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

and shining junls. with glimpse Of temples beyond
the ontlandlsh trees, and soft wind signing under
the sharp, hard blue OF the sky, with smells abont
aromatic as the materials which 60 to the making
of pluT-puddmg. But the scenery of Tn, Thames
is the work of human hands. and that's the impress
sve part of the noble old stream. Gaze along 1t ia
an atmosphere of yellow light, when magnitude and
vagneness are gwen 10 the leagues OF water 500 sue
horizon and cheat you with an idea of immensely by
the remOteness they take. The Strathmore's fylng-
jibb0Om was looking right over the square ste IN OK
the tug and we swarming down the bend
which bears the polite name of Bugsbys Reach;
and thereabonts was no lack OF lite on that day.
There were half a of big vessels in this reach.
coming going, while lighters crept by broadside
on, tugs sped along in quest OF towage jobs, pas
senger steamers drove through the steel-c0lored
water with gancing of silver at their keen stems,
and whirl of snow sluicIng III broad current from
under their counters. TOOK notice Oh Og indian
war; her sides and tunnels spotless her scut-
ties wnkng like stars IN her as she coed her ebony
length along the southern sunshine and rounded
eastward INTO WoOlwich Reach, while, towing past
her for London, there came small tu-rigged ship
from the other side OF the world, her brave little
hull covered with scars OF the conticts she had
fought III distant seas her canvas cluhislIy roiied
up her gear gray from constant wettlng and drying,
and the crew on the forecastle pointing Out 10 one
another the familiar scenes ashore
This il one of the contrasts the noble river gives
you. And look yonder at the familiar Ihalnes
wheIry with the old waterman resting on his oars,
aud squirting over his shoulder at the passing tug,
in whose tremble AS the steamer PUSHES past, tne
little boat founders and walops. and sets the old
chaps fOurshng like PAIR OF knlttlng-heedleS
in w0man's hand, and with his head shortened
and enlarged with the Keeling, as II he wanted 10
show all observers what an optical illusion was IKE;
and bark now to the painting of that little screw
tug, that heads up river with chain OF deeply Iaden
coal baTges III her wake, and see the lazy, grlny
villains atop of the dirty heaps. every inquire In
shirtseeves, pipe III his mouth ana MS sooty iace
to the sky .
be the hauling out of dock for GTavesend can be
called the beginning We were too near London Tor
the azure overhead to be rich, but there was gay
:. n, l,vl.ta.. rnf fla lnef
"A kind of silver over the furthest reaches OF the
sOnth Shore against which every tree, house ana
curve of land took delicate black outline, like a
sketch in INK. The sunshine poured full upon our
ship and put fiery lines into the yellow topmasts
and topgalant masts, and notched the skylghts
and the brass work with flashing white stars; and
the soft wind that followed carried the smoke OF the
tug along with Us for space until werOunded mo
Galeons Reach when the dark coil located away IN
a BLUSH shadow over Plumstead Marshes. There
was d constant coming and gong OF hgures upon inc
main deck, with sad-hearted faces Oyerllangng the
| rail, watching the passing land, ana some drunken
| hOrse-play of sailors upon the forecastle, Nhere
stood the chief mate of the ship ready to echo the
! pilots orders to the tug
A few of the cuddy passengers had joined the ves-
| sci in the docks and sauntered upon the poop. L
| took notice of what was Enthusiastically newly mar
| ried pair; they kept together arm in arm, and the
! husband showed his wife the card in the pinnacle,
! the pump for washing down, betwixt the mizzen-
| mast and the skylght, the quarter-boats and the
captains gig the stern, with the air OF man
| who meant to get his honeymoon out OF everything
that came in his road There was an elderly gentle;
|
| about with his hands behind him. and every now
aud again he would come To a stand and cast a look
aOft in manner that made me suspect he knew the
| difference between the head-pumD and the poop
| downhaul. | aftcTwOrd found HIM 10 ms captain
Jackson, Il. n going to Sydney with his wlte on
| some Government business. There were other per-
sons standing about the poop and looking at tho
brilliant river show, but did not then give them
mucL attention having more interesting subjects to
occupy my mind with. And do you ask me II there
| was any yeaTulng IN my bowels after the Oh city
We were leaving IN our wake, ana the SOL th1t vas
dropping astern fathOm by athom rs the tug pa lied
| MS onward Not an atom, my lals. nad L oeeh
lraying "A wife or mother OF some one dear 10 me,
| why then, OF course, my lace "Vuiu nave Deeh as
melancholy the longest and yellOwest OF the VS.
