Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-06-09

can enjoy your religion ard victuals
as we'll as ever. but the seasickness
that the English channel gives you is
a permanent Investment, like govern
ment bands that yoI cut coupons osi
OF. | 'spect We SHAH be sick all. avs
now. and worse every other day Ike
ehilis ard feTcr.
Say, a boat on the English channel
does not roll, or pitch, at intervals,
liz a BOAT On ordinary water. but i;
does stunts like a broDcho that has
been poisone By eating loco-weeds
under, and shas ea itsc.t liae q black
bass with a hook in lis mouth, and
rolls over Ii e traiiieG dog, and SITS
up on i.3 hied :cSs and begS, and then
walls on its fore paws, and seems to
jump throagh hoops. and dig Tor wood
chucks. and ali the time the water
bolls like pollinarius. fun of bubbles
and Il gives you the hiecups to loo,
at it, and 1t Lows cvtf5 way at the
same time, and the Mid comes from
the fourteen quarters at once, anG
blows hot if you arc too Eot and want
cool breeze. ard il 5ou are TOO cod
and want warm breeze to keep you
dive. it comes ris.lI from the north
pole, and you just PERISH in your
tracks.
seasiek en- an ordinary ocean, yoi
know where to locate the disease, AM
you know where to go iGr relief. ant
when you have got relieved on know
hat YOU are alive. bit an Eng.iS
channel seas.c. ness is as dif,ren
IRON any C,ner as an alcohol Jag i.
different from a Champagne druni
This English chan4el se3sic.ncss be
gins on your toes. and you feel as
.houeh the toenails were being pulled
out with pincers, and the veins IN
your legs seem to~exploGe, your arms
wilt HE lettuce IA iF9nt OF chea
grocery. !. our head geems to be sruc
with a pile-driver AID telescoped down
INTO your spiae, and your stomach
telephone pole with all OF the cross
arms and wires and el.ss insula, ors
and you wish lightning would strike
you. Gosh. bur dad was no. when
he found THAI he VAS sick that way
and when We eot a. ore lie wanted tc
kill the first man he met.
He thinks that it is a crime fUf
q man net to understand the EnsliSn
language. and when he tells. what b.,
wants. and the man he is tai. ing tC
shrugs his shoulders and laughs, anu
brings him something else, he want.
to pull his gun and begin to shoe.
up the town. and only tor me he woult
have Killed people b. fore this, but nov
he takes it out in scowling at peop.
who do not understand him Da.
seems to think that if he cannot nah.
q man understand what be SAYS, al
he has to do Is to swear at the man
but there Is no universal language C
profanity, SO the more dad swears IL
more the nervous Frenchman smiles
and acts polite
!: think the French people are til.
;politest folLs l ever knew. Ii
Frenchman had TO kick a person out {.
doors. he would wear felt slippe
and alter he had Kicked you he wou,
place his ha-> on his heart. and boz
and look SO sorry, and hurt. that. 20
would want 10 give him a tip.
o. but this tipping business is VIII
Is breaking dads hears. | think
the servants would arrange a syn,
cate to rob dad Of two. CT three d..
lars day. by pocket picking, or sre.
thieying, he would overlook it, al
say that as long rs 1t was one OF II
customs of the country We shou
have to submit To it. but when