ocean voyage, but thinking this may reach 
you first I will repeat the account. We. 
sailed out of San Francisco Harbor at 3 
P. M. Oct. 10th. I had a good view of the 
city from Golden Gate, but as soon as we got 
out on the ocean it grew rough and the ship 
rolled and tumbled. Emma got sea sick, 
as also did most every one on board. 1 
fought against it. ate my supper and went 
to bed. Next morning I could not take 
any breakfast, and soon threw up. 1 had 
plenty of company at same business. I 
was sick all day Wednesday, but got over 
it so I could eat again on Thursday. The 
steamer kept up her rolling and tossing 
however, and on Thursday night the wind 
blew a gale all night. 1 was well and over 
the sickness then, but Emma and in fact 
nearly all of the passengers and some of the 
crew were fearfully sick and a great many 
alarmed for our safety. 1 knew the ship 
was a strong one, andH had seen rougher 
water in 1812, but of course was anxious, 
as I knew our safety depended upon the 
strength of the vessel and its machinery. 
The storm ceased Friday, but the sea was 
rough and the vessel kept up her tumbling 
until we got into the straits of Fuca on 
Friday night. All day Saturday we lay at 
Victoria, where the steamer unloaded over 
500 tons of freight. There we saw for the 
first time the most of our passengers who 
bad been abed the whole of the journey 
three aud one-half days. It was like a res¬ 
urrection to see the pale and haggard ghosts 
crawling out of their berths. Of course all 
got well again and the tables were crowded 
with, hungry people. We took walks 
around Victoria, and had quite a refresh¬ 
ing rest. We left them at 4 o’clock Satur¬ 
day night, and were at Port Townsend at 
bed time. Woke up this morning at Seat¬ 
tle. We had no more rough tumbling 
after we entered the S'und. The grass is 
green and nature is lovely here, only it 
rains. In all our journey we haven’t seen 
a town anywhere so full of strongers or so 
rapibly building up as they are here. The 
rush, of ‘‘Westward Ho!” has struck the 
Sound and no man knows when it will 
stop, We feel very thankful that we have 
readied here safe and sound, and hope to be 
among old friends and acquaintances to¬ 
morrow. I will write more when we get 
to a stopping place. 
Texas lied Hybrid Blackberry*. 
This is rather an anomalous na»fM for w 
berry, being some like that of the white 
blackbird, but while the name may seem 
strange, there is no doubt about its being a 
veritable blackberry, although red in color. 
Mr. R. H. Haines, is the disseminator of it, 
which would seem a guarantee of its good 
qualities. He claims for it exceeding earli¬ 
ness as well as productiveness, it being ripe 
from ten days, to two weeks ahead of other 
sorts. 
SCHIZANTHUS PAP1LIONACEUS. 
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Brakemen are so called because they 
break to the passengers the news of ar¬ 
rival at each station. They usually break 
it so effectively that no one passenger gets 
more than a small fragment of the name. 
A deaf mute used the new audiphone. 
‘Can you pay me that five dollars?” These 
were the first words he heard. “I prefer to 
remain in my original condition, ’ he said 
sternly, and threw the audiphone out of the- 
window. 
