Introduction - Pages 6-7

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Counting the hours by bells and lights
We rise and sank
The waves on royal banquet heights
Tossed off and drank
Their jewels, made of sun and moon
White pearls at midnight, gold at noon
H.H. [1st verse of "Spoken" by Helen Hunt Jackson]

Wind East - The ship cannot sail today. The hour is set for 10 AM tomorrow. D.L. Bartlett Co. will keep you fully advised so you need have no uneasiness. [Note pasted to the page]