, 1881-11-20


nothing to be seen. We seemed il, the very eel
il. amber. There WIS 10 line of separation II
tween the black Of inc aud tina. OF the hear
e;,:.:;. ems: There T!s tremendous roaring IN Il
r1E"tng-lhat could hear; Wnterspullts Of spra
were del'tslng the decks-that could feel; but
could see nothing.
,Itnke this opportunity to oexpress my person'
obligations to the gentul undertakings, the txe
chairs, tho iron columns currying the deck I
Tue saloon, and sltcn other things us, on ths
| night, anu On subsequent occasions, lent III
tAefr frfcudly assistance rs | moved from pOtE
to point. SO 10 speak, the kindly hand-rails p.
their arms about me aud assisted mt over III
dangerous chAsl,,s OF ynwEitlE SrNirwAys. Th
Strong arms Of the cnnlrs we're aways cxtende
IL catch inc when tossed from my course.
cmbraced the stanch columns with q fervor I'M
known outside of tie acceptance Of loves iirs
J | ardent Ieclarutlon; unu clung to them as t
friends Oh whom knew could rely.
".
AS OBVIOUSLY threaded the long passagcwa1
that led to my stateroom could comprchens
that in every room an altar had been erected
and that the worship Of. the sea-gotl, Emesis
was in full proErcsB- The statcroom steward
otlctated US all acolyte: aud hurried with th'
sucrislcial utensils from point to point.
twas tho solemn hour of midnight when
gained my stateroom. To reach it had climbed
many hill, and hnd descended into and emerged
from many Il valley. Agile1y springing ut the
moment when fty berth stood up edge with
its top towards me. got into it-for 4 moment
and then found myself on the loor4
1t was a F" fiery. untamed" berth; ano lon.
was the struggle before conquered 1t. 1t
"bucked like Mexican mustang; it reared
| up Oh its hind legs, and then stood OF its nose
| and its fore fect, It lay down, now on one side
and thon on the othor, now trying 10 toss Inc on
the hoor, then to dash me against tho wall be-
hind But | persevered, and, by the aid Of Il
pillow here and ii blanket there, So braccd my
self, SO tucked myself in thut to throw ME be-
| came impossible, Hut even the fact that was
t fi'tncioie made no difference to tile berth; all
hight long It fought, struggled, Wrthed yroaned
Us IT 1t were determined to get rid Of me or die
IN attempting it.
J The partition between my stateroom and tho
adjoining one dill NOT relch I'LL the way IL tho
aeck-in consequence I'LL thAt vas s,li.t il, thar
room WAS rs easily heard us in tho room ITSELF
There was family III there which soon began
| 10 have cnlottcat dcvotions in Difference to the
occasion. The fnmily WIS OF the Hebrew per-
suason; but, despite tho stern, untonlprou,isux
orthodoxy OF this class of reylonists. their Dc
snHons "crc CARRIED OIL without amy especial
aaAefenSe TO the fortnul: Ut ti1nr hereditary
ia1'a. There were THIS father, tho motAer--Df
enormous Stature and trciltitn-aud three chill
Gretl, this yutlllgcst Il hAbe in arms,
Alf hal tccts sluict in there. iurl.,y my struggle
W,ln my !rs.cious BERTH ana iad settled thy
sell us much as possible into the bclict th,,f /
ttiiEht Eo to sleep just then there carc !, sud-
den Wat fcu1n the infant, then the snrl1 treble
vi the Wo1lan'a voice:
t~c-o-u-g0! On, mercy! Eaby's sick all
pn,gnMoter pm e.. NY n'sht=o"n! And Borough
:. What's that? Ny God, are We sinkings 90
ouGh. no-uuEh-UGp! Nc too. Ou-uu.h-oun!'
fright.
Another OF the children. walked by the eInmor,
Joined III rte sule.nn chcr.ls vi coughs "-chuut
III uOEl!tlaIfl t.iICSIE-aIt1 then the third
last. Now there were live Of them uua h1.h
Eyer tn the roar ot tho winds aud the creukn of
the ttWbclS rose the united prorureiln uf their !
anthem Now il was untiphonat. ;s when tho
female : voice e'!,ncintc'! '"O-o-"tsn! I'm dy
1ltE- 0-p-ouEh. lud he responded My |
o-o-o:h. dan /, .-o-ough: o-oug ugh. lie, Dough
on, dout o-u1t.ll." aud sometimes it was Il solid /
chant OF retchs1'xs, spustcr. and splu;tcrss :as
they performed, us ono, the dalm Of 1hs new
rites OF vuniton.
Now there rel:sned silence for few ,uo.ncuts |
IN the sy'agos aud theu there came utlvtAur
burst ot suId turlle-'ikc in its character. com
i1lenci:E: sometimes with tho shriu falscttu oE
infancy, to which joined tho profundo of tho |
~ WAS not Il cuutposi.lna given in schcrzuu,io,
tut FATHER rendered .tauutV ana in which tho |
subdunnlut. And thus. alternating silence ard |
Il clcaphonous fantasia HccO,u ptl..,l the howl !
ing NJ tue stnrls, and the great ship it rollcsi
acceEtunlcd the movement uf the e01upostiou
cilnE ~ Inv restless steed lstet,ill., IL the |
cAnuts of the mir u1ld waters until ut LAST uottl-
ing CAME aud surprised me in uneasy s!umDcr:
1t was not one OF those mornings tn which |
Aurora comes rosy and smiling athwart the cast
crn Sky. 1:1truth. would not have suspected it |
to be morning had it not been for the sinister
ano depressing roar OF the gong. Erazcn-
[hro2fed, hoaiSc, growing, it seemed rather Il |
summons from some regions OF the damned than
l rcrcilltc to Il i;fc OF enjoyment.
There ,yere I'm sn1uda mound 1o,. :, +to |
1loos. The dcad-lights had al been screwed
lown over the ports excluding the outer world,
md leaving Il darkness uny relieved by the
lighted lamps. These seemed to raliatc light
IS IT under protest; MS if the darkness were one
Fhich they either fearcd or did not care to
trugslc against. There were several people in | ,
no saloon. huldlcti BY two5 in corners hollow
yed rs trom want of sleep, clinging to the Il
ables to offset tho desperAte pll1s;ny Ut tho +
a1p' with discomfort aud apprehension written j.
II every feature
The wind had suddenly changed about day I q
reak. 1t had blowu all tho night from the / Il
1uth. and now it bad swung around I, little
orth OF wesr7 aud WAS pounding us like huge ;.
atteriEg-ram. The %remt waves which had Il
cen swept against us from the south were now
cling met BY others bornc from tho west by the y
cw gale, and within their coaplex forces VIC -
ere being tossed us If i'll the umbruce Of all ir- g
's:stiolc whirlpool. b
with enormous difficulty IN to tho | II
pper rconDanonway, cndenyorcd to comprc-
md something Of the situation. All was made
st on the weather side: the deadlishts we're I
'er the ports. and the door securely barred,
1t Oh the lee side tho door could ba opened. |
I'd Il view bud of what was beyond
opened tho door and .a:ed out There WIS
'thing to be seen, there was cvcry1h,nc! 4 ! ~ IL,
,rS' he'll ut ftffuuft faurcnua,3t, I