The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-23
NEW YORK TO TENERIFFE.

while some windy fellow, who has been
to sea few dog watches, tells in harrow
ing detail of his experiences in brine: al
ways think I'd like to soak him in strong
pickle in order to overcome his freshness.
The man of real experience. and partcu-
larry me Of grit. never has many very seri-
Gus stolies to tell. He may have seen a
storm OF two and few moonless nights. but
it never strikes him as being deeply inter
esting to others. Heis more likely to tell
some fine weather yarn-something of the
sea serpent, or of an escape from cannibals
on the islands of a southern sea. If for
the moment forget the proper dignity of
the experienced. and, in youthful wav
tell OF storms and ''mountain waves [
trust it may be excused as dotage. but not
as any great want of saline seasoning In
the last midwinter we chartered in New
ork to load case oil and sewing machines.
beel and typewriters, for Teneriffe and
Las Pamas, thence to the West Indies
and return to Boston. | made the engage
ments neither for health nor with much
hope OF profit, but simply because nothing
else was offering healthy, profitable or
otherwise. No sooner, however, was it
known where Was bound than kind but
envious world pronounced it the very
finest voyage that one could ever make.
Withna week almost everyone had either
applied for passage or sent their regrets
while tie returns were not yet all in.
Gen. Harrison would like to take it up as
blidal trip if he could possibly Get
through with the first ceremony in time;
and the President would surely 90 if I
could only wait a year. When two men
OF such good judgment though Of certain
diverse opinions backed by the rest of
mankind. flock around to offer me con-
9Iataiations | trust that am too polite
To sllug a shoulder OF to mention any OBJ
position to what they are pleased to pro
uounee my good fortune | was outward
ly passive, while inwardly had views Of
my own regarding the possibilities of the
inst Part ot Jhe voyage: | knew that the
vessel wo0ld be deeply laden and ..hard. >,
ana al who are acquainted with this sea
know iliat, in tie last half of the winter
worse weather and more contrary cross
seas dle often to be found down on the
parallels Of - 10 IS, west Of the 10th
meridian than farther north. althouob
the higher route to the United Kingdom
and Northern Europe is colder. darker
and generally considered more stormy.
The 10Th Of February dawned clear and
WINDY, with crust of frozen snow hold
faSt 10y a coat Of clinging ice, COVERING
tie ngglng, decks and spars: it NAV nor
have been New York's coolest dav of the
winter. Wind nor west and the .so,ass
low, with contradictory and CONFUSING
reports from the supposed managers of
tie weather: Disturbances here and
there; Two storms meeting:'' 'srouob off
The coasts &c, &c. Multiplied threats.
no certain advice or possible KNOWLEDGE
All we knew or cared for was that tba
wind was fair and strong. When tba lido
Stacked. just after noon, all was readn
N"s came alongside and made fast lines
singled; wife and daughter were
passed ashore, and to see MS off +ho,,
crossed the water front street and s+aod
!" Il 'llehdlY doorway, shivering like birds
OF winter before taking up their aion+
1of Maine and home. The tno +,,rnoa
slowly ahead, the lines were Stacked a,,,,
.'i'" we packed out into the East River
nom Pier Is, While thirteen men stood
There and waited many frost-cboled
""l0 OF trod speed and safe retnr, Ma
o"E was White with windy foam and .
val Dry frost-laden breath. AT Staten
iSiaho the freezing hawser was ho,,o -
ana 'he tug left us; at the bar tba ,,i1o+
'"Neu OH, and before the sun went
oo"h III It's banks of snow. the land vas.
'oSI 10 view. the open sea was o,,rs
squalls OF snow, dli1 Ell on, level lines a,,d
increasing gusts of whistlinp
"ihis' early commenced an interes+;n,r
overture for that nights opera. Writers
OFTEN tell us of the generous and f.oo
hearted disposition of the mar;no,. h,,+
nave noticed that he is sometimes over
reaching and not always with impunitv 70
"iiiSeH' lie wants ali the fair winds and
may often undertake to make too n,,o1, &c
'''7iN' we started out from smooth and
sheltered shore with considerable hr.ronu
'' " NIUE more sail set than the open
sea and the fierceness of the nioh+ ,n;l,h+
pludently call for Before midniob+ tho
iii"lh gait was broken and the lowered
"''' Doom and splintered spar soon
ioi illed confused and unwieldiv mass of
~ q'''hly buried in the gathering snow.
fIylns spray, forming thick shell Of ice
''eiso al things from the tatfrail to the
head; and with the masts like frosted nil
lars OF marble, further Shortening of sail
was Doth slow and d fiicult; but thinos
"eie az last MADE snug, and with an apx-
louS hope that the path was clear we
seudded along through darkness foamino
sea and driving blast. The following
days We're dreary, with nothing to do but
steer ana hold on. The sspIasc', 1,,,,,o,od