Титанік

           Thethreeship’sboysspentthewholeofthathourcarryingprovisionsfromthestore-roomtothedeck;thepost-officeemployesworkedinthefloodedmail-roombelowtosavethemail-bagsandcarrythemuptowheretheymightbetakenoffifthereshouldbeachance;thepurserandhismenbroughtuptheship’sbooksandmoney,againstallpossibilityofitsbeinganyusetodoso,butbecauseitwastheirdutyatsuchatimetodoso;thestewardswerebusytotheendwiththeirdomestic,andtheofficerswiththeirexecutive,duties.Inallthiswehaveanexampleofspontaneousdiscipline­fortheyhadneverbeendrilledindoingthesethings,theyonlyknewthattheyhadtodothem­suchasnobarrack-roomdisciplineintheworldcouldmatch.Insuchmomentsallartificialbondsareuseless.Itiswhatmenareinthemselvesthatdeterminestheirconduct;anddisciplineandconductlikethisareproofs,notofthesuperiorityofoneraceoveranother,butthatinthecoreofhumannatureitselfthereisanabidingsweetnessandsoundnessthatfearcannotembitternordeathcorrupt.

           ThetwingrayhorsesarestillattheirworkinBelfastLough,andonanysummermorningyoumayseetheirwhitemanesshininglikegoldastheyescortyouinfromthesunriseandtheopenseatowherethesmokerisesandthedinresounds.

           Fortheironforesthasbranchedagain,anditsdreadfulgrovesareechoinganewtotheclamourofthehammersandthedrills