The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-11

day he sent the porter to engage boat fol
a ride on the Bay of Naples and donkey
with miserable cart cane to take bis bag
gage to a Neopoltan lodging and his wrath
was turned to disgust. laughed, he smiled
and since then do my speaking In English
and German unless | take the book and
keep my finger on the word.
Some one has said that Gods best gift Ia
man WAS woman, but what are all Gods
gifts TO man or woman IL good natured souls
fail everywhere and this good gift of good
| naturedness seems so reasonable on such a
journey for even the whole world may be
SO changed in few brief days. Going out
of New York harbor, Saturday, Feb. "a,
a. m, it was so cold, and the German sail
ors of the Hamburg Co. did not know how
to manage the majestic AUGUSTA Victoria
in the presence of zero and all the steam
pipes froze up. Rooms were cold; cabins
were cold; dining saloons were cold; the
people were cold; I'll. wholJ world seemed
cold but remained on deck until the last of
land was lost to sight and just one week
later we had the balmy atmosphere of the
Azores playing over the ship.
On Sunday the sea began to wake and the
passengers were out Of sight-they kept
below. Then followed frightful night at
sea, the waters dashed; the wind reared;
the ship rolled and plunged the heavy seas
passed over the huge ships deck. AT about
one o'clock, the ship gave tremendous
pitch; baggage and cabin furniture skipped
about Instantly the lights all failed. The
absolute darkness, with the water breaking
through the sky lights filling our berths.
seemed alarming to some. The ladies
stumbled around in the cabins and Railways
calling for light. The men must have been
dumb with fright or must have been deaf
to masculine noise at that moment for |
heard not a man. | felt little bruised,
being damned against the side of the berth,
but adjusting my shawl as bumper l did
what Paul did-"wated for day" Morn
ing came and there was wet and dismal
ship. Owosso was OH deck but unable TO
hold the fort, the ship still behaving badly,
and feeling little delicate as to an inward
upwardness, it seemed best to go below.
But how soon the world may change and
bring clear and sunny sky with even keel
and steady course of ship and merry COM
pany, lesson for all on sea or land, teaching
to be patient and hopeful; the dreadful
storm will pass. A few days found us
sailing in the warm calm southern world
looking upon the Azores outlined a. ainst
clouJless sky. Music and song and merry
world on board, games and promanading
until evening and then the joyous dance,
it seemed like an evening in June. Let me
repeat it again my dear young people. so
soon the storm may pass and Gods good
set in on brighter days in life.
All along we meet the Roman Catholic
pilgrim on his way to Jerusalem for what
they call the holy week and let me give you
a picture of a pilgrim to the holy land, a
German priest from st. Louis He keeps
much to himself until evening and by that
time he Is in line with congenial cOfnpan-
ons Four of them gather around card
table in the smoking saloon on ship. The
priest is the object of my careful observa-
ion, not to dispute his right to privacy nor
% expose the faults of my fellow man but
o get a specimen with which to illustrate
'act. With cards in hand, cigar in mouth,
| mug of beer at his right side on the table,
his so-called spiritual guide spends four
hours at cards with three miserable COM
Danions Of low intelligence, drinks six
glasses of beer. large mugs, smokes cigars
ncessantly, yet is an eager pilgrim toward
he holy land for religious purposes. On
he Sabbath il was my pleasure to be called
Upon by a committee who asked me to con-
luct religious services on ship. consented
IN the grounds that it be simply religious
ervice, such in form and character that all,
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Gentle, jew,
dohammedan may join. The above pilgrim
'rest was asked to take part and his reply
vas that he would not be allowed to do so
lin would not be suitable on sea. This is
IN illustration of that system of ignorance
md bigotry peculiar to an institution assum-
ng to be a church, an Institution claiming
o be Christian but being little more than
eligious slavery
In this letter all manner of depression
must be allowed and we pass from the
picture of the pilgrim to whole story.
)ur third day out we saw whale spouting
he water, picture familiar to me OH the
'ages of my school book, but on the fifth
lay large whale appeared running side by i
ide with our boat. Twice, some rods away
lie came up, then turning came head first
oward the. ship. Standing by the railing /
ould look him in the eye. and he turned as
saying mo Jonah for me-" and passing
forth we could see him spouting, and we
lad seen an actual whale in his native home.
This morning rose at five and saw the
I'm come up out OF the eastern line of the ,
sea. A half hour after sun
Use took my coffee and rolls. and in the
lining saloon while the rest were struggling
n, wrote this letter which could be neither
earned nor careful, but which goes to you