New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20

General confusion would be If the truth was con
Cealed that either Florence and were lovers before
ever we boarded the Strathmore. or else she was a
most unreasonable Young lady. to he won IN an
hour. and IL most wonderfully smart hand at love-
making ,,.; l;1
not seem to give her tho least trouble Never lose
sight of one thing, lads the whole Job was ro-
nance that any girl woud ENJOY ilorenGe was imc
was tribute to her. Two young men had pnTSutl
her to sea- aud she would know very well tIat II
lac full Story were to be related TO the passengers,
the only effect II could produce would he 10 maxi
her an object of general sentimental ihteteSI on
board the ship. 1t was altogether diilerent VIII =,
Aunt Damars. If the part che had Playcu Mcio w.
become known why ali hands would he triumph,
ing and laughing over the failure OF lh1 PIV, n'',
claiming to bc sensitive woman anu poIl,S ii a.
shin fnlI of people whom she could not qult her
cabin without cncouuteTing. why, you see she
would be Just as eager for secrecy as my uaIns ~
indifferent 70 dscSy@y If so ani 30 Portland
High Light being then visible on the sthrpPoald
beam ad nthc ship sailing bold ten KNOTS az Iol,
with her jibboom pointing west by hor'h lor '"'
Tie weather was fine when ! turned IN at II
o'clock after having stnmpcd the poop LOT nct H
unon an hour in company with Daniel ana captain
Jackson who had seen some service III llIS SStn,
and had a memory we'll stocked with yarns OF inc
navy. AS We know 1t in Marryat books ahu WHO
proyed TO I've a very decent companion wien ne
Vas not erumling The fore and mlzXer royals
and living lib had been taken IN, but az eiSo whs
Hold nm with and the wind coming WIN rush
ncr"ss the hack water drove full into the Immense
s0uar.s of canvas that scared up III the sooh anu
keeicd the ship-channcls under She was gong
through it like a steamer: indeed theIG vert IcM
steamers afloat at that timo which could nave hcid
their own with her in that strong; steady DleHe
and smooth wafer; YOU could near the stem rlppmIF
throruh il forward in a kind of crunchlng SOUND,
TINT came along aft with the noise 0I the WASH OF
the surge thrown up and now ana again. wheh i
extra puff gave sharper hcllh"tph III ino p ait
shoot on board through the scippor,h holes Whiic
looking down mt it from the poop. the ran Gl me
upiu-dcck bulwarkS seemed TO be nuSh WIN thr
vruStv smother that let me tell YOU, IL ,h'td',l
genuine nautical toes to keep grip oil thc uccA ~
such times. for to leeward the ebony MaIcI, W., 81,
here and there 4 glcam Of troth on II, appcaItn 10
start from the top of the line of the hcncook ana
run right up among the windy stars, when nth
cred wan aud small among the driving CLOUDS VAIL
Amid the hummng and trembling Of the rushing
shin every hanging thing at an angie OF thiN -'hr
degrees with the deck. rs allowed tulncG H. ana
Law for perhaps half an hour thinking OF Florence
and Aunt UainariS, and how tins voyage was 20
end whether that is. Florence would marry me III
sydney or force mo to wait until she lad hcT
fathers consent; and wondering II lie ever NotI3
consent and il not. what Florence would DO, uhtli
| fell asleep to the lullaby of the Kissing ana
s,rcnmInC of water alongside and the jar and crcak
and groan and complaint OF timber anu panel
strained IN their strong iaNtcningS ny the e"!louI
leverage aloft Soundly | must have slept, as
aftrrward came to know. Tor when aWOkc lIiclC
was half a gale of wind blowing and all hands had
been on deck clean through the middle "aIcIIla"I
is from midnight until i-Shortcnme SAL ~
had heard nothing. Coils of rope had been Huhg
down rrcf-tackles. clewlIncs and buntlmeS manned,
baliIards let 90 amid hOHrse songs and tralnpng
of feet and orders bawled out with hurricane lungs
in VAN. the gale was news 10 me when aW"ke
at > next morning though II had been blowing since
II Was a Job to dress for the jumping Of tie ship
made me sprawl about horribly. and though Halter
myself that my sea legs were aS Go31 as any lIdll
aboard he Strat hnOrC, yet thrice did plump down
upon my nose before | succeeded III shipping an
that required to render ne fit to be seen on deck
Tho first thing did was to look alnit; ana h"e now
appH
nearly square. That was the main point: awning
bur a head wind i'll the Chops; and here were we
swarming along Under cloSc-rccied topSaliS ana
reefed forcsail, with the staySa sWagghg III inc
calm beyond, with hard blow OF the Slcet aG;lllsl
the forestry. and then rounding ont OF tne cl"lI,
60 the Vaw and swing OF the driving SNIP Si;lIl
hurricane of brilliant wind pouring INTO MS letWlXt
the starboard- quarter boat and the lnaihbTare
pumpkin and heavy sta coming amer us I'M ciIIN
walls of water almost mp and down, grecli-Tidgcd
and spark ling, with spray swept along ana haIl-oh
securing them, rs Il brides veil conceals the beauty
TLis will do thought |. If il only holds as il is
So long rs we could run before II there was nothing
to complain of. had 4 bit OF u JOB to scramble ont
Of the companion for the wind came nara enough 10
leave YOU well content to hold on for minute or
two without STRIVING to make head against H.
