushed CD boari-a living putting, ex.
cited entity. The last lingering yisito,
stepped Of bsiskly as the bridge va;
about to betrundlsi back on pier Nc, 20,
aud We we're moving OUT to the middle
Of North river, The crowd ashore stOed
cut on the end Of the pier in the dreneh.
ing rain waving and shouting indisine,
tareWells from under umbrellas, aud the
passengers leaned over the guards on
the main deck to return the parting sa.
lutte as long as we remaiSed in sight
After that q few fingered 10 the damp,
chilly air and wind to catch a glimpse OF
the shipping IN the hsrbos the distant
piers Of the bridge which is to connect
Brooklyn and New York, the spires aud
prominent buildings (which combine to
make q magnificent view Aher pass.
ing Sandy Hook, twenty miles below, the
harbor pilot climbed down the sides of
the ship snd was taken on board his own
boat the shore rapidly reeeded from
view, 6 dense fog arose, and we we're out
in q sea that seemed very rough to those
unused to ocean travel. Dinner and
tea were quickly disposed of and every.
body retired early. By the next morn.
ing many a stout determination to
resist sea sickness had yielded to a stern
decree Of fate, and nearly every passen.
ger looked SIS if he had heard bad news
or was buvdened With some dark secret
which he sought to conceal from the rest
Of mankind. This was Sunday, a quiet
@lisiless day. Five elergymen we're on
board, but they seemed as distant aud
miserable as The rest Of Us, and made no
attempt to get the crowd together and
hold services. The ladies we're nearly
all sea-sies, and most Of the gentlemen
were more or less affected. It was not
until the 4lh that the weather Frightened
up, and the passengers began to appear
cheerful aud sOcia5le, and to sit with
heavy wrappings and 10 groups on deck.
As time rolled on and people became &C.
qnainted, many proved SO agreeable and
c~ompanionsbls hat at last it became a
matter Of real regret to give them up
and take widely different roads for the
summer, and in most instances for life.
For the time being we we're a close little
community with commor interests, aims
and sympsthies.
Various naiiOnalities aud places we're
represented. There we're six young men
from Havana, all natives of Spain. They
could not speak a werd of English, but
we're disposed to be sociable, and those
who picked up or happened to know q
few words Of Spanish got along with
them very we'll. There we're several pas.
sengers from New Zealand, who came BY
way of San Francisco. They went out
to that distant country, halt way around
the world, from their native places fifteen
or twenty years ago, and are on a return
visit for the first time. The most Of
them are sturdy S~cotehmeD, who look
like the very men to conquer every OBJ.
stacle and ciVilizs a savage land. They
are proud Of that country now, aud
would not exchange it for any other, for,
however greatly a man may love the spot
where his mother FIRST rocked him in a
cradle, be is almost sure TO be more firm
" attached to the scene Of his greatest
battles and victories in life. BE may
cherish the fondest recollections, aud
long to breath his native air and wander
amid the old landmarks of his childhood,
but if he returns a stranger, i'm.
pulse will carry him back again into
the world and under the influences where
be has asserted his individuality and
grown strong. These well.to.do, broad.
shouldered scotchmen going IL, 900 miles
on a visit to their old homes, yet speak.
ing enthusiastically Of New Zealand, at
suggested these thoughts. There is
a large party coming over, but all going
back in the fall. This recalls the famous
prophecy Of MacCAuley about the future
New Zealander standing on the broken
arches of the London bridge and viewing
the ruins Of that city. When be gets
there he will no doubt be an English.
man, ScOtchmsn or Irishman, who went
out to reclaim the c~ountry-and protect
it.
When a lot Of people have been SEQ.
sick together it is surprising how easily
Al
they become acquainted afterward and
learn to take an interest in each Others
health and affairs. Sea sickness must
run Its course, like the measles or q bad
cold. ApOthecaries' stuff will not make
1t deWni drops will not soothe nor cham.
payne drown it, When relief comes
everybody is 50 thankful aud jubilant
that they all own they have had the
trouble, and human nature turns i,s
brighter side up to the surface where all
can see and reflect themselves AZ in a