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Port Perry Star, 28 Jan 1926, p. 4

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ls & iy MeKon a big,' names But none known in' "than Te ins Red' a record for brutal- would | mast grog. | Shs However, ho never but once killed a ; PnoY Most of us had signed up for the year's cruise and had | our. dunnage d ship 6 wo 1 d that Red Crosby was to_ fill as our mate. 1 wore the marking of a bosun for the iri aps: ranks 'on the seas wouldn't have kept me aboard the Susan but for a talk that I had with Capt. McKenzie. 5 It is enough for this yarn that, "when 'he was done; I*gave him my word to stick. 'My. promise in mind, I went back to the crew and guaranteed ae for bein oho reply. that was a dull red and swinging on his heel, {went off down the deck. He aropen it ith an Bg rnsd bla as thu and tu 1 looked at him. "1 ve re why in Es L wante to a bear on . "He tried to bite me a thou ely 'had my.way about the thing N him overboard," he muttered, was after waiting a moment for me to In some way or another the "Cole must have understood, for he displayed his teeth in a nasty fasnion 'and growled. Crosby reached for his side pocket, which was the first inti- mation I had that he carried a gun, caught my glance of surprise, flushed Making certain that he was out (of hearing I went over to the bear and patted his head. "I can't honestly say that I blame | you, old fellow," I said. "But for the sake of peace on this ship you've got | to keep your feelings and snarls under cover as I do. You probably don't take to him any more kindly than I do, but we've got to he's the mate. It'll be better for both our skins in the long 5 " 'When I finished I'm blessed if the old rascal didn't lick my fist as if he understood every word I said and meant to abide by my orders. a 'We ran into a cold, nasty fog that held all the) next day and 1 wae 190 y to give over-much thought to the pus t of Crosby and the bear, but every time that I did it made me shiver for dread of what might happen if Red broke loose on one of his tan- trums. < "If I had been a pest the mate "'of land, but he was as docile as "he, ths on: ghipboard. Several. tiries I new cabin boy. Somehow: 1 felt that this didn't!dential tones with some member of the crew, and 1 think 'he had hard 'T shall do from now on.'Understand?"' McKenzie, 'mean any for us. 'When you be- lieve that ig to be a storm you want to have it break so that you can know the worst i of feeling it work keeping his hands off me. 4 2 to lin © mie in his Hight shipped. 1 ath, omg before. we. b had his forehead. figured. | The dail ~ hauls 'were run= ning big and our with money in the shape of cod and. halibut. Then came that black morning when | captain's boat instead of his own. I allowed to go with them, for 1 was bo aie that something was in 'the air, but Capt. McKenzie took one look at my hand and ordered me to remain behind. It was just before 8 bells when I made out a boat pulling toward us, the men straining ut their ours. Then) 1 made out that it was one of ours and somehow or other I knew at once that something had gone wrong. When it! got nearer I saw Capt. McKenzie seat- ed in the stern. He was propped up against the man who was steering, and I could see that they had made a place for one of his legs between the two men on the, thwart before him. 'We got him, aboard and I ould see from his face that he was suffering terribly. This was what I got out of one of the boat crew: They had gone a bit! farther than usual and run into rough! water. The fishing was unusially | good, "however, and Capt. McKenzie: insisted 'on Taking a hand. In some way or other he got tangled up in the lines. At the very moment Crosby swung of warning, and Capt. McKenzie, who hadn't been expecting such a move,' lost his balance and fell, striking his forehead on one of the" 'oarlocks and twisting his right leg under him, snap-, ping it like a pipestem. In the meantime they had carried the captain to his berth and Chang, who was a bit of a bone setter in ad- dition to being a cook, had fixed him up asiwellias could be expected. The mate 'hung about outside the cabin door, and when Chang came out he couldn't 'have taken greater pains to seized him by the shoulder and swung what it meant--piracy! {keep _ciear of me, which wasn't a. [him 'about, -looking down at him, his 'healthy way to start a year's Jamies face black and ugly. "You stay in: the galley, where you snarled. "What's to be done in there, ng was fond of. Capt. McKenzie 'hanging overhead, leaving you in sus. | more than once the only thing that'and he was a bit done up. i and had the opportunity of wiping up the fo'castle with two sailors who were trouble. was the knowledge "ally cruel in store for me. y 'wiped the cold sweat from "I got' you. then, d--n you," he mut- ld was filling up, tered. Then fo a sailor, "Take him away; we're done with pets aboard this ship." 