The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-19

each other. The scenery is grand and wild;
in the town itself there is not much to see ex-
cept dried cod fish and newfoundland dogs.
fine pup, genuine breed, can be bought for
about dollar and a half, and it might pay an
enterprising Yankee to come up here and buy
up a cargo OF them on speculation. Whole
sale they can doubtless be bought cheaper
The run OF seven days from st. Johns to
Liverpool was attended by the fines: weather
it has ever been my good fortune to witness
on the broad Atlantic. Seasckness was a
legend of the past, and porrldge was nowhere.
The passengers became fastlduous and indulged
in nothing less than sardnes, aud ox-tail soup,
squads on toast. and sich at meals, and in
the evenings we had mock trials, musical per-
Among our passengers from Halifax for Eng
land, was the Lord Bishop OF Nova Scotia with
his wife and two daughters, and on our last
Sabbath at sea- we had an excellent service on
board, after the Church of England Ritual
which was held by his Lordshlp in the spacious
saloon, and to which all the steerage pasaen-
gers (among whom there were many red
coats or British soders) and sailors we're
invited.
The outlying rocks off Cape Clear, on the
south coast OF Ireland, were sighted about
noon, on Wednesday, the 18th Of June, and
about eleven o'clock the came evening we ar
rived at Queenstown, where we landed some
passengers and the mails. Early Yesterday
morning (the 20th,) we passed the wreck Of
the steamer Idaho of the Williams ard Gulo
line which went ashore (wlthout loss OF life,
fortunately on the Irish coast, on her way
About ten feet OF her masts could be seen
above water, that was all. Farther up we
passed the place where, some twenty years
ago. the Royal Charter" was lost on her home
ward voyage from Australia, on the Welch
coast. on the other side of Holyhead coming
up the channel. A tall pillar, close to high
water mark, marks the grave of the three
hundred people who perIshed here
Next came the smoke of Liverpool hanging
like black cloud in the distance we passed
the villages OF Brighton and Waterloo on the
Mersey; shot by the picturesque old fort at
the former place, and soon were in ful sight
of the enormous docks and tall chimneys OF
this. the second largest city in the United
Kingdom. With the exception Of the first two
or three days out from Baltimore our voyage
had been one Of unalloyed pleasure, thanks 20
the fine weather. the excellent sea a-going quail
ties of the Allan" boats, anil the efforts OF
our gallant Captain; aud the stoppages at
Halifax aud St Johns had the happy effect OF
breaking the monotony of the voyage, besides
introducing the traveller TO new and interesting
scenes-a privilege which can be enjoyed by
no other line. AS the tender came alongside
the "Hiberman'' to take off the passengers and
baggage, three times three hearty cheers test
fed to the popularity of Captain Richardson
and the other officers of the ship; and then
our ministrel-troupe, standing on the paddle
box OF the small steamer, performed the song
And he is jolly good fellow ect.," (meaning
Captain R) your correspondent keeping tact
with an umbrella.
And thus ended our trip across the Atlantic.
My next letter will be from Hamburg, and
my next after that from the interesting city of
Copenhagen. Denmark: the Northern Athens"
as Bayard Taylor calls it And, until then.
Gu reUoir!