Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-21

turcd giant, nov sullen n ehurllshs
now Enchanting a part Of its inealeu-
liable strength as II to show what Il
could do II il wished. Some mornings
the sun came out and turned the whole
expanse into a vast pot Of molten
metal-gold where the rays were
strongest fcf ected, bright lead else
= here. Ari tn waves pushed back By
the prov Of the boat wnIl catch the
CLEAN and flare into color, at the
base dark indigo, shading upward to
the purest emerald, and always tipped
with a snowy, foaming crest. Occa-
sionally a wave, more ambitious than
the rest, would curl over the deck,
sending the Jpray flying in a clean,
driving, sparkling shower. One night
the big round full moon came out in a
perfectly clear sky, and as it hung a
little above the hozidon line it spread
over the sea like a path Of brightest
silver, across which dark ave would
crawl like some sinking Jungle brutss.
! Some days the sun did not shine, and
then old Nepture looked dreary IN
deed. Tossing, restless, desolate, dis
contented, the waves heaved back and
forth in all directions. And the color
scheme was gray, doleful, melancho-
ly gray - gray sky, darker gray wat
er except where the sun would strug-
gle through the clouds just enough to
with abaleful gray-greer
metallic glitter. And the wind, whin-
ing through the rigging, would mean
a little dirge as in keeping with the
setting that one thought Of all the sad
things he had ever heard of. At night
when you first came from the lighted
cabin on to the deck everything look
ed dark, but presently you could sep
arate the black tumblinS water from
the lesser black of the sky; and now
and then you might see a dirty white
flash where a wave had broken and
tossed up its crown Of foaming spray,
One day we had quite a little squall,
The waves increased n height and fre-
uuency, the whole surface of the ocean
was dotted with foam patches, and
the boat pitched and rolled with 6
movement that meant increased mis-
cry to our invalids. At night
clamberer up on deck, found the leas'
exposed place, and set myself to en-
! Joy an hour or two. 1t was too darl
for me to see very far, but | coul'
} make out the broken black skyline
= and, as the ship ducked down into
y hollow | could dimly see and almos
y feel the big fellows rushing by, highe
a than the deck. They seemed to hav
m~easureless power, and they swep
y along the side of the vessel with
swishing hiss that was almost
D. laugh of ridicule at the puny, wea
y" little creatures within. About ever
gu third one would thunder down on tn
TO deck, drenching everything with tn
'g cold, salty spray. By morning tn
l choppy a had gone down, and W
u were rolling in great heaving swell
" that sent our craft tipping from sid
ell to side like a giant swing. Yes, | haV
g. watched old ocean for hours at a tim
and | can't tell the hundredth part
" what l have seen. You must see
It. yourself, and after that all descril
tons of it will be tame to you.
| got my first English hair cut 7,
Gently. | had read Mark Twain's ma
ediction upon English BARRIERS in Inn,
Il. cents Abroad, but l thought perhal
c.I he was exaggerating. l know no
~ that he was too easy on them. tt
- chap that worked on me used h
scissors for two distinct purposes
cutting and pulling out by the roots
%. and he apparently used each methc
impartially. When he had finishe
H. instead of using the nice, soft, fluff
little brush we get busted off wi
back home, he gave me the once-ov
with a couple of brushes the size al
texture Of curry combs. Then
49,, set himself to the task of combing n
stiff, rebellious bristles so that tn,
would lie down in some semblance
o"' order. | could have told him befo
he began that he wouldn't have a
luck; | have tried off and on for f
Jul teen years and failed. But out of r
venge, | thought I'd let him strugg
along and find out for himself. FIJI
10 he squirted on the ordinary sweC
'ar smelling water that BARRIERS are
az fond of using, but this only made ca
NY individual hair stand up in righteo
Va Indignation. Then he smeared on
great lump of vaseline, with no bctt
you results. was afraid he'd apply mu
lage next, but he apparently gave
he' up as a bad job, for he turned ]
loose. The style of an English h;
ele cut is not a thing like that which
se' get at home. l don't know how
'u' accomplished it, but when he 9
'y through, all | needed was a long bla
coat, a high vest, a flat hat and O
of those little all-the-way-around c
'y"' lars, and | would have looked exac
YIN like the rector of some little villa
parish. So pronounced was my
p~earance, in fact, that the boys thre
ened to call me Rev. Campbell.
" = l wish you could hear these Engl
,oor talk. The accent they use complet
knocks me off the Christmas tree.
,rIv Americans express so much by vo
,rod infection. On the very simplest
I of sentences our voice rises and ia
non over quite a number of tones and ev'
thought has a different ~intonatic
Not so with our cousins over he
hon An English lad would tell you Il
.ean he had fallen heir to a million dolla
NON or that he was sentenced to be s
at sunrise in exactly the same tone
voice. He would say the first I
With things of it in a half-bored, matter
nm fact tone, and on the last third
h if voice would swing in an upwi
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