Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-27

saI0- inS StSco rico Ss<y without
Cloud That Foretells q Storm
Crude perhaps aud cnicrs. the out
come OF life apart. sailoimen have
yet an appreciation of the arts. writes
David w. Rome i'll the Manchester
Guardian.
Once in the Waiter gallery l was
looking at The Death OF Nelson"
There was man with the look of a
seaman standing near lie had Il slight
smell OF drink and was chewing tobac-
co. He. too. was Interested in the pic
ture. and. recognizing ne rs seaman
like. he said something. and we got to
talking about Nelson aud his times.
about ships and pictures "B'gad.
mate. them fellers' Ohe painters he
meant "knowed what they was
a-dOin'. Look ut that ere glim' dan
( term. Looks as It's trimmln' was for
got Wen they brought tn admiral
down. An them eyes, point
Ing 90 wounded seaman in The near
foreground. 'them's tn eyes o. poor
'ArkneSs wot come OF tn main yard
las voyage an struck tn fife rail fun
on
lie told me of the accident. how Il
hanp@HNi. and 10y his eyes and rude.
simple speech I saw IL ALL As plain be-
fore me as the figure OF the stricken
seaman ! saw 'Arkness come or the
main yard clutching wildly at the
sheets and lifts rs he fen heard him
strike the rail with Sickeuing thud
and lie stretched. saw the running
figures on the deck. and-"'e never
larsted tn night We buried i'm ont
there. Taltai It was" said my speaker.
involuntarily twisting n shoulder TO an
imaginary southwest.
There was n sea picture. n ship CON-
ing up 70 the Isle OF Wight-clean
curving sails. good sense Of move
ment and n fine. breezy atmosphere.
Jest wot IL is said my friend.
'omeward bound. Let 'er go. boys.'
burst of enthusiasm that made some
visitor glance around. alarmed. ZONE
ward bound Il lsr' There were other
line pictures. hut we did not feel that
we had right 10 do more than look at
them and admire. With sea pictures IL
was different They were our world.
ana who had the right TO criticise the
way sea was moving of the sky II
we had not; Too often had we watch
ed. anxious eyed. for break in the
clouds not to~know the way of wind
ON the water. the scud of n cloud
breaking free in a welcome shift. Well
we knew the curve OF standing sail
and the relation it bore 10 the sense of
movement
For city of the sea Liverpool has
no great representation OF her fore
most industry on her chamber walls
Sea pictures have apparently no at
traction for her chiefest citizens. There
was little call for sea critics down
stairs. so we went TO an exhibition of
modern art in the upper galleries.
Here we found ourselves properly con-
fronted. Setting Sail After n Blow IL
was large canvas, ship pitching
heavily in the swell OF recent gale
and the crew putting the canvas on
her. IL held a great message for my
mate (black smoke and an ever throb-
bing screw had not yet dulled his sea
fancyl. He was highly pleased. "Them
seas wot We gets Off tn Platter He
wanted 10 show some word of cheer. To
swing his right hand 10 the left shouI-
der in seamanlike admiration. bur the
cold gray eye of tall hated official
was upon us-"Huh. sailorsr'-and
there was group of young ladies
near by worshiping at the shrine of a
corporation purchase so he contented
himself by nudging me furiously.
That's wct I calls a picture" be.said
n sunset over water claimed orr at
tention. n blood red sky with no
clouds, only a slight density near the
horizon. said Il was remarkable.
perhaps unreal. That's where We
amt in ii, mister. Look a herel If
We wos t take all tn colors in tn lock-
er SOS We 'ad lots O. red an WELLER in.
ye'd find a sky t match il. Amt We
never card o. what them dagos calls
blood o Chris'-them dagos wot loads
We ballest in tn Plate?" | had not
heard 'Well, it's n sky like that. an
IL comes afore one of them 'pamperos.'
Min wos lynn In Monte Video
oncet. an we 'ad n sky all blood red |
an never cloud, an tn fishin' boats |
wos all comm in; not rowin' shipshape. |
same s me am You 'ud do: them |
shown tn oars IS If they wos pushin' |
a barrer." He spat into a dark corner
ana said something more about dagos. !
then continued: "Nex' day we 'ad y |
gale. 'Owlin', 1t was, an her drivin'
into 1t same s we wos off tn Horn.
an big German bark driv' down ON
us an took tn fore to'gal'n'mast out o.
'er an tn boom am started all tn
'eadgear. Two ships wos driv' ashore.
an that's wot comes out o. them skies
wot they calls tn blood o. Chris"
IL was an impressionist picture that
annoyed my mate-an impression of a
scene In dock, with masts and tunnels
and hulls all mixed up The coloring
was good, but the ships might have
Deen ninepins or egg boxes or any.
thing. AT first he was perplexed. then.
amused, then indignant. ooh. ~ he
said. WHATS this? Ships b'gad. or
I'm Dutchmanr' He burst into 6tl
CT rude laughter. ships il is. mister.
an look at them tawps1 yards, ShIns
WI tawpsl yards below the main. an,
hangmans gfbbet Ger tn mizzen gaff
Them felle"s s got some cheek. mate
That's wot ] calls it-cheeL-t' he
paintin' things like that. 'Oly sallorll
Look nj them"
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