Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-30
OUR PASSENGER.

II was lovely autumn afternoon to-
ards the close of September, when we
e,rbed anchor and sailed out of the
.yar Mersey, bound for Melbourne.
Ts had good ship-Janet's Pride
,sded with miscellaneous articles. On
o,rd were fourteen passengers, and
,Ee them all in ali, pleasanter lot |
ever steered across the stormy seas.
There were three old gentlemen, who
ssre going out to share their fortunes,
ome what might, and which, poor old
.mIs. they seemed to think fashioned
the brightest colors, long before the
English coast was out Of sight.
Then there wasa solitary old gentle
nan. who, judging from the general
me of his conversation, was seeking
he new world for the ostensible reason
lhnding fault with 1t.
There were two young married
oppes. and full of hope and activity,
ent upon making a new home far
Eav from their native land.
There was also very jolly elderly
g0ther and sister, neither Of whom had
rer entered into the bonds Of matri-
nonv. but instead, had stuck by each
her through life.
There we're three old Australian set
ers who had been over to have peep
the old country, and who were now
turning to the land which to them,
rough long communion, had become
be dearest of all others:-"HOme,
geeI homel"
LASTLY. though not least, there was a
0iary passenger who soon became the
b. of all on board. He was Il man of
bout eight-and twenty years Of age,
tsessing a very clear complexion, n
Ey handsome, long, flowing beard. and
- very silky moustache.
His name was Reginald Moore. His
gwen reasons for taking this sea voyage
FG the delicate state of his health.
there was not the least doubt that the
poor fellows chest was considerably al
eted, for his voice, though charmingly
EyHt was one of the weakest | ever
FEenbered hearing; and it had GER
TAN MllOwness in its sound that in my
n@is invariably associated with that
terrible disease commonly termed con-
symptom. He always wore a thick
nulHer round his neck to protect his
E-f0at and chest.
In all my eXperlence-and it has
cen pretty wide one-I never knew
ny one with so many friends and such
a'lylded esteem in so short a time as
aegnald Moore. There was not, | be-
eve, sailor on board who did not en-
eFa'n the warmest possible liking for
bin.
As for the passengers, they had never
Nemed so happy as when listening to
amusing anecdotes, Of which he
'o'e' And this delicate young English
angon of passengers had made his
inquest over all our hearts before we
-ad been three weeks at sea.
he was, too, such a clever fellow with
hands; he could cut and shape you
''nlng out of a piece of wood, from
oyster to an elephant, and making
-deIs for ships | never had seen his
la" lie was, besides, such kind
44 considerable fellow towards his fell
Passengers.
"nen the three elderly gentlemen,
imagined their fortunes made, We're
-e.ed with sea-sickness, he was the
|" 10 come forward and help them
lqt WINE they slowly recovered. He
'l'd insist upon their taking his arm,
'aN as he was himself, and he would
'4' Ihem about on deck with firm.
> mat spoke volumes in favor of bis
VI " sea legs"
l 90 not remember any voyage ever
'Ssng so quickly as the one when the
'9sant passenger was on board I
lu' with infinite pleasure, make a
pause at this juncture in the thread
NY story, to dwell upon the pleas
memories / still retain of Reg maid
we were within a weeks sail of Mel
.'1e' Reginald Moore had all but
4Ee'ed a model of the Janets
We which he purposed presenting
NE yle the night before we landed.
n.y." ne worked at this model princi-
4 on deck, and strangely enough, he
I . =, ,,en for a workable the top of
y me empty water-casks that stood
'scS tx aoaft, and under the shelter Of
=. onwarks,
'n AN. he worked through the dav,
we're sure to see him surrounded
,'.le OF the passengers or sailors.
a.n9ont of industry he displayed
"a'y wonderful, for he was invari-
a. a. work in the early morning.
,e,, ue'ore any Of the other passengers
s-S nm OF turning out of their snug
!. nave already stated, we were
81 uays sail from Melbourne. For
i r ,iso llme IN our experience of him,
as s.st ,saI passenger appeared a, the
r,,o. able with solemn. downcast
- On "a OF face and silent tongue.
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