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Show ' Tntcrmountain Symposium, AN" IN'TERESTIXG KELIC FROM THE i;a. Editor Intermountain Catholic: " Messrs. Ensor & Sous' diving: staff ef rnr :u 1 .. . 1 J recovered rather an Interesting relic from the ) of the sea. near Dally Cotton a few days as-. '!'!: cori-.ist of some of the pumps, part ef euciuo , ! frame work of a famous eld steamer, nanieiv Sims. The Sirus was the first British siani-i- t , cross the Atlantic. She traded for many years ',.... tween Great Britain and New York and in h-r she was one of the marvels of the iis;, although : a small wooden paddle wheel vessel. Her u iy ?.,. passed, however, and shp bad to give way .is ;i tr.,- -.Atlantic paspenger vessel to the march of ito?:--whieh brought bigger ships th:in the Sirus When trading between Liverpool and 'ork year IS 17 she was lost near Bally Cotton a o, .,, after nearly sixty years some of her pumps -n -,; . gine work have been lifted. The property i , .fi brought from tho bed of the pea is in a o..d r .. M preservation and in that it affords proof of -. ... material used in the construction uf the tir.t i:.-n steamer to cross the Atlantic, but there is r.o of the hull of the vessel. I was on the ,-iirT thin:..! . ing she struck and. if by' chance anyone se..h- . saw the same would confer a favor by addre.. Ogden. Utah. JOHN T. S.A1VTM. Who f-ays the Church is not pontic? Even l- grouping of her feasts she proves the beauty ' ., " riety; this is perfectly e inced in the leur.i 1 ! . the month. November. Fi'-t. All Saints' day. ,u.. second the Commemoration of the Holy SwN. Great is the heart's rejoicing when, looking i. -hind the veil," and beholding the bliss of th .. : , have "fought the good fight." but in--re i:i k. i with our exile is the vision of those dear so-.iis expiating their sins. Shall we '-efi;?e tl.em the sweet alms of pra r. kindness 'i :le mortifications? Those to whom c. perhaps, owe all we p.t ... reach out their handt- to us. Shall we turn :ir !; ; a wa y '.' How shall we feel when meeting asain th.so ,. ones if we have failed to shorten their exile, to 1. their sufferings? Perhaps it is a father who calls, mayhap a moih-or moih-or yet again a devoted brother or sister, or a l. s .; friend. j When you looked for tne last time on that I.e.. ; I face were you not consoled by the thought that .: would meet again? Then why prolong the eepara: i".. I by your selfishness? Of all the months inviting to speci il deoti..r-none deoti..r-none is so human as November: even nature s-e. -; to suggest the. parting with life, which recalls the last farewell. Let us determine, then, during these days to hasten the hour of happiness for those who, when on cart!-., thought so much of our pleasure. It is the imperative law of our nature to I.e, , forever those whom we have truly loved on earth. As the poet Whittier sings: "Yet Love will dream, and Faith will trust, Since He who knows our needs is just. That somehow, somewhere, meet we must. Alas.' for him w ho ne'er sees ,1 The stars shine through his cypress trees! . k -J "Who. hopeless, lays his dead away, y Nor looks to see the breaking day Across the mornl'ul marbles play: Who hast not learned in hours of faith X The truth to flesh and sen?e unknown ' That Life is ever Lord of Death. And love can never lose its own. Sacred Heart Academy. Ogden. Utah. |