The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
AN EDITORS OCEAN TRIP.
Atchfson Globe Man Has an UnpIeas-
ant Time I'm Crossing.

Kansas City Journal.
After +. H. Howe, editor of the Atchison
Globe. had reached Queenstown on his way
to Paris. he wrote to his paper that he
would remain abroad until a bridge is built
across the Atlantic ocean. He was desper-
ately seasick all the way over. and he re-
counts some of his thoughts and expert
ences as follows: M
1 was accompanied on the voyage by a
man named Shoup. a friend of mine from
the West. who had never seen very much
of the world, either, but he seemed to en-
joy the trip much as / had expected to.
We had not been on board an hour before
he knew half the passengers. Some of them
came from Illinois, where he used to live,
and although / really felt like going to
bed, Shoup kept disturbing me every little
while TO introduce some new friend he had
made. All of these fellows noticed that /
was not doing well, and had something to
say about il. which 1 thought disgusting.
Shoup was on speaking terms with the
officers by o'clock, and had notion TO
ask him to use his influence TO induce the
captain TO turn back, for / was certain by
that time that the trip would not agree
with me. 1 had purchased steamer chair,
in which was lying wrapped in blanket.
and when L saw the sailors CLIMB the
masts and remove the white covers with
which the dirty sails had been concealed
in port, / gave up, and took all the RENE
dies for sea sickness offered.
/ longed to go 10 bed. When Shoup fin
ally started TO lead me to my room, he
couldn't do il, L was so heavy, and he was
compelled to call on some one of his
friends from Illinois to assist him. Four
of them were compelled TO carry me, and
1 hated everybody on the ship from that
moment, for L was certain they were all
laughing at me.
Being left alone, in an Indifferent sort
of way i began watching the objects in the
room. l remember valise and a small
trunk particularly, for every time the snip
rolled the trunk and the valise would APP
pear from under the bed and run races.
AT first L bet on the valise, because it was
much the lightest, but soon found was
losing my money. After that backed the
trunk, in which / knew Shoup had very
large pistol that 1 hoped would go off.
wanted something desperate to happen.
There was a certain time in the ships
motion when did not take any interest in
the racing between the valise and the
trunk. In the motion of a ship there is
certain drop which cannot be calculated,
and which will make you so much worse
that you cannot think of anything else. Al
though there is no average, should say it
happens fifty times day. Sometimes it
happens that there are two drops in as
many minutes, but they never happen
when you expect them. If two come close
together, you begin looking for another
right away, but another one does not come
until you have forgotten all about the
matter. Some of these days there will be
| a dreadful accident at sea; ship will
start downward on one of these drops
and never stop until it reaches the bot
| tom. / know it.
| Mr.. Shoup was good deal cut up when
| told him of my determination TO desert
| him, but 1 was firm, although he predicted
now that had earned my sea legs would
| enjoy the return trip. But / knew better,
and ahn affa 70
| avoid missing the tender which was to
| come off from Queenstown. / was the first
man the tender after the plank was
| thrown out, after giving Shoup few trifies
| TO take back TO my friends, and the last
| 1 saw of him he was waving a handker-
chief at
If you ask me when / am coming home
| will reply never Queenstown is not much
of place, but it is good enough for me. 1t
| is at least steady, and l feel safe. When
pay for meals here i can eat them.
They say it is more pleasant in Belfast
| but there may be water to cross between
here and Belfast. and I will not risk the
move.
When a bridge is built between Queens
| town and my native land i shall be glad to
return, but until that time my family will
| find ii necessary to get along without me-
| OF course, regret that am an exile, and
| would prefer to live in my country,
| but there is something dearer to me than
| liberty. to wit-my life. While 1 was at
sea L near death that I could look
| into the valley of the shadow, and now
| that / am feeling we'll again do not care
/ to run any more risks. The only thing L
| like about the sea is the shore.