The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

cenceS as to 100 ladies who had
tried out his lap and never com
plant" Instead OF gaining his point
he gained nothing at all, but lost, In
stead, perfectly good reputation. He
became an object Of envy among his
..4 -. J.45. - .-Ll4,V
aim uI beng a mere b0aster and fin
ally became so disagreeable that he
was willing to surrender the posses.
sion Of Il pleasant fiction and take as
his compensation regained reputa-
ton. The jury was composed of la
dies. and, womanlikc, each decided in
she bore and reported that the jury
favor of the manly form whose name
could not agree. That's Just like a
woman: the great question is still
unsettled, and, as to the women
Each one, as before. will chase her
favorite phantom."
Entertainment on Board
A famous troop OF Troubadours was
developed from among the child tai
ent aboard, trained and presented by
Fritz Lanham. OF Texas. Twice each
day they would go, with their distin-
guished trainer, from group to group.
about the ship, singing some OF the
songs which were incubated In the
heat of the Caribbean Sea-no other
heat in the world would answer the
purpose. The beautiful lines of one
were as follows and to-wit:
IFS Il long, long lane, so I've heard
sey.
That does not turn somewhere on it's
But on the sea one also learns
It's a strong. strong stomach tina
never turns"
Wednesday. March Is. AT S a. M
upon coming from breakfast to er
counter a stiff breeze and heavier
seas. seeing what we thought were
storm clouds to the westward. about
ten miles: upon approaching closer,
we found, when the mists of the morn
ing had cleared away that ii was
mountains, coming down to the sea
Cuba. II was beautiful and inspir-
ing sight.
The hills-rock-ri and ancient
as the sun,--the wales
Stretching in pensive quietncss be
tween:
The venerable woods rivcrs that
move
In majesty, and the complaining
brooks
That make the meadows green"
Entering the caribbean
Cuba has been my near neighbor
my youth up, but this was my first
introduction. nd most pleasant one
il was. For some hours we sailed
down the Cuban coast, and about ten
o'clock passed Cape Maysie and were
in the Caribbean sea-but the war
like Caribs have long since left the
haunts Of men and the children of
Ciyiliza ton now possess the great wa
tefS which bear. their name-voyage'
where they will. with none 70 modest.
or make afraid, There were boxing
and wrestling bouts on the after deck
in the afternoon engaged in by mem,
bers of the crew. Later in the day,
and at q great distance, was sighted
the nOrthernmest point of Haiti,
which soon apparently sunk below
the waters. and the voyagers lapsed
again into sleep, reading card games
or converse ton, until about dark
when Haiti again obtruded upon ou1
view, this time at the southernnosi
point. in what appeared to be great
cloud-ba nks: but il was only where
the mountains came down 10 the sea.
Thursday. March II. there was a
mock trial on board. wherein 4 prorl
inent VI. c. was brought before the
court i'll suit for breach of prom,
Use. Guilty Seventy-6ve thousand
dollars. Had it not been for the mas
terly efforts of his learned counsel
Democrats-he would probably have
been thrown overheard. as be was
clearly guilty and this was only one
of the numerous similar ofenses
Again woman jury Curious. how
they were ''all at sea" in the debate
and yet in this case brought in a yer
diet WITHOUT leaving their seats. Al.
ter the trial and its attendant intense
excitement. we had our first view O.
the Southern CroSS-a most beautiful
constellation. not visible in the iati-
tude of the States. Passed Navassa
Light ,;it $3.50 y. M. two and half
miles away, and Gil miles from Colon
1t is a little island of apparently solid
rock. which. seeming to possess an
uncanny knowledge of the dangers at
tending those who go down to the
sea in ships" has generously thrust
its head above the waters. so that a
light might be placed thereon to warn
the mariner against the cruelty OF list
hidden sides beneath.
+
How far yon little c;tndle throws its
rays
Thus shine out good deeds ON a.
naughty world"
This is st. Patrick's Day and some
of the questions propounded the gen
ial Capt. IIndgius probably Thought
they were all green but he was
always good natured in his replies.
Saw q double rainbow in the ploFp-
ing at 1880. Passed ships, northboUud
we We're running very slowly. up-
der orders TO arrive at the Lower
Level of the canal at S:15 a. III. ON
Friday.
ITO he Continued.)