Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: MONDAY, NOVEMBER d. 1918


away from the eyes OF mankind. Who
can car, ten how u tradition comes into the
u may be that the noblest trad, ' '"'
t put the. offspring OF material condi-
men sintui lives But once 1t has been
porn u soon BECOMES 4 spirit Moth
c lns ss Of eS,ingnsh It's force then
dlalectics. OF revolt or fear. may OBJ
s :, ire, il 70 for a ,ime. 6u, in very truth
with the power OF honor and shame.
., The mysteriously> born tradition OF
Wprkers engaged in nm mn occupation ,s 1Gi in
which men have to depend upon each
@ %fnsr the T irs,es their g ;seS sps5k
Of lack lac, Of Judgment and, OF blind enthu-
who in my time really lived at sea and
s;l But in their qualities as we'll as i'm
, ,hheii; as ,,,e,. in their weaknesss rs
somehing apart. They were never ex-
| actlN OF IN. earth earthly. They couldn't
DC mat. Chance or desire tmostly de-
sir.l had Set them apart. often IL their
very childhood, and what is TO be re-
markcd Is that from the very nature o.
lhiinsS This carly appeal. this early de-
mus their simple minds had soft or
Sweet they. were In way pre-
|
sea The salt OF tho sea is vcr:
catching !. beastly cold while orc re- re-
hi+ih: Vet for weeks together in the
roaring fortics''
IN sober. uHpoetical truth the SCI, sale
hetcr EctS much further than the sea
mans skin; which III certain attitudes
1t takes the opportunity TO cncrust
i in9re Md then. what is that sea. the
su1,jent ot SO many apostrophes in verse
y Snf
ana It's mystery by men who had never
n.netratrd either the one or the other?
Tess and violent. Except when helped
| DE the varied majesty of the skies
here Is something inane in It's seren-
when t. endless. houndlsSs. persist
ana frtile,a gray. hoary thug. raging
Its very immcnsity is wcarisome. st
any time Within the navigating cen
all: Oh. yes. we know. The greatest
&C. enc, OF potential terror, devourlns
have been nothing If not a continuous
defiance O, what you can do and what
you may hold. a spiritual and material
cockleshelis on and OH beyond the sue
ccssiNc prorocations Of our unreadable
horizons.
UNH0LT FASCINATION
An. but the charm OF the sea on.
yes. charm enough. Or rather II sort
nvmuh n' wh6s ,abr az Of ds an e,rs,"s
Medusa's head whose stare is terror.
This sort OF charm Is calculated TO Keep
salt. with its particular bitterness ike
nothing else on earth. that. l am safe
to say; psnetra ,i no further than sea
ness Is caused by another kind Of pre-
serva!ive Of which nobody would be
SURPRISED 20 hear that the. main ngre
Client Is certain kind Of Low. which
has nothing to do with the futile smiles
an iis Inc futile dx passi1ns Of the sea
naive and imaginative. II has also in
II that strain OF fantasy that Is so Of
IL ne temperament OF true seaman.
nut ] repeat that claim no particular
d moraI 2, ,iic f3r seamen; VIII admit with.
them the usual defects OF mankind.
cHarsciers not quite straight. defects
small n.annesses. ali com Inr ' ou, most
iy Oh the contact with the shore: and
s1i o, 'hai rather naivs peeniiar a little
right theft in n% eNper!encc-onc
This IS indeed u minute proportion.
s hm, u m ,Gisht haze been my iucI;. and
men feel irresistibly tempted To talk
about this unique specimen. Not indeed
70 oneT HIM as an example OF morality.
and set out certain point OF view.
III" Was large. sirLrg. man with Il
municstive with his ahipma,es: nu,
whenever drawn into any sort of con-
verfation With them displaying "a V ~
painstaki'r "arnestness. He was fair
and candid Yea. OF very satisfactory
Smart:icS- 'Tom the officer Of the watch
poin, OF vew-altoEether dependable
Then. suddenly, he went and stole And
he didnt go away from his honorable
kind to do that thing 10 somebody or
spot. IN proximity 10 his shipmates. on
board his own ship, with comnlete dis
man. whose fame for trustworthness
was utterly blasted for the rest OF the
voyase: and in such a way as to bring
,he nrofoundest possibl" trouble into
shin. ~. sto'c eleven go,1"n soyrr-
eisrS and a gold pock"t ,chrononetcr
or th= crime should NOT be entered UNI
DER the category e sscrilcSe rather
n: captain There was certainly some
thing In the nature of the violation OF
a,J Iametq ,irT and n T particular im,
plumber ont o: the captains cabin while
the CAPTAIN MAS asleep there.
knt ;G"k now at the fantasy o: the
OF the G'oihess, he dih r., hast"N Ia :.
treat. No. He went deliberately in,o
the saloon and removed from, the side,
lamps which he carried 10 the fore end
OF ne snip ana stood ;symmetri"aily
.
as far AS possible from the place who're
they belonged. These were the deeds
OF darkness IN the morning "a" hoe'um
came along dragging after him a hose
TO wash the foc'slc head. and. behold
ing the shiny cabin lamps. respiendent
IN the morning light. one on, each sid"
of the howsprit. he WAS paraly7ed with
awe. He dropped the nozzle from his
nerNelcss hands--and such hands, TOO,
happened along. ana he i'll T. ne, ~
Il distracted whisper. Look at that
sir. look" Take them back aft az
once yourself" said. very amuzeds al 90
As VIC approached the quarter deck W.
perceived the steward. "A prey to Il sort
Of sacred horror. holding M before us
certain garments of the captain.
fronZcd men with broomS aud buckets
in their hands stood about with opc,i
mouths. II have found them lAiue ia
the passage outside the captains door "
the steward declared family. The nd
dition"i statement that the captains
watch WAS gone, too. raised the pain fui
sensation to the highest pitch. We
knew then we had II thief amongst u.
one thief: Rehold the solidarity o:
=. ,ships company lie couldn't he 10 us
NJ h,.S haL l,i