The ship upon clearing the harbor ran into a half-pitching,
half-rolling sea that became particularly noticeable about the
time the twenty-five passengers at the captain’s table sat down
to dinner.
“I hope that all twenty-five of you will have a pleasant trip,”
the captain told them as the soup appeared, “and that this
little assembly of twenty-four will reach port much benefited by
the voyage. I look upon these twenty-two smiling faces much as a
father does upon his family, for I am responsible for the safety
of this group of seventeen. I hope that all fourteen of you
will join me later in drinking to a merry trip. I believe that
we eight fellow passengers are most congenial, and I applaud
the judgment which chose from the passenger-list these three
persons for my table. You and I, my dear sir, er--here, steward!
Bring on the fish and clear away these dishes.”--_National
Monthly._
(2842)
=Searching Christ, The=--See CHRIST, THE SEARCHING.
=Seaweed, The Value of=--See UTILIZING SEAWEED.