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Heroes of the Telegraph
·
John Munro
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During
the
summer
he
enjoyed
another
telegraph
cruise
in
the
Mediterranean,
a
sea
which
for
its
classical
memories,
its
lovely
climate,
and
diversified
scenes,
is
by
far
the
most
interesting
in
the
world.
This
time
the
Elba
was
to
lay
a
cable
from
the
Greek
islands
of
Syra
and
Candia
to
Egypt.
Cable-laying
is
a
pleasant
mode
of
travel.
Many
of
those
on
board
the
ship
are
friends
and
comrades
in
former
expeditions,
and
all
are
engaged
in
the
same
venture.
Some
have
seen
a
good
deal
of
the
world,
both
in
and
out
of
the
beaten
track;
they
have
curious
'yarns
to
spin,'
and
useful
hints
or
scraps
of
worldly
wisdom
to
bestow.
The
voyage
out
is
like
a
holiday
excursion,
for
it
is
only
the
laying
that
is
arduous,
and
even
that
is
lightened
by
excitement.
Glimpses
are
got
of
hide-away
spots,
where
the
cable
is
landed,
perhaps.
on
the
verge
of
the
primeval
forest
or
near
the
port
of
a
modern
city,
or
by
the
site
of
some
ruined
monument
of
the
past.
The
very
magic
of
the
craft
and
its
benefit
to
the
world
are
a
source
of
pleasure
to
the
engineer,
who
is
generally
made
much
of
in
the
distant
parts
he
has
come
to
join.
No
doubt
there
are
hardships
to
be
borne,
sea-sickness,
broken
rest,
and
anxiety
about
the
work--for
cables
are
apt
suddenly
to
fail,
and
the
ocean
is
treacherous;
but
with
all
its
drawbacks
this
happy
mixture
of
changing
travel
and
profitable
labour
is
very
attractive,
especially
to
a
young
man.
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