The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-24


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jurles volens. so I must wan
IL happens nolens. Vt
There is one optimist aboard IN
belief in our ultimate victory IN
impossible to shake. sam only y
and shakes his head when we
that we have already lost. NO.
says, "I know we win" and then b
smile gurgles into a little splutteriri.
laugh. \
Smiling Sam, the sangulne Sailor.
On watch above or watch below
No matter what the weather
A smile all full of hope-and Sam
Are always seen together.
The log may show a poor days run,
The wind around us failing;
Sam merely smiles, as who would say.
ITO victory we're sailing"
When Sam is standing at the WIS
His sunny smile can cheer u1lt
And, as he smiles, we somehow pis
To victory he'll steer us. Fe
TWO HOURS OF FRESH BRFfo
. Thursday. July 1s.--Lat. "a deS.
min. n. long. 14S deg. II min. w. X
lance $50 miles.
Tonight can say with all sinca
and in ali reverence "Nunc dimttA
have seen the Hawaii in a real bred
and 1t was worth waiting for. it WI
worth the weary days of plodding All
1t almost makes up for losing the racA
For two long. glorious, intoxicating
hours the wind blew twenty miles an
hour this morning and as I stood on
the deck, I recognized a new beirf |
Just as on the night of the full mod
but more so in the daylight a
stronger breeze. oh, but she ~
alive, and she was proud of iaey
till now she has been always
ngly self satisfied in a sleeI{abt
but today she sang for the pYtn
of living and every rise of lAthe \
and saucy dip of her stern, Ncau
swaying rush of her booms nmo-
water were but graceful mower we'd
her light, swift dance over thdkna-
1T was after breakfast just Eanr
captain was taxing the morninShile
the log at eight o'clock and tefha
utes afterwards LOOK announcer iooNn-
Then the captain brought up his VI,
and we timed the miles.
minutes and by ten o'clock we
made 90 1-2 miles. Then the W
steadied to about is miles and the Il
wall dropped back to her former IN
| lessness and a grudging 8 miles 4
hour.
| But during those two hours she wa
joy for ever. 1t was astounding II
watch her ride the huge rollers THAI
lowered threateninglS over her stern}
only to lift her with a graceful swineE
and rush angrily on ahead, frothingi
! with rage at the mockery of their
power. Not once did she take water
over the stern and her bowsprit was
never within three feet. of the waves.
Her balance in sea Is something to
marvel at. She rolled. of course, but
she did so with a timely swaying
movement that shook no wind from
| her sails and there was not crazt
motion in her or in any part of her
If only the wind had been on the
quarter instead of dead aft. there Is
no saying what speed she might have
made. But that is not to be. appar-
emily, and we can only be thankful
that we have steady breeze and have
seen the Hawaii in her glory.
DANIEL FALLS ASLEEP AT THE
WRONG TIME.
The ships clock had just struck
four bells this morning and 1 was
wondering lazily whether to turn out
or snooze for another hour, when
heard the captain give the order to
lower the mainsail. That decided me'
and / stayed in my berth, for ropes
are very much non grata with me
\ an hat,
accustomed covering of skin. There
was much running to and fro and some
shouting from which last 1 gathered
that the topsail sheet had carried
away Then I heard the captain sin
OUT: slack away Dan" then Let d
of that rope there, let go 1 say" the
the sound of running feet and Now
get below and stay there" and DaniN
tricliled down the corI' panic II way.
1t seems that DAME. had been q |,
deck snatching an instant or two W
wakefulness in-the re", me rning SUI
light. vaulting ambition urged hY
| to help when the siteat was beiS !,
reeved, but that same ambition. sad 4
o'erleaped itself and fell with a bal n,
on the other side. Daniel got tangl&1
up with a Glove hitch around him am
Immediately fell into a deep sleefT
Prompt action saved him from being
carried to the end of the swaying gaff.
but Daniel does not think he would
like to be. sailor.
A GLORIOUS DAY.
Friday July II, lat. 2S.45 N. longA
15l.45 W., distance 200 miles.
Here we are thirteen days out at
noon today and still $40 miles from
Diamond Head. The wind is holding
strong and steady, however, and that
$40 should be less than two days run,
so we may expect to be at anchor some
time Sunday afternoon. r.
This has been a glorious day.
for couple of passing showersI Z
sun has shone brightly and the nc
east wind has doomed up behin{S
in great shape. The wind always d
at the advent of rain clouds, but
with these Interruptions we have
up a good average and L look for
least $50 miles by the log and at
225 by the chart for the days
ending at noon tomorrow.