The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-28

shine. Distance, 800 miles. Hope
Bridget is not 300 miles from her chap.
J.P.P.)
WEDNEsDAY.-Last night awoke,
the vessel pitched and jerked and
jumped and rolled and cut up dog to a
terrible degree.
AsI rolled to and fro in bed I Won
dered if this is what they mean when
they speak of striking "bed rock" l
held on with one hand to the side OF
the berth and was glad to see daylight
I tried to dress and was,-in a figura-
tive sense-chucked up into Dakota,
and was then struck by blizzard
which sent me clear across Kansas
down into the Gulf Of Mexico. Then
they played base ball with me for sew.
eral moments and appeared to have
a very confused idea as to who or
where 1 was, or what had intended
doing. I felt very sore and when the
steward tapped the door and said
"Break fast" I felt kind of hungry. AS
the looking.glass would not stand still
have not the least idea what kind of
figure I cut, but gathered up such of
my brood as were in robust health and
took them to the dining room. Here
the cups and saucers danced about in
the most insane, not to say immoral
manner and my cup of coffee was
thrown as tribute prospect and adj
miration into the lap of young lady
sitting opposite. The stewardess has
some difficulty in getting the food to
stay on the tray as she picks her way
down the ship to take my wife's
breakfast. (She, by the way, regard
less of her dislike of woman suffrage
has been voting right along.
Wind in our favor, distance 800
miles.
THURsDAY.-Wegot to-day the first
sight of land. Land! What excla-
nations of joy that word has brought
from many q ship-wrecked and storm
beaten mariner. We are neither ship.
wrecked nor storm beaten still the bit
of land rising like gray cloud in the
horizon brings Joy to our hearts.
I am getting more friendly with the
sailors, and even venture in a timid,
shrinking kind of way to ask a ques.
ton.
I was told that as we got in 1.-THE lee
of the land the vessel would 60 stead
Ter and this is SO, for as I now write /
feel no more motion than I should in
railway car. My two boys are watch
ing the sailors movements prettyclose-
ly and when We get homo I shall ex-
pect them to order me "to lay aft some
hands, and brazil up the "spanker,"
take "hold" of the "hatch" and count
the chickens or thereabouts.
Distance 81 miles.
FRIDAY.-Last night at II o'clock
we stopped at Queenstown, the land
we saw yesterday being the west coast
of Ireland, and are making our way up
st. Georges Channel. The wind is
dead against us-it is a lively wind
Notwithstanding. The sea is rushing
over the fore end of the vessel and this
is certainly the most unpleasant part
of the journey. A sailor even, cover
ed with salt water and oil skin admits
it is "little windy"
Our next sight of land we get in the |
afternoon. 1t is the rocky promontory
of Holyhead.
We expect to be in Liverpool by 81
O'Clock tonight.
There is no improvement in the
weather and the ship is making her
way slowly and We are told that it is
highly improbable that we shall land
tonight, About six o'clock we come
to a standstill. There is something
broken connected with the steering
gear. This is rectified in few min.
utes. Seven, eight, nine o'clock has
passed and we do not yet knowwheth.
er the tender will come out in the
Mersey and convey passengers to the
landing stage or whether the vessel |
will run into the dock and the passen-
gers lie till morning. At half past |
nine the order goes forth "The tender
is here. All hands on deck" Picking
up two children and large box, my
better half following with two more
children and several other small pack. |
ages.
We go on the tender and in less
time than it takes me to write we run
to the landing stage and into the Gus.
tom house.
Whilst we are sitting:in the waiting
room waiting for our baggage to be
put in rows ready for examination.
This is a free trade country you know,
ahem!!D Let us see something about
that poor little motherless BARN men.
Toned on Sunday. At Queenstown
her grandparents had been telegraph.
I'd to and were on the stage when the
'ender got in. Ny wife, who had seeSnn /,
he poor woman during her illness,
vent over to where theold people were
lifting nursing the child and CLEANED {