The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-07

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;, About a hundred feet away he ga,
4 a floating spar, and It came to hir
9 that If he could reach that spar
would indeed be paradise. So h
struck out for the spar. 1t seemed t
, be floating away from hir. as h
swan but with great effort he reach
ed it, grasped it with his hands, d CIV
himself up and then sat upon Il.
When he felt that it was holdin,
his weight he was relieved Agar
he was filled with a great sense OF
graf tude. And as he sat on that spar
holding on with hands and feet, he
looked up at the sky in thankfulness
He was alive; and to know that this
spar was holding his weight filled his
soul with Joy.
But the wind was cold. HIS frame
was chilled. and he knew that Is was
only little time that he could hold
on.
Just then he saw a boat pulling
away at fifty CT hundred yards dis.
lance.
He shouted and called again and
again.
And slowly the boat turned in his
d rection. 1t came nearer and nearer
and he knew that If he could once get
in that boat and feel that the boat was
under him, II would be paradise, in
deed.
And in few minutes the wish
came to pass. and he was in the boat.
He was exhausted, too weak even to
lift his hand. But the Joy was exqui-'
site; he was with human beings.
So they floated with the tide. and
they pulled the oars. After a long
time flush of pink came into the
East, and they knew that day would
soon come. -
And then they saw a great gray.
like form, with many lights, awaysoff !
n the distance. ~
They prayed, they wept, they wait !
ed-there was nothing else to do.
The Carpathia came nearer, and my 4
friend breathed a great prayer that flesT
might be able to climb the ship and |
lie on the deck. That was all he woulS
the privilege of lying fat
On the deck, and knowing that the
ship was beneath him.
And his prayer was answered. He
climbed up the rope ladder and knelt
IN the deck in thankfulness.
But soon he realized that strength
lad gone out of him, ana he begged
hat he be placed in the poorest room
n the steerage, just so it was bed
md he was covered with blankets. j. !!
Some of the mothers anc children
n the crowded steerage made room
or him and when he was in the bunk
lie said to himself, surely, this is
'aradise!" and he closed his eyes In
But after an hour or two the crying
the children, the smell Of cooking
he presence Of many people began
D pail on him. He felt that he must
ct away from this mob. ~
So he called to petty office and
egged that he might have cabin.
And bunk was found for him in
cabin. -
And here in this cabin he was hap
y, and he sad, This is paradise, in.
eed!" And he rested and thought and !
led to write out kilograms to send
his friends when he reached shore
e slept soundly that night but when |
3 awoke in the morning, he realized
lat the cabin wasn't exactly right. I
nd So he asked the steward who
'me to wait on him il there was not
berth somewhere In a cabin on the
)per deck. And the steward said that I
'ery bunk was full, except, possibly,
lie berth in the captains cabin.
And so my friend took pencil in c
and and wrote a Letter to the captain
the ship. And this is copy Of tn '
tier:
Dear Sir:
This cabin in which ! am located is +
ght alongside Of the engines. | hear
lie clank and clash OF mach merry all
lie night thru. am awakened by
lie noise and foul air, for this cabin
very small and lily ventilated.
understand that you have a vacant
INK in your cabin on the upper deck. A
ind sir, please send word by bearer, Z
lowing me to occupy this cabin with
~, and will ever be I
Your sincere friend
No answer came from the captain. {
ut the moral OF this true story is
lis Nobody Is ever satisfied with |
lything after he gets 1t The Phil.
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