Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-06

Did the good ship sail away, f With sails all set and a hundred to
 bet -u
 Into port in three weeks and day So heave the topgallant ~-'' my ho-. Come together and heave away, That her prov may face in the goodly
 race
 The wild waves lashed with spray So steady the sails the wind did fill Till they tugged at their rope SC
 taut,
 And right through the blue the kee
 cut through,
 And laughed the sea to naught Thus blew the wind, till it left behind The shores in a dista~- haze; And on and on like the lit of a sOns Toward the last suns rays. And all through the night in the brigh
 moons light,
 So proudly she sailed along; And not care did the skipper share As he hummed Q lullaby song But friend may be the -nnr sea For an hour day or night; Yet fierce wild prey, it can make o
 they,
 Who scoff at it's quiet might; For deep in it's depths, Almighty SC Itself in a hidden dream, But once awake, a ship can shake, And split from beam to beam. So late one night, when all seemed
 right,
 Dark clouds began to spread, And through the mast tho
 blast
 That would waken tro long-los
 dead.
 From fore to aft, the wind swept fas And a gale, full fierce - wild Caught up the ship, as she oft did dip And tossed like helpless child. Tack her about" came the might,
 shout
 or the skipper, full weathered an(
 brave,
 Who oft before, in days nf yore His snip from the blast did save. But the icf rope, the brine did soak
  Till the sailors hands like cold, Stee
 bands
 Were stiff and numb like clay. But like min that bends to the vii Of men who are strong and brave About she tackled, nor onthing lacked While the bowling storm did rave -''o mountains high with a snow
 peaked sky,
 Mighty the waves rolled in; While the seething foam sifted "'~--- Like snow on an icebero's rim. As ragged the storm like an ugly Grasping at helpless prey, Down in the hold, the duskies bold At cards and dice did play. They came from Savanna and ia,
 MeXicana,
 From islands far out in the sea; And more than one race was seen ir
 a face,
 nat seemed from care to flee. For all their care but -1oment die
 share;
 They lived but for the day; And life did seem bubble, dream To be lost or won for nay Still, they did think, as the coins did
 clink;
 Great wonder, it seemed to me That men all gone in sin and wrong Found rest in surging sea. Then morning broke, like OK from it's
 yoke ...-s The good ship raised it's head, And calm did ride like ebbing tide, While westward fast it sped. And then at last with fair and blast Alaskan snoWs were seen, And mountains grand in silent land Like silent friends did seem, Like absent friends thev stretched their hands
 Far out in spits to sea: For many a mile we saw their smile, While the sunlight danced with glee On mountain peak so jagged and steep As sheer from ocean stone It lifted form, from all life shorn, Majestic, silent, lone. Then up the strait the wind did make, And the good ship followed fast With sails full wide, blown out to side, And straight the iron mast. In Uyak Bay at last she lay In one score days and two, And late one night in pale moonlight Gave up her motley crew. And now she rides in drifting tides, Stately, quiet, still, With a shadow steep, in waters deep, Reflecting natures skill.
 -J. Spencer Sargent.