The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-27
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what tho circumstances which snr-
round him, lie should never forget Tho
dcar people ofthe place Of his nativity
nor fail to add his mite to all things
That have tendency to interest and
please. So with this idea / am in
duccd to draw focus upon few
blank pages aud briefly tell Of my trip
and my wapdcrings in this older world.
On bright, clear day, about a month
ago, five hundred aud thirty-flve Of us
sailed from New York for Liverpool
upon the Scythia, magnificent steam
or OF the Cunard Line. AS we glidcd
down the harbor the air was bracinp.
tho river smooth and calm, and tho
rccoding city, seated proudly on the
waters, looked well worthy to be the
commercial representative OF q great
nation. For two successive DAYS the
Atlantic was as unrutllcd as d summer
lake, and all wcnt delightfully."-. But
on tho evening Of tho second day as we
struck tho Gulf stream,
TIE CLOUDS GATHERED THICK AND FAST.
the mir became icy cold, the wind
| "hstlcd among the canvas-old Ocean
as treacherous as ever, exchanging his
sinlIcs Tor wrinkles and trowns, lashcd
thc ship, with q frightlul fury, till she
groancd and heavcd, and |, for ono
aC ieast, was thoroughly convinced
mat even Crusoc's lonely hut on The
Cannibal Isle was Il far preferable snot
10 gorgeous life upon the ocean wave.
The bright eyes and SUNNY faces that.
had shone full brilliancy lust while
| before wcrc now in dim eclipse. The
decks were cleared, and one by one
rcccdcd to their bcrths, unwilling but
| helpless victims TO inevitable sca-sick-
| ness. Now, ! believe in many cases
thls sickness is the rcs,tlt Of the ima"i-
nation. Still, when | went below and
| heard around and about me urunts
and Sroans and con! Lort,ies,'' when J
noticed contortcd countcnances and
ANXIOUS expressions telling too plainly
ana ucploringly that there was d dis
|-trcsslng sensation about tho cDigas-
tr1um-that there was inccsscnt nau-
sea and constant uplcavals-o course
! was inclined to "draw over the dis
maj scene soft PHYS vcil;" but when [
would see fellow start with q pccu
mar determination for Il given SPOT TO
ulsloGgc his cargo, followed hv q half
dozen eager friends with similar un-
comfortable sentiments and feelings,
and Just rs they would meet, the YES
sci would surge and over thcy would
60 in one rronliscuous heap, and too
disgustcd to rise, lay as if by mutual
| consent TO join i'm one universal "cruD-.
ton" could but place my kcrch;cf to
my face and wish for some OF the bows
TO share with me the udicrous sight
and wipe away the tears of laughter as
hey trirklcd down my checks. Well,
thanks. in two days :
THESE SCENES PASSED AWAY,
and wo had clcanlcr ship. One
by one the abscntccs returned from
their retreats, and at the tables gave
the clcarcst signs Of Il disposition to
make up for lost time. I remember
distinctly three voracious epicurcs
we had on board whom nature had
bountifully supplied with huge in
clSorss, molars and wonderful a6domi-
nal visccra, which engines Of destruc-
non they seemed to take pleasure in
exercising. | would have been de-
il@htcd to sec them facing some of the
par; IL would have been pull Dicky,
pull Devil. -four friend r. of TIE
NEWS AND HERALD, could have seen
them handle the vianiis, he would
have said, "By golly, that's good;
wade in."
The voyage for the last five davs
was devoid ofanything worth relatinu,
We even failed to sec any icc-bcrSs
with their broad bases and elittcrinn
pinnaclcs that lave so Frequently ofI
late hoatcd down from the polar rc-
gions, where
pale suns at distance pass unfclt away.
And on the impassivc Ice tho IIghtn.nes play.n
Early Sunday morning, eleven days
attcr leaving New York, we anchored
III INC Mcrscy, at 10, a. M, the mighty
lanllly OF tho Scythid landed upon the
queens dock at Liverpool. Each has
tening to his respective destination.
they badc each other q hurricd bmi
aiicctionatc adicu. Persons who have
never crossed All ocean have no idea of
he intimacy that can be formed in q
few hours among those upon board n
ship. Nearly all of the phenomena
presented at sea impress every one
with their utter littlcncss, conscGucni-
~ all the passengers are more or less
miserable, and rs misery loves com
pany, each soon finds friend with
whom there may he q mutual inter-
change Of sentiments and sympathics.
This fondncss grows stronger and
trucr, and when the company arc
rabont TO separate, the partings, ! as
sure you, arc really sad, for each re-
members that many will never meet
again TIL they have crossed the eternal
sea winch cannot be rc-crosscd: FIN
| they have been waited down tho crvs.
tai tide that flows by the throne of
God.
have visited tho most important
cities Of tho British Isles, in which
many objects of interest and Of won
der have mot my gaze. The maeniG-
cent and wastingly spacious buildings,
the massive walls, tho timc-worn and
lV.y-covcrcd castles, the endless bridges
OF, solid granite, the glittcring stccpies,
whose spires pierce the clouds, the
domes and towers Of rock, tell ofa
most noble perseverance, Of the most
heroic energy, and Of a glorious an
tiQuity.