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Updated: June 11, 2025
It seemed as if coming into the world again the four days shut off from any news seemed a long time and finding what a shock the disaster had produced, the flags half-mast, the staring head-lines, the sense of gloom noticeable everywhere, made things worse than they had been on the Carpathia.
Here the body was laid to rest with religious and Masonic ceremonies. When the news reached the people that Washington was dead, the whole country went into deepest mourning. In Europe, the sorrow was true and sincere. The British fleets put their flags at half-mast and Napoleon ordered crêpe put upon the banners of France.
The next step after having, as we may say, set our flag at half-mast is one which, if all we hear be true, should come easily to women in council, namely, talking. And talking we must have, even if, as in the social game called "Throwing Light," much of it is done at a venture.
Friday, the 1st of November, was the day fixed upon for a public demonstration of the people throughout the colonies against it, and never dawned a morning more pregnant with the fate not only of a nation, but of the world. From New Hampshire to South Carolina it was ushered in by the tolling of muffled bells, the firing of minute-guns, and flags hung at half-mast.
"And the one-armed man I seemed to remember?" "I don't know. I've been too busy to ask many questions. Lagonda Ledge is in mourning for you. It will run up the flag above half-mast when I write how much better you are. Bond Saxon has a theory that some thief wanted to rob you and decoyed you away on pretense of helping somebody out of the river. You are an easy mark, Uncle."
There were shipbrokers, shipmasters, seamen and all grades of dockworkers; each of them showed a common desire to be unusually kind. The English vessels in port had their flags half-mast. Someone on the Cauducas asked the reason for this, and the reply came in subdued tones that the R had come in on the last flood, and her master reported having had very heavy weather crossing the Kent.
Just before reaching it they fell in with a large full-rigged ship, which, on sighting the schooner, ran up her flag half-mast high, as a signal of distress. She had sprung a leak, and was sinking. Had the weather been calmer, the pirates would have at once boarded the vessel and carried her as a prize into the harbor; but the sea ran so high that this was impossible.
I said to her about the China picture: "Put it down, and be careful to write it just as you see it, not trying to say what you have heard, at least, until after your first picture is made...." I had a conviction that something prompted that "half-mast" matter, and that if we could get just at that process in the child's mind, we should have something very valuable for all concerned.
"It's stopped at half-mast, sir! Who's dead now?" "Go and ask, Josiah." McGregor came up as he spoke. "The President was killed last night, John, by an assassin!" "Lincoln killed!" "Yes I will tell you by and by now this is all we know. I must make my rounds. We leave to-morrow for home." John sat alone.
But I warn you that Captain Carroll said something better than that; he said mourning was not necessary for me. I had only to 'put my eye-lashes at half-mast. He is a soldier you know." "He seems to be as witty as he is fortunate," said Guest, bitterly. "Do you think he is fortunate?" said Maruja, raising her eyes to his.
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