The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-18

each others hair. This last eeemed to
be favorite amusement, and before we
reached the end of the voyage every
head was decked with countless little pig
tails tied up with strings and drawn 90
tightly that IL was matter of wonder
to me how the possessors managed to
shut their eyes. The sick. zoo, generally
revived under the improving influences,
and matters looked decidedly better in
every way. Good society on The quarter
deck passed It's time In very much the
same way; even the one or two chronic
grumblefs there having at last agreed to
give the others &c rest" The younger
portion of good society usually gathered
about the wheel In the evening and
amused itself by singing Sunday school
and other hymns "fhe ninety and
nine," "'Tis DONE" "In the sweet bye
and bye" "Rescue tho perishing," &C.,
the music sounding very sweet1y whom
heard at o little distance. The log
showed on Monday 81 miles, the bark
having been becalmed nearly the entire
% hours. Total 2,292.
About this time q Baptist congregation
was organized tween decks, the Metho.
dists having previously had It all their
own way. Robt. Williams seemed 70
take lead in this movement, aud gener-
ally on one or two nights In the week he
and his assistants used 70 be heard be-
low exhorting, praying and singing.
The Methodist leader took the pains to
come and state to me that discourse,
delivered on the previous evening, was
from one Of the Baptists, and not any of
his fock's doings. He evidently thought
that inteaded burlesquiug the whole
atihsr. That persons have burleaQued,
and IN feeble way attempted to make
"fun" OF, utterence5 Of man striving
to teach the Word Of the Almighty Is one
OF the shames of the Press, and shows
what faisc, vulgar aud insane idea
some OF it's contributors have in mistak-
ing irreverence for wit and idiotic i'm
itationa of well-meant words for humor.
The remarks already made regarding
the Methodist leader will apply equally
to this other. A particularly loud and
enthusiastic singing, q night or two c.ter
the formation OF this congregation, was
caused was told, by woman present
having P:ofessed convention. I looked
anxiously thereafter to see now the ord;-
nance of immersion could be performed
aboard ship running at an average Of
ak knots per hour, expecting TO be fur.
nished choice "Fatal' Accident" there
by, but it was postponed. On Tuesday
we made 145 miles. Total, 2,437.
On Wednesday George Curtis distin-
guished himself in another role by hav-
ing o violent alteration with his wife,
during which she claimed that ho struck
her. The cabin boy with wide opened
eyes summoned the captain with the an
nouncement, "Dr. Curtis and his wife
fighting" and good society was stirred
to its very depths. The wife had GER
tainly, as far as / could see, conducted
herseif in the most exemplary manner,
and I am inclined to think that the gor-
geont fraud of doctor" was Ia fault.
earnestly urged at that time, ~ O
measure of public safety, that the Doctor
be thrown overheard with iar of cal
O, omel and Jaiap suspended from his neck.
lhe captain, however, contented himself
with q renrsmand snd caution. Il
and tho Doctor" sent out with this first
expedition should each have seen fit to
beat his wife. During Wednesday we
made -72 miles. yo:al, s,Sos. On
Thursday the usual weekly sVeeping,
cleaning and airing was had. On this
day, May 9th; and the eighteenth day
out. while in north latitude So deg. 4 min,
and longitude % deg. SO min.,
A SUDDEN DEATH
occurred. Charlotte Mason, aged 43
years, the wife of William Mason, of
Abbeville, had just recovered from her
sea Sickneas, and had left her hunk for
almost the first time. Upon returning
SO Il, 6io suddenly ieii in a fainting fit,
but was subsequently revived. in about
half an hour, however, she began to sink
rapidly. aud soon passed into state of
insensibility, from which it was impossi.
Bile to rouse her. The body retained its
warmth for en- hour or two after action of
the heart had ceased, and hopes were en-
tertained that death had not actually oc.
caired. These were subsequently, given
up, however, and the body was lowered
into the sea that evening with tho usual
ceremonies. Death was attributed to
some affection of the heart. It seems a
curious fate that this woman, who ior
forty.thre years had passed her life in
the quiet of the country, knowing no
world beyond the precincts of the town.
chip or county, should find her grave be-
meath the waves of the Atlantic three
thousand miles from anywhere previous.
ly within her ken. Her husband was
generally eympathized with as he was
o hard working and aniahle man. He
acted ae assistant cook during all the lat
ter portion of the voyage, and performed
tnv duties ve-; satisfactorily. On Thurs.
day the log scored 159 miles. Total g.
768, in eighteen days. Still ahead of
the average necessary to mako MonYovial
Ia the time promised. On Friday,
nineteenth day, we made la miles, the
exact average. On this day
THE BIsTH DEATH
occurred, being that of Whitfield
Smallwood, aged %, the son of jackson
Smallwood, Of Edgefield, s.. G. His
death was attributed to measles, that dis.
case having become quite prevalent be.
tween decks. He also was buried with
the usual ceremonies.
Saturday, May llth, was the twentieth
day out, and the log showed 1872 miles,
siis aiua havi,l .,1o, iignJ anu variaDie'
It was the habit every day when the SO.
Ter observation was taken at noon, to
gather around and get the time of eight
bells, or IL O'Clock. All who had watches
had eet them by st. Michael's clock be.
fore leaving Charleston, and kept them
at that time, the object being to note the
difference between the time of Charles
ton and Monrovia. AS ne progressed
eastward, ws, of course, gained, and the
change was watched with much interest.
sld55d, these watches did seem sort of
connecting link with the ehore left be.
hind. The owners would look at them
when the ships clock, for instance,
indicated 10 o'clock A. NJ, and
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