Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-09


fnl calm day. A breeze sprang IN
during the night, however, and Satur.
day morning 1t was blowing half
gale. At noon il had increased H. !
full-sized one, and rip-tearing south.
easter was in progress. The main
deck was awash all day. and greai
waves swept across, banged into tbe
saloon and flooded the passage way.
For some hours sat light and wonder.
ed if my career was going TO Close
thus disagreeably. | held my grip on
Il chair at the dining table until small
wave came in through the Skyliohl
over head and two feet Of water wa.
reported in the "foksle' forward 1.-THE
sailors lodgings) and then / gave ~
and sat in blank despair for the final
word. II didn't get any worse. now
ever, and along about midnight il
blew itself out and wound up with
rattlino thunder shower. don't know
what il looked like outside; ! wasn't
taking notes. IL had taken one look
1T 1t INV knees would have jack knitted
and that would have been my finish
knew all the time that ! could be
spared as well as not but when one
stares death in the face he Is likely 10
get nervous. Since then We have had
perfect weather, with hardly a roll OF
the boat.
Say. in parenthesis, | haven't heard
word from or read word about
! Admiral Dewey Tor nearly a week.
Who saws a voyage 1t sea isn't restfulP
Neither have we heard vet how the
Yacht race came out If there was one.
and small bets will be decided when
We get in tomorrow Going without
daily paper for week is certainly
real luxury.
Mn plan OF campaign Is TO stay 0n
/ the boat until We reach Demenm.
British Guiana. ). A., then return 10
/ Barbados ami stop off there In this
way the boat will call going down %
/ II. Thomas first. then St Cr0iX. 81
/ kits. Antigua. Guadaloupe, Dominica.
/ Martinique. ST. Lucia, 81 Vincent
and Barbados IN that order II take,
about eight days 10 20 through th.
chain ofislands. stopping al each p0r
10 discharge and take on freight and
Messengers II il about two DAYS run
from Barbados to Demerara There
are no docks at any OF these islands.
and the ship has 20 anchor about three
mile. ont aud the people 90 ashore 10
a tender al two shillings for the round
trip hope 10 make some stop m
Barbados and dig up some OF the
ancient and modern history Of that Sec
ton for YOU don't believe there Is
section OF the globe 80 long and thick.
IN settled which is 50 utterly unknown
10 Americans n the windward islands.
III should be able 20 extract much
valuable information as 10 that section
for future articles. and will lay In q
supply Of interesting facts.
/ am told that there are four neNs
papers in barbados. all owned and
edited by colored men. Good chance
for any tramp printers mp your way
A. you are probably aware 81
Thomas and st Crmx are colonies Of
Denmark. Martinique aud Guadaloups
to France and the rest OF the bunch D.
Queen Vie. What lot Of stray tern
tory the old lady has. scattered over
the world, for fact.
The sun l. taken At ! p. m. ever
day and our exact position ascertain
cd. The mean time here j. IS minutes
faster than New York. and IN order %
keep up with the procession have g
monkey with ms watch considerable
Of the time. The ship has averaged
~ ~ land miles an hour from New
York since last Observation-Disclosures 81
l3s30 y. m. and 10 a. m. at St Thomas
YOU eau nearly figure our distance
from Mr. Cookers city.
Yesterday ! saw a genuine water
spout some miles OF. but near enough.
II ran from the water into the clouds
of course, was very slim and all tle
way of size. They are Thoroughly
bad medicine. and no seaman wants q
call from them. II one came aboafd
he would probably leave several
hundred tons of water about the
premises. and the drouth would Be
broken too quickly
From 81 Thomas IL j. only iofi!
miles TO Porto Rico. about four hours
sail and perhaps eight hours 70 Ponce
or san Juan From Barbados q hhs
( OF English boats run 10 the island q
Granada aud Port OF Spain, Trinidad.
From Martinique French line runs F"
Havre
Well. | am dreading to 90 70 BEG.
NV stateroom is hotter than the mex
{ Vermont election and growing NOR
J SO every night. Guess Twill have V
sling a hammock on deck. The nortA
star is growing more dim on ms
I horizon. and the Southern Cross !
showing up. slightly as yet, low in tns
southwestern sky. All this impressee
me with the fact that am long "al
] from my country in which ! have nc
home. Yet though my rest may be a
stone. when the night cometh II WI
bring MS all home. And so. goou
night.
j. +. HARRIS.