The Atlanta constitution., 1894-05-14

auays. as a rule do not carry much luggage
to sea with them. I had heard tell II snip
sIop chests however, and guessed, when
was enlarged ana put 10 work. the caT5#$1
would let me choose Il salt Of clothes and
pay for them out Of nay wages. did not
then kuoW that il is not customary tor COM
InaHGera Cf ships To pay Sto"UW}ys for
their services. Indeed l afterwards gGt to
hear that far better men than The aN craze
run of stoWa"ays We're in their anxiety to
get aboard, very willing to sign articles for
shilling month, and lead the lives Of
dogs Tor that wage.
had come into the ship with . parcel Of
bread ana cheese in my pocket; feeling hum
lry ! part00k Of this modest refreshments
and ci3W.ug around touched a bottle. pulled
the l3oscly-ttted cork out and drank. "his
small rapast Eeartened me; : AreW Il LEE
less afraid of the profound badness and
of tie blue ami green lights which came
and went upon it, and began TO hope l
should not 60 mad.
The hours snca1ed along. Now and again
a sort of credkin2 noise r1I ;hrDu.~n the
Interior which made me suppose that the
snip was proceeding down liz river in tow
of tug. Occasionally l EcdrG the tread of
pasaengers overhead, 1t pleased ne TO
hear that sound. 1t sOothed me By dim n
ishng the mtolerable sens Of loneliness
b", by TIE midnight blackneas j" which I
IA Iilt atmosphere was Watm, tu' !
drew breath without difficulty. TIVE general
smell was, indeed, a complicated thing; in
fact, The l#zarelte was Il sLl'eNoo:n
seemed to taste ham, tobacco, 1h1es and
hiJT other such matters in 5he "lr.
had SIepJ very i'll on the preceding night
ana AFTER had been for some hours in the
lazarette 1 felt weary ANA stretched myself
alonS the deck between the casks apC the
ships' WdH, and pjlloWcl ny head on my
coat / slept and my slumher was
It lg,.l .gn
fun OF engaging imagipatCns-of
nuggets of extraordinary size chiefly and
leagues OF rich pasture land Whitencd by
countless sheep, all branded with the let
ter L. But after / had awakened and
gathered my Wits together l understood
that / had lost all count of time; that [
should nos know what o'clock it was and
whether il Was day or night until l had
got cut. 1 was glad TO find that the black
ness was not so intOlerabe aS l had
dreaded. ! felt for the biscuits and bottles
and ate and drank as appetite dictated.
Nobody in all this while lifted the hatch
No doubt the steward had plenty of stores
for current use in hand and there might be
no need to break out fresh provisions for
some weeks.
/ had lain, according to my own compu-
tatiou, very nearly TWO days in this black
hole when I felt d movement in the ship
which Immediately upset my stomach The
NcSSel, 1nI8ht suppose, was IN ihe chanlel;
her pitching grew heavier the iaZ&rette
right aft and in no part of the vessel
save the bows could her motion be more
sensibly felt / was speedily overcome with
nausea and for many long hours lay mis-
erably i'll, unable to eat or drink. At the
eXplra ton of this time the smooth
ly; at all events the ships motion grew
gentle; the feeling of sickness suddenly
passed, leaving me- indeed, rather weak,
yet not 50 helpless but | could sit up and
drink from a bottle Of wine and water and
eat a Qry ships biscuit.
Whilst 1 was rnunchinS the taSteleSS piece