'Heif an hour later Chang and the the mate asked to be carried in the "Colonel" were in many fathoms of water and I was back in my berth 'felaing like a sick man. The following night Crosby shifted all the watches and I noticed that the double watch that went on duty and made up entirely of men with whom I had seen him talking from time to time. ; I didn't have long to wonder what this meant, for just before the grave- yard wateh he and two men came into my cabin and, after a brief struggle, overpowered me. They went out, leav- ing me gagged and bound hand and foot ont the floor. After that IT heard fighting, all over the ship. Finally things quieted down, Crosby's men came back again, selzed | me and lugged me aft, where I was tied to the mainmast. Then they re- moved the gag. "I'm going to keep you where I can have an eya.on you, my hearty," laughed Crosby, who seemed in high! spirits at the outcome of his mutinous work, During the next few hours I had an opportunity to see how matters stood, and so far as I could tell, fully half of the crew of the Susan were on the the boat too sharply without a word mates side. Just before dawn he came up to me. "You see, our plans have been; changed a bit," he began, with a sneer. "Just for your information 'we'ré' got, . ing to sail this tub in and get rid of | | the cateh. But before' that there's going to be a little two or three days' | cruise to give you and a few others a chance to think matters over and make up your minds on a few points. If you don't decide to take up with us} you wa.k the plank." I gasped 'with horror, for 1 knew After having disposed of such bers of the crew | las did not care to throw lots with 'them, they intended "to turn the catch, came across him talking in low, {200 velons, you damned Chinaman," he into money and Set out. - I wondered what fate they had in store for Capt. I remained tied to the mast all the I could have sworn from the ex-' and, besides, it hadn't been an easy next.day, my stomach crying for food, pression of hatred on his face that' job to get that broken bone into shape my throat dry and parched, every bone in my body aching. 'edge that! He made the mistake of answering: «Toward the last I think I prayed, ihe had something still more diabolic- hack, In the twinkling of an eye that I might die! i Crosby had lunged at him, crashing the others brought up and stowed in! One by ons Esaw foolish enough to talk along the: lines| « After 1 had happened upon'three or his big fist between: the Chinaman's the stern where the "helmsman could I was thinking, I was young and the four of these mysterious confabs, each' .¢yes, and sending him senseless in.the keep an eye on them. "fight put my mind into normal chan- time, curiously enough, with a differ- scuppers. | Chang lay there for awhile so still even worse than I did. 3 'nels again. There were two. other members of | our chip's family who were destined | to play important parts in the weird experience that followed. One of them was Chang, the cook, a slant-eyed heathen of a Chinee, who could get up a meal to please the own- ers, and was unusually decent, con- : such reports. ent man, I began to wonder if there could be anything back of them. I was to find out that there was in- deed. However, there wasn't any- 'that I feared that he was dead, then | he groaned and lurched to his feet. | "Chang no forget," Poor devils! I think they suffered Just before sundown Crosby be- i came sufficiently human to loosen my! he muttered, numbed arms and feed me a bit of, thing to warrant a report to Capt. shaking a fist at the back of the mate. rancid salt pork and a few mouthfuls' McKenzie beyond the fact that tee "You pay Chang some. day." Still muttering to Himes, he