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40 Til E PR,\ CTIC AL C HRIST IAN.


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POETRY.


THE SOU. L'S D EFIANCE. .


I ~ ai d to sorrow's awful storm,


T hat be nt again_ t my breast.


Rage on , thou muy ' st destroy this form"


And lay it low at rest) .


But still the spirit, thnt now brook• .


' r h)' tempest , mging high,


, Undauni ed, 011 its fury looks


With sieadfa~~ eye,


I •• id to Penury' s meagre train,


Come UII , yo ur th reats I br uve;


1\ 1y last poor life- drop you / IIay drain,


~ nd c rush me to the gra ,' e .


Yet srill rhe spirit that endures,


Shall u. ock ~" O u r force the while


And meet each cold, cold grasp uf yonrs,


With bitter smile,


J " aid to, cold neglect lind bcorn,


r llss on, 1 heed ) ' OU not ;


Ye / lillY persue ' lie till my form


And bei llg a re forgo t;


Yet slill the spirit which yon see


, Undaunted by )' nllr wiles


Dra " s frum its own nobilily


It . high born sllliles.


J " aid to Friendshill' s mellac' d Llow,


St rike dee p, my heart shaa bear ;


' I'h uu ca nst h ll~ urld one [, itter woe,


' 1' 0 those alreudy Ihere ;


Yet slill the spirit, thut sustain.


' I'h is lu. t severe dislress,


. Sh sll . ," ile upon il. kee nest pains,


And scum redress,


J said to d ~ ath ' s upl ifierl dart,


Aim Sllre , Or why delay?


Thou wilt not fi,( d a fearful henrt,


A week , reluct!," t ? f~ y;


For still the spiril, firm and free,


Triumphanl in the last IdislllllY;


' Vrapl in its own eterni ly .


Sha ll smiling pass uw · ay.


ORIGINAL MISOELLANY,


' l'H E FRUtTs OF INTEMPERANCE.


Whllt II "' ack l.' atalo!! lIe o rcv'i l llllt l wre tch -


' e rliless is dail y wirll esse. l, as Ih e rfllilO r 111­tempel"


llnl'e! ' \ Vhat lon gn e c ~ n ull el', wl lllt


" ell d e~ " rih e. or wlr lll hea rt ellil ceiv'e th e mis­ery


elllllile. 1 " pOll mlln, womun llI, d dl il, l, hy


tin illrlt il ~ elle e in Ihe lI ~ e or Ah:' ohlll! . I- Iow


• lIIallY hitt er leal'S ItIlVC heell shed, - ho w mallY


s igh s ha ve reli t Ihe hosooll ( If Ihe irrlHle c nt


viorill' s of- lhe ineh riate! AI. lllm ost e" ery s te p


or 0111' J, ill; l'i lllage, th " eye rp~ t s IIpon SOllie


dark, 101llhsome s l, ot or this gi llIII si n.


',. ' 1' h e I, ea rl s il'k'ms al e" ery a llempt to re ­e


or'J th e hi tte r Irui t" or tlHl 1' 001' d rllilkard, ­AlI'd


11001' illlle~ 1 he is. IlIl r i~ sol,,, rll ; olllents


he weeps at his lolly , a nll , le p lores hi s woak ­ness.


Bllt uills ! he weep s ollly to lilli ' nl! lIin


to- morrow. Oh, wreldre. 1 mnn! wlllllimth


80 hen igloted Ih ee? How C'" ) st Iholl so trial'


th e imllge 01 God, 111111 de slroy th e , l i/ 1l1 ity 01'


mnnhood ? \ V ha t lIil eth Ihee? II lIlh ' rna , l ­n


ess nllllhl Ihee u vicl im olltril! ht :' StuI' , IlIHI


, view Ihe dl'sp oile r o f peace all d vi" lIIe. D rop


{ j'on, Ihe lip th e Clip or liquid poison- oh rell


it 10 lit e gro lln d , th ere ' is d ellth wi thin ! ­Brolher


' fl llll, IIrise, fill'th oll ' urt 100 no llie to


full a vi., t iIH 1II111 wri the un dllr th e rll isery : md


~ l'II ellaceratio irs of d rllnke n ill'ss, CIlml", all '!


wilh olle deeided e / Jort lho ll s ha lt silly the en -


/ ,


em. v. a.' lll I. e I. i'ee filr el'e r . .


