The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
FROM MID0CEAN.
Notes by nm Indiana Man on His Way
to the Old World.

Corresnondence Of the Indiana polls Journal.
ON BOARD STEAMSHIP PRETORIA.
Midocean, June 15.-Going on board at
New York, 1 had provided myself with
p~rophylactics ga~lore-tablets, powders and
philters. each and every one "a sure thing
against seasickness. Just as the lines were
cast off there came TO make the list COM
plete. on wings of affection from Ed Bull
lock, a bottle of Belle of Nelson (some-
times inaccurate), supposed to be a dead
shot, provided it be taken in pig enough
doses, warranted to kill any microbe on
the run; but as the sea was smooth and
the ship ran steadily l was in the fix that
my Democratic friend, Jap Miller, was
when. after having with much care alb
steminously provided himself with "a
character" BETTING the dignity of the
postmastership of Martinsville. for which
he was an applicant, he learned that Cleve-
land was defeated and Harrison elected.
and he was thus left with "a character
on his hands and no use for it. The
bottle of liquid sunshine was all / re-
tanned; the nostrums went overheard to
the porpoises at a shiny spot in the ocean
where the guIls iuttered and which 1
could not fail again to recognize even on
passing it in the dark.
On going down to our first dinner meal 1
found myself seated on the left hand Of
the captain: the place opposite was occu-
pied by a young lady from the banks of
the Tombigbee in Mississippi. She still in
sists that Ben Butler stole the spoons.
From this break much pleasant badinage
resulted. speedily removing the usual. re-
straint accompanying first meetings OF
strangers. The speech of this young wom-
an. intelligent and quite animated, like
most of our Southern sisters, is strongly
favored with the vernacular Of the negro
NANNY" who nursed and held her in her
arms when a baby, and who will always
look upou her with maternal affection and
call her Miss Sallie," though she were a
grandmother and a widow for the fourth
time. To quote from Riley, fabulate with
George ADD and over the wine set the table
in a roar with a story from Harry Adams
what a contrast with former ocean trips
and nasty seasickness in a stUry bunk be-
low. fun Of wandering trunks and stray
bootjacks.
The twelve long tables in the salon have
125 persons OF endless variety.
Near the second officer sits. tall and state
w. the gray-bearded chancellor of an
American university; over in the starpoard
bow is grouped the family of a cattle king
from Paraguay whose herds Craze and fat
ten on 100. 900 acres of his own domain; the
Spaniard with goatee and fierce mustachio.
who has just stepped out from a canvas
by Velasquez: the Mexican from Orizaba
and the merchant from the banks of the
Orinoco in Venezuela are all olive-hued
and occupy contiguous seats at table,
where. with wives and daughters. In the
liquid language of old CASTLE. they keep up
lively converse. a fair young woman
among them who halls from Andalusia.
possessed. under finely arched brows. a
pair of large. bewitchingly dark eyes. has
put a spell upon me. and ! am now herceiy
studying Spanish and wrestling with
Ollendorf day and night. South
America Is further represented in