The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-25
CRUISE OF THE CONQUtR0R
Class History Of the Ocala High School
Graduates of 1910 Entertain
inEiy Told

The snip was a beautiful one, elegant
l. furnished, and complete In every
particular. She consisted OF fifteen
staterOonS, captains room, first
mates room, social hall. dining room
and kitchen Of course, and upper and
lower decks. She was manned by a
crew of fine sailors ever sailed
the deep, blue sea. This ship was built
especially for little girl, who had
just attained the school age and felt
very proud TO think that she was the
first one to christen and then take pos
session of the new ship. This little
girl was Hope Robinson, and she chris
tened the ship The Conqueror." The
name is very characteristic of Hope,
as she always conquers everything she
attempts. If not by fair means'-well
by others. For three years Hope
sailed by herself under different cap
tains and tried very hard to learn the
rudiments of reading, 'riting and 'rith-
metic. At the beginning of the fourth
year she became very lonesome and
decided to take aboard two little girls.
whom she saw standing on the bank.
as companions.
one of these little girls had long
curls and named Ethel Crosby
The three little girls got along very
we'll and studied once in a while. be-
cause they were so busy doing other
things that they usually forgot to open
/ their books. At this time Belle would
| go to school one day and stay in her
| room the next. because by 50 doing she
would be excused from knowing the
| lessons of the day. She was present,
| as she was absent the day before. and
did not know where the lessons We're.
| 1t is very strange. so Belle says now,
| but she was allowed to continue her
studies with her companions and to
| stay on THE conqueror. Ethel and
] Hope grew to be dear friends and did
some very naughty things but they
! would never tell on each other, the
captain never found out. One day just
| before the fifth year the girls decided
! that they would like to have boy to
talk to, one who could mend their
broken dolls and such things. While
entering a harbor to get supplies they
saw a little boy whom they Immediate
1y decided to take aboard. This little
boy was Curtis Crom.
| Curtis always attended the class
recitations but he admits now that he
did not do much outside Of this There
| was OccdS1OndliE IlIie De-
tween the friends, but this was always
made up and they went about their
work cheerfully.
Curtis did not like being the only
boy with three girls, SO he persuade ed
the captain to find another boy to keep
him company. The captain thought
this a very good plan and the result
of his search was bringing Roy Cap
pleman to join his other passengers
Roy was a very interesting boy, but
whenever the captain corrected him he
would look at him in such way that
tthe captain would begin to tremble
At this time, which was the sixth year
of the voyage, Hope and Ethel took
the paper doll fever, as it was called
land it was impossible to make then
study or learn their lessons. There
were two large armchairs in the bach
of the room and when the captain
Thought Ethel and Hope were study.
ing they We're having a lovely time
playing paper dolls. Belle, in tn.
meanwhile, had awakened to the fac
THAT it was more profitable to attent
lrecitationS every day than to attent
them one day and stay away the next
so she tried to be a better girl anc
succeeded very well.
| Inc next passenger WnOnl the cap
tain took on board was a very timit
little boy whom we all know as Georg'
Mckay This was during the seventh
year of the voyage and George wa
heartily welcomed by all the passen
gers. He was all right in every re
spect but one. and that was reading
1t just seemed as if he could not learl
to read but 'practice makes per
Guilty and now can read almost a
well as anyone. The boys were no
IangelS at this time, either, for, in
. stead of studying. they would establisi
telegraph lines out Of strings and TAX
Iup the time sending kilograms in
stead of trying to learn their lessons
One day during the eighth year
while sailing along. The Conqueror
came upon a fishing smack and afte
a close investigation was made tn
captain found two little boys in tn
boat crying as if their hearts woul
break. Instead of the Babes in tn
Woods" they were the Babes on tn
Sea" and they had been many day
without food. The captain lowered
boat and had the little boys taken o.
board to the great joy of all the pas
sengers. These little boys looked s
much alike that 1t puzzled the caplal
until by close questioning he learne
that they We're twins and We're Car
and Earl Lytle, and the first thing h
: did was to give each one a big dis
of bread and butter Carl and Ear
were Immediately introduced to tn
daily recitations and they set to wor
with will Because they We're $
small the captain thought. at first, h
would have to send them home, bu
they begged so hard to be allowed I
stay that he finally consented.
Now there remained only four NOR
age and these years proved to be tn
happiest to all on board.
The passengers now decided to get
captain who would stay with them 70
the last four years, as they We're tire
of changing often. and they wer
fortunate enough to get Prof. WORK
: man to fill this place. He chose Mis-
i McCreery to be his first mate and tn
;, passengers were very well please
II with their choice.
!. At the beginning of the ninth yea
when everyone was asleep, the shi
gave such a lurch that all were awal
ened. They dressed soon as poss
BILE and ran on deck to find out tn
cause of the trouble. After lookin
! around on all sides they saw 1ftt
launch overturned in the water wit
/ two people clinging to it, The boz
+ was quickly reached and the two girl