Some world-circuit saunterings . self especially interesting, stillas we looked out beyond the rocks pounded by theangry waters, at some seven steamers waiting untiltheir passengers could be safely taken to them in thesmall boats, we could well reflect that on terra firmawe were probably in a more composed frame of mindthan those aboard, to wait and reflect upon thePsalmists graphic touch of the motion of the ship asthey reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken manand are at their wits end. Unwarily stroUing alongthe water front and supposing that the off side of thestreet was out of reach o
Some world-circuit saunterings . self especially interesting, stillas we looked out beyond the rocks pounded by theangry waters, at some seven steamers waiting untiltheir passengers could be safely taken to them in thesmall boats, we could well reflect that on terra firmawe were probably in a more composed frame of mindthan those aboard, to wait and reflect upon thePsalmists graphic touch of the motion of the ship asthey reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken manand are at their wits end. Unwarily stroUing alongthe water front and supposing that the off side of thestreet was out of reach of the spray, several of ourparty came near being drenched by huge waves asthey dashed their waters far over the bulkhead. Butthe fascination of the scene was like that which drawsSan Franciscans to the GHff House after a greatstorm on the ocean. And the next day, though thewaters had considerably subsided, in the small boatswhich took us and our luggage to our steamer theheights and hollows of the waves oftentimes hid from [106]. JAFFA—SYRACUSE—MARSEILLES sight of each other boat loads that were less than ahundred yards apart, and again of some of the timidones perhaps there was a suggestion that they arecarried up to the heaven and down again to the deep;their soul melteth away because of the , the agile and experienced boatmen, withtheir oar-rhythm singing, are quite assuring, and evenat that critical moment when with the upward heaveof a wave they seized the instant and only opportun-ity to effect the over heave of the passengers to theships side, they give a trusty feeUng to their defthandling. One boats load, indeed, containing anumber of elderly people and one cripple, was threat-ened with grave peril of being swamped by beingcaught under the guard of the steps with the upwardlift of a wave, but an alert boatman quickly saw thedanger and brought all his strength to bear, just inthe nick of time pushed the gunwale of the boat outfrom under the guard and
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