The Republican journal., 1884-08-14
An Ocean Walf.
BY \ SEAl'ARER.

IRON, ana then we We're to 90 to Mel
bourne, and thence to Callao. Besides
me, there was Captain Blackett, the
master, and Mr.. Josiah Biting, the chief
mate, along with fifteen or sixteen hands
forward including the idlers; and, TAX
ing us all round, | don't think that ever
better ships company sailed out Of an
English port. There wasn't u foreigner
among us; there was no growing, no
inauM9; everything was done quickly
and with a will. and it was not only a
pleasure to give an order, but happi-
ness to watch the execution of it. Well,
We left Newport on Monday afternoon.
and went away down the Bristol Chan
ncl, into tie Atlantic Ocean, under all
plain sail, in the finest of weather. For
near upon a fortnight there was nothing
but brightness overhead, and blue waters
under us. made tcathery by the whipping
Of the hrecZeS which blew sometimes
nor'West, coming now and again a trilic
fresh, but never so strGng as to cause US
once to turl the main royal day or night
We saw nothing of the trade wind till we
were in about latitude twenty degrees
north, and then, after blowing us along a
PU.' - I''','p "' 'iv iiiT' .i'iS' i" ''il "
'''I;''i7 CIV d ioi,S' uSiS 5I"N
sort Of dirty blue sky, filmed over with
haze that might have passed for the
DRAWINGS from smelterS' chimnevs. Amid
''', '''i' nuli7 my q nuST l1IleH lioi'
tii' ~ lO'7' "'I''e VI ~ = ti'ii'0'' ''n
e'''lI ,' ol'nuGn VI l""'I !" liiii 10 pu' d
9I' c"N "a i'-iIt NO tlle plo" oi 'ne sven
''i''' SN uH7' Ae:', my uP van ou' VI lnG
l'''ti Nv! i1'", "l'l ouI,iIiiil0 'll"' seellieu
!" w " NJ ~ ""1H the NelloM Stdiil nc
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"ole vas queer shiell VI oecds-
'n :V-F1'nit Hi't'el "oout' "Dicii came
ii' ''''i,, !" ~ II .ii0 i1ill'S VI 'lio va.
l"r 'ia',G ""i'e water aioiSS'ue' anu III
CIV ~ .'le ShS ''llg tlll'l enough !" iet
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;GGN way - lie''' ~. I,l"'Ir w." li'ilh lld'
=, ""' lIiAIi.' ~" " He' 'ee!l ''SlH,iiiS
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t''''i'ie " WHY 9li'iES Sou 'p" u " 'o"el
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tp'''' i-o"l lllo c"hlilS allu roiilldli ~
we SIue"illiS VI SneaNeS tlle 9roalilhS
VI pa "iS "ll" u iu9ses' AU lo''i oci"cN
VI tlie!e'poutS' 'ht WING swept GOWN up
wa US III " AoUH' IlShl III tIe wake Vi d
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" III van ~ 9iiol liille' ana otioIe
wv iii'o' uoui" 9o lii"'lnto, 'ne loI e
ool'9'''i "io" ,P uP "ilu oui o ili'o 'lli'Vn-
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'''ii ii1, " ii0i iiiieu IoU iuii'
1' ""' " 'Vil ioit tcilIpest' /, WHO
i"N' Ncvii s9iile le"ll Medthef III lils
'IiAe' VIII zane III! dllloaNit tilat worse
| STORM o. "lild never ragged than that 1t
HiChou 'ne SEA up anu lllaue "heelS oi
'"e waves tndt looheu- doll Say lhey
| ~ol ol0IouU tnn' .,a louheu 10 oe loltS oi iilty
iVo' niSn' nc IdSlG "dS lull VI non
wy "c'F' 'lu i"'ol Gu htnN NY ldh'ilg III
''ii9 v. water l"'"alo' SO VilaI the under
"cGh IoIecaS'ie was scarcely TO he come
| at "S 'iie men through lhe Scuttle. III the
tIouShS' dullilS 1he water rolls, the
o'lp"t "oulu FAY )" idI over 10 the WING
"aiu 'nat u va e,'ouSil 10 MAXI the
Viuoot 1e''li."l iiol'' ms o'edth 10 look al
llie ouii "i 'ile oncoIIiiilS sea ana specu-
l'tr %'iell'Gi ~ vas PosSipio lllat sue
o1Iio ,l. hoiS' iielSei' Gieai u Cha' terllilc,
Ii,a Willy .o''I NY ilhsiliilS dicH' oelore II
IolIeo ,tS ENORMOUS N"lullle ciear over
| llcf- hul the Eagie was good sea
nodt' lal inS idilI.9 DOW lhat lorceo
the ileaa sufgeS 10 throW her up, ana a
SMti ol the sioes lhat maze her cork
ilhc oii we ieaii oi t"elily-loot IN ol
N"tef' liau She peeh Oh the Ordinary
tri'h t s'iaPe' II 'luSt nave oeeh an lrotll
| ~ 'oI legt "''oNe liie lllasi-coats, Will
eio ""t1l Oh uech III the We"ther-rS-
Si'S' "iiu 'lle 'dSter ana mates keeping
a n9h-ouI tI' 9ll ~ 'Lle caoill' ana coming mel
'H ,!l yn' Iell-'a'e,
~ lily u|y9 We hau terfloie Weath-
ei tileil y pIoh9' 'he "ifld Veered TO que
F"ot' aiiu il "iVei pIo" lls oouoie-reeleo
toPSdll pleeHe ~, t"ehVy -lo'ir hours, SET
sleo away ln'o 'iie iloIlli-edS! anu ole"
aiol1s o'o'uS dhu olishI ~ aSaih il'to tht
uaue WIZ ~ was q y e'lnesuay. lht
iiioi i, ii'NG ""toil' gnu lldu oildlSe ol tnt
ueoN' pay o,edh iouliu US ulloel lole- u,
'oPlil"eV 'Vuil o'''' tne say cledI' anu l,i'
eaS' dS green as moonlight with thf
ua"ll. , i,!l ne SC" was calih' the trace
oiouus .Is loillhg III pnils OF V9por athwar
tile stars overhead ana III the west, anC
VIZ 1io'lAoi 1 a. me as oiack as you coulo
pl ''J louuo1 os liie sweep OF d par OF com
P''51o9 so u'ppou III ll''l'a INK
atopileu oNef 70 leeWard 10 nave
looN d! 'ile sta unoer the loot OF tht
lli"'i's,'I' anu JuSV 'lieli liie arcn oi tht
Gun Jutl9u up a'it oelV ,ohS peaili 0
oll.ol l!sh' iidSliii,S across tile oceal' Vil'
eA.io,iiity VI "ilici sl1alhleu upon all op