III the fi, llo wi llg pllrllgnlflh, e Xlrllc te, 1 Ii'om


the P nliee R eport in'l he ~ I . Lou i ~ Bnllelin,


mny he witnpss ell a tith e o f Ihe wret c hed lless


dowjll;': from Inlernpprllllce_ As we read " an, 1


wipe IIWIIY th e ga tlt llring lear . fi' r fa lle n hll­mllnilY,


Ictus a ll resol ve to Illhor wit h ren ew­er!


energy 1' 01' Ih e Ileslrll t: linn 01 1111 e vil which


fills th e' eAr lh wilh mOllrnillg .


, .11 Victim and hi~ Child,- On II r ec ent oc ca­sion


a blollted h " in~, nalll ed J nllll ~ on, by pro­fession


1111 aClo r, was fillllJr! ~ l l'll n k in Ihe s tree ls


by II good · h ellrter! ;;: ltilor, who in vuill lllle m pt­ed


to win him I'rolll ilis vile ways Itlld e vil


companions, J ohnson cOlltinlle rl 10d ri uk un ­Iii


he . Ie il lo th e gro n nr! like a · beltsl , ~ he n Ihe


followillg scene e ns ller! :


• " JIISt liS Ih py were IIho llt moving th e mi ser.


~ h le w/' et ch tu pl},; on , II lillie gi t'l, ahont eig ht


: y ellrs oJII, barefiJOled 1111,1 ex tr r llw ly ragged ,


, Clu ne illln Il, e 1' 00111, sohhi" g' all d c r)' i ng trHlllt


' billerly . No 800m: r did she see her fillher,


thun she rlllllo him, kn elt dowlI by his s ide,


ami D/ otiWling the officers away, cried. ' Dou't


lIlkl! I\ WU)' lUI while he s lee ps ! By lind by he


I,. ill \ vakil II p Olice more, a nd kiss rne !' It Will'


a ~ i~ h t to wrin g th e . hea rt of more tha n man


10 see th a t p llre inn ocent creature, with he r


lillie hea. l har e, and herwhite sho ulders pef'p ­in


g o ut 1' rr; 111 Iter tat tered froc k, leaning . w lth


rUlld nffeerion ove r her drunken fui he r, lIS if


her nffecriou st rength ened wit h the unworth i­ness


of irs objec t. A( length th e sailo r r'lIm e


forwurd. uml sl ' eaking kiml I) · to the lilli e git'l,


took he r aWII)' ill h is IIrIllS, a nd wrap ped her


littl e reP. t cnrefu lly in th e sk irt of his COUl, The


brutish father, hy Ihi s time s no ri ng in com­plete


a ," 1 , li sgu sl illg in ~ esi h il it y, WIIS then 111­ken


to tire g ua rd hou se, fur th e purpose of so­heri


" g him,


This mornin g, afler mnnifestlng symptoms


nf thut most dreadfu l ,, 1' 11 11 d iseuses, 1l!( llIia po­tu,


h., seemed to rel! lIin hi s se nses in Umens ­ure,


111111 confessed Irllvilll; h" en d ruuk. ' I WIIS


1101,' Mid he, ' 1I1wllyS the rll isernhl e wrelc h to


wl, iel, d rllilk en ness hilS redll cpd lIIe. I \ VIIS,


otlce resp pct ed hy li'iends , 11 1101 Iteloved hy Illy


lI' lIIily .- Hu t I cOlltracted hlld h:, lt irs, whi ch


gOI so strOli~ II hold IIpon III\" III! h ou s lelll pm' ­II/


llellt liS to IIIl1ke II heus l of ; ne , I\ iy hll siness


WII S lIegl " cl '; ll, IIml my wilu di ed, I d o rell ily


, Itelieve 01' 11 hrok en Ir,," art. SiJ lI: ll th llt tillle I


hllve wlllldere. 1 al" Or llu l the wor ld witho ut e nd


or lIim, excepl to procure wl, isl; ey ! 1 huve


ye l II d: II, glll er- al "~ lI sl , 1 I" id yesterdny- u


hea l/ litil l, le nder c re al ure, who s li: 1 loves II/ e


d es pi re mY lillwort hi rwss .'


