New Castle, historic and picturesque . The marinerand fisherman know the perils of their calling, but enjoy thestruggle, lead an alert and boisterous existence, and are happy;often improvident; experiencing more than most men the frailtenure of life. Mountaineers have much the same attachmentto their homes, but are more sombre and UISTOBIC AND PICTUliESqUE 5 You cannot climb tlie summits eveiy day. and at length tlieydeject anti conquer puny man. A mountain is a noble iieiglil)or,a river is a pleasant companion, but tlic sea is a master. Itis ^ood to abide by; emblem of acti\ity, o
New Castle, historic and picturesque . The marinerand fisherman know the perils of their calling, but enjoy thestruggle, lead an alert and boisterous existence, and are happy;often improvident; experiencing more than most men the frailtenure of life. Mountaineers have much the same attachmentto their homes, but are more sombre and UISTOBIC AND PICTUliESqUE 5 You cannot climb tlie summits eveiy day. and at length tlieydeject anti conquer puny man. A mountain is a noble iieiglil)or,a river is a pleasant companion, but tlic sea is a master. Itis ^ood to abide by; emblem of acti\ity, of mystery andeternity. It draws the boy from the shore and makes him acitizen of the Avorld. He lov^es it as a ^, so easilymoved and still so smootlily stronj;-, fascinating and graceful,yet perilous, the woman of nature; and it is the childs fond-, ness for water that later has made liim nse it for his trade andprofession. But the New Castle sailor, if lie outlive danger, gladly returnsto his birth-place, and like the Kenites of old, puts his nest ina rock, and falls easily enough into its circumscribed life. It isimpossilile not to admire a people who have maintained, from theearliest limes, their unity, traditions and blood; who are as farwest as they wish to be; and in a restless age, have kept the paththeir forefathers
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