The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

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Trains leave FROM I1nion DeDot corne
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he was perfect god-send. His sunny
temper, bubb.ing fun and inexhausJ ible
stock of yarns, made our gray lives hap
pier than they had ever been at sea be-
fore. If we would have allowed 1t. he
would have been slave TO all of US. for We
carried no boys, and all the old domestic
jobs Of the fOlk'sle had 10 be done oy our
selves. As Il was, he was always DO ag
something for somebody. and as he was a
thorough sailor in his general hand mess
and ability his services were highly appre-
ciated. He made the Gareth comfortable
ship in spite of her manifold drawha.ks.
In due time we reached the roaring
forties" and began to run the Eastfng
down. The long, tempestuous stretch of
the southern ocean lay before US. and the
prospect was by no means cheering. The
Gareth IN spite of her huge bulk. had
given us a taste Of her quality when run
ming before a heavy breeze of wind short
ly after getting clear of the channel aud
we knew that she was one Of the wetteet
of her class a Vessel that welcomed every
bowling sea as an old friend and freely
invited il TO range the whole exDanse of
her decks from poop to forecastle. And.
in accordance with precedent we >5neW
that she would be driven to the last ex-
trsmity of canvas endurance. not only in
the hope of making a quick passage. but
because shortening sail after really hard
running was such an awful strain upon
the handful of men composing the crew.
So that when once the light sails were Sc
cure, an attempt would always he made
10 hang on to the stiI enormous spread
Of sail remaining until the gale blew Itself
out, or We mad run out of its vast area. But
for some days the brave west wind lin
gered I'm its lair and we slowly crept to
the s'uthard and BASTARD with trumpery
little spurts of northerly and northwest
eriy breeze. We had reached AZ degrees S
and about 10 degrees e. when one after
noon ii fell calm.
one of the most magnificent sunsets
imaginable spread its glories over the
western sky. Great splashes Of gorgeous
colorlng stained the pale blue of the
heavens, and Illuminated the fantastic
crags and ranges Of cloud that lay no
tionless around the horizon like fragments
of a disintegrated world A long, listless
swell came soiemny from the west al reg
ular intervals, giving the waiting ship q
stately, rhythmleal motion in the CLASSY
waters, and making the immense squares
Of canvas that hung straight as boards
from the yards siam against the steel
masts with a sullen boom. Except for that
occasionally recurring sound, a solemn
stiffness reiShed supreme, Whlie the wide
mirror OF the ocean reHected faithfully all
the naming uhtS OF the SKY. QGlet-y all OF
US gathered on the folk' sic mead for the
second dog-Watch smoke, put Tor some
time all seemed stianseiy dlslnchhed tor
the oesutoTy cnaI VI'dt usually taxes
pace at tnat pleasant hour. Plpes were
puHed III slience Ior haiI an hour, uitll
suuueHiy NcGlh'g pIohe Tue spetl Nhi7
voice sounding strangely Gear ana VI
pIahO ny saying
haa quare unIahle idshI hisnl'
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tearlh' acne an over me poor oWtd ploh-
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me heart
silence wrapped us round agaAh' LOT VINO
among US codid ma any words 70 appiS ~
such story as lhat9 ANA anecIeu 10
an the more because OF rs compete con
trast TO NJ dlhiys usuai pr.ghI' cheelY
and uneompiainlnS humor' MOI ano'ileI
word was spoken by any one un,l tte
sharp strokes on the httIe pen alt ciell
the still air, ana IN lmmedlate Iespoh7''
one rose and smole the big pen hahsiug at
The break OF the forecastle TOUR uoupie