| ages among the thiTd-class passengers. but was
Outward bound i'll the vessel that TO carry the
darling of my heart to Australia. was going Tor
sail round the world not as poor deVll VINO HAD to
haul upon ropes or keep lookout Win his ego
against a snow-squall, but as u cuddy passenger.
VINO was TO eat the best that was IN the SHIP sleep
| all night and go below when 1t ralned. III was
| thoughtful. it because l was puzzled aud
| worried by the discovery that young MorecomOe
was going to make one of our happy family not be,
cause was leaving England or because was AFRAID
! OF being sea-slck; -.
floating pleasantly along, the ky following
over our mastheads into deeper unt and tho
| shin making q noble show upon the broad
ening stream, with a certain rugged, heavy APP ear
ance aOft that handsomely htted her deep trim aud
| the appearance of the men and women who stared
| over her bulwaTks. An outward bounder she
| looked from the vane above the truck to the line
of white water which the wheels Of the tug swept
uuder her gltterlng hguTehead ana along nef BlOS-
sy bends and sat looking at the massive yards iy-
ing square upon the towering masts ana at the ret
work OF shadows cast by the fine shrouds upon tho
| galley and the lOngboat, and thought OF one day
when the northeast trades had breezed up into half
n gale of wind. and when leaned over the Jlb boom
with my hand upon the outer Jlb-stay and saw such
another vessel rs this rushing along under main
topgaant-sail set over singlereefed topsal send
ing the surges boiling far ahead of me with every
dinQing continuous roll of thunder upon the gale
out of the iron-hard hollows of her white canvas.
Thompson had been talking TO anlddle-nged lady
| with an Irish accent. and when they separated
| went up to my friend and said, Daniel, can you
listen 10 me for three minutesp
| Certainly" he answered. Il must apologize for
interrupting you just now. But didn't you notice
the dub-b barge right in the road of the tngi Those
Things are the curse OF the river Captains ives
are made up of nothing but actions brought up
against them by barge-Owners what Is IL you haVo
To say, SEYMOUR
| "Egerton, man, Egert0n-dldnt eAhort you Eot
TO stake" cried L.
Look here. Jack" says he, "EgertOn be damned.
| shall never be able TO remember it, aud therefore,
else YoSran saw Pm a cousin, if you like, a found
ling adopted by your parents toster-Drother hair
| twin ANYTHING you like. But III bungle Egerton,
as sure as your names Seymour 30 Jack, IL must be
between us I'll leave you to account for the IA
miharity"
Jack y said l. There's familiarity, aud copse-
queutly any accounting for it would be u mistake.
! When we reach GraveSend and | catch sight of
Miss Hawke coming aboard, must go and hide, for
fear that, should she me her establishment might
| lead her aunt to suspect who L am"
but doesn't the aunt know yOu9" asked Thomp-
son, who had evidently forgotten the story had
| given him in the dock.
| No. answered, "She has never seen me- nor
| have [ ever set eyes her. MorecOmbe / onco
caught sight of, but | am unknown 10 him.
| And does Miss Hawke know yOu ~ said he.
'Why, hang il all, my good Daniel" cried /,
didn't tell you that she was half in love with
me- that was passiOnately in love with her, aud
| making this voyage Tor the sake of being with her
and i'm the hope OF inducing her TO marry mep
| Yes, YES / remember now" he replied; and
what is il you want me to dot You SAID something
| about hiding"
II sand that when Miss Hawke heaves in sight
| must go below. You must take the very first