The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-23

gow. Besides this there was larger
 cargo than usual of general freight.
 The delay was long and monotonous,
 but it did, like most things. come to an
 end. So at three o'clock on Sunday af-
 ternoon, September 30, the "Furnessia"
 turned her prow towards the east, and
 the Wearied passengers heaved a general
 sigh of relief as they waved their hand
 kerchiefs to parting friends and realized | that Eve are off at last" I will not
 weary you with details of the voyage,
 for one ocean trip is as like another as two peas in pod. But on general prin- ciples cannot pass it altogether. The
 "Furnessia" is a great faVorite with
 those who prefer the slower boats to the ''greyhounds.' She is deservedly so
 in my opinion. She is a first-rate sail CT, steady and true, and behaved splen- didly in all sorts of weather. For two or three days all went well, but one day we got into the trough of the ocean," The cross seas belaboured our floating home, and most of the passengers re-
 tired to muse on the futility of living.
 In my cabin there were four of us, two from British Columbia, one returning from a visit to the States, and myself
 going over for two reaeons-no matter what. None of us suffered from mal- de-mer, and we did our best for our
 suffering fellow sengers-needless to say they were mostly ladies. After a
 day or two even the sickest had found
 her sea legs-pardon me, ladies, neither teguments-an was able to get on deck It was a pleasant company, every one We had several impromptu concerts
 and one real good one specially ar ranged for the benefit of the Sailors Orphan Homes of Scotland. The din- ing room was packed, many first and third-class passengers availing them
 selves of our invitation. Much thanks is due to Chief Steward Hendry for his courtesy and assistance in this matter
 as, in fact, in every other tending to the
 welfare and amusement of his passen-
 gers. All the officers and men were
 particularly courteous from the captain
 down. Not the least interesting part of
 the voyage was a lecture by the Rev.
 Dr. John G. Patton, the veteran mission
 ary from the New Hebrides. In con-
 versation with the doctor he told me he
 had been in the South Sea Islands for
 lolly -IlVC yCaIS, t1id eCto cb lloliaay oL
 three months every five years. He was
 on his way home, probably for the last
 time so he said. He Is a bright, genial
 old man, with the light of his hope and faith illumining his tender face and pointing his every word. It Is we'll with the world and the Christian faith that such men as John G. Patton have lived in it and for it. It may be interesting to note that recognized him from his picture-the frontispiece to his book on his life and work among the South Sea Islanders.
 For open-air amusement we had deck quoits, shuttle board, skipping tag, dancing (the music was primitive, 1 but hearty). etc. We forget ourselves and were all boys and girls again. It | was amusing and exhilarating to see [ pompous business men, wise old schol- | ars, serious and severe, primladies of l uncertain age and dignified matrons | thawing out under the spell of youth full fun and frolic, and, if not actually at least thoroughly en- toying the change from the make be- lieve of everyday life to the reality of God-given love of life and freedom of aCIlOn. InlS IL IS that HlaKeS sea- voyage beneficial to the weary toiler, the midnight oil'' student and suffer ing humanity in general. The freedom from restraint, the life-giving ozone, (and plenty of it), the shifts to avoid ennui, the almost compulsory diet and the beneficent effects of seasickness all tend to alter the current and build up the tottering structure of overworked and over-lived human nature.
 The voyage was uneventful. Neither storm nor absolute calm prevailed. There was just enough sea to give the ship a good roll and remind the trav- a1ers that they were at sea. All too soon the rugged cliffs and barren heights of Donegal burst into view and we knew the voyage was over. It is a wonderful coast, the North of Ireland, grand, rugged, sublime. The morning vas fine as we steamed round the grim nead-lands, the scene of so many ship and we mentioned to each other that we mould not like to be there in a sailing vessel with an Atlantic storm