Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-05-26
LIFE ON THE
OCEAN WAVE.

things be ~iil generally - ccmpsnsa-
ticns to eguaiise many discomfosts. There
are times in the lifs OF such wandsrsr
when Loneliness rules the hours almost 10
. degree OF dssolation; but the hops that
always springs eternal In the human
hrsast helps 10 overcome the feelings Of
solitude and dspression.
Sometimes think the samsnesa Of life
that some men on shore must lead may
b. wsasisome- no change except - the
seasons come and 70. Does he know how
to APPRECIATE the things THAI ars never
denisdf How can be b sure that hs
ever truly values the companionship Of
one person mors than anotherf Absence
may NOT really make the heart more fond,
but Il opens the vision to . finer sense Of
appreciation.
Sometimes there seem to b considerable
samensss TO . life on the seas. snd 1t
other times Il may seem to b made up OF
eternal change. A hne monotony Of
moderately good weather may sometimes
follow one along for year. to9sthef, and
then again there may BE- continuation Of
rough and disagreeable conditions for one
voyage after another.
Heal dangers and hardships are 70 rare
that they are sll the more interesting. BY
this remark do mot mean to imply that
they hardly exist. have too much ssnss
and actual experience 70 deny their very
real existence, at timss. But think that
no one really senses any fall degrss Of
danger whom IL Il nssr - there are then
other things 70 think Of and other carss
TO meet. II IL after tbs tight placss havs
bssn safely passed that be may stop 70
think Of what might have bssn. Power
ful equipmens has much TO do with safsty,
confidence has much 70 do with courage.
The position OF commander 10 naturally
more sheltered In general than h that Of
others, though on very rare occasicus Of
stress be may be exposed TO storm and
driving care for days and nights towsthsf.
more than all Others and without rest or
relief.
Ipsrnaps write from the point OF view
gaine- BY rather comforta BILE experiences.
never having sailed in small, weak or
WORKOUT vessels, and long In command OF
the liner class, associated Only with
o~ners y hose wise policy hes sssr been
'.Good order, with sound equipment nrst,
and profits afterward" The former helps
lead 70 the latter - surely ~ the day
follows night.
But even the most able outfit may not
avoid the dangers OF collision, and
eternal vigilance may sometimes faii.
There may be dsreiicts and other lurking
dangers along the pathway which show
no lighta and SOUND no horn. On one
occasion, bound over seas, ere we're cross-
ing the trail Of the Grand Banks In thick
fog and making nine knots. In The after
noon the fog temporarily lifted and to the
right ana left ws passsd nine icebergs -
big ~ islands. When fog and darkness
again closed down ws bald the pace
Through wrstched night OF care.
This year We sailed from Virginia for
Brazil in the early part OF February.
There wss fairly good weather for two or
thrss days and then change 70 the had.
There wss no real heavy gale, save one,
but for month and more there were the
most spltful cross-ssas thas bad sves met
with for % long tina, and had never BE-
Iofe sssn gfssn water cross ths deck
wanoo' orsexing INTO roam ana spsy.
me tnos cnanRins 20 whits.
One has considerable tims to read - In
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forces vooid % q wsf-and whsn thsrs
afs oontinsai carss ton ths mind. Hight,
shoss reading y ossssf than longer works
o. deeper seody. Thsss ar many Amssi-
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