Stella Rosevelt — page 31: what you’re looking at

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SAVED. 25 cap, an act which was imitated by the crew, and all listened with respectful mien as the sweet voice rose upon the still morning air, thanking God for His care through the dangers of the night, and invoking His protection during the day. ‘“Thank you, Miss Gladstone,” the captain said,-as her last tone died away; ‘‘it is well for us to begin the day thus. Yor have a fine voice,” he added; ‘‘will you sing something else and then we’ll pull westward with a will for awhile?” Star thought fora moment; then, with a delicate flush rising: in her cheek, an almost holy light glowing in her eyes, and i thrill in her tones which touched every heart, she sang : ‘¢ In the harbor safe at home Zion’s stately ship shall come, And her crew shall proudly tell Dangers she has braved so well ; “ Never more to tempt the wave, Never more the storm to brave, Safe from rock and breaker’s crest, Anchored in eternal rest. ‘¢ Courage, then, ye faithful few! Weary, weather-beaten crew. Let no hardship be compared With th’ exceeding great reward ; Soon life’s tempest will be o’er— Lo! we near the promised shore, And o’er troubled waves afar Gleameth Bethlehem’s welcome star.”’ There were tears in the eyes of those rough, stern-visaged men when the song was ended, and more than one weather- bronzed hand was lifted to dash them aside. ‘There was nota sailor there who would not have fought dearly for the life of this sweet-voiced girl, who had thus touched a chord in their hearts which had not vibrated before for many a year. A little while after the boatswain called aloud: **A sail! a sail!” Eomicbdooksscom