The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-04
spring stratus had cheerea my dropping
spirits in the long, long ago.

spirits in the long, long ago.
My fellow passengers appeared to be
evenly divided between men of business
and pleasure. One was an enterprising
Yankee from Boston, who had invented a
wonderful machine for making wooden
shoes; and he was on his way to Finland
to establish factory; the Hon. Augustus
X. L. Rosemary Bobbs, of Bobbington 'all,
Willis, and two dogs; Mr.. Stuf1ington Roxby
Stubs, Cheesemonger, very dull, leather
headed sort of person, who was all the
time sending for the steward to bring him
somethink to heat" At night, when
everybody else had retired, he would have
the steward sent for, and tell him he wanted
"snack or summit" "What will you
'av, Mr.. Stubs ?'' inquired the obliging
waiter. son, don't want much" he re-
piled; "'av you got bit of cold beef?"
6 Yes, sir" Well. I'll take that, a little
bit of tongue, a few sardines-.just toss us
up chop if you can, and that, with cou
pie of bottles of beer and a snack of bread
and cheese, l think I'll do; aud, John,
N"' A'i INV PiShiS -SiOSo anu 'iaCh-
wells, hif you 'av' 'em." About o'clock
in the morning | was awakened by the cry
for a doctor. Stubs was i'll. He was
afraid he had contracted some contagious
disease in America. A monster dose of
castor oil. however, afforded him only
temporary relief, for the next night again
he went for corned beef and lobster salad:
and when the second call for the doctor
came, | wished that the fate of Jonah had
overtaken him, or that he had found a per-
manent lodging house in the bottom of the
sea.
The life on the modern steamship save
and except the monotony, is not far differ
ent from that of a first class hotel. The
discipline on board the steamships of the
Inman line is similar to that on board a
first class ship of war. Every man knows
his place and keeps it; order reigns every
where, and the most scrupulous neatness
and cleanliness prevail in every quarter.
The company book passengers straight
through to Paris, and as hint to any of
my friends who think of coming over, |
would say-buy your through tickets in
New York, as it is a great saving to pur-
chase them in that way.
The passage was a stormy one, part of
the time raging, bowling tempest; but this
grand ship rode the waves like sea gull
and for comfort, cleanliness, discipline and
Kindness | cheerfully rncoanend the In
li,,~ =,
the City of Berlin. But feel now as if
could perfectly understand the feelings of
the Western Hoosier who started to make
'tower of furren parts" and the first
night that he got off soundings, he had
caicely risen from the table, when he was
called Oh to part with his supper. While
leaning over the side, almost turned inside
out, some jubilant passenger in the cabin
struck up, Crooked in the Cradle of the
Deep" The Hooser looked mp perfectly
Disguised and the picture of AFFECT misery,
and, shaking his fist at the cabin gangway,
he exclaimed "Only wait till get ashore,
and if ever meet the fellow that wrote
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep FL
punch his COMPOUNDED head. No baser
fraud was ever palmed off on confding
public, aud l am satisfied that the expert
ence of the poetic swindler must have been
confined to excursions on the raging canal"
A sniff of Irish air, brief look at Hal
bion's Hile, and then for Paris. Already
feel that l am IA foreigner. am going
to have the tails cut off my coat, and about
three inches off the sleeve. shall get
hat about three sizes too small for me, with
rim about half an inch wide, and blue
glass in my left eye "Hi 'ope to pass him
spection." Trusting that my friends will
not be sorry to hear that l have got SO far
in safety on my journey,
/ am, truly yours, BRoADBRIM.