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these things because in his business of lumbering | these things because in his business of lumbering | ||
up in the North | up in the North Woods of Wisconsin and the Upper | ||
Peninsula of Michigan they still shipped lumber | Peninsula of Michigan they still shipped lumber | ||
by water and he had a reconditioned tugboat | by water and he had a reconditioned tugboat | ||
and had qualified as a ship's master on the | |||
Great Lakes. It might have been he who was commanding | Great Lakes. It might have been he who was commanding | ||
the oil barge with the long wisp of smoke, | the oil barge with the long wisp of smoke, | ||
way off on the horizon, or ordering the crew | way off on the horizon, or ordering the crew | ||
to salute the light on the | to salute the light on the breakwater at the entrance | ||
to the harbor, in obedience to the | to the harbor, in obedience to the | ||
rules of the sea. This deepened my relationship | rules of the sea. This deepened my relationship | ||
with my father, and made it seem to me a | with my father, and made it seem to me a | ||
thrilling moment when I could go to meet his | thrilling moment when I could go to meet his | ||
train as he came home from his work | train as he came home from his work at | ||
the end of the day. "I hate to think that you go | the end of the day. "I hate to think that you go | ||
into work | into work in the dirty city every day just for us." "Why | ||
darling , if it weren't for you I wouldn't have | darling , if it weren't for you I wouldn't have | ||
any motive for working, or even for living." | any motive for working, or even for living." | ||
We walked home hand in hand | We walked home hand in hand | ||
in a sweet smelling dusk | in a sweet smelling dusk. | ||
Revision as of 03:49, 9 July 2021
these things because in his business of lumbering up in the North Woods of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan they still shipped lumber by water and he had a reconditioned tugboat and had qualified as a ship's master on the Great Lakes. It might have been he who was commanding the oil barge with the long wisp of smoke, way off on the horizon, or ordering the crew to salute the light on the breakwater at the entrance to the harbor, in obedience to the rules of the sea. This deepened my relationship with my father, and made it seem to me a thrilling moment when I could go to meet his train as he came home from his work at the end of the day. "I hate to think that you go into work in the dirty city every day just for us." "Why
darling , if it weren't for you I wouldn't have
any motive for working, or even for living." We walked home hand in hand in a sweet smelling dusk.