Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05

cousin 81 If he cannot tie the vessel In some
way SO that it can be easier, for am com
pletely obliterated.
He brought the bag to her and then wen
on deck to give her message to 81, who TOLD
him to assure her that it should be ATTENDED
to, and then, as it was now dark, he went t.
his little bed on a pile of crates, made III
for him by the steward, dropping off int
slumber, rocked in the cradle OF the deep.
Mrs. Partington, having recovered hel
| property, laid 1t aside for the moment, but
when everything was quiet, excepting the
cry OF whoa" on deck and the creaking o.
the timbers, as the vessel settled into hol
low of the waves, she opened her sack by the
cabin lamp dimly burning.
"Bless nv soul!' said she, "vhat could
they have put these things in for?-twc
punches of cigars, package of matches, a
comb, tooth and hair brush, three packs oi
cards and a willow haskl-what can it sig
| nifty? 1 wonder what's in the flask? Medi-
cine, guess, an emolument Tor seasickness. -
She here unscrewed the top, smelled the
contents of the flask, and several times re-
peated the operation.
If my Oilfactories don't deceive me, %
said she, " tits brandy, and 1t is said, by
those who have tried it, that it is an essensual
thing for sea affectation."
the flask to the extent of her ability, and at
tempted to swallow; but the angle was not
right for deglutition, and the fluid ran down
her neck outside, rather than in, she not per-
ceiving it and still trying, until, as she said
to the steward afterward, she was completely
satiated with the moisture
In the midst of her perplexity she heard
voice proceeding from the outer cabin
shouting:
Where in Halifax is my gripsack7 and
whose is this? Here have stockings, and
handkerchieis, and needle books, and knit
ting work, and a snutf-box, and heaven
knows what else, and all my cigars and
brandy gone to the deuce"
Mrs. Partington heard the voice, and with
her customary shrewdness, knowing what it
meant, she screwed on the top, and, calling
the steward, bade him take the bag to the
irate owner and request an exchange. This
was effected and order reigned.
The Captain kept his watch on deck, until
at eight bells he came below, with a very
pale face, except the end OF his nose, which
seemed in a high state of Inflammation, as
revealed by the swinging lamp in the cabin.
What is the matter?" said Mrs, Parting
ton, through a chink in her curtain, as he
was entering his state room. "What is the
matter? Is the vessel foundering?" Had
he replied "Yes" it would have made little
difference to her as she then felt.
''Sezik," he curtly said, and then called,
"StewardP'
This was responded to with "Aye, ave.
sir, and Mrs. Partington heard spoken in
an undertone, the order, which she heard
many times thereafter, until the medicine
chest was exhausted:
"Gin and waterP'
1t was hard watch for the steward that
night, whose duty it was to watch over the
recumbent Captain and supply his medicine
as demanded, the doses being at so limited
time between that the question propounded
by the Governor of South Carolina to the
Governor of North Carolina could have
had no warrant there. In the morning the
Captain came from his room with pallid
cheeks; but his nose beamed with richer
lustre
The first night passed uncomfortably to
everyone, and at six bells, all but Mrs.
Partington mustered on deck with languid
looks the seas rolling in threatening masses
around them.
81 shall remain in my berth, steward -
said she, 'for it will be death to ME to 90
up, aud nothing but corrosive measures shall
move me-" B. P. SHILLABER.