Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-14
"nothing but death could e'er divorce
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case Oh UuC SlSltI, LII CNSiN WI !
rection. He determined, if possible,
however, to find the eldest son, who
was reported to be in certain city in
Italy, so off to Italy he hied himself, to
the land of sunny skies, melodious
throats, poetic fervor and indeed OF
art in all its forms divine. MIR. Mark
with tender feelings approached this
sacred soil, through the Mont Gems
tunnsl, 5000 metres under ground,
subjected TO a smoking and :, choking,
such as would sneeZe aud cough the
sentiment out of a Shelley or Byron.
In Italy Mr. Mark had no better luck
than in Germany, as he failed to find
his nephew, so he returned to Frei-
berg, where he remained several
months with friends. Mr.. Mark was
glad to see Germany, but it could in no
way wean him from his affection for
his adopted country. There were many |
things to be seen of course, bv SO old
| traveller in 80 venerable and interest |
| ing country. and he neglected none
of his opportunities. At Freiberg he
purchased, or rather had manufactured,
| q machine to fan meat table, that Is,
to, supply it with draft Of air that will
keep away all flies, gnats and Insects,
| which will cause his competitors in
business to turn green with envy when
thay see 1t. Mr.. Mark described to
us i'm glowing terms the factory where
this chef d9uUreS was produced, and he
watched its construction tor weeks with
much anxiety. 1t has not yet arrived,
but when it does the lntelligencer's
readers shall be fully apprised of its
construction and effect. Mr.. Mark was
more impressed than with almost any
thing he saw in Europe, with the su-
perior manner in which sausage is
made there. His mouth seemed to
, water as he told us of it with a gusto
that was Enthusiastically sincere. He
, assured us that one could never eat
3 enough of it, and if similar sausage
+. could be made in this country, that q
i man could sell an unlimited quantity OF
!. it at his own price. We shrewdly sus-
II pect that in all the months Mr.. Mark
: remained in Germany he was not idle,
il and that our people will yet reap some
n benefits from the researches that be
=, made while there.
's But, all things mortal must have al
u end, and so at last the time came TO-
IS Mr.. Mark to bid farewell to Father
,r land-to the vino and women Of oil
Baden; the Rhinelsh customs of hi
70 youth; from Katrina, und Carl, unt
+. Gretchen, und Heinrich, with whom
10 as boy he learned to dance of winte
is evenings, leaping as nimbly from tn
III earth as light heart could send activ
is feet. All, well! tits true, its pity, AM
d. pity tits lis true I've oil must grow if nc
e. old, well, at least Older; but there is n
TX law that freezes the cookies of tn
heart, and though Mr.. Mark is not q
as young as he used to be, still his so
1t. iourn in Germany was not without il
rk joyous poetry, its tender episodes. {
ty course all this is sab rosa and never t
d. reach Mrs. Marks ears.
*, Well, finally, Mr.. Mark sailed, agai
la upon the Elder, from Bremen harbo
i'm for New York, upon the 1lth day I
ais February, 1885. The voyage over W,
IN worth recording. The first two da.
W. the weather was tolerable, the sea b.
es- ing comparatively smooth and the ski'
OF fair. The Elder Glove the waves lii
ole duck of her own species, and spt
TO upon her way more like thing of Ii
ed, than great mass of iron. Five hu
7as dred feet long and sixty feet beam, wi
lly 773 passengers beside her large crews
ta- was floating CITY, a community
Gas human souls, and yet skimming {
BILE white capped waves, between the di
eer tant horizons, the central figure in
in picture which had the heavens for
as frame. And so the delicious sense
the rapid and easy motion entranced t
travellers as they beheld the flee
i'll clouds assume fantastic shapes, and
es- the foam of the parted waters dart
ted by as swiftly as pigeon flies pas
I'M vista in the woods. And so the Eid
bes dashed on through the solitude of {
cry ocean bearing her living freight. Hi
sta hopes arose of quick and pleass
hat passage. Congratulations were e
nge changed. Speculation began as to wi
hat was to be done when America "
reached-America that asylum for
the oppressed! that land of liberty a
Ter, light! Suddenly calm fell! The ca
ssel tain consulted his barometer! 1I
lete short time preparation was made
lied meet a storm! Many thought the p
trip cautions useless, but they were all
and soon undeceived. On the third day
lay, storm struck them. The doubt
that Thomases lined the rail when it ca
him like shot out of gun. There w
ety no trees, or fences, or shrubs to be b
cry before it, and thus to herald its
md, proach, but it came out of clear {
that as all aerolite might out of the zeni
sea and it blew SO hats into the sea. II
hing it was concluded that the captain XII
nu what he was talking about. Quic
con- the hatless crowd betoOk itself to
has cabins below; the ponderous i
ling matches, swung by steam, were low
ttOn ed down; and then for four days
:. Elder was the plaything of the {
g at ments, and her iron sides sheltere
'ney mass of suffering and frightened
mot manity. Sea-sick men and WON
Irk's wretched children; no fires; no TO
rope one end of the vessel pointing to the
nen- at the next moment reversed and
tied. ing down, down, down, as if desti
'ver, for the bottom; and worse than all (,
uhe, constant roll from one side to the Of
tadt, of the mighty fabric, that terri
'e he motion that sickens unto de
tead Amidst it all our traveller renal
mar himself. No seasickness; 20 los
aGly self possession. Three times the E
had sank bodily down into the very del
ears of the sea, and as the water passed
her by the bull's-eye windows, the pas
es in gers gave themselves up for lost.
lister Mark says that people profess relis
cred in churches. but that they really fiu
t ex- upon occasions like these. He s
Iopes that such prayers as he heard there
scat had never heard in all his life; anC
imam tor toilets, all that was forgotten,
Dund that men and women showed their
who characters. As much as many OF
both pretend to be doubters, he found t
sus- all crying aloud to their Maker for
Oh lection or for forgiveness. Mr.. n
had describes the waves as awful, re
4 his mountainous, and that the ship "
been upon the summit Of one appeare
rise. be leaping from an immense hill
with, into fearful chasm. The pitc
Sie2' was terrific, bat the noble vessel
Ich her own, and after every submer!
make like true Elder she rose TO the
seer face and swan upon her way, an
bit OF all vicissitudes cherishing and pro
iglish ing her brood. We cannot give al
COM details of the storm; its terrible f
ity in and the impressions it made upon
ks he ferent temperaments. Even St
is not must blow themselves out, as we
often. politicians, and after four days
mind four nights, the winds abated an
Es- waters subsidized. The passen
isit to glad to be liberated, returned to
e met decks to enjoy the fresh air ant
lardt, ercise. One poor man craZed b,
noted experiences of the storm stepped