Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-11
letter from sEi0SSeEr.

NEW 10Rk, May ~, lGSO.-lS Is very |
pleasant trip for somo people to travel by
steamer icsiead Ct By rail. One cln move about. |
read. smoke or lounge, and altogether time
aies more I'll idy than when cIr6oed TO one
seat aad one position tnre!y. said some
pcct l-:he eSc' ptioo | vi | coma to after
while.
IL Was mystery 10 mo how frst ass
| steamer can transport passengers 10 long dis
tanca cheaper than the cas-, aud tlr)w in
state room AID elegant meals in the bargain,
but sfter t,ls cyps,isr C, tie Problem is very
satisfactorily solved. /. takes three daya ard q
half to go from Rcanoad to NV York by lbs
| Old Dominion Ii TO- o0uotlog, of course, delays
st West P1iot aod Norfolk. Tie 6s. day the
tables src tu tho appelltes keen. aud the coa
SUMPTION ct VIC uaIs inmCnsa bu! o c?n!c
could sit aud watch the b!lgh. iauaa snd listen
to Tho ceaSriess Vi ic Is, anu lh;t K, with ssr.
conc 2ilo Oh til f,co, bow soon thu first will
cbstgo lnfo whit, van countlnauUts. and thn
s"co1d be turnud lotto whnirg, rroshiog tome;
Tor az soon os Tho boat leaves the bay, ard
pl?t5 her lrJW ulrthTs1d, where the ocean is
| bounded o. tho Ky, then It ii Ist the demon
called sea sickcesa Whiuh turks III the hold
Whila ht piri, now boldly s:a'ks at vii through
the ship aud clnlms its h1pIrsi VIC uIs. Tie
hJsrI;ab!u board Is dc3k2d 10 mack; ry with
tlowCrS EGt each plate nj d asas ready Ter liz
occupant. but not n third Ct ihnso who rat down
at FIRST arc Wis bio nov. nor will they b. seen
uniI 'hty crawl boloSs the ,afRUag pink 10
New G,rk AID take conveyance lJr thtir dcs
Ilnil!Cn'. All tits pod ii saved, aud lqu5ts
are 70 demand Ct urol tler9 Ii % re4u ar
bar n board, but you can tuy timinu,Qc bottles
OF bad whisky Tor salvation Price, aud as
Qlor Is tho obly thing prescribed FIR The sick
patient, who hangs on TO tho bottle like luliy
yGuopstCr OF SIX months clIbgs 10 his Will why
OF course therc is hehvy pelc .ntaGe msd' for
ii is Singular cs. that the mOtO Eilk ooo is, The
moro he drinks
Tho steward aud stewaldcss arc kent on q
ruD QIoi udus voices conc from the half open
doors; plaintiVo appt ais a,e heard in tho state
rooms, III d hero aad thcro with uu;tcred
curses, aod Il SQUAD that Is suggestive OF
ome!icI. Some ley sptawlcd cut on Tho honches
on deck, locking IS if they wanted to die; some
Try to wtlk it of, but most retire to their state
rooms and lie ttcrc. sufCiiaE in th,ir eva lodi.
vdual t.shion.
There was 40 hsc, henry, I'LL pot tcllied
fellow AID his VITO who sat Ut our table. Both
were go lat end l-rso that 600 could cot b., ;,
sslv,s 10 their births. and wheth'r they dido {
draw lots TO sec which sht ud sleep on top aud
who should ctc ipy tho bottom for forr hue
drcd pGuGds apoVt Is dangerous if it heuld fall
Tits urc were thrifty Re ip|c and determined
to g. tho worth CT their money. They called
Tor WY dish ca tho bill OF Iare. aal then set
to "tqlereh their hunprr." a. Dick SSiyecr,
in tGu "Marchioness,' haa j.. Tho amount
they consumed would hsvo fed every r,u,tabeu:
> 90 tho steamer. They kept tho w,ters G, log.
and cit aucd cut tue krchro. The captain had
serious Thoughts of failing back upon his re,
servo provisions, which no KEEP. 10 casa of O
shlpwrcck. They CO lei a; last ard waddIcd W
% deck.
Darn ny soul," sol the steward, as he
wa'oht liquor exit from tho sioou, If |
don't believe they ar like c,nols. and eot TWO
stomschs apiece
Three duI 5 atttrward the old lnsn rlade his
70 appearance 10 the saloon for tn, FIRST time
since that memorial, dinnc!; no was hardly
recognizable; his rtu I'd, ruddy fec, YVES tie color
OF aOw, his yes had retrea.cd sou inches
bsck in his heed, lis pounch had disappeared,
whllo It's clothes hung alb VI: lin 10 folds; 10
looked ali tho world Ike hn had swallowed srv
crn POUNDS Ct oaomel and blu, mas,, and had
been practising 10 sec whether hu o5ulu moi
throw up his sOlo lacks aud boot heels.
"llow do you feel to-day :" said the captain.
IL feel as if [ was fool lckass."
"Why?' querild Captain Walker.
Cause let my CID womau, couihuai her
persuade me to COMO along this way"
'lod sha get you to o1mo?'
Yes, sir, she did. She said she had neeer
been on tho water before, and wanted to SEQ tho
cc1an, Oh kept pesterirg ct me, au' | come,
bus she 3 gut enough of IL.
l! she uuwel?' erqaired the syupath ziog
capt>ia. e
."Un~el; I thought was sick, bu; Thank
God she siCker than ever was. She can't
hold her heed up. The next time she wants to
20 galleVauttug on tho water sh, c,n 20 bv
herself" that's IA.
"Jscksou jackson cJmo here |" called O
uu,varipg voice from state rcoro.
1htro, she's catg me- ugaia. She wants
mo 10 hold The b,sa Tor her, | hcpo ruy
Clio II L halut Src!t Mad 10 pitch her over
toad aud itea shoot myself" Yul be went 10
obey The slnnO1a With tie salu, a.! civ ttat
L man walks to . dao,i5.'a char.
| Why - lt wnnd'r that thcro ucvcr il DC
c9ut, comfortable CHAR on beard Il steamer.
ro:hins but those hard, tail stools npd oamn
oha!re, that have 20 backs and which is simrly
torture TO Fest 10. An old split hottGm cfair
such As VIC se9 ln any Vuginis farm hous,,
! "Gu!u nc a rca! acVuSll!1. DaGscGgeIs ger so
tired Of sotlOg upright that soma OF then, .et
shaved three iimrs day. JUS: for tho p'e.surs
OF a comfortable stretch
o. c3u7ae this tiE cry Is bubb Jog cv.r viii,
politics just now; It. ~ last b.uDuiug a rI;vr
| WltGout which ih9 G0tharoto aouli not exist, 20
the people here inust have something to rup
| Had about. Three We, (, ago il Was tho ,i.tkrp
Hart, last week IL IVES popular actress, but
DOW tho political excitement i. rising to tho cy
cus!on OF GVtry,hloy Gle. All the democrats
that have scen hero ore very iuhilaut. aad say
that the r'publlcau party Ii hapotssly d.
uaited. Ii Grant Is dominated hu will bo beaten
to surety, as there are in this city sicna over
O. Ut ga aull-lhlrd term cubs, c)uposl d cxclu
slVrly ct republicans. WAC d, c arc In ID cvcut
VIII they support Geaut. Evea the Tiibuoe &C
knuwiedges that tho auti ,hiid torn f., luz IL 81
strong that 10 tho evout Of his humiliation New
| Y rk will cast her Vuto orai, u. biz, a., ,,,