Year: 1860

but it was proper that he should things they
were, so he joined party, who lattered themselves
that if there really a bar on board they were
able to find it. After many doublings and turnings
it was actually discovered in small lane alley,
with sliding glazed door, like an old-fashioned
country tavern, which opened about wide enough
to allow two fair drinkers to stand abreast before
it. 1t was evident that those who planned that bar
did not understand the progress of the age in some
particulars. 1t is not necessary to repeat the arth
metcal problem suggested by the barber
shop, but putting such drinking saloon
in such vessel seemed very much like
attempting to water the people of Baltimore with
the City Spring. While your correspondent was
anxi0usly gazing upon that innocent and primitive
contrivance, he missed a man who had been ofiic-
ating within, and feeling something against his
legs, discovered that he had passed on al fours
through some unperceived thoroughfare, and come
up outside. This bar, however, was only one to
begin the day with 1t was a semi.p public bar till
certain hour, after which another bar was opened
in an impromptu and temporary style evidently a
suggestion of the moment, across one end of a
large saloon. After this time this little bar
not closed, but became inexorably "private."
that is to say large individual whom your spe-
cial has reason to believe was the veritable Cox,
caterer and catif, took his seat across the front
and refused to listen to all applications for "art
and arf, or any other compound or simple what
ever.


THE BREAKFAST.


AT the the table, in the breakfast saloon there





countenances; many took up positions at the table,
and among these your special recognized some of
the Southern "crowds,' who had made up their
minds to be ''frst served" in right of beino "irst
come" Some gentle remonstrances were hinted
to these intruders about the rules of the boat,
and the prospects of a second table. They
fell on deaf ears and it soon became
evident that the powers of the ship had issued
decree which they would not attempt to enforce
The seats were soon promiscuousy filled being only
about half enough for the guests, and as fast as
one got through and left his place another took it.
The whole affair soon became an immense muddle
The servants came and went like men utterly con.
founded-bringing what they had and suffer-
ing it to be taken from their hands by any one who
pleased. None OF the debris were cleared awav
supply of clean plates was not to be had, so the
dirty with their contents were thrown into the
centre of the tables and bread plates and small dishes
substituted Your special finally got seat near a
military friend and commenced his breakfast with
slice of very warm and wilted watermelon
and with long intervals between, he got, in the
order named piece of tong two pieces of tongue
piece of bread, slice of mutton, spoonful of
butter, of coffee, piece of chicken piece of
Bread cup of coffee without milk sugar. Upon
this statement he becomes conscious for the first
time, that he could not be said to be stinted
though his assortment of edibles was rather mis-
cellaneous The great popularity of his repast
was that he only bad one thing at time Your
correspondent saw much human nature deyeloped
in the progress of this memorable breakfast
Many who swore they would not eat on
board the - humbug, after gazing for some
time on others OF a different mind, gave in
He remembers pale and sedentary gentleman, to
his knowledge of dyspeptc habits who took his
seat at the breakfast table with the avowed pur-
pose of victuaing for the entire voyage. He would
never eat another meal on board, come what might.
He was utterly disgusted, and ate tremendous
breakfast to show the state of his mind Joining him
afterwards on deck, he expressed the most deroga-
tory opinions about the management. If he were
special correspondent he would feel it to be his
duty to denounce such proceedings, &C.. &c. Your
correspondent, however, had the pleasure of per-
ceiving, as the day wore on, some symptoms of
relenting. The gentleman began to manifest much
interest in the dinner hour. BY four he had quite
digested his anger and his breakfast, and managed
a very comfortable dinner indeed


L'ENvOY.


\ our correspondent must now close, and in doing
so will seriously remark that there was never
such antithesis that presented by the grand
ceptlon and the paltry management of this mag
nifcent ship. Upon such expanded decks men
naturally expect the most liberal treatment; with
such vast evidences of human genius ard skill on
every hand we are led to expect administration in
some degree sympathizing with the creative spirit
In this there is perpetual disappointment The
grandest outlines are marred by the most obec
tlonable details. Those who control the Great
Eastern are manifestly incompetent to manage 80
expanded an enterprise. There is great inherent
difficulty it is true, but one which these zen greatly
aggravate by their timidity and want of percep-
ton. They spoil the Great Eastern even as show,
by their want of knowledge of the people they are
among, and of the business thev are engaged in.
In such hands she can only prove to be all utter
failure. 1t is structure intend for giants over
run by pigmies.