The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03

| oeneatn. some dld not even get 10 the
rail so strong was their desire to show
what was in them. Among those resting
on the guard rail and looking intently
into the sea was young lady, like the
ladies of Belgium's capitol on the eve of
the battle of Waterloo "who but few
hours before were b,ushing at the praise
of their own loveliness," who reminded
me of little verse l heard few years
ago. Here it is
am leaning DER the rail,
! am feeling very pale,
Am | looking for whale?
No, I'm not.
I'm my papa's only daughter,
Casting bread upon the water
In way hadn't ought to,
That's what.
One of the sailors il speaking to an
other about the rough sea that immedi-
| ately overlook us, said at is hard on
the passengers. No sooner did we cut
loose from the dock than we poked our
nose into the ocean, YES said one
Of the passengers standing by, "and we
poked our noses over the guard rail-"
There really was an unusual amount
of seasickness. For several days the
dining room tables were nearly empty.
and some fthose who came to the table
were not able to eat. Even yet, Thursday,
on account of the continuous rolling of
the ship, some of the passengers are not
at themselves, but nearly all are in good
spirits again.
For wonder was not sick, not even
in the slig htest degree. OF course, cor
respondent is supposed not to get sick
and was warned very strictly in this
matter before leaving home, but l can
make this statement without mental res
ervation or qualms of conscience. Ionly
know very few other cabin passengers
who got along so well. l had TO sustain
the dignity of little Forest.
Since coming on board I learned the
Hohenzollern formerly Kaiser Wilhelm
II has long been known as "Rolling
Billy and think she has fairly earned
her name. She just rolled from one side
to the other as though she had learned,
as one man remarked, the art of perpet.
ual motion. For two or three days this
was regular, dipping from one side to the
other and back sgain would take the
time occupied in counting twenty at a
medium rate. 1t made me little ner-
vous at first but got used to it and don't
notice it now. Some of the passengers
say, "oh, if she would only stop" But
she's good boat, stanchly built aud as
long as we have no storm l do not care.
Her record has been good. The captain
is splendid specimen of mental and
physical manhood and the crew is sober
and courteous, so that there is everything
TO assure one. Besides,
"He plants his footsteps on the sea,
And rides upon the Storm"
The first thing we saw after leaving
New York was on Thursday, when we
passed the S. S. Aller, which left Genoa
on Saturday. She gave us wide berth,
passing perhaps FIVE miles on the south,
and was throwing spray at great rate
humping along in the teeth of a strong
wind. Our captain sent up signal flags
but | saw no response from the Aller.
This meeting caused great excitement on
our ship.
"Ships that pass
And speak each other in passing"
Our next excitement was the passing
Of the Azores on Friday. Lunch was
served at 1880 to give us the benefit OF
this scene which 1 think l shall never
forget. When first sighted l could only
see what looked like dark cloud out
lined against hazy sky, and could
scarcely believe it when told this was
one of the islands. | was looking for a
low lying land. like Staten Island, and
was not prepared for revelation the
next few hours had in store. These
islands belong to Portugal and stretch
through about 400 miles in mid Atlantic,
1880 miles from Newfoundland, 200 miles
from Portugal and 1147 from the Lizard.
There are nine of these islands with an
aggregate area of 700 square miles and a
population of 259, ,79O. These are of vol
canic origin and rise to the height in
places Of 5000 to 1000 feet.
On account Of the rough sea our boat
stood well off yet near enough to see the
hillsides with hedge fences and well Gul.
tivated fields which were as green as
though it we May or June. The houses