Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-06
Dome Department.
AN ADDISON MANS TRAVELS.


tracts from private letters from Mr.. Clark
of Addison, who is now on his way to
Australia with the sheep purchased here
abouts by Mr.. McCaughey:
MID-OCEAN, Nov. %, 1887.
| thought l would commence a few
lines here, for don't expect to have any
time in London to write. We left New
York harbor Sunday afternoon, the 18th,
and saw many great things while going
away from the city-Liberty statue,
Brooklyn bridge, etc. We had good
weather and got along nicely until Tues
day night, when storm came on with a
high sea that shook things up pretty
lively. Morrison and / were both sea-
sick for two days, while the storm lasted
and Mr.. Bissel had to take care of the
sheep. | think we both know what sea-
sickness is now. Morrison said while
sick that if he had known how he was
going to feel he would not have come
for $500 a month. About Friday the
weather cleared and both of us felt bet
ter and since then we have been all right.
The sheep are all alive and have done
well. They are on the second deck be-
low; hay and grain on the same deck.
but water on deck above. There were
when we started 22S fat Kentucky steers
on board, the finest lot of cattle [ ever
saw. During the storm the ship rolled
er t1at IL l. 70
since they have kept dying off. and now
nearly 100 have been thrown overheard.
We have had very good fare so far. 1t is
not passenger ship, but we have a very
good room, all three together: we also
eat with the captain in quite a nice din
ing room, and are the only ones on
board that have the privilege. Mr.. Bis
sell said that McCaughey gave the cap
tain S25 and told him to see that we were
used well, and l am sure that he has done
so. He (the captain is an Englishman,
we'll educated. He has violin that he
plays to relieve the monotony of Life
on the Ocean Wave" We have free ac-
cess to all of his cabin rooms. He also
has quite number of book, we can use
whenever we like. We expect to reach
London the 2Sth, when the steamer
"Hand Cow" sails for Australia. If we
miss that ship don't know what will be
done. The captain says sic Is passen-
ger ship and fine one. This ship is $50
feet long by IS wide. 1t hs an immense
cargo besides the sheep aricattle. When
the ship tips to an angle If As degrees it
makes ones hair stand that isn't used to
it. but we don't mind it uuch now. We
have to get well braced bed sometimes
before can get to sleep, lough.
LONDON Dec. II, 1887.
You will no doubt be surprised in get
ting a letter from me dted at this time.
Mr.. McCaughey found when he got here
that the sheep would lave to be quaran-
tined here two Wees. OF course
wasn't sorry, for it giss us a chance to
see the city. We miAt have written or
sent a dispatch Whence first arrived, but
we had so much to do getting the sheep
in this new place. I'D we were so far
from the American exchange, that we
couldn't get to it uu1l 1t was too late so
| thought best to wit little and then
have something to rite about.
We are staying at a hotel about quar-
ter of a mile from there the sheep are.
The place is called Royal Albert dock, "
about twenty-five miles from London
proper, but it is thickly settled all the
way there. and trains run both ways eve
nv fifteen minute. have been to sew
eral places of amusement while here. The
Lyceum, where saw the great actress.
Mary Anderson pleased me most of all.
Morrison and another gentleman here
went with me 10 hear the great singer,
Patti. The hall where she sang is the
largest in Louion and it was crowded;
} we had to 90 in the gallery and stand up,
and by pushing hard enough we man
aged to get where we could see. 1t was
Madame PATS farewell concert previ-
Gus to her transatlantic tour. She is
maguificent wish YOU could see her.
} When as an encore to her last song, kiss
and Good .bye," she sang, "Home, sweet
Home there were a few watery eyes
among the audience. | went one night
IN Drury Lane theatre: a man that | am
acouainted with introduced me to the
managed and he gave me one of the best
seats free. $3.50 stall. | sat among the
elite of London. There were also some
of the royal family in the boxes. | went
one night to the Royal aquarium and saw
John L. sullivan and many other things
roo numerous to mention.
Last Monday one of Mr.. McCaughey's
agents in London gave Morrison and l
a free pass into the great Smithtield Fat
Cattle show. The Prince of Wales was
there, but we were just too late to see
him. 1t was a great show of all the
different breeds of cattle and fat sheep.
We have seen the houses of Parliament,
! -. p,ul'S 90 thadral Westminster AhhaV