At Ihis 1II0mell t lire he tlll,' ohmt sailo r en te r ­e<


1 Ihe rOOIll, Il'/ Illillg Ih e gi r l hy th e 111111 11 , He


IUIII . Iressetl her wi th lIe , r 1I11r1 comfur lllh ie


,: lo tl" ; 3, llI, d 8he looked r" ally I'ery pr elly IIl1d


illt e res tiu g, Afrer · l ell ~' 11 iug lh at a SlIi / lll fille


hlld heel! il'lIpo sed IIpon J ohnsoll, he im," ed i.


1l1" l y plli. 1 iI, II lI ti ICllolillg the lilli e girl fonnlr; l,


p lllcCfl he r in her Illther's IIrms. 1' lie poor


1111111 so hlt", 1 ()\' cr hel' liS if he hlld Iteell 1m ill­lillll


j 111 111 lill' ollr plll'\, we do 1101 heli ev e, Ih er e


WIIS u 11 1')' ey ,: ill th e roOlll . Tire three Id i


Ihe m nlll Ingelh er, 111111 we s illce rllly IlOpe Ih lll


this Itlssoll wilLwork a th or oll : d, ' relill'tlla lio ll


' lIpnn the , un lt;. pp), ' lIud degmtl ed lI"' llI,"


\ Vho 1' 11 11 re rmil! Ii'om p ity illg th e poor


( Imll kllnl ? He is Ir ll l)' all ohject of dc p. p cOllr­IIlisern


lion. L et thn se l'Ililll llfl llloc k Ioilll who


CII II, hilt li, r olle 1 filld il ill my he llrl to weep


OVI~' h is ahheratiolls fro m Ih p. 1' 1I1h of- te lllp e r­llI,


ce illltl pellce. I' e ll\' y IInl th e hea rt \ Vllil'h


illtllllg" s ri tli" lIle IIl1d eOlltelll pl fi' r lite lilliI'll


vil, tim o r ill t emp e ran c ~ l_ AIIII lIJ rlle ' it is u


lIIall el' of grie f a'I II I as, olli, Iom clH, t loalllll , o llg'


those \ 1' 110 go Oll t to procl ailll th'e hlessill gs nr


so brip ry"':' to reel nilll lloe d ' " l1lwnl, tlwre a re


lilly 10 lI'e lall gllage of iru lly IIl1d lIIirtlo, T hei r


lIIiss inll of plo ilimt llro ),. v is too ~ o lellJ lI fill' 0110­el'


thllll word s of · ' truth and sooerntss ."


' W ho is il that II ,,~ lilllo," , IIr,, 1 Illys in tire


dirt ? Helll er" h!' I' it is II mall , lInll " hr otloer ; olle


wh o \ l'IIS c rPllle d like lloyself ill JI, e illlage of


Gnd, ' lllld for \\ 11 0111 Ib.. Sl lI' ior , li ed. Ol'ity


lind weep , hilt never mil lit b im, GOlll lI1 give


Ioilll llo e belpi llg 1r: llld : mnl, e llilll ree l ill b is


sohe l' rllOIlWllts thaI YOII, IIre hi s Ii'ien d , a ' lIl de ·


s i..... 10 is recovery li ' 01l1 tl' e pit ii I II o r s ill. LII­hor,


11( 11 ; illg al! lIillSI bop e, lin" pe ra" I'enltlrt'rbe


II'rell: he( f illell ri llle mllY )' et 1I 111llnt III' wilh


willgs as ellgl l's , in Ih e I'llth of lloe j lls r. ' He


wl, o is now low ill tb e mire mltl d irt , IIIl1y ye t


ri ~ e ulIIl s lo ille lik e 1111 IIl1 ge!. Grelll is Ibe


power 01' mornl ki nd lless- il is illd eed tb e lev­e


r IIy wbiclo 0 111' rltl, e is to l, e reslore, l . L eI


liS la v 11111", with Ii. itll in G od alltl 1111111;


