 A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal, "Water, water; we die of thirst!" The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back, "Cast down your bucket where you are.  Readings in Social Problems - Page 762edited by - 1916 - 804 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Dennis Teall Hollister - Oratory - 1918 - 414 pages
...speech at the opening of the Atlanta Exposition Booker T. Washington used the following narrative : "A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was a signal: 'Water, water; we die of thirst!' "The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back... | |
 | Frank Cummins Lockwood, Clarence De Witt Thorpe - Oratory - 1921 - 298 pages
...political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden. A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...was answered, "Cast down your bucket where you are." The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it... | |
 | Frank Cummins Lockwood, Clarence De Witt Thorpe - Oratory - 1921 - 296 pages
...political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden. A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted..."Water, water; we die of thirst!" The answer from the frieridly vessel at once came back, "Cast down your bucket where you are." A second time the signal,... | |
 | James Milton O'Neill - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1921 - 874 pages
...political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy-farm or truck-garden. A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen the signal: "Water, water ; we die of thirst !" The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back:... | |
 | James Milton O'Neill - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1921 - 876 pages
...political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy-farm or truck-garden. A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen the signal: "Water, water ; we die of thirst !" The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back... | |
 | African Americans - 1922 - 640 pages
...speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or a truck garden. "CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKET" A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a * Reprinted also in the New York Ag» for December 31, 1921 signal. "Water, water; we die of thirst."... | |
 | Bernard Chancellor Clausen - Sermons, American - 1925 - 132 pages
...now, when the gap is widening between our racial groups. He would say again to his fellow Negroes : " A ship, lost at sea for many days, suddenly sighted...signal, ' Water, water ; send us water ! ' ran up on the distressed vessel, and was answered, ' Cast down your bucket where you are ! ' And a third and... | |
 | James Milton O'Neill - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1923 - 418 pages
...political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy-farm or truck-garden. A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen the signal: "Water, water; we die of thirst!" The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back:... | |
 | William Norwood Brigance - Oratory - 1927 - 352 pages
...races, the necessity for cooperation, he put the idea picand then applied it with a few swift strokes : A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...was answered, "Cast down your bucket where you are." A third and a fourth signal for water was answered, "Cast down your bucket where you are." The captain... | |
 | Carter Godwin Woodson - African Americans - 1928 - 384 pages
...doctrine as Washington did on that memorable day. Giving advice to his own race on that occasion, he said, "A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted...was answered: 'Cast down your bucket where you are.' The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his ' BOOKER T. WASHINGTON... | |
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