The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-13

agement; and the eternal, irrepressi-
BILE hope that they bring with them
often stimulates belief in continued
success which leads to many bad
cropper in the struggles yet to come;
yet what would humanity ever accom-
plish without those same rays of hope
and sunshine?
Halstead's tastes, like those of most
seafaring men, ran to snug country
places on shore, racing studs, and good
company, though all within sight and
sound of the ocean. Mine, on the con-
trary, like most men who sail the sea
for its witching pleasure and know
nothing of topsl reeing or foc's'le
hellishness, were conferred upon thou
sand-ton steam yachts, alterations
between delightful cruises and months
in perfectly equipped town house.
He would mutter, between the puffs
of smoke, "Gad, old chap, fellow
could have one of the finest places in
Surrey and keep house parties going
all the year round on the income OF
nillion!" To which / would grunt an
appreciatiye assent, followed by, "And
think of the clipper yacht, triple-eN-
pansion and celluloid bottom, that a
man could keep in commission; yes.
| and the town house, too. could build
one in the middle of Mayfair, with cleo
trio lights, modern plumbing, marble
baths, and plenty of ground around 1T,
for a hundred and fifty thousand" BY
which you will see that the captain and
] were counting our chickens not only
before they were Matched, but even
while the eggs lay at the bottom OF the
western Pacific. This realization came
to us after awhile with crushing force,
along toward midnight, when the air
had become pretty damp and we had
smoked too many cigars. could feel
nv heart sink down, down, like lump
of lead. But, before turning in, I
thought: well, the voyage will make
new man of me, anyhow, and the ex-
citement of the attempt will be some
thing worth remembering, whether
we succeed or not,"-in which my
friend quite agreed with me.
Shortly after four o'clock 1 heard
! him tumble out of his bunk, and, be-
ing too restless to sleep, I soon fol-
lowed. It was not yet daylight, but
the gray shadows in the east were
tinged with rosy reflection against
which were outlined the bold promon-
tories of Point Bugui, the Northwestern
ly limit of Masbate island and Point
Sur, on Burias, the passage between be-
ing about eight miles in width. AS we
gradually altered our course around
Point Sur. heading northeast toward
) Port Sorsogon, on Luzon, in order to
; clear San Miguel islet at the northerly
end of Ticao, great flames of red shot
up across the eastern horizon. The
! grayness overhead lifted, like q fog
bank. There was fresh and eXhilarat.
ing dampress in the air. Then, as the
: top rim of the sun appeared, a broad
: CLEAN spread across the heavens.
: tingeing every line of the steamers
: rigging and the sides of her funnel a
1 deep crimson. Down on the main
: deck. the barefooted second mate, Mo-
: reno, was directing stream from the
Y hose over everything in sight, while
s scrubbed and holystoned the planking
S Although there is plenty of water
e ell through the San Bernardino pas
n sage, it has been but imperfectly sur
veyed and is thick with submerged
n rocks, navigation among which is rem
I; dered still more dangerous by rapid
current setting in from the Pacific;
and feverish desire to be at work
e made us doubly anxious to reach open
d water without accident. Halstead had
e been through the strait several times
o and knew his bearings perfectly, but
k we were we'll around the end of Tica1
y before he ventured below for break.
t. fast.
e Sailing over smooth water between
e the different islands, there had beer
no suggestion of sea-sickness among
le our passengers, and the ladies hac
o been on deck since sunrise, watching
the magnificent scenery; so when we
put in an appearance the captain wa:
piled with all sorts of inquiries con
corning the different headlands, whe1
we would be finally clear of the shore
whether it would be very rough out
\ side, etc., etc.
: : At noon we were in the outer pas
Z sage, between Calantas Rock ant
= Capul, and by dinner-time We're stand
ing uue edst III 'l.e open sea AoI III "
Espiritu Santo. AS on the previous
evening, we stopped to chat with thu
passengers, the two padres and thu
Palacios especially, for an hour or 81
after the meal, then went on deck t,
size up the situation.
ITO begin WITH" said I, when W,
were finally secure from interruption
in our quarters, "where am / leas
likely to attract attention when G.
ashort at Agana? Will it be advisable
to take lodgings in private house, o
ID had better go to the best hotel?"
of Halstead's eyes opened in amaze
err ment, then broad grin appeared
IS through his beard:
''Oh, L should stop at the best hote,
ID by all means, if there were such
IN thing within a thousand miles. Yo1
would 11o 1;1,a1,, IN, NO M