stag-. sun all day. When I had finished he' crew is a bad thing even on a fishing gered off toward his own quarters, went away, leaving one of his men much familiarity between officers and! schooner. | of water that must have stood on the And it was none of my passing the "Colonel," who sat up and, armed with a gun and instructions to n business after all when it came to! saluted. And when Ohang paused for shoot if I tried to make any trouble, la moment and held out his hand the. Half dead from being tied in a! "Wo aot 'got our ' berth, anchored and, beast licked: it o¥ a dog licks his standing position. since the night be-! were busy for a day or so getting the master's. boats and taclce ready for the fishing, | which the others told us was running mate was the real beginning of our|l was aroused by the ship getting S°0¢ { fore, and weak from hunger, I dozed That row between Chang and the off into half consciousness, from which high and to a fine average weight. Be-; troubles, for Red Crosby, as senior under way. ing responsible for one of the boats, The~second week of fishing I me to stay aboard|s galley. Chang ed wp lo me. mates | officer on deck, took command of the I 1 as apart from Crosby most of the! ship. Within an hour I had seen how | the = wl ht Red Crosby had come by his leaning on the spokes, staring towards | id ugly ¢ut from the line and the reputation. Also I observed with con- | me, his eyes wild with terror. and | captain ordered , until "the 'wound: had a chance $0! abused were none of them with whom I had seen him talking at various onel," but his eyes never moved. I was uncanny, maddening that terrible' /,. wondering. if,' fixed stare of his, and I screamed at' SE bonthe ifter all, that manner in which Capt: him t0 take his eyes off. mie," Once he "21 McKenzie had come by his injury was |. erable interest that the men he, 'times. I turned in e: for the death of Chang and the "Col-| Crosby, who had taken one side of I cursed him over: and over again | i raised his right hand and swept it or part of some across his eyes as if he would blot out | ape. mate, and 3 tT saw ing from side to side. "I now go way, for: God's sake, person near him, although to unfold itself. I some terrible sight. : {was hat off, my mind filled with all! but, (manner of suspicions, when I heard the wheel and came slowly toward me shouting and then the sound of men as if drawn by some ! on the deck. Jumping not resist. He-hesitated as if in pro-| out of my berth, I dashed on deck.' test, then, with a sob, whopped out his ced him- Chang, curled up like a ball, lay at, i knife, and with quick slashes that sent glistening in,. fear chills racing >, fo V4 Suddenly his jaw sagged and he left could down my ne, cut the rope tl held fho. "P've done pe a 'he no sway- done 'it! 'go away." be speaking to some |" although I saw no seemed to | Tt was not until 1796 that a work:| {man in England. out of lis parish to find employment. g 'Akied Zogu, the new and very youthful president of the republic of Albania, guarding me dropped his gun. Heht dals, the reflection of-the scribes the great crisis ithe Galtisen There was a clatter as the man I bent over and picked it up. . By this imo with 'the death of John the Baptist the figure at the rail had become more 14:15 and in Mark 8:36 i¢ fotows on distinct. I made out white linen san- the return of the Twelve from their nt on --Jesus "unto them, | am the bread of.life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that.be- lleveth on me shall never thirst.-- John 6: 38. ANALYSIS. I. THE TWO MIRACLES, 1-21. IL THE INTERPRETATION, 25-49. 'IIL THE RESULTS, 60-71. -~ INTRODUCTION~--This the Jer- ministry, correspond usalem crisis ing stry in-all the gospels, See Matt 14:18-21; Mark 6: 30-44; Luke 9:10.17. I. THE TWO MIRACLES, 1-21, V. 1. After these things. The con- nection is vague and general, but t in Mat incident is ial breast. It was Chang come back for the re- venge he had been unable to find in this world! He raised a ghostly arm and point-' ed at the man beside me. Crosby vas sobbing, fear having driven every- thing else out of him. Slowly the gray arm moved, my eyes followed it, fascinated. I heard the click of Cros- by's breath and a rattle in his throat. Then I.looked in the direction of | the ghostly arm of Chang, the aveng- | er, pointed. Coming