The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-21


this1' But suddenly the. skipper no.
ticed cloud, at first not bigger, than
mans hand on the horizon. His
training had taught him that some
thing unsual is coming, and I read
that not long after there arose
against the ship a tempestuous wind,
and so it turned out that the preacher
was right.
The Devils Plan: Why didn't the
storm come at the beginning of the
voyage? May turn that around and
say, that isn't the DEVILS way for if
ne had showed US the storm first he
would never get US. He shows us
calm waters, the blue sky, and the soft
south winds. Because we tn nix every
thing is all right we are fooled. If
the devil were to show us the end of
sin, rather than the beginning, he
would never get us. But he knows
how to fascinate and how to paint
beautiful pictures, and he never shows
intending to end up there. His brain
was just as clear as yours one day and
his imagination and ideals just as
high as yours. But he was fascinated
by the pictures that the devil painted
for him and now. he is down and out
It says here when the ship wa.
caught I know Of no more tragic
word in the English language tha
that word caught am reminded
on one occasion Of taking a fishinr
trip with my father and of the fun
that We had catching trout. Because
he fished one side Of the stream and I
the other we had become separated
and when we joined each other at
lunch time found that I had caugh
more fish than ne had, and he said t.
me, Son, how did you do it?' and I
said, well, had the advantage of
you. You were stranger. You didn't
know the stream. I knew it. For 6
distance of three miles knew every
hole in it, and fished the way you
taught me when boy. Sometimes l
would crawl on my stomach for 80
or 40 feet, dragging my rod by my
side. I knew how timid the trout
were. I would peep over into the
stream and see one fine fellow bal.
ancing himself in the water, then T
would look at my bait and see if the
hook was covered, then I wouldn't
throw it into the water, for that would
frighten him to death, but I would
throw it way up the stream into the
rips as far as l could get it, then
it would float down stream, and the
fish, thinking it was loose, would take
it, and if was fortunate in q few
moments it would lay bleeding and
gasping on the bank And will you
let me say to you that under every
bait that the devil offers you there
is an ugly barb. The devil never
throws any bats away without hid
den barb and If you take the bait you
must take the barb and you will wake
up one morning and find that your
soul is lacerated and torn and bleed
ing for all times.
"Let Her Drive" When the ship
was caught and could not. bear up in
the wind they let her drive. The
word "Drive" among seafaring men
means that when storm is too much
for the sailing vessel they turn the
ship around and run before it for a
few hours until the storm abates.
And many young man and young
woman who have been caught think
that because they have gone so far
N sin there is no hope and help, SC
they have said, "Well, who cares, let
her 60"
have sometimes imagined l could
see that wonderful vessel, the Titanic
laying in the docks at Southampton
England, and she was a wonderful
vessel. She had everything on board
to delight and fascinate. The White
Star Company knew that the star of
ascendency in this age was the star
of self-indulgence and pleasure. They
had said, If we can only put on an
other thrill we can squeeze out an
other dime. And they did their best.
You could get food at any minute of
the day or night. She was a floating
fotel. Every game that was possible
to be played chord ship was there
I have sometimes thought that I could
see her sailing from Southampton on
her maiden voyage with the band
Playing. I have also imagined that II
have been walking around the prom
enade decks and heard the click of
the wireless on that fateful night and
seen the wireless operator in his shirt
sleeves with the receiver to his ears
taking down that warning message
There's ice In the vicinity, look out"
[ have thought that could see him
writing it down on paper, and then,
hreathlessly rushing to the bridge, he |
gives the message to the captain. AZ
ter the captain reads it he hands |
it over to his subordinate officer
and said, ,"What do you think
Of it?" And the officer replies, "Well |
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