The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-05-04

we're on the deck Of good old English
oak-aye. az much at home as n we
stood upon the chalky South Foreland
aud saw the great hop fields OF fertile
Kent az our feet. with the gray towers
OF Dover and the white spires OF Deal
In the distance Old iambourne ut
tered a shout. and pointed to the Union
Jack
One must be abroad and far away 60
feel to the full the emotions that are
excited and the confidence which Is
inspired on seeing the old flag, that has
swept every sea and shore. waving In
Its pride from the gaf-peak OF Brit
ish man-of-wAr.
Il Is then that we feel what n sway
one little island has exercised over
the mighty earth"
Hlslop and ! dlned with Capt. b.
who was anxious to hear or story In
detail.
Our shlpmatcs were told on to their
several divisions. and we were placed
In the ward room mess for the re-
mainder OF the voyage.
We sailed that night. and under
steam and canvas. as wo bore away to
the north. we soon saw the Peak OF
Adam 5. king into the dark blue sea.
"Adieu to the Canarics. said Hlslop.
waving his hat; the next shore We
see will be Europe-tho white ellis OF
Old England. perhaps"
But next day We sighted the great
pltons Of the Salvage islands. a group
Of unlnhablted rocks which are claim
ed by the Portuguese perhaps no one
else caroe about them). and which are
surrounded by dangerous shoals. One
OF these isles closely resembles the
fantastic rocks Of the Needles. ut the
west end Of the Isle OF Wight.
On the salyages the canary birds are
so numerous that an old yoyager says
1T Is impossible to walk without
crushing their eggs"
We touched at Madeira. and after n
delightful voyage OF about sixteen days
ran up the Channel. and came to an
Choir In the Downs on the 29th OF oc-
tober.
| had been absent from homo more
than a year, when found myself In
London-in mighty London. with It's
dark forests OF masts and It's dark ca
thodral dome. that meets the eye from
every point OF vlew-a wondrous and
bewildering change. after trayerslng
so long the wide and lonely seal
With n heart swollen by anxiety to
learn tldings OF my father, my mother
and sisters. reached the counting
room OF my uncie'a Arm. Rodney a
Co.. In tho city. but there was some
thing so peculiar In my aspect, which
pertained neither to sea nor shore. and
was unmlstakably outlandish. that old
John Thomas. the porter. seemed In
clined TO shut tho door in my face.
A short explanation, however. soon
overcame his seruples. and was then
admitted.
Ny uncle was at ErlesmerO. but his
head clerk assured mo that my family
were all WE'LL though they had long
since given me up for dead. as
handsome Che assured me X was very
handsoms) white marble tablet erected
to my memory in the Reetory church
remained 90 testify.
Ny letters from Cuba had never
reached home.
As had no desire 10 shock my par
ents by a sudden surprise. y telegram
preceded me. and In less than an hour
was OF by tho express train for
Erlesmere. But with all its speed the
express seemed too slow for me- Mark
Hlslop accompanied mo until he could
get a ship. but before looking Tor that
he meant to visit his old mother. who
lived somewhere In Scotland.
After all that we had undergone.
all that had to show my family were
the sword and old book found In tho
waterlogged brig. the crees' OF n mu-
tinous Lasoar. and the ring given me
by the governor OF surabaya.
have now realized the truth OF
Goethe's maxim: "He that looks for
ward sees one way to pursue. but he
who looks backward sees many"
THE END.