toward us down the deck, his teeth dripping crimson, was the "Colondl." His body, too, was gray, dead Chang, were faced on Crosby. he had done, I would have helped him to do; that is, not yet. I saw the men tableau, their eyes wide with wonder. Suddenly Crosby found his voice. "Cut them loose!" ho screamed to | his men. {my hand: "Shoot them if they don't | obey; they have no weapons." Master of the situation, I forced my- | self into action. One by one the men { who had been true to Capt. McKenzie | were cut loose, and one by one the | mutineers were trussed up. All the time I heard Crosby sobbing and curs- {ing at my side. As I turned I saw Chang melt away | into nothing at all and I heard a sigh | from up in the tops ave us. I think it was his spirit passing off, satisfied with what it had done. "But 'nét_so with 'the "Colonel" * He * "paused for a moment, -sniffed about [the deck as if sea¥Wwhing for some | thing, raised his head. Then, out of the awful stillness of the moment came' a low, gutteral growl, the battle-ery of the bear spirit, and it came from away somewhere. '1 saw the "Colonel" rear up on his hind legs and stand there, his eyes never leaving the terri-' | fied mate for a fraction of a second. Then he moved forward until he | was between me and Crosby. By this time this' gray, transparent i "Colenel" was not more than two | paces from the mate. I saw it shake | itself, once more I heard the growl from away: off somewhere beyond us, and the filmy body of the bear hurtied | through the air straight for its prey. I raised the revolver and fired just as the thing flung itself upon | m. The mate's hand flew to his side {and he pitched forward onto the deck. | The terrible meaning of what I had, done flashing over me, I stared, hardly knowing what to do next, and the "Colonel" melted into the air and was | died an hour later in oti of all we could do to save him, and! wag | We. buried. him, forgetting what he! difficulties. The crowd were' blind to ng: short-handed was | ad been,--with full honors. His men! i the spiritual meaning of His nee | were thoroughly unnerved now that | | and were looking for outward posses- the master spirit was gone, and were only too ready to obey my commands. | longing We found Capt. McKenzie strapped in his berth, his hands tied to the ceil- in; ng boards, Then we turned about d_headed back for-the bank. and | assistance. Tho remainder of the tale is short. We made St. John's, where we got rid of the half of our crew that mutinied, fil'led in with new men and had Capt. McKenzie properly attended to. Once 1in a while the horror of the night and the thing thai I unintentionally did wid come back to me. _ And always I come to the same con- Aacti. a knife that protruded from his awhile Sea of Tiberias. Seo a light fog, and his eyes like the oral feast which he founded. In Paul | Much as I hated the mate for what "had I-been able, but there was nothing the disciples that the crowds have ro- gathering aft, following the strange had thought of this from the begin- Then, seeing. the revolver in P and Jesus -- them to rest taken from the Emperor Tiberias is used only by John. ch. 21:1, The usual name is "Sea of Galilee." It is a0 called Lake of Gennesaret. } 2. Saw his miracles. John de-' 0. the of faith and un- belief and ws how different were the causes leadin ing up to this faith. Here curiosity is notive that draws the multitude. . 8, The passover. The national feast of the Jews held in Spring men- tioned here to mark the of events. Jesus is unable to up to Jerusalem because of the hostility, but he 'met many of the pilgrims who are ! on their way. The passover counted very much in tho thought of Jesus and later he associated it with the mem- we read "Christ our Passover is sacri- ficed for us, 1 Cor. 5:7. Ve. 5, 6. Saith unto' Philip. In the other narritives Jesus is reminded by thing to eat. John tells us that Jesus nie oo another of the personal touches A Po hundred pennyworth. nip, the practical man, sees a great economic difficu Where can they Lac® Jorsy dollars V: 9. What are they among so many? Andrew his companion is will {ng to do his share, but he is overcome by the numerical difficul ty. V. 10. Jesus sald. Difficulties vanish when Jesus speaks. When they say "impossible," He says, "make the men sit down." What difference can