nlltl I~ e s lonli ncloic" e II viclo ry . B lllihe l'IIlII ­sellel


· . Shall we p ilY Ioi lll ? Yes- Ill' who is


so los t in u ljishness liS to 1' 111 fi'rl it ' the Cill',


1I11 t1 fill tloll vessel wlliel , is to rll in IIIUI · po isOIl ·


lois hrntller , is llIl ohjcc t of · pi ly. How I. o: UTPII


is Slll.' h A Io 11ltrt- Ioow rar , losl 10 the' ! l wel~ t s of


bell ev ol ellce ! . Ve rily , tb e frost 01 nJOrul win ­ter


reigns tl ierf'. For U thouslIllll worlds 1


woul" liol sllllld ill his pillce. 1 s l, o'ii l" rad ' e r


hreak Ihe las t 1Il0uldy crust or br ea", anl l IllY


f! OWII uloue in th e hll llrble ellbin, IIpo n Ille pili­let


orstraw, t lla n e nd lir e tile Sling,,! or th e n Ull.


sell~ I" s co nsci enc l', which will ru sh IIPOU' him


wh e tl cn llv ictKlIJ does its wo rk. Oh)' e wh o


sli ll trllfik ill ' strong drink , he e.' ltrell terl to stoJ!


your wllI'k or. 1e: ll10 , 111101 lubor to reclniml hose


y ou bave IIlrea dy ru illed . 11. w. S.


" LOOK ALOFT."


III th e filllliliur plt rnse " Ioielo ill pillc ed ns


th e cup ti(~ 11 of tllis e IJi18io; l, lIIuch is implied.


When Ihe 8CJJlimeut th at ea rt h is notlbe horne


of the sp ir it, d well s in th e heart , th ere nre co n­s


tnnt ns pi rntlons fo r luunnrt a lltyv- The visio n


o r filii10 is ofieutimes so bri ght lind cl ear as 10


hrill " heaven ~ i t lo irs gl ori es to vi ~ w,- wloihl


~ -


eu rt h, with its multitude of'scenes und vuuit ies,


' pusses away. Then the ludd er of hop e is II ~ ­ce


ntle d, uud, st audin g upon th e Ulount, IIoe


' so u l is filled with " joy unspenkuhle lind full of


glo ry ."


" Look aloft."- Dear rend er, hnve )' OU t: r s, t e ~


th e j oys or nn upward vision? Hav e y, ou


wit " t1d ighl left 101' II seaso n th e e umheri ng


ca res of life, Ito converse with Godnnd your


Suvior P H av e you lelt th e heart 10 " bum'


wilhill," '~\ h- i l e in secret you hav e praised IIIl!


Crentor? ' Have yo u so no urishe d th e " ihner


mun" wit" the " hl'clld o r life" th at with im­mortal


cravings you II0W da ily cry- uLonl ,


ev ermo re give us t" is hrend?" By wal c" ing


llIlIllu'lIy in g hav e you luhured tha t th e In,' e of


God ' nioht he euugrn ved . I1S with a pen I'f'irnn,


IIPOII the henri? Ah , hy th HII$ Si'lan ce oT Di ­I'ille


gl'lIce , hll" e yOIl suhdned pride, ambition, ,


llI, d stljishnfss, uud o pelled rlre door o f ti le '


hellrl lor t" e elll ra llce of th e Rp.\ leelll er ? Jn


II wo rd, is " Ch rist fill" lJl ed Wilh ill Ihe hop e o f


go lol'y?" Happy th ey wllO ure thus looki~ g


aloft.


COllie J'Cso r ro wli ll o f th e ellrl h, - Ihe ,' oi. ' e


of helll'en hid s you " 100 1, aloft." S lOp not hy


t" e way, I" ere is uo resling ~ pO I 1' 01' Il je wellry


lind lIill ic ted 011 ea rt h . lI elll'en is alo ue' tl'llll


to tI, e ach iug hosolll. " Uod is 011 1' refu ~ e und


. s tt ellgt h, 1I very pr esllIll help iu trou hle."