There were two mon Mt the wheel III yellow OIL
skius nud the set faces that looked ont of their
ou-wrstcrs CLEANED with sweat. Hard work
knew il must be TO steer that flying ship; with
heavy sea the quarter, that kept her heit rs WA
as n swing "a il SWING her to, and the helin was
grinding up and down just as you may notice
COaChman whlrlng carrlagc-Whetl Whch "aSuIhs
IT, The pitching of the ship was real SENSATION
You'd see her bows swOOping down 10 the base OF
the glittcrng green arch that was rolling away
ahead of hcr until her forccaStle deck looked rs HAT
rs a floating saucer upon the water, while the foam
was living like wool out through the headb0aIdS,
and the sea beyond stood mp like the side of hill
and then down would go the stern of the vessel rs
the surge that roaring under ana past hcr we'll
ing nearly ~ high as the bUwarkral ana giving
her the while mighty lurch left its hollow for the
ships counter TO SINK in and up with a noble,
majestic motion would soar the bows, until the
crest of the sea slipped away from under the lore
foot and left the gale to blow the huge fabric, with
a long floating, roaring sweep, down me Wcltcrlhg
slant of the dark and thunderous trough.
We were making noble progress, ana our wake
danced away into the blush haze miles l'lcIn' IKE
the VIII te dust of road passing over Mus Inc sea
was fuller OF lilo than ever can remember seeing
It, for there was constant Hash OF unshine among
the clouds to give splend0r as of shining emerald
TO the blOws in places and startling glory OF prs
matte white to the foam; SO that what with these
IIradiatons and the whlrIins olI We, S rec,
surgcs which changed from dark 10 light green as
they swept along and shifted their forms the ocean
line of mountains. seemed 20 he one vast surface OF
lrlpiug and rolling C0ior-. on must be III san
ing ship to enjoy gale OF wind She lois NOu irtl
the genius the spirit, OF tie wild disturbance In
steamer Won have the alliance of power that ncu-
tralzes the thrilling inspirations OF the conflict
The champing of the engines NlbratcS through thc
shrek of the blast and the sense of mechanism makes
the baltic ingiouOuS to the feelings. But IN Sill-
ing->hip YOU de the whrlwind if yOn do not direct
the storm. Inc ne OF Inc Nt>H'I - uu' w 'i'
mighty power she grapplc> with and Influences. 70
her own existence She strips herself IKE puglllS
fo the encnSutcr, and whatever delight = born of
such dciianc1 enormous force ~ /, illustrated by
a vessel ylng-to with her head TO the mountainous
pillows aud looking mp into the eye OF the hnII-
cane OF of such audacIouo appropriation oil NE
titan ic power Of the elements as SHIPS alloW-ukt
speeding before the gale conveys, comes from the
sailing Vos>cl alone.
If ever thi, thought was strong in me it wa; 50
that morning. when | stood against the weat her
mzlen-rggIng watching the action OF the plun9hg
her bows and her grand DOMINATE III of the rid gcd
and kissing broVs of the huge seas which rolled
tran.ycrscly under. and listening to the Whist ing
and screaming OF the Vmd aioit, where tiie cIOSc
rceicd canvas was pulling 1T its sheets If 1t would
crack in halves tho solid yards winch stretched
them, while the very tauicst line, of the running
gear were blown out INTO semicrcics, ana lho l"ot
of tIc rccfcd fore,al stood up under the forestry IN
an arch that one moment framed nothing bnt. the
Inn n,nlIl Tho and ne