New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-23


the steward will tell you, IL he's in sight," re-
Piled, debating within myself whether to get up
sham indsposition and have breakfast in my cabin.
decided upon the latter and accordingly lay down
| again. drawing long face as turned my nose up
to the deck above The ship was a level keel,
but there was tremor Of passing water in the
| light outside, and / might guess easily that we
| were In the wake of towing tug. 1t was pretty
plain, however, that we had not been long under
way. Fine as the weather might be now, there was
| too much weight In last nights wind to leave the
water calm in the rivers mouth where the channel
swell would be- and reckoned by tho feel in the
hull that even If We had passed the More, Princes
Channel was still some distance ahead.
| Morecombe put on his drawers and boots, and
opening the cabin door, peered out, catching sight
of one of the stewards ascertained the breakfast
hour and then said to me- 1--WE breakfast at quar-
ter to nine. Would you like to get up because If
so I'll go TO bed until you've done dressing. It's a
dayvesh tight fit for two" says he, looking around
him. land dem me if it isn't too cold for Tubing
Suppose there's bathroom somewhereP
II shant get up" said |. Il don't feel very
we'll"
Not sea-sick, are you7" he exclaimed. ooh,
hang it all, you can't be sea-sick yet. Why, the
ship isn't moving"
ats not the movement; it's tho SMELL" said /.
" It's what they call the bge-water Sniff strongly.
and you'll what mean ]" and gave bit OF
grunt.
Dem me if I'm going TO sniff" says he. Don't
smell anything wrong naturally. and don't want to
fancy things say didn't you tell me your name
was Egertonw
"You'll see it on that box there" l replied, pre-
tending TO speak with an effort.
"Any relation" says he, lathering himself for
shave. to the 1allin EgertonsW
"No." / replied knowing that the fellow had
lot OF titled connections, and that must mind my
eye.
"Oulton Park Egertons, pwaps" said he.
hourishng a razor, and squirting at himself in the
lookng-glass
"Nothing to do with them" answered.
Is it tue Ellesmere family, then, OF pwaps us
Wilton - said he, awaiting my answer before
His a Kentish family" said /, in faint manner
There were five OF US, counting my parents, and
| am the only one surviving" 80
Ills mind went to work upon this answer while
he shaved but he didn't appear to make much of it,
When that job over he said,
whats taking you to Austwalia-hailth :"
That's it, said l. LORD, isn't the ship heavingf
"Dayyllsh odd" cried he decks as steady as
land and whatever bigc-water may be, dooce take
me if ! can smell anything wrong
OH said perhaps you're an old sailor. Ii So
il isn't fair to laugh at me-
OId sailorl' cried he. well. I've done bit of
yachting with my uncle, Lord Alchester know
hum i WagICQ my mead" Dul l III rs lg1ONdHl
Of the water, and of-aw-ships of this klnd-haw-
boy Cad "a am of tailowIng. More SO, dOOco take
me. Mister EgertOn- look he-aw-a man can't live
long without finding out that tallorS are twightinl
think that old Hebwoo MADDOX of Bond Street
know himT replied that did not " MADDOX isn't
his wight name" continued he; cant say what
II is and curse me if | care. Glad TO feel owe him
thweo hundred pounds, though; lie can't take
boat and follow me- you know ha! ha! Ever been
made a sound that might pass for Yes or No.
Vulgar people, the Australians heear But
poor dayyS, they can't help IT, II we send out con-
vlcfs there why doocc seize IL, it's too much 20 eX-
prct their descendants To be gentlemen. Had
little blood gone wong aud they'd transported 1t,
why them YOU know, you might expect 10 find a
bin of polish hccar and there-ah. | know an old
Australian cock-Sha'n't tell you where he lives
who's got ~ much money that his cabin wouldut
hold IL IA soycwnS. OF all the old snobs-why, he
sports cWt,t with as much assurance as II u bad
come to him iNom the ConqueWor; whereas Id bet
any man half dozen hats that he stole, or invented
%, since hc awiyed IN England. fellow can't help
spWlugug from nothing, You know, but IL Is a
doo,id piece of imprrtuancc when he not only
initiates his hcttaws but tries to pass himself OIL rs
one of them
iii, reference to Alphonso-for what other old
Australian cock should lac mean I--as a cad was
cvtrrfurIy agreeable to me. " Little yOu wot. my
ar,tocratic friend thought |, as watched him
coubI.g his hair AID putting on his high, stlck-up
collar ." how all that you say is being taken down
against yuu" Why, never should have dreamed |
that the creature was such chatterboN nor such |
a cousummatc ass, rs his conversation proved hun |
10 be- Was II very surprising that Florence should
think him a fool and de,pise him and reject him
How would such an ape make lover Even ms good |
looks rs | now began TO perceive, we've cueCtlve |
only in the first impression. ! had thought nm |
handsome "a, YOU know, when ! saw him IN Bristol. |
upon him now, | reckoned that the grl he married |
would need 10 be- great an IDIOT as he, not To hud
his beauty mig ~ nsIpd alter month or two.
In handling this fellow, am annoyed to feel that |
cannot nut him before You with the right kind of |
color To make tine picture true 10 NE lie had sort
of Summer impossible to express III writing; he |
garnshcd his language with variety OF oaths-oi
the most approved and modsh kind, no doubt, and |
0uie in Keeping with the character OF young swell.
but which am obliged 10 soften or omit, aud 81
sacrifice characteristic ! remember HIM 10y. And
hc said ." aw and haw just as SOPHIE had tie
Scrlbrd Indeed fancicd could detect the source of
Hawkes. arstocratic pronunciation and hcSltatonl.
but IN "A manner so peculiar that, were he III the !
nrxt room. and yOu heard one OF those avs, you
vnnld he able TO put perfect image OF the man
before yuu, merely from catching the concelt, the !
the impudcnt suggestion of condcsccn-
sion. and | know not what other things. that ia"
sound conveyed.
Having finished dressing. he said. putting on his
hat, Ii we haven't lett GwaycScnd, dem mc 1t !
don't 90 ashore and have look at the place. Had
scarcely time yesterday TO do more than get q nj oi
INDIGESTION Since ! have the bO-ah oil tWaNclling
may as we'll soc all can, and rs GwaycScud ) u
place where the common people go and eat
thvimp. in the summer | ought to be able. when
"rturn, 10 tell my twiends that I've been oyew
did not nndcceivc the man, and as he was lcav-
ing the cabin asked HIM To bc good enough 10 send
The steward to me. This seemed to astOnlsh him.
for he said, 'lwadnawy you should feel sciI-slck.
If Won RS i'll now. by George what'll you do when
We get ont upon the sea T. He then went away. and
the steward arrived, a smart little man.
I'm "A round jaCket and bOw-legs, named Hay.
"When breakfast Is ready let me have cup of
tea and something to eat here. will Your said /.
Yes, sir" ,
"Wh here are we now steward y
In the warp, sir" he answered naming the we'll
known stretch OF river betwIXt tho More and the
Gaze Deep.
Is the captain on dcckW
Hes Just gone into his cabin" replied Hay
Please 20 ut once and tell HIM that his friend.
Mr. Jack Egerton will breakfast III his cabin, but
that he hopes to be able to 20 ON deck during the
afternoon
ing for You see on recalling his short memory, |
WAS afraid that ne would forget To tell Florence |
was aboard, unless | employed some means to
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