New Britain herald., 1915-12-01
WHEN HENRY COMES SAILING
 HOME.


 More than four hundred years ago, ito be exact, four hundred and twen- tious navigator who bore the appella- tion Columbus pointed the prov of the good ship Santa Maria and her consorts in the general direction of America. Since that time many ships have sailed into our bays and riVulets; ships of every size and de- scripton, ships large, ships small, sailing ships, steam ships,-ships without end. But, if things go not aWry, there is one ship which will come sailing in and put all others to brings Henry Ford and his peace advo- cates back from Europe after they have put an end to the war. When Henry comes sailing home, when his ship comes in, there will be then cause for real rejoicing. America will turn it. self into a veritable jubilee,-all of America that has not been making money on war stocks,-and Henry will be given the grandest ovation that ever fell to the lot of man. He will be even more welcomed than was Noah with his Ark
 Who cannot paint a picture of the good ship Oscar II breasting the lacy foam on her way into the harbor of New York, or Boston, or Hampton Roads? Of course, there will be much discussion over the place of landing, for the entire nation wants the peace ship to put in at some port where the natives may see the show. Doves will be sent from the Oscars pigeon loft,-not the crows nest- when the ship is within hailing of land, and streamers will float to the breezes. It will be a glorious sun shiny morning when Henry comes 1 sailing home. Out aft will be assem- 1 bled the mizzen- crew, clad in flowing, | filmy, garments, olive branches in l hand, singing the song of the just. l Even the stokers in the hold will ply l their trade to the ryth1nic beat of a chcir-leader's baton. All, all, will be song. Rats in the keel shall be lulled to sleep by the enchanting melodies of the psalm singing home corners whom Henry had abroad. II
 
 Santa Claus, with his reindeer team will be on deck after having dis l pensed his toys and joys to the chil. dren of the world. An angel with g golden trumpet will stand majesti cally on the bow-sprit' ready to soun6 mighty blast when the ship come: in. On top of the cabin will be ou] own Henry Captain Henry of the Os car II. He will be lowing and scrap ing to his fellow men, and women and children, standing on the shores he will acknowledge the cheering ant the singing of those who have assem- bled to see their hero return. And when the ship passes Quaran tine and is tied up to it moorings, and the long list O a-faring celebrities step onto lan' in front of Henry, the First in Peace when that procession comes down tn gang-plank there will be loud halle lujahs and peace offerings, and tn national man of the hour will b taken on the shoulders of the multi tude and carried through the streets and the folk on the house tops vii shower him with flowers and do-d feathers, and he will be set-up in tn market place, and when the shades o , night have fallen the people will re turn to their humble homes an 1 trundle beds rejoicing because Henr has returned to the fold. And the will know full well that the one grea prince of peace has arisen amongs