Year: 1878

the arms of the company, the Liver
pool, Philadelphia and New York.
The sailors wear blue shirts with "In-
man Line" worked on the breast, and
every one is provided with bowie
knife which is attached to his belt.
Whenever they go to do anything,
hoist or lower sail, they invariably
sing and in this way keep up their
spirits.


AS the weather was calm the ship
did not rock very much and, on this
account, every one thought that he
was going to escape the dreaded sea
sickness. Every person kept well
till Friday morning, when nearly all
on the ship were laid up, there being
only ten gentlemen and one lady at
the breakfast table out of hundred
and sixty cabin passengers. Heard
afterwards that this was the number,
though just at that time I did not care
to investigate it myself. I remained
in bed all day. I could have gotten
up, but being naturally lazy kept my
bed. Saturday morning we ventured
forth to the breakfast table and have
not missed a meal since. On account
of the calm weather no one was as
sick as he expected to be. Several
began to fear that they would not get
sea sick, for they had heard that it
was an excellent sign of health and
they did not wish to miss anything
that would conduce to their general
improvement, remembering the line
from Juvenal-"Mens saaaa IN corpore
sano." By Saturday morning, how
ever, all had about as much sea sick
ness as they wanted, and would gladly
have foregone any further sign of
good health.


Tie passengers spent most Of their
time con Deck" wrapped in their
shawls and reclining carelessly on
their steamer chairs, reading, sleep
ing, taking notes, or looking at other
passengers walking up and down
deck, or pitching quoits, Or playing at
"shunleboard," which are the princi-
pal amusements. In the smoking
room there are six tables very con-
veniently arranged, where the gentle
men can sit and amuse themselves
with cards, chess, checkers, or any
thing they may wish. Poker seems
to be the favorite game, and the round
tables are very often covered with
the "white and yellow boys" showing
everything else but hard times. Pool
is also indu]ged. Yesterday one gen
tleman was Fortunate enough to win
the pool of G24.l2L or about $l20
He was very generous with it; treated
all who had put in," and gave the
smoking room steward sovereign fol
his trouble.


On Sunday evening when we were
approaching the banks of New Found
land we encountered such heavy
fog that it became necessary to blow {
horn Cat stated intervals) as a warn
ing to other vessels to keep out of tht
way of the City of Chester. Fog
are always prevalent here, which was
a matter of surprise to several. By
Monday morning they were passee
and the City Of Chester was agar
monarch of the ocean.


The incidents of the voyage arr
quite numerous. Two at least de
serve mention. At the table oppo
site us sat little boy from Long Is
land on his way to see his uncle il
England. He was evidently very
healthy, for he was afflicted with ses
sickness, the sure sign. On Friday
the Oath, the walters offered hin
many things, but the only thing h'
chose was ice cream, and Saturday h
felt we'll enough to take upon hi
plate for dinner ice cream, cucumbers
English walnuts and oranges. A
yesterdays dinner table the winne
of the pool sat near US. He had, t,
all appearances, imbibed little to-
freely when treating his friends ant
we could overhear him talking to tn,
Rev. Mr.. Smithers, an Englisl
clergyman, seated next to him. MI
Smithers left England eight month
ago and has already gotten tired O
America, and is now going home


He is a prepossessing gentleman
parts his hair in the middle, and il
order to oblige his friend yielded t.
his request to drink champagne cost
/ ing five dollars a bottle. He the