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Show Streot Wharf, in the city of Phil-adellphia Phil-adellphia and we soon found friends among the Latter-day ; Saints, though in n laud where we were Strangers. Ithondn. To be continual A YOUTH'S EXPERIEXCE. ! Omtfntifd. In the midst of this Arnold Goodliff, a young man who relieved reliev-ed the guard that was in the forecastle, fore-castle, discovered one of the round light holes open, and as the ship dipped, the water poured in, in torrents. tor-rents. He stepped to one side, closed the light hole and stopped the water. This was the supposed leak that was sprung. A part of the day before had been pleasant and some one had opened the window, and lucky for them that the captain did not find out who did it. Our location at this time was away up in the north far out of our course, being driven there by the south wind before named, and after seven weeks, principally very rough sailing, we sighted land at Cape May, on the 18th of April, and as we approached the land we saw what to me seemed the most lovely sight I ever saw. The snn was shining lovely on the beautiful blossoms of lovely green, made it look like a very paradise. We were then towed up the Delaware river nearly two days with Its lovely scenery on both sides of us, and I felt happy at the sight, and on the 20th day of April, 1855, we first sat our feet on American soil, as on that day we landed in Shipping |