five | thousand make to Him even though], there are many women and children besides? Mark 14:21. V. 11. When He had given thanks: This was the act of the father of the Home, and Jest takes their plasa:" Tt vas no formal. grace. His whole Jife was a thanksgiving to God. In Mat- thew the disciples distribube, but here, Jesus joins "in human compassion and , holy service." V. 12. Fragments. Why should one who made the world be so careful "about fragments? V. 14. This is the prophet. The peo- pie are reminded of the great miracle "wrought by Moses and seein this the fulfilment of the words of Moses, Deut. 18:16-19. V. 15. King. Someego further and { wish to make Jesus a g; but their views are so material that Jesus escapes out of their midst, while ac- cording to the other narratives He hastens to get His disciples away from this unhealthy excitement, The crowd may have thought this an opportune | time to start a popular agitation {against their oppressors, and they , would use Jesus as a todl, Va. 16-31. The second miracle, where Jesus walks on the water, represents | the importent. truth that he is able to "support and hep His own even where the forces of nature are against them. He ig the unseen companion who can j control the waves. II. THE INTERPRETATION, 25-40. The following discourse was given to correct wrong ideas of the work Christ and to help them out of their "sions, unable to see that Jesus was to satisfy the deep, spiritual ayy of the soul. He was not content to be a bread king. The sermon di- vides thus (a) Vs. 25-40. Jesus meots thelr thought that this may be another in- stance of the manna, Exod. 16:15. He, however, is the true manna.,The Jews want bread. Jesus offers Himself. The Golden Text, v. 85, may be com pared with 4:14. Bread and water are found in Christ. God is known to us through the Saviour. (b) Vs. 41-51. Jesus replies to the objection made by the pevile that He was of humble origin. How can He whose parents fey know be the Bread their revenge upon Fighting Red Crosby also 1, too, should be an instrument in its hands. | It was fate that I should be one of its tools. 8 Out With the Reindeer. Reindeer drives are to be added to the pleasures' of the London Zoo very. shortly. Two of these animale are: now being trained to draw a small wheeled vehicle. J A --_ Workmen Confined. in could - legally travel RE i Ad Young Girls at 'Switchboard. the hang of Life? pn the "Colone?"' to come back. for: I{I. "ne RESULTS, © t The ore are compel- Vs. 60-71. 16d 15 take sides. Those who do not accept Him are driven into hostility, 'White the i are drawn niore clowly to V. 6. To whom else ghall we gol This Peter's words in ig A 16:16 116, v h probably dal ) though the ae ro he itor. Even jhe m0 laden were lea : im and world were va er Fe pet to GUAR in Jesus, This was the f of the greatness of his faith. Pe Five 1 1714, Golden Text | | vast | Nogrut i has bulk no fnighty me os crimgoned no fields with Sioa, 1k stirs no bitterness between | different lands, oy etoest_ mal St or of different skins. It knows no mean 2s white or black or red or yellow. Its that fetered the bodies men, It has lift AN AFTERNOON GOWN OF CHARM. this afternoon gown a chic costume. It is a splendid example of the new ! silhouette that outlines the body from under the arms to the low hip-line, where a new variation of a flare is expressed in a gathered lace flounce, starting at the left hip and winding around the dress in spiral effect to the (hem, below where it started. 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Compassion. There is.an old Greek legend, found- ed we may woll believe on fact, which tells us that once. when the highest court of Athens wad sitting, a sparrow pursued by a hawk, flew for refuge to the bosom of a judge. Unmoved by its' mute appeal, 'the judge plucked it and flung it to the ground. The people, outraged by the deed, demanded his removal, declaring that no man could be just to hie fellows who was cruel even to a sparrow. They would have agreed with one of Bos- ton's great preachers, Edward Everett Hale, who once said, "We are all in the same bodit--animals and men. You cannot promote kindness to one with. out benefiting the other." The thing of which we are thinking for the t is compassi * "What is compassion? 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