THE HESPEKIAN
board suddenly took a grout liking for tho
sourest of lemons, and ate them with tin
avidity that was almost alarming. No won
der some of them grow pale. Six lemons
oaten at ono time would mako anybody pale.
Tho inoii walkod about in tho glory of thoir
superiority and looked tho very pictures of
self contentment.
People soon got settled. By noon, thoy
began to appear in thoir travoling costumes.
The uglier tho cap a man can wear on a voy
age, tho more distinguished he appears.
This is a rule to be remembered. In a
short tinier a fraternal feeling was established
and all were nerving themselves to enjoy a
spell of sea sickness.
Next day, tho bottom fell out of things.
At times, it seemed like the sides were loose
also, for tho boat rocked in a very reckless
manner. It should have known hotter.
Ono by ono tho passengers disappeared. A
few stay on deck only to meet their Water
loo, and to contribute to the Atlantic in tho
end. A very few sot their teeth and vowed
not to give in. This is very hard to do when
a person feels that there must bo a largo
cobble stone in his-stomach and a buzz saw
in his head. Still it may bo done. The jar
of the machinery was very noticeable.
"When a particular high wave raised the stern
of the boat one of water, tho propollors wont
whizzing around in a way that shook the
whole vessel and with it the anatomy of
every single passenger. Then tho cobble
stone would got in its work.
By noon, tho ranks wore well thinned.
At dinner, tho tow people there kepi con
tinually rushing for the doors. It is pecul
iarly provoking to leave a delicious sea pie
and jump up unceremoniously over the back
of your seat to bolt for the door, yet it is
excusable on tho ocean. The cook always
serves the most tempting dishes on stormy
days too.
To really enjoy immunity from sea sick
ness, one must make a tour through tho
state-rooms, where the bravest and weakest
lie stretched out together. Generally, the
victims 'aro too inort to do anything but
breath. Go and stir them up, thoy have not
onorgy enough to throw a shoo at you.
Comfort them, and you seo no visiblo good
as a result. Such company is rather depress
ing, so you go on dock again, and boforo
you aro awaro of it, somo dear old lady
(never a young ono) will como tumbling
down hill into your arms.
Then, in very desperation, you go on- a
visit to tho steerage. Thoro, you find a long
lino of incurables, sitting dejectedly on tho
floor of their long narrow promenade dock,
looking tho vory picturo of misery. Ono is
forced to remark of these, as Chauncoy M.
Dopow did of tho second cabin, u My sym
pathy is with you." But, ono can't stay
there long; it is only human nature to got
away.
Night camo at last with fresh agonies.
"When tho boat rolls and you wabble from
one side of tho berth to the other, then is the
time to dream of homo and mother. It is
then, if over, that one wants tho earth and
wants it hard. At least, that is what somo
people said. A fow old tars had tho nerve
to say that thoy slept well. They immediate
ly lost their reputation for veracity.
The morning of tho third day dawned.
Tho breakfast bell rang earlier than ever
because of tho time that had been gained
during tho night. Ono by ono, tho patients
crawled uup to the deck. Once there, the
bracing sea breeze seemed to give them new (
life. Those who succeeded in taking break
fast, began to got well. But by far the
groater majority lay on deck limp and help
less in their easy reclining chairs, and the
greatest charity one could do them was to let
them alone.
Tho weather cleared up soon, and re
mained pleasant during the rest of tho voy
age. Nearly all the passengers were soon
able to got about if they tried. When the
sun camo out and warmed things up, and
when the wind wont down, it was not dis
agreeable X3von for those who had been sick.
All were in tho best of spirits and thought
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