. International studio. brnsli dripping withblack paint, about todescend upon thewoman in white whoguar ded t h e pro to their kneest hej besought the cap-tain to Staj liis hand, [est such a descent should send them allin the bottom. That e n ded t h c m utiin ,knives were gatheredup and the vn hite que* nol the ship in all hermajestj remained se-renely unharmed. II it were possibleli these old shipsornaments to speak,w hat t hrilling talcs thejwould tell ol high ad- the pkol d profile of indianchief has seen strange ports. venture and stirring romance, manyof which deal with black
. International studio. brnsli dripping withblack paint, about todescend upon thewoman in white whoguar ded t h e pro to their kneest hej besought the cap-tain to Staj liis hand, [est such a descent should send them allin the bottom. That e n ded t h c m utiin ,knives were gatheredup and the vn hite que* nol the ship in all hermajestj remained se-renely unharmed. II it were possibleli these old shipsornaments to speak,w hat t hrilling talcs thejwould tell ol high ad- the pkol d profile of indianchief has seen strange ports. venture and stirring romance, manyof which deal with black deeds ofpiracy and murder. But they nolonger breast the waves as the personi-fication of that most living thing, agraceful ship: they have come into ourgardens, bringing with them much ofthe spirit of the sea and echoes of thecrashing surf. As they stand, lookingout on their old ocean home, there isa wistfulness in the carved faces thatmakes one feel they are missing thelift and fall of the billows, the spell ofthe ever restless waves, as they breakaround, and that they still yearn forthe years gone by when ships did notgo abroad on the seven seas withoutthese symbols of maritime super-stition and beauty. Yet how muchmore fortunate are they in theirserene old age in a garden by the sea,than many of their sisters lying coveredwith dust in the dusky loft of a ship-builders shop, or those who havegiven up existence in fires of driftwoodkindled on the beach. So these relicsof a romantic past when every shipbore its emblem proudly
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