The diamond drill., 1920-12-11

81 WINS born 90 pow
lX ~ <z erty and depend
encey ne started
life embittered and he ended "dying
of rnge like N poisoned rnt I'm n hole"
20 suse his own expression. His life
was a failure, though he played n
mighty part. "Good God, what "a
genius I had when 1 wrote that bookw
he said when he later reread the "rsle
OF a Tub" and the world has agreed
with him. Yet failure ever tracked
him. He never received the prefer
ment In the church which his ability
would have brought snotherJ by his
political pamphlets he largely formed
the public opinion of his time. yet that
was the end of n for him, he had the
strongest attachments for two women,
"steIIa.1 10 whom the famous Journal
was written. and "vanessa,' but little
happiness came 20 him. "To think OF
him. said Thackerny. els like thinking
of the ruins OF great empire"
aGuIIiver's Travels" p726), though
a satire ON courts and statesmen, has
survived Its temporary and local pur-
nose, and, especially I'm the hrst two
pnrts, IL considered 90 be one of the
great possessions OF literature.
r WAS OF a Nottlnghamshire fam
ily and educated at Cambridge.
Likewise was / educated in medi-
cine, and preferring a ships surgeon
cy 10 any preferment ashore, it came
about that after several deep-sea voy-
ages i found myself surgeon of that
ship, the Antelope, which was wrecked
in a violent storm on q coast north
west OF Van Diemen's Land.
OF all the ships company l alone
escaped to the land, where, In utter
exhaustion, lay down and fell asleep.
/ awakened to find myself bound hand
and foot, and surrounded by swarms
OF the tiniest human creatures. They
brought me food and drink and con-
veyed me to their capital, where the
king, OF a majesty a full half-inch
taller than any OF his subjects, came
with his court TO view me.
In time l learned that I was In the
kingdom OF the Lilllputians. BY them
was kept a long time In captivity.
Being ultimately satisfied of the harm
lessness OF my intent, / also adding
my word OF honor TO do them no In
Jury, they released me. and set aside
six professors OF education TO teach
me their language. For my bodily
sustenance they allowed me quan-
tity OF meat and drink sufficient for
1924 OF their own people; for so, be-
ing exact in their mathematics, they
estimated the proportions of my bulk
to theirs. Three hundred cooks and
one hundred and twenty walters were
named TO dress my meals, two hundred
seamstresses were apportioned to
make my linen, and three hundred
tailors for my outer clothing.
with my wants thus attended TO,
/ was desirous 10 be of service to
them. My first service was not 10
damage their people or their property
as / walked abroad, a most likely dan
ger when the men were OF such size
that / could secrete two or three OF
them in one OF my coat pockets. In
walking the streets, were / 10 step
heavily. there was danger OF my shak-
ing down large buildings; or, by not
having an eye below me. I could cas-
lily tread 10 death half a dozen of
their cattle.
One day the king. who was most
friendly 10 me, came 10 me In great
trouble. The emperor of the neigh
boring kingdom OF Blefuscu had
threatened 10 lay waste the Kingdom
OF LillIputIa. The Blefuscuan navy.
consisting of fifty great ships OF war,
was even then about TO set sail; but
/. by wading and swimming. reached
their chief harbor where they were
vet Mt anchor. With my pocket knife
I cut the cables OF their fifty ships OF
war, and then. tying each ship to a
piece Of twine, I drew them after me
10 dry land, and so compelled the
capitulatIon OF Plefuscu.
While this ds-ed redounded TO my
glory, II also raised me up powerful
enemies. one being the high admiral OF
the Lilliputian navy. Had I wished.
could have crushed them and their
entire kingdom under my boots. but
there was my pledged word not TO
harm them. SO when by secret in
tffgue they had me tried and con-
dcmned TO the loss OF my eyes. there
was nothing left me but escape.
went TO Blefuscu. where was given n
great reception and where they would
have me stay; but was weary OF
kings and princes. and told them that
! desired nothing except that they
would provision for me n boat. which
had found drifting on the shore, and
allow me TO go my way.
They stored the boat with the car.
cnsscs Of one hundred oxen. three
hundred sheep. with cows. bulls. and
as much ready-dressed meat as four
hundred cooks could provide. Being