" Look uhft," ti ll' a lilth o, lllless fou ' utllin is


o pe ned, from wh ich yOIl IIl11y a ll t1 ruw tl' e


swee t ;" lIlers of C01l80 11ltioll. He 11 1m iii tl ' e


" Jtesnrrec tiou ~ ' " ! lire" iu lender lIece llls whis ­pe


rs, sl1ying - " Coll/ e 1.' 1110 lIIeaU ye thllt Illho"


lind lire hea vy lad en , IlI'd I will gil'c ylll,! rcs t ,"


The own r ig hl hllnd of th is Red eelll er · poi u ls


to a " F llrhe r's h OU ~ ll, iu wh ich lire mllu y III11U .


sio lls"- \\ h p. re " no inhllhitlllll s loll ll ever sa)', 1


mil sick," : lIul ', lellth ~ hn ll be no 1II0re.


h " f he reOl'l ickne~~ nc \' e r comes.


Nor s u n '~ r" int lo'cnrchillg ray­fI


e: dth triumph. in illllnortni bloom, '


And n e '.: e~. li, ~ c" --,, \ V'ay , " _


" Look ulojt"- ye wh o$ e heart" are sofie ne d


h)' th e I! 0o d ness o'f God; " cast tllY hlll'd ~; I ' UP '


011 the L ord- he s llllll s lIsth in 1101''_'' P l'esiJ


th e \' oi ce of e nl] uirY- lllllke kn owlI all your


d es ires to J esn s, 10' 1' he IV lli t ~ 10 Iwltr you., lie


iK ' 1" IJlel'citi ol High P l'iesl," IIn, 1 II gl'lll' ious


" M e, l i'lIor hetween God lit II I llIan," II! II' " will


" ' l,' el' till'll )' OU i'll , ply IIWIIY. Li ke 1\ l ary, ~ i l


with a penilellt hell ri III ti le " fi , ot of lhe C rus~,"


lIud d rink 01 th e wllt el' of life Ii'eel} . · L et nol


Ih" 101ld of si u, wh idl ) ll'l, sses wi tb mOlllllllin


we ig ht 111' 011 tlw Ior" ast , di ~ cou" lI Ke )' ou. In


fllith lioluess s tl'lIgg le on, lind the hurdell will


- soon he light ened. He Iru e 10 rhe Watlls of


tI, e so u l; an , f wilh lhe c ha rI orl ile iu Ih e hutHl,


lIilll C hr ist ill th e heart, )' 1111 s hu ll go o n COli­I]


lje rin g III It I 10 (" " ' q lle r.


, . S old ier. of th e Cro~ s , " LOOK A ~. OF ' f"- tllO


NOtTlI WIl til It I tri al s o r enrl h will . ~ o o n e url. ­Ll't


tlry p a~ t l' i1gri',/ lllge to th e lalltl of pr ollr ise


he rClllelll he red olll y 10 illspi re grelllt'r cOllr ­nge.


011 1' Cn p la ill hilS led Ih e way alld eme r­cd


into rest , LeI his \' oi" e ill ~ jl i re liS to p re~ s


on with fh e IIrlll)' or Il, e liv illg G( lIl, to ti ' e


gnte;; ofth e cel es linl ei t)', T he re will OIir wllr ­liore


elld , IIrlil Ih e King lIf glo ry sa)' -'-" Be ye


lift " 1', )' e e l'e rlaslillg door s," nn, l let lloese l! iI-gritllS


ill. ' G, W, s ~


· rIlE . W AJ' ' fO KNO , v GOD.


As tl' e s0 1l1 1001, ,, ill fni, lh 1o ' Christ c rucj­fied


· ...: io · Clr r is l liS IIlllni li's t nn the C rus~, Pl" llY­in


g fill' hi s U1 l1 rtle re rs, il is clllln~ e rl inro th e


Sllllle inlll ge -' l'l'Uln g illry 10 g llll'y, e'vlln IlS hy


lire s piri l of the LlI r~ l .' Alld Ilrell it is th ' ll is


reali zed tire filii rorl'e ofl he a pos rolic dedll ru ­lion:


' God wh o co mnllli ltied Ihe light to s hi lle


Ollt of IllIrkn ess, hUlh shine d illto 0111' hellrt", tli


gi" e Ih e light of th e IHlowlell'ge < lflhe g lor y o f


Go d in Ihe lile e of J esll s CI, r ist.' Oh! lh ut ull


tire e1lild rcll of llIell mi ght 1' 1I11le to an ulld er­sla


lldi llg of Ih e pr omise :- ' Blessed ure th e


pllre ill hea rl, 101' Ih ey s ha ll sec God.' This is


o ne o r the 1Il0st preeion s Il'lll hs . 101illd ill Il, e


teachings or J esll s j lind to sorne few Wll Ite­lieve


it has Itlrendy Ite" ome II liv' jn g 81111 life­gil'ing


facl . T ho. e Ilrer e are who know ti l/ it


ns tire so 1l1 p, rogresses in goodn ess - in reSlllll ­blnn


ce to Ih e ' Only hegoll en SOli o r God, ' the rc


open s UPOII it Ih e s pi ri lilu l world, in nil its


brighlness and beauty. God slunds rev eal ed


befor e it as a God of Lov e- i- ns tire Father of


light s, with whom is no variablen ess or s ha d .


ow of' turuing. To th e sinller He is ' a co n.


Sliming fir e,' a nd IIJ II~ t nlways ' he ; IiII' ill him


there is no enpacity 10 discern G ild ns he iil, ­The


re is a fi lm upon his spiritua l orh, This


klen wus in culcat ed by rill lnspii ed p rophet o f


01.1. His langll llge is: Th'e Lord's hand is


nOI sho rte ner l th ur it ea uuo t save, neither i ~ hi ~


eur heavy th nt it can no t hea r; hill yo ur sin $


hnve se para ted between yon a nll your Gntl,


lind your iniquit ies hav e hidll~ n hi s face from


)' 011, But wh en we, beloved reader, ' Ill rn to


th e L ord, th e veil is tuken away ,' Th" y who


ha ve never litilen- llev er hnrl thei r so n Is stuiu­ed


with g u ilt, j, ehol. 1 th e F nce orGod ul wnys


- III ItI heeuu se th .. ir pure s pir it s a re as a / II fl"


ro r, reflect ing ever Iris infin ite lov el in ess nilll


g lory. \ Vi: h liS it would he' lire sa uie, were


we as they are. Hen ce th e importance of the


mi s$ ion o f J eSlls. li e cn n ' e to slIve li S f rom


our SillS, IIl1 tl Iltl is II Savio r to liS no lill'lh er


than he .1.; 1'' tI, i~. SO 1 1III~ as th ere is wilhin


liS on e mllrk of lhe perwillingil o f ev il, so long


will h is work rPlllllin lllla,: colII l" islwd, \ Vhen


' I he _ washing of reglllle rnl ir: n' s lla ll hll ve ~ o


c leansed us tllllt our ~ o, ds will be tr an sparent.


Iy pUl'e, · ~ lrall we be IIble III sllYof iI- ' it ill fin­ishe,


l.: Hen ce if we hllve heell quickened tu


ne wn ess of lire- if our hem'ts lIav e heen turn­ed


InwlI ... ls heavell, we ~ honld el'iJl'tIlOre lIlllke


it 011 1' c h ief llim to relllize nul' highesl lind hes t


co nc eplions- el'e rrnoro se l'k a re~.!/ IIhlllll Ce or


J es us- eve rlllore 1< 11 ive 10 Ite pel'rel'l ill our


sphe re as our infinile Fll th er is in Iris. In do.


ing ' this, we Shllllsooll sla nd in th e iun ermost


cOllr l of th e spiri lUal temple otthe livill g God.


lV, H , F .


SELECTIONS.


Ml'STERY, REASON AND FAITIl,


It is sP.! doon tlollt we lIIeet wilh A possng e


lJ\ or e trllly e lnq lle lll Ih lln tl' e fililowing', It iIJ


la ke n Ii'om on 1'$ SIlY by th e Rev. E'. P eabody,


orNew Bl'dfiml : .


