The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

Of the quarter deck. and. ~ he explained after
! ward. he never dbl like chickens lie had been
seasick all niaht. and the sight and smell Of
| that coop were too much for his stomach. Rush
ing to the rail he leaned far over. and regard
less Of sugar bowl and biscuit paid q flowing
tribute TO Neptune.
At that the dsppcr Frenchman grew white,
exclaimed "Oh, my 0odl" and, clasping his
hands TO his stomach, fed TO the opposite rail.
However, the see grew calm next day. and the
warm sun came down on q sea rIppled by
gentle breeze. Everybody came - deck then,
perfectly willing and even anxious To Be con-
tented. But not all could succeed. There were
some who did not think any better Of chickens
than the steward did.
The chicken coop which stood on the quarter
deck, contained over thirty chickens, and II was
provided with Stat bottom. People who object
to having chickens roaming about over the
lawn Of a farmhouse viii sympathizs with the
passengers on the Ushusla who did not like To
have q chicken coopin the centre OF the quarter
deck. The roll of the ship was slight, but Il
swashed the refuse Of that coop clear across the
deck. Some Of the passengers said such . con-
dition was never before on the quarter
deck Of naval ship. However. we all knew
that Il would not do 10 brood over sorrows, and
the llvelier began TO seek TO smuse the rest.
The Frencbman knew q dice game different
from any the rest had ever heard OF. but un-
fortunately had lost his dice. A German doctor
bound TO TERRA del Fuego gold camp supplied
the lack by whiting a set from piece of
Yankee pine.
Count Richard Of Roedorn. Germany, q young
man travelling for pleasure, and bound for the
same camp, had several decks Of cards, and bad
learned the Yankee game Of poker. Several
others knew enough Of the game TO make Il In
teresting for . couple who knew Il better yet.
The rank Of the Count by the way, did not In any
way interfere with his being . right good trsv-
cling companion. He was well educated,
traveller OF experience, and he had q most
cheerful disposition, so far as observed, not
even finical critic could have found more than
one habit about him to censure, though that, to
be sure. would have excited the severest re-
marks among the knowing people OF New York.
Count though he was, he wore made-up ties.
However. TO continue the story, Herr Ansorge,
miner, let Us know that he was q member of
a German singing club in Buenos Ayres, and
two minutes later "Ta-ra-ra-boom decay" was
sung in four languages at once-spanish. French.
German. and English. A half dozen other songs
followed In a way that demonstrated that II we |
were not trained musicians We formed . cosmo-
politan crowd that could enjoy life under |
adverse circumstances OF Patagonia
Tho prevailing winds Of that region in |
Ushuaia hunted and bodied her way through . |
head seq for Ave days before the high alluvial |
cliffs that mark the entrance to New Gulf |
doomed through tho chill mist Of Q storming |
morning. Then the wind shifted and came on |
in skurrying squalls. We had heretofore |
travelled on with the utmost care for the safety
of everything about the ship. but now the |
Captain made sail TO help the steam, until the |
masts groaned under the strain. She was O slow |
tub-good for or 81 knots In smooth water,
but under the press Of canvas she drove across |
New Gulf at moro than 10. The pas
sengers looked on In delight and |
wonder. Soon after noon rounded to before
Q landscape that was made up Of low. white
alluvial cliffs, alternating with sloping brown
Of sage brush and sand. behind which
rose range Of hills to complete picture for all
the world like those TO be In the deserts of |
southeastern California. Then. even before the
sails were furled, the Captain ordered q boat
lowered into the water, and he was hastily
rowed TO the shore.
Later I got ashore myself. The Captain met
me at the landing. Would like to meet the
agent Of the little railroad running down to
Chubutt would. He was welshman. who.
Of course, talked English aud had lived In the
country twelve years. We walked over the
desert sand TO a long shanty OF vertical boards
rooted with galvanized iron. The Captain
walked in through an open door as one who
felt at home might do. The room was . marvel