National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-05

CAT sEA,n ON BOARD THE STATE OF IN
DIANA (310 miles off Tory Island, Ireland),
May Is, 1Ss6.-"we are making twelve and
q half knots" remarked the sturdy Wheel
man In answer TO my question as TO the
speed Of the vessel. The hour was past
midnight and very stormy; huge seas shook
the ship continually. We were nearing the
dangerous "North Tip" Of Ireland on
which many fine ship has been dashed to
pieces and many soul sent to his Re-
deemer. To be tossed on such a wild night
in ones narrow berth was too much for me,
and felt o decided relief when tool
shelter In the wheelhouse aft. II was
against orders, but what Of that. II tho
ship went down let me be on deck, for
perchance the straw that saves would
drift by. It was against orders,
have said, but the man at the wheel could
not leave his post Of duty to eject me. l
took refuge on the fragment oil box and
gave myself up to gloomy thought. AS
peeped through the narrow window and
saw the bow Of the ship dive downward and
then high In the air, seeming as though
standing on end, asked the wheelman II IL
was possible for the vessel to turn head
over heels, and were there any such cases
known to happen. Eyes, lots o. tines"
was the chilly reply. More gloomy thoughts
and thrilling mind.pictures OF the ship GO
ing head down. The good ship suddenly
gave great roll sideways, throwing
me from the oil-box into heap In the cor
ner. Have ships been known to roll over
bottom upward? / queried to the man OF
the sea, as peered at him through the
spokes Of the wheel. "Many o. times, had
case of II myself once on o. time;' more
gloomy thoughts, and up aud down we
went, sea after sea washed the decks, creak
creak turned the wheel, and grimly grinned
the seafaring man as with the boat load OF
precious souls he was steering to haven
of safety, and ] on the oil-box braced
against pile OF ropes, would give all my
foreign drafts In my coat pocket TO be-but,
pshaw, what is the use Of Wishing for such
thing when 2, 200 miles away.
"GoING HoME.n
Few people can picture the happy faces
home.n To the old white-haired man,
rugged by years OF toll In the states, where
he had shipped years ago when boy to
seek q home afar to him, going back to
dear Dundee, or the ancient haunts OF Ayr,
Glasgow, or Edinburgh is but the entering
OF the portals Of an earthly heaven. Going
means coming back to happy homes In fair
mother and father, sister or brother,
breathe the bracing life.giving air OF Bonnie
Scotland, to hear the school children sing
t'Auld Lang Syne," and recite the thrilling
and weird ride Of Tam O'Shanter:
Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg
A better never lifted leg
Tam shelpit on through dub and mire,
Despsing wind, and rain, and fire.
1t is true devotion to ones country, and
the fond recollectons Of childhood days Is
beautiful picture to look upon. Old and
young who leave the native heath for a
nVt hAY 20 h.rk ~
Mecca--to return home; and the steerage Of
European bound ship illustrates these
words. Those who have been fortunate In
business go by cabin, but be II steerage or
cabin, 1t Is on the same mission-home.
DEVOTION TO THE QUEEN.
II you take the Scottish sailors as a
criterion of loyal sympathy toward the
throne, Victoria must feel proud and safe
at Windsor. History cannot recall reign
OF queen that has been so long and happy
on the imperial throne as that OF Queen
Victoria's rule. i will not prophesy what
Will result at her death, for England is at
present undergoing great transformation
OF government, but no one will deny that
Victoria will reign peacefully until death.
Every night before retiring the saloon pas
sengers stand, and In hearty unison sing
"God Save the Queen" the like is followed
forward, and so on the stormy sea royal
subjects pass peaceful benediction on the
G. o. W., which In typographical straight
ness reads grand old woman.
GOING ABROAD VIA sTEERAdE.
A peep In the "poor mans heaven" this
morning made me shudder. My reveries
were broken by u man with pail OF hash
who ordered me aside and dove down the
hatchway; another peep revealed an in
nocent pail OF ship hash with motley
crowd OF men, women, and children hover
ing around II, each with quart cup, fight
ing and scrambling for one single dip.
Then comes coffee and bread (railroad ties
sliced thin), good deal Of coughing, slob.
boring; deep silence follows, the guests Of
the Storage have breakfasted and can be
found on the sunny side of the galley play
ing checkers, cards, and shaking dice.
Down below, wives, daughters, and
sweethearts are busy Sitting their under
garments and slowing away tobacco, on
which there is heavy duty at Glasgow.
What is ''ship hashf" What is IL like, and
what is II made Of when 1t reaches the
steerage? The hash first appears In all OF its
glory In first cabin. What is left goes then
before the hungry second cabin passengers,
and finally the steward shuts his eyes and
pours in "tonlc," stirs 1t up, and down It
slides steerward and 80 you see that hash
is like the cat, It has many lives.
GRANT PARISH.