XVI CONTENTS 



he lives — The tropic bird — His steering gear — Cape 

 pigeons and whale birds— Wilson's petrel — The stormy 

 petrel — Flight of the petrel — The untiring wing — Self 

 reliance of the petrel — Joy in adversity — Persistence 

 of life — Omnipresent energy — Fitness and beauty — 

 Gray Wings a part of the plan 223 



Chapter XII. Ships that Pass. — Coming down to 

 the sea — The native element — Emotions by the sea — 

 The sail — The disappearing ship — Watchers of ships — 

 Ships that have passed — The butterflies of commerce 

 — The harbor to-day — White wings and gray wings — 

 The full-rigged ship— Colors of her sails — A white yacht- 

 ing squadron — Colored sails of the Adriatic — Venetian 

 fishing boats — The ocean steamer — The steamer putting 

 to sea — The power of steam — ^The steady drive forward 

 — Steaming through storm — ^The persistent engines — 

 The picturesque ship at sea — ^The battle-ship and our 

 point of view — The common resting place of ships — 

 Tragedies of the sea — ^The sea not "rapacious" — Grim 

 sea tales furnished by men — The real "horror" of the 

 sea — ^The quest of gold and its results — Hardships of 

 the explorers — Searching for gold at the north — 

 Sunken treasures — Race hatred on the sea — The early 

 carriers and merchantmen — Ocean liners of to-day — 

 Growing appreciation of sea beauty — Atlantic crossings 

 — The supreme element — A false view — ^The lure of the 

 eea — The suicide — Neither life nor the sea always 

 etorm-tossed — Maintenance of life — The sea the last to 

 go — New eyes opening to the light — ^The beauty that 

 shall be 244 



