Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Twelfth Regular Meeting, And, Fire Underwriters: Association of the Northwest, Chicago Ill., September 14 and 15, 1881
Years ago a merchantman was on her way from New York to Liverpool, and the pilot, weary with watching, one night called the colored steward to the wheel for a time while he might enjoy his rest. The directions were plain, and plainly given Keep that star which you see yonder straight over the bow of the ship. All right, sah! The pilot slept until he was aroused by the good natured steward with Come, captain; I want you to give me another star; done got past that star long ago. And, true enough, the ship was careering on straight to the south, with the given star far in the rear. This parable may be declared in the language of the old adage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
