Smyrna times., 1879-08-27
For the Smyrna Times.
Wanderings Of a Tailor.

l left my home on Saturday, August 10th,
intending to go to Alexandria, Va, but on
reaching the Post Office, learned something
which caused me to change my mind and
continue my journey to Philadelphia.
On reaching Norfolk was informed by
Captain Platte, of the steamer Pioneer, that
his boat, which l intended to take, was
disabled and would not start in time to suit
my arrangements. On learning that the j.
W. Everman, under Captain Carr, was ready
to start, | procured passage. preferred to
travel with my old friend the captain of
the Pioneer, but being disappointed in that
respect, formed the acquaintance of q
gentlemanly captain of the "Clyde Line,"
to whom cheerfully recommend the
travelling public.
We had quite character on board, an
elderly woman about two-thirds Indian.
The steward, who is quite tallzer, got into
an argument with her, but gave it up in
about half an hour; she was too much for
him. The fact is, he laughed too much,
and she could say about three words to his
one. was so pleased with her wit that
commenced q conversation, in which she in
formed me she came from near the White
Sulphur Springs. She was entirely unedu-
Gated, and yet could use tolerably good
language.
On Sunday morning, l went on deck and
found, to my astonishment, she was ready
for an argument with me; somebody having
said in her hearing, that was q preacher.
After passing the usual salutations of the
morning she commenced, "You is no
preacher; you isn't got the mark in your
forehead l can preach better than you
myself" The woman went on for at least
fifteen minutes in her style; am quite a
| follr i
taken the task of talking her down for one
hundred dollars; could not get word in
edgeways. Besides, she said, "Ise drunk
now, wait until l git sober, then l car
talk ~ and yet in the afternoon l coulc
hardly get word out of her. It was the
first time she had ever been to sea, anC
, we were in a dreadful storm. She haC
r brought bottle of apple brandy with her
v could not sleep, and no doubt was prayin,
!. all night, fearing the ship would sink.
must moralize little the man or woman
q who overworks themselves either in bod
or mind, commits more sin than that poo
!, uneducated woman; they sometimes do j
s knowingly, she through ignorance ant
v fear.
r. Feeling quite lonely, walked about tn
dining-room, humming my favorite Sabbat
morning hymn, when the stewardess {
II very polite and attentive colored woman
# remarked, "that is very pretty" Learnin
she was a Baptist 1 repeated the hymr
' Welcome sweet day of restI" She aske
!. me to write it out for her. l went into m
4 state room, the storm was raging at til
,r time, and composed an additional vers,
Il she having told me she would have
printed as ballad.
10 Although the thunder rolls,
= Then let the storm arise;
N The Lord above will bless our souls
He hears us in the skies.
lg Whenwe entered Delaware Bay, we foun
es the steamer ASHLAND disabled. She was o
le her way from New York to Charleston,
c., and had broken her shaft about OF
er hundred miles at sea: schooner towed h'
IN in. Of course our Captain offered her to
e- as she was leaking. There was some grur
er bling among the crew, who expected
he reach Philadelphia at o'clock.
~ Another steamer of the Clyde line owe
took us about thirty miles from the cit
ht and the two captains had some conversaiiC
is. which we could not here she commence
ed dropping back. "Another disabled steame
says one of the crew,-we will never G
nm therel" The steamer dropped alongside
dis the ASHLAND, which made beautiful sight
nd look on, our steamer keeping on her cour
and all expected the strain upon the cab
m, would part it, but as soon as the two we
ou fastened together, we found out we we
cd all mistaken; she was helping the EVerm
p" to tow up the ashland.
And thus we arrived at Philadelphia. III
to another conversation with the 1ndii
ng talking machine :" told her how to get
IN, her destination Hammantown, N.
wrote postal card to her friends at hon
to- for which she was very grateful. 1t "
Be- raining very hard, and did not mott
RS. whether the Quaker City had changed; "
es- too anxious to see my daughter and graz
Dut child. PoLONIoUs