New-York tribune., 1884-02-03

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Tbeva - all the difference in the world 10
.,vivt the fore and hinder parts OF SNIP
cd tha distinction is never more felt than when the
,assal is NJ sea. sailing along Aft everything Is
cot and clean and sparkling; ropes carefully
lied dcc white and glimpse of carpets ana liiie
.:t,rc tbrouVh the brilliant skylghts. but the
soo,stjc - lacks home and the roof OF his taper
inc babitation has as rough and coarse look ''s ~
interior. The great anchors lie slowed pehIhu ',o
rails: the capstan has a rnde appearance; may oo
,,orpl find n pair of dungarec brceches ana shir'
t,vo swelling upon the forestay; the giant bow
snrit and jibbooms fork far away out ana tne
Iardsman= eve ia bewldercd by the compilcatio"
of sbrouds horses fOOtrOpes, b01Stays WHICH ooii'
into tho snip from the vast spars
aWhat is that hole thero " asked Florence point
;,r r,tb one hand. and keeping tight hold of me
with the other, -,
"A hatch called tho forescuttle; ono of the doors
,hicb Lead into the sailors paTlOr and bedroom ;
aud conducted her to the edge OF IT, and we pcered
;,4o what looked as dark a pocket. with streaK
Of light falling down upon dark-gTeen seaman >
chest inst below. An instant after grmy Scahdl-
rsvian face looked up at Us out of mop OF sprawl
inc red curls; whereupon we drew back. for hard
as the going mind may find this saying To ac-
cant II is nevertheless. true, that the sailor Is a
human being duly endowed with sensitiveness ana
that no docs not like people TO peep and stare at
him in his sea homo as if he were bearded woman
IN a cage OF o Chinese dwarf in booth There
wore ono or two scamen at work on the 1OIcCaSte'
hut no notice was taken OF us beyond the sluelohg
sount which salts have nack OF throwing 2, yo3 3
over the brOnzed lump that stands toT the outline ol
n Junk of tobacco between tbc laws: .,
The right place to see tho snip Is from tnaV spar
wonder" said l, pointing t. the hying-]i,11o%oom %
we're tbero only lady's saddle aboard. and could
manage to scat you there, yOn,d ENJOY sucn
dancing gallon through the ar with TINS g.tt ~ sup
fhundeTIng after you in your wake ana the SKY
cneninc abeQd OF you to receive your darilng lOrh
as Won come that you'd have to go back 10 the tmo
OF tho Arabian Nights to meet Win suon "Ao'hcr
aol' never could get out there - cried my pet.
rounding her beautiful eyes at the distant 0"hcihg
SNc. md don't mean that you should try" said
I. q INIT come with me- I'll show YOU all that II 10
H. seen and took her to the ee rail inst clear OF
tbe Cew of the tOpnast Staysail. and pointed aloit
Ipon my word, il was noble sight, well worm the
tourney to the forecaste, The trade-wlnd had set;
He'd broad abearn within the past two hours, and
fine wards were bTaced far enough forward to enable
ms TO see past the eeleeches "a far as the mzzon-
tonsaiI The ship was under royals and foretOp-
mast stUnsa; was flashing her lee channels
through the leaping blowing smother OF white; the
huge esails wout leaning up, one apOVo another anu
One vnrlarm past another, until the blue SKY, along
which the clouds were driving, seemed to bc vast
surface of canvas the sun was TO leeward OF the
Yoval-mastheads and the white light poured down
with n sort IF blazing gushing upon the DOrOlns
Of the sails leaving the foot OF them IN shadow
AGAINST the dazzling azure which swept between
tfe straight black lines Of the yards and the
rounded buttons of tho cloths; every staysall was
IN gloom. and stood, IN their superb curves, IKE IKE
delicato pencil drawings up behind the heads OF the
inner and outer iibs you saw the f0TetOpnas stun
sail pulling like an imprisoned cloud at itS slender
boom and lIoKS irsr iTS tsie Which Shot ont Of the
foTeeastle betwixt knightheads, and SCARED above
tho line of the horizon you ran your eye over tne
ing one above another one daTkening space OF the
brilliant v hite of the xtwth the shadow OF It's clew
while Iiko the swing of pendulum. these cleaning
md Oy deep
ocean blue. that ran away up the dOph!h-5trlbei
until the horizon stood as high rs the junction OF
the bObstays upon that OutIigger. But the wonder
and delight of this most beautiful sca-pcture lay
not alone in the thunderOus heights OF canyas
whatever the eye sought yeIqed e9ar Ia IN tIe
mast the line Of her buwark rails; IN the play of
surges smoothly rolling away to leeward, but
coming along OF the weather side IN curved blue
ridges that grew into transparent green under the
bows every surge with blowing OF crystal smoke
about its luminous brow, and here and there irag-
ment of rainbow that swept along for breath with
the wind and went out like the hylnghsh that
sparkled in silver showers from the vlOlet-cOOred
slant of the seas in a clear leap across the fresh
foam OF the melting crests, and vanishing flash
into the dark cleaning blue of the billow beyond
But the best thing Of all was 10 lean over the
weather rail- close up az the head ana look down to
where you could see tho sharp stem. with its
sheathng Of yellow metal shcaring like Kissing
hot thing through the water. with q liquid slide
into the brilliant hollow that would heaye the
beautiful soft foam SO high as 10 look almost close TO
our hands. while the rush OF the half-buried bows
would OrtNb an acre OF IL CItaunhE Ahedu faster
than the vessel was sailing until the outer line Of the
Kissing swirl seemed ships length distant aud
then up would feat tho knifc-ke cutwateT, as if
the noble ship meant to bodily lean the space of
snow she had hurled forward on her path the
shining water draining down her, and the sea draw
ing into hollow beyond, and you felt the plOrious
buoysnt lie OF the deep-bluo surgeoh how differ
ent from the drunken horse-play of narrow waters
AS tho vessel poised her beautiful bows on the
summit of q long, bright, washing Atlantis sea
looking down. as IL might be for a breath onIv into
the cleaning shadow laced with foam, that seemed
20 be rushing up to meet us. and then with an heT
sails swelling their white bOsOms for the punge
swept like albatrOss into it, sending a blue wave
roaring away on either hand, and filling the great
trough with foam.
Man alive there il TO feeling like 10 what You gel
from this speeding of a great llrigged ship ath
wart the steady trade! fig for your steamers. say
IL The delight the hope. the sense of liberty, tht
overwhelming feeling of life that is put into a man
by II makes bows heart of the weather-wOrn organ
that beats behind the leather Of his breast and il
tears ehould 10 in his eyes when be raises them
from the windy, shining scene TO the deeper blue
above the mastheads where the spirit of God looks
down on the poor sailor. Jack Seymour would de-
serve but little mercy If he found anything in the
sight 10 make YOU grin. Aud was il wonderful that
ranb0ws should hnvo cleaned in the foam under
u.s. and that every bubble should have shone as IL il
were an emerald "a ruby or some rich gem of that
Kind nnder a crystal cup when the light of my
her wlnd-swept face. made rosy by the steady blow
log stresmsd down upon the hurting snowf
Well to be sure, this is touch beyond nature
and shade too pOetiCal, but may safely say that
eeVer looked she more lovely than on that day,
when She wOuid turn her brilliant, wondering ad-
miring eyss from the blue sparkling that raced
sweeping by TO me, that might mark her enjoy
InoDt, and from mo TO the leaning towers OF canvas
above which she would watch, with one hand on
mine 70 support her aud the other to her forehead
while the. gold of her hair rippled aud trembled
pnder her hat and the pearls between her open red
Ups shone like tho foam-fakos which blew up with