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But the craft to which we especially refer at the present writing, was a coquette of the first class, beautiful in the extreme, and richly meriting the name that her owners had placed in golden letters on her stern  the "Sea Witch." BUT THE CRAFT TO WHICH WE ESPECIALLY REFER AT THE PRESENT WRITING WAS A COQUETTE OF THE FIRST CLASS BEAUTIFUL IN THE EXTREME AND RICHLY MERITING THE NAME THAT HER OWNERS HAD PLACED IN GOLDEN LETTERS ON HER STERN THE SEA WITCH
ck, steering east-southeast, and to a sailor's eye presented a certain indescribable something that gave her taut rig and saucy air a dash of mystery, which would have set him to speculating at once as to her character and the trade she followed. Few things can be named that more potently challenge our admiration than a full-sized ship under way; her myriad of ropes, sails and appointments, all so complete and well-controlled, the power of her volition, the promptness with which she obeys the slightest movement of the helm, the majestic grace of her inclination to the power of the winds, and the foaming prow and long glistening wake, all go to make up the charm and peculiarity of a nautical picture. There is true poetry in such a scene as this, beauty fit to move the heart of an anchorite. No wonder the sailor loves his ship like a mistress; no wonder he discourses of her charms with the eloquence of true love and confiding trust; no landsman can be more enamored of his promised bride. D ON THE LARBOARD TACK STEERING EAST SOUTHEAST AND TO A SAILOR'S EYE PRESENTED A CERTAIN INDESCRIBABLE SOMETHING THAT GAVE HER TROUT RIG AND SAUCY AIR A DASH OF MYSTERY WHICH WOULD HAVE SET HIM TO SPECULATING AT ONCE AS TO HER CHARACTER AND THE TRADE SHE FOLLOWED FEW THINGS CAN BE NAMED THAT MORE POTENTLY CHANGE OUR ADMIRATION THAN A FULL SIZED SHIP UNDER WAY HER MYRIAD OF ROPES SAILS AND APPOINTMENTS ALL SO COMPLETE AND WELL CONTROLLED THE POWER OF HER VOLITION THE PROMPTNESS WITH WHICH SHE OBEYS THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE HELM THE MAJESTIC GRACE OF HER INCLINATION TO THE POWER OF THE WINDS AND THE FOAMING PROW AND LONG GLISTENING WAKE ALL GO TO MAKE UP THE CHARM AND PECULIARITY OF A NAUTICAL PICTURE THERE IS TRUE POETRY IN SUCH A SCENE AS THIS BEAUTY FIT TO MOVE THE HEART OF AN ANCHORITE NO WONDER THE SAILOR LOVES HIS SHIP LIKE A MISTRESS NO WONDER HE DISCOURSES OF HER CHARMS WITH THE ELOQUENCE OF TRUE LOVE AND CONFIDING TRUST NO LANDSMAN CAN BE MORE ENAMORED OF HIS PROMISED BRIDE
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