Barnstable and Yarmouth, sea captains and ship owners . ost interesting book, Iwill quote from it an address made at the First Anniversary ofthe Cape Cod Association, by Hon. Henry A. Scudder. The system of early training upon the Cape is singularlycalculated to develop peculiar attributes of character. We un-consciously borrow much from the surrounding circumstances ofour early life. The career of a Cape Cod boy is a striking illus-tration of this fact. By early education he becomes a his infancy he looks upon the ocean as his future theatreof action. The very nursery is to him a
Barnstable and Yarmouth, sea captains and ship owners . ost interesting book, Iwill quote from it an address made at the First Anniversary ofthe Cape Cod Association, by Hon. Henry A. Scudder. The system of early training upon the Cape is singularlycalculated to develop peculiar attributes of character. We un-consciously borrow much from the surrounding circumstances ofour early life. The career of a Cape Cod boy is a striking illus-tration of this fact. By early education he becomes a his infancy he looks upon the ocean as his future theatreof action. The very nursery is to him a scene of neatly modelled vessel in fact, the beau-ideal of his childishfancy. The pigmy craft becomes his chosen plaything. Atseven he trims her sails and navigates her successfully fromcreek to creek. At eight he takes preliminary lessons, he vent-ures upon his favorite element and learns the art of ten he is wholly master of the rudiments and is ready to em-bark upon the fortunes of a sailors life, to him so full of novelty. SEA CAPTAINS AND SHIP OWNERS l5 and romance. He steps on board his gallant ship with a heartfull of noble aspirations. He rejoices in the office of a cabinboy and yet he gazes with a longing eye on the post of a fore-mast hand. He laughs to think the time is coming when hemay climb those dizzy heights and do an able seamans by stage he marks the years of his advancement from thegalley to the forecastle; from the forecastle to the an eye of faith, he views the approaching day when asmaster he shall pace that noble ship, and he himself a hero. Rising step by step, through every grade in regular succes-sion from cabin boy to captain, he at length assumes that highcommand, Monarch of the deep. Upon that floating deck heknows no master now. His will, his word, his judgment and hispurpose are supreme. The lives and fortunes, the property andhope of many are entrusted to his care. With a strong and un-failin
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