Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-21
his berth.

| utS OCTUu.
'O.you purity little thing, you nccdn',
keep winling Out of your bright eye
to me, for | shan't let you out of my
sight for a, minute said tho proud
lrish,nan, as ho graspcd tho wheel
and turned the ship until it lay exact
ly under the ray cl the star.
! All went on we'll for some time
Patrick talking to his slit,le hcur,y,
as hc "ff.ctionateiy cullcd tue star,
and keeping his eye steadily upon
this beautiful lighthouse in the sky.
But, by and by. Patrick grew wca-
| ry AZ his p st. Every now and then
he nodded over tho wheel, aud when
he recovered he would fnd lis star
at considerable distance either to the
hight or left. Finally he entirely los,
himself in slecp,and had quite nap
b,f:'re he- awokc. In tho meantime
tho wind had changed and frcshcrcd
ahd the ship, having no hindcrancc
! from tho ruddcr, had fairly swung
rodnd, and was flying away towards
tho Southern Cross iustcad Of the
North star.
Al lcngth our Irish frieud is reused
by the farping of the sails. Rubbing
his cy cs, he peers into tho heavens
for his ''bright particular star" Or
course, it was nowhere TO be seen in
the direction in which they were then
"a ling.
Turning rJnud, in his confusion,
AID lroll,rg behi',d hlm, sure enough,
there Ii was, b"zin5 away as brightly
us ever!
l. Dawn into tho cabin hc hurried ::
Captain captain" hc shouted IL
The top of his voice, "come right up
here, this present mint"
WHATS tho matter now 2 said the
captain, !caping from his berth.
"Why, yo jest see," said Patrick,
"that I've sailed entirely beyond ny
star, aud yo will have to pick me GU,
another"
The star was all right but tho poor
sailor was turned around himself, and
moving in the wrong direction.
am acquainted with many young
psoplo who have sailed beyond their
star. l know young man with re-
ligious, parents, who has himself join
cd the church, and had been aided b.
hls.tronds to secure good education.
iIo entered college. Hero he fell
into bad company and in the though.
less hours he took his eye off from
the Star Bethlehem towards which bic
had been sailing. He docs not sccm
to be aware OF it himself; he is GER
tainly asleep as to eternal ti,ic gs, but
he has turned qnite around in his
course, and is flying along like the
wind 10 tho opposite direction. The
star is still shining, but it is behind
him. l wonder if be ever turns TO
look at it,?
There 90 q company Of lads into a
billiard saloon, laughing as they go.
Thoy are members of the Sabbath
School, and on Sunday, the star That
hung over the place whore Jesus was
sheds his light upon them. But um
s"ro they leave behind them as they
closet he doorof that saloon upon them.
selves. God have morcy Upon them !!
and grant that they may fnd tshai-
Iuwcd light again before the nigh. of
death settles down upon them!-'''.s.' :;
When l SEQ young poodle sailing o.,
walking for pleasure on tho sabbal,
while othors aro gathering in the
house of God, l cunnot help feeling
and saying to myself: "Those misla-
ken vourg people have certainly saiI-
cd beyond their star; fSarfil 10Y:
age most be before them without one
cheering ray of :l;ght:"
"Once on the .ruging sea I rode, o.,
- The storm was loud 1.-The night was dark;
The ocean ynwned-and iudely blowcd
The wind that iessed my laundering bark.
Deep horror then my vitnls froze.
Death struck, ceased the tide TO stem,
! When suddenly a altar arose. -: =: :, :. 81
:: 1t was tie Star Of Bethlehem. : > u
1T was my gnide, my light my all,
lt.bsde my dark forebGdihgs oease;A ;A !!
And through the: Storm and dsngers thrnIl
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Now safely moored--my ptrils Ger, -
I1r sing fisst in nights diadem,.S - :
= Forever and forevermore, - O.
The star! The Star Of Bethlehem -,
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