| Show LETTER FROM ENGLAND on a coaling boat in a rough 0 sea splendid conference iteld held luilly billy judge advised ector trusting frustina Tr ustina that aliat a few lines from this realm will prove interesting ig to some of your readers I 1 once more write you a few items our sem annual conference was announced to tale lale place dec 1 1893 and ive we elders weve were noti notified fled to put in an appe appearance arace at no 10 just previous to 0 o that t me when the notice readied reached us my companion and acre laboring m the hie sou thein portion of the island in cornwall county only tapi ay iy miles from lanis lands end enc some coaling boats we c e plying between the town rewe were labor laboring ng Il I Irle ryle and the coal harbors further up the ille coast in order to d aw no heavier on oil our fi vences than was really necessary sar and to ury the novelty ofa short voyage once more we appl feiT t to the captain of one of those boats boat s and ami obtained permission pany him to sydney the nearest port to our destination on his next trip we made preparations to too u with lim him and learned that he wo Y leave with the midnight tide i when we went dowa to the docks to start we found the captain undecided about leaving with thai tide as the wind was high and the sea rough ta but soon after tle tideway tid ewas iche gave orders to loose the bottand boa tand we were off we had about a mile to go before before getting out but of the bay and as we wa glided smoothly and almost nois noiselessly lessly alavo r we could hear bear the roa ro of tle sea loader leader and louder as we approached it I 1 thought we had reached the breashers bre aLers ahers and was cong adula rr myself on being so fortunate foit as to get aborca abord a boat that could plow the waves so smoothly when she sha was b luckay the heavy sea leaped into the air on h a h agh gh wave and plunged into the thel chevalley valley beyond swaying from side to side at the same time reminding me very much of a baul ariti aag ng broncho these had not been repeated many times before I 1 wih was compelled to beg my excuse pt me for a sho shot t tommi time aAl was feeling that way was received half of pity and half of disgust plainly iud ical ng that he be had given me credit fc better judgment c 1 I I 1 had to time however tp parley with him but druied to the side icile of the boat and began operations A very few minutes elapsed however beffie my companion joined me and for some time we view with each other in n administering to the fin finny lly tribe we were kept quite busy in it this way until morning when we bei be i gant gani to feet feel more like old salts but we looked very much like colliers As we were headed with the 4 1 wind our vessel pitch so mu much L us as those abose we iret we stood on the deck and watched some of the boats as they st scrugg ed against the wind abdat times limes they booked as if they would plunge into the deep tile the mate told us he be had never bedoe e been on the bridge 1 during soda I 1 k and stormy a night we landed at sydney about five p m and after walli walking hig about a mile through the mud in a wind and rain storm reached the sta station cioll just in tine to catch the first tra ii 1 for cheltenham where we arrived about eight meeting wath with a hearty bearty welcome from our ff friends lends on the evening of dec pres lund arrived from liverpool d pres G II 11 hall from london the following day three very interesting 0 meetings were held in ia all 0 of which a good spirit prevailed and much good practical instruction was given As arrangements had been anade celebrate christinas Cliris tm day bros lund and hall were I 1 persuaded I 1 to remain and spend the day with us we all assembled at the hall abell five p in and igent the time until at 1130 V in listening ten i wc 16 songs readings recitations dia dialogues lenues I 1 and and in in games and dancing cancina dan cina interspersed with picnic at the close of 0 the entertainment pres lund made adade I 1 a short speech in which he be express et himself as having cn joyed I 1 the amusements use ments very much mitch I 1 I 1 ml al I 1 pa present res enjoyed themselves a and nd away well with the way 1 it iii which the day had beens petit i 1 tile tiie fier has be ei inq bite cold here for the last A v oliv odd tile the thermometer regis teye degrees agrees above zero which 1 am anfort informed he A is is very iery cald for this place ci ia A in printing inting lir 1 my I 1 aitt told you I 1 tm ll caused me to say that that the orf who owns the Dol coath tin mine mine gets for his bis dues one and eighteen hun the output of the iho mine that would be decidedly blo ble for ilie company who leas eithe property ag as they would be payl paying illg liim him eighteen hundredths more than they received from the mine besides I 1 going down iulo their pockets for running expenses my letter sled stated I 1 that one eighteenth of odthe the output on t is I 1 at paid ahrent as rent dues being informed by my friendly frier adly critic that I 1 was so somewhat in ew ha t at ambiguous in ac in the statement that I 1 boar led ed the alaska and we set sail I 1 v ish alad 0 o say that billy judge ai d I 1 boarded etc etc as I 1 pleasure of crossing the ocean with that distinguished gerit gentleman leman aith I 1 my Li endly critic seeing to have tried in vain to shed tears a fete by few and kurpa surpassed ased by none just where it was intend ed that he should do tile reverse while I 1 am of the opinion t that lat billy judge has a bright future before him and will without doubt attain to his highest literary aspirations I 1 would were it not forthe fear of being charged with egotism ta meekly very meekly suggest that he diffuse a little perspicuity those valuable articles of his aen even though it necessitate the in insertion of a few more personal pronouns than harm harmonize onize with his exalted tastes I 1 ilis his readers will be less apt to charge him with ego than with ith attempting flights he is unable to reach lie ile hould also spend some time in iu repairing 0 his orthographic machinery we have no doubt but ahi this sU paternal advice will received du due attention J L F cheltenham eng jan 81 ath 1891 |
