The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-16

plain Block Island. one OF the coolest
spots 10 be found I'm summer along the
Atlantic coast. from Hudsons bay 10 the
Chesapeake, so folks say.
The boat pointed it's nose directly
towards the island. which is some 10 or
~ miles away, the outline OF which we
could just discern. The captain told us
sthat this stretch OF water is where great
yacht races are held. because the wind
is most generally good at all times. We
could see dolphins sporting in the water
here, for all the world as IL they were
playing tag together. Some OF the passen-
gers git sick going over. particularly IL
they stay down In the cabin where it is
close
When they get real seaslck they always
puke up their breakfast. and IL their
supper hasn't digested that generally
comes along, too. It's a dreadful feeling:
I can't understand IT. but the motion OF
going over those beautiful pillows seems
10 take all Of the poetry out OF your ma
ture along with everything else. You lay
down on a seat or on the floor anywhere.
so long as YOU can lay down, but still you
grow sicker and sicker. and begin TO de-
velop "a sort OF admiration for the capac-
ity OF your stomach, you've thrown up so
much
Well, somehow, didn't git sick this
time. although I've been through the ex-
periences to my sorrow I'm days gone by.
But federation he had an experience that
4 guess ne III never 1OrBlt.
we'd just got past the Point. and all OF
n sudden he began TO look pale and stop
ped talkin'l Pretty soon he went and look
cd over the side OF the boat and puked
Hike everything.
"Shan't | hold your head federation"
rays I, as I stepped up TO him.
"All ask OF you is to hold your
tonguev' says he and then he puked some
more
-, - ,.t.l.. -..xo,,-l. So T .o,,ts 80.
for he'd been boastng how he wasn't
ever seasiclx and wasn't goin' 20 be.
Finally, TIE kept on n vomitin' so much
he got so sick he couldn't stand up and
deck hand brought him pail and he be-
gan to try and fill It up.
: When we got about half way over 10 the
island. he began TO feel well enough 10
look around and recognize folks. and
when he turned TO me he says:
You can laugh II you want to, but you
may laugh out of the other corner Of your
mouth before you get back"
why" says I, I'm not laughing, /
haven't thought OF such a thing"
We'll" says he, you're wearin'
kind OF satisfied look that's just as bad,
n not worse"
whilc-I couldn't help plying him, I
must say II was amusin' 20 see him
struggling over that pail so interested
like.
Jonathan wasn't sick That Is. he
wasn't sea sick but he was introduced
10 a Miss Putnam who was on the boat.
from North Carolina, and l declare /
don't know but what he got so smitten
with her he developed kind OF sick
ness that amt half so easy to get rid OF.
You can cure seasickness easy enough.
hut when you sit love-slck you gen
orally have 10 call a doctor before you
get better. Patent medicines won't do
any good and the old school physician
don't amount 10 much. It's got TO be a
doctor OF divinity or n Justice OF the
peace 10 make a real permanent cure.
She was n real bright girl Descend
ant OF Gen Israel Putnam. who used 10
live over at Brooklyn. and was one Of
the leading citizens OF the town, The
wolf den where he went I'm and pulled
out the wolf remains Just as IL was
when he was alive. and hundreds OF
people go there every year 10 see Il. and
IT'S wuth seeing. too. 'Tain't only a FIVE
mile drive from our farm.
The girls first name was Marion. Her
mother was along with her one OF
those real old-fashioned good hearted
New England women. although she had
lived long enough In the city of Charlotte
To give her the genuine air OF south
erner We had n real pleasant talk to-
gether going over the rest Of the way.