Gunnison news-champion., 1916-11-10

soon ~ ! had passed through the door
found myself In . kind of passage
lighted BY electricity similar to the
waist Of q ship. After We had pro
ceeded . dozen yards q second door
opened before me.
] then entered dining room. dec
GRATED and furnished In severe taste
High oaken sIdeboards, inlaid with
ebony. stood at the two extremities Of
tho room. and upon their shelves gilt
tered china. porcelain and glass OF In
estimable value.
The plate on the table sparkled In
the rays which the luminous ceiling
shed around, while the light was tenn.
pered and softened BY exquisite paint
ings.
In the center Of the room WAS table
richly laid out Captain Memo indi
Gated the place was to occupy.
The breakfast consisted Of q certain
number Of dishes the contents Of
which were furnished by the sea alone,
and ! was ignorant Of the nature and
mode Of preparation OF some Of them
l acknowledged that they were good
but they had a peculiar flavor. which
l easily became accustomed to. These
different ailments appeared to me to
be rich In phosphorus. and ! thought
they must have a marine origin.
Captain Memo looked at me. I asked
him no questions. but he guessed my
thoughts and answered Of his own ac-
cord the questions which I was burn
ing to address to him.
''The greater part of these dishes
are unknown to you." he said to me
However. you may partake Of them
without fear. They are wholesome
and nourishing. For a long time I
have renounced the food Of the earth.
and am never III now. My crew,
who are healthy. are fed on the same
food"
49," said l. "all these eatables are
the produce Of the scar
ayes. professor. the sea supplies all
my wants. Sometimes I cast my nets
In tow. and draw them In ready to
break. Sometimes I hunt In the midst
Of this element which appears to bs
inaccessible to man and quarry the
game which dwells In my submarine
forestA My nocks, like those Of Nep-
tunes old shepherds. Craze feariessly
In the Immense prairies Of the ocean.
have . vast property there. which
cultivate myself and which 10 always
sown BY the hand Of the Creator Of al
things."
II can understand perfectly, sir. that
your nets furnish excellent Dish for
your table. can understand also that
you hunt aquatic game in your sub.
marine forests. but cannot under.
stand at all how a particle Of meat,
no matter how small, can figure In
your bill Of fare"
"This which you believe to be meat,
professor. q nothing else than fillet Of
turtle. Here are also some dolphins'
nvers. which you take to be ragout Of
pork. My cook ID clever fellow, who
excels in dressing these various prod.
ucts Of the ocean. Taste all these
dishes. Here Is a preserve OF holo.
thuria which Malay would declare
to be unrivaled In the world; here is
q cream Of which the milk has been
furnished by the cetacea and the sugar
by the great fucus Of the North sea.
ana. lastly. permit me to offer you some
preserve Of anemones which II equal
to that Of the most delicious fruits"
l tasted more from curiosity than
- . connoisseur. while Captain Memo
enchanted me with his extraordinary
stories.
You like the sea. captain r
"Yes. love 1T The sea d every.
thing. Il coven seven .tenths Of the
terrestrial globe. Its breath u pure
and healthy. II 10 an Immense desert
where man 3 never lonely. for be
feels life stirring on all sides. The
sea ID only the embodiment Of q super.
natural aud wonderful existence. It
b nothing but love and emotion: II u
the living Infinite as one Of your
poets has said. In fact. professor, Ma.
ture manifests herself In It by her
three kingdoms-mineral. vegetable and
animal. The sea Is the vast reservoir
Of Nature. The globe began with sea.
20 to speak. And who knows II It viii
mot end with It? In II u supreme
tranquility. The sea does not belong
to despOts. Upon its surface men can
still exercise unjust laws. fight. tear
one smother to pieces and be carried
away with terrestrial horrors. But at
thirty feet below its level their reign
ceases. their influence Is quenched and
their power disappears. All. sir. live
1--we In the bosom Of the waters! The.e
only u independence. There I recog.
nise no masters. There am free"