" 1'\ i/.( hl eOllle .• ovp. r a ship lit sea, IIntl a rms ­~


e! l g e r ling., rs honr lift er IlOlIr IIJoue, o ll tl; e_ ! I


tlt- I'k , The wlltel'lIplungo lind welt er an , I" dide J,;


IIWII)' lten ealh th e keel. Abnve; Ihe sails lower


III' in rh e , lurkn l'~ s, lIllll llS1 to Ih e sl, y, llnd th eir


s llllllow lid ls ! ls it we re II hll rd en o n lh e deck


below, h i ,1,1' clouded ilil! ht 110 s ta ,' is ro bit


f .


se en, lind, as th e s llip d llllll! eS her ,' ntHS'J the


!, lIssp. nge r kn ows nOI wll id, wav is e ll~ l or west


or norrlr : 11' ~ oll t h . " ' hilt islllll:' S, whllt ' s llllk ­I!


II rOl'k s mil)' he 011 her COllrSe - ' lI' whllt th lll


COllrse is, or' wh ere Ihey lire he lillows not. ­All


ani ulld to hi, n is lI1ystery . lie how s . Iown


ill Ihe su hlllilisinn Of ll ttl'r ign orunl' t'. ' I.


BUl men of sc ieu!!!.' 1"\ I'e I'clld l loe laws or


tl;~ sky . , And the ne: l. l dll)' Ih is plIsseug~ r Ioe.


hnlds ' the (' lIplllin Inold llg III II c IOl: k, IIrHI IlIk .


in g not e of tile pl lll.' e n f- Ihe s ' lIr, lUllI, with the " I


lIid " f a en nple nr hoo k" COl lipos ed or r lll" s nnd I Illlllh elllllli " al tllhl l'll, tnllk ing ( · III Clllllliollll._ I


Alld ; wlren he hilS .' o lll plelt: d th em, he is uhle


to p" illl II I IIlO~ t within II hnnll ' s hr endlh 10 Ihe


p ltll; e at wh ic h" ali e r ' lInnn ' nber ed w i n d ing~ ,


he h a ~ IIrriv ed in lh e midsl of llle seas, S torms


," uy have beul IIl1d ClJl're lllS drifter!, hilt he


kn nw s where Ihey al''' , lind Ihe preei se I'o int


whe re, a hllndred 11'" g- ll es o ver tb e Willer, liell


his nal i,' " s h" re . Here is ReasoJluppreei llling


lind rllllking Ilse or the revelnti ollS ( if we llIay


so (' 1111 th em) ofsei ellce .


Nigh l agnill elllrts down over th e WASle of


ti n! wave~, IIlld th e I'" s sen ger heholds II ~ i llg l e


lIelllnlln s llllld lit Ih e wheel, lind wHtch, hour


IIlie r Imlll'; liS it , vihrates hell ellth a 111mI', / I lillie


lIeedl e, whieh poi llls c \'(~ r , as ifit wei- e a 1i\' i1lC


lingp. l', 10 rhe s te ady I'" le.


This IlIlIn kno~ vs Ilnlhing oflhe rules ofnay ·


iglltioll , norl, ing fir tlr., COllrs e of th e . ky . Bnt


rellSfJl\ a nd eXllt, rie llc e hlll'e giv en him Faitle


in III'; cOlllll lllnd ing offi ~ I" I' of tire Hhip- liJitl.


iu li re IlIws 11!,! 11 co nt ro l llHr co u rse ; raith in lire


nn erring illt egrity oft lie lilli e g ilid e hefore h im,


lII, d so, witl'o nl II si llg le dOllht, he st eers his '


s hip 011, Iteconling ' to a lu'es,'.' ibed direction,


through nighl / llld the WIII'., S. And that fltith


is not di sllJlJloi rtteli . \ Vith lire ' llo rn illl:' SI/ n ,


he helwlds ' fHI' IIlY lly rlw slllllllltlS or th e gl'llY.


ullll lll isry highllllld s ri s ill ~ lil, e u d01ll1 nil Ihe


hOl'izoll j 111111, liS he lielll'S th em, Ihe hillllltp.


( Wlt l' , a llil the ligh lh ouse III lh e errtrllnce oflhe


hllr lJol', a 1111 ( ~ i ght of j oy) the " pir es of the


c lJlorches, allli " h illi ng I'ools, among whieb b. I


llt; i ve:: l to uelecl hi~ OWU." , '

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