Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 29, 1895

One would suppose that, sitting down to write, CLARK RUSSELL had just come home from a long trip foreign, or at least lived his life somewhere within sight and sound of the sea....

_Monday._--Tannhäuserites disappointed. Signor VIGNAS indisposed. _Tannhäuser's_ understudy _Faust_ put up. House good. Performance better. PLANÇON,--once _Jupiter_ now _Mephist...

Then there's the effect on the man on deck. Don't know who he is; fancy he must be the Supercargo. At first shriek of the earliest whistle, he puts on the heaviest boots (those...