THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE LEAVING IRELAND Day 7

Day 7 Friday, November 15th, 1876.

Then on Friday the 15th it was very calm and beautiful with scarcely a ruffle on the face of the water. I would hardly believe that the sea would have been so still and smooth if I had not seen it. I saw five ships today all bound toward England. About 2 o'clock a fine gale of wind arose blowing from the south. They unfurled all the sails. They were making more speed than they had done since we started. Although, it was only a side wind.

It is now ten o'clock P.M. and it is pretty rough. It was stormy all night with rain. Two men had a great argument on politics and about blacks. It was in the room that I was in. On of them thought the blacks ought to be on equal footing.

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