The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-13
THE BEER DRIxKER ExrRAoRDIyARr


After the steamship that takes Hayes's
extraordinary Envoy 10 Germany sailed on
Wednesday. the Envoy withdrew to his state.
room for few minutes. and when he again APP
peared on deck he seemed troubled. The Hol-
sata was then OF Governors Island. Mark
Twain was the first TO notice tho anxious en-
preston on Bayard Taylor's face. and when he
asked whether the champion beer whacker was
beginning TO feel sea sick. tho latter made a
ghastly effort to seem cheerful. and tried TO he
merry with the few friends that went down the
bay in the steamship. These were to be taken
from the Holsatia by the tug Virginia Seymour.
at Sandy Hook. and brought back to the city.
After the Holsatia passed the Narrows. an un-
usually heavy ground swell disturbed the great
beer whacker's festivities. Mark Twain went
away forward and stood like n clear cut figure
head. the breeze blowing his wavy hair out TO
an angle Of forty-nve degrees
AT this time Bayard Taylors second disap-
pearance was noted. He offered no explana.
tons when he appeared again among his
friends. but they noticed that he seemed dis
tmrbed. and that he was greatly constrained.
The keen eye Of one OF his German friends who
has crossed the ocean often. saw whnt the
trouble was. and privately advised Buyurd Tay-
lor that 1t might be well for him 10 20 to his
staterOom and lie down. and intimated that il
would be- all the better If tho lying down were
kept up for three or four days
pointing 10 tho friends that had GENEROUSLY
accompanied him down the bay.
But these lust NJ III" time were beginning
To- get worried themselves. Tho Hosatia had
reached Sandy Hook bar and thrown over an
anchor and was waiting for the tug. Tho
ground swell continued and n fog settled. No
tug TWO hours, three hours four hours of
to-;. rolling. and BuVnrd Taylor and the accom-
papylni; friends ind become very nervous.
We goi long faces ON us. one of them said
because II looked as If We had got 10 stay all
might
We'll, the truth is. he has caroused too much
TO begin an ocean trip comfortably. Now. tho
tnng 10 DO when man has carried his carous-
ais too FAR before sailing II Ia 70 to bed AS
soon ms he gets into the steamship. But he
didn't think II would be polite. YOU know, after
oil these pcnp" had gone down the bay with
him 70 70 OF and leave them"
So he decided 10 stand ~"
SO he decided 10 stand It," the friend an
swered.
the Office. and one hitherto unsupported. -" said
gent leman standing by, who looked us though
he had been up all night.
Yes no man who has not been through II all
can realize the pluck i, takes for man who :
suffering nj sea the penalties OF carpusing
friends"
Did Bayard Taylor stay un MI night"
Noi out ne stayed up until the friends were
There We're no signs OF thctug all night. Tho
Tact was that the tug had tried in vain 10 find
the Holsalla, and had then drawn up 10 the pier
at Sandy Hook. The Iolsatia slowly steamed
back to the lower quarantine station and
anchored there for tho night. Yesterday morn
Ing the tug and the Holsatia met. The friends
We're merry at the nights adventure. but Mark
Twain regards il as An exceedingly gloomy
the Holsatia. aud Bayard Taylor can carouse
TIL he gets to Berlin. when he can begin II again.