Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-05
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Editor Journal OF Agriculture, ST.
Louis :-Once out on The track iess
waste Of WATERS every object IS y G,l-
send il it breaks up the monOtony ot the
scene. so on our drst day outifrOm New
York we rushed to the port si.le 10 see
whale blow. Not. l0ag afterwards u
young lady from New Orleans Get the
ship in q roar, rs shs heard fog horn
blow. by asking, Captain, are hoy
whistlinx for the whales TO get of the
track ?" There is good deal oi s6cla-
bility on shipboard. the passengers
learn each others names by the printed
lists and by seeing them on the backs of
steamer chairs. We have \ great many
English on board, some Of whom have
Gene around the world. There are
several AmericaA girls on board. and
wherever several American girls are
gathered there good looks abound. Our
country women arc the most charming
IN the world-they need but little TO
..iake them periscts thay have not
color enough generally. they rum their
forms and health by using cOrsets too
tightly laced. and they do not take
enough outdoor. exercise.
The belle Of the trip 10 . New Orleans
girl. very pretty. apparently healthy. Of
tfne form and charming in her man.
ners. Her first victim was q Frenchman,
whe found her French accent. .dsllciOus;
her next young Briton v no is travel
ing around the world in search OF
sophistication. Knowing that she 10 a
New Orleans girl the undersigned would
not rush ON to his fate. 500
One day when the sea was rough /
was rolled up like q mummy on my
steamer chair near two OF NY fascinating
cOuntrywOmcn. who were slowed away
similarly, all oil US too sick to do aHy-
thing but wish We had nevsr seen the
ocean. The only pOliteness that WAS
capable Of ID fhne reduced state was To
groan for all three OF us. Remembering
that In similar attack last year found
champagne . remedy sent for bottle
and insisted on the ladies' taking some
too, hoping it would relieve them. II
d,d instantIy-oi their last mesl. Thus,
another friend ou whom dependeA
proved false. ies44
The air III the saloon and rooms Is
always close and stufy. SO remain on
deck as long ~ possible to enjoy the
tine sea air; generally The sailors chase
me below at one O'Clock In the morniug
alone on deck on my chair aud In num-
deep shades and high lights msde ~ tiis
moon on the ship and on The waves. Ia
this condition seductive sleep stole on
me and from it was rudely wskensd
by y severe whack on the head. and
found that . lurch OF the vessel had
throwD me under one OF the life boats.
but at tho moment l thought some terri
BILE misfortune had occurred. either tho
boat had blown up or. the mat haa
falleH o. me, was not sure which.
Our ship 10 90 named in honor NJ our
country becauae she WAS launched on q
4th OF July. This is always . holiday
on her and was celebrated by our
English crew. There were . lol Of
stupid games that passed by the general
name Of ''sport" that justified The
Frehchman's remark that '':he sons Of
perfidous Albion amuae themselves
sadly" In the evening NE had con-
cert IN the saloon by the table walters.
At it's close an Englishmsn rose and re-
quested the Americans to sing ns,iosxi
anthem. We sang "My country 'tis
of thee. sweet land OF liberty" They
concluded with ...God save the queem''
standi9g, IN which we JOiuesi-sittiaK,
for which they took Us sharply 10 task.
We told them that Americans generally
stand when they sing Praise God from
whom al blessings flow." sse2
We ought 10 change our laws 90 thst
there could be great ocean lines, owned
by Americans. Not the least important
point in the matter 10 that in case of war
We would have 10 sailors. Farmers
and mechanics Can be made into soldiers
quickly, but sailors must be trained
from bOyhOod. Perhaps it would be
we'll to order prayers ON Thanksgiving
day that the heart Of John Roach may
be soitened like Pharaoh's and that be
will permit tho congressman and soma
tors, whom he owns, tO pass laws that
tho people want. whether they would
enrich Roach and X ,berson or not. 2
GEORGE WILSON.
Steamer Republic, July z, 1882.