The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Recitation-PieadingE Extraordinary - Mas
er Edward Rice.
REcITATIoN-THE BURNING SHIP.

REcrTATIoN-THE BURNING SHIP.
MISS Rebecca Moore:
The storm DER the ocean flew furious and fast,
And the waves rose in foam at the voice OF
the blast,
And heavily labored the gale-beatcn ship.
Like stout-hearted swimmer, the splay at
his lip;
And dark was the sky DER the mariners path,
Save when the wild lightning illumined In
wrath.
A young mother knelt in the cabin below,
And pressing her babe to her bosom OF snow,
She prayed to her God, mid the hurricane
10 iS;iS SSiSfS; .; have mercy look down on my
It passed,-the fierce whirlwind careered on
And the ship like an arrow divided the spray {:
Her sails glimlnercd white in the beams OF
the moon,
And the wind up aloft seemed to whistle O
tune,-tO whistle tune.
There was Joy in the ship as she furrowed the
For 's' fond hearts within her were dreaming of
home.
The young mother pressed her fond babe to
her breast,
And the husband sat cheerily down by her
And looked with delight on the face of his
"oh, happy" said he. "when our roaming is
Wen dwell in our cottage that stands by the
shore.
Already in fancy its roof descry,
And the smoke of Its hearth curling up to the
sky;
Its garden so green, and Its uncovered wall !;
The kind friends awaiting to welcome us all,
And the children that sport by the old oaken
All pently the ship glided over the sea!
Hark what was that? Hark! Hark to the
shout!
Fire" Then a tramp and rout. and a tu-
multi Of voices uprose on the air
And the mother knelt down, and the half
spoken prayer.
That she offered to God in her agony wild,
Was, "Faiher, have mercy look down ON my
She few to her husband, she chung to his side,
Oh there Was her refuge whate'er might be-
"Fire" "Fire" It was raging above and be-
And ist the cheeks of the sailors grew pale at the
And In taeIr eyes glstened wild in the glare OF
twas vain DER the ravage the waters to drip
The ptiless flame was the lord of the ship.
And the smoke In thick wreaths mounted
higher and higher,
80 GOD, it is fearful to perish by fire."
Alone with destruction, alone on the sea,
"Great Father Of mercy, our hope Is In thee" ,"
Sad at heart and resigned, yet undaunted and
brave,
They lowered the boat, mere speck on the
wave.
First entered the mother, enfoldlng her child
1t knew she caressed 1t, looked upward and
Cold, cold was the night as they drifted away
And msstily dawned Ger the pathway the
day.
tide about,
The sun DER tie waters shone joyously out.
"Ho! sail! Ho! a sailr' cried the man at
"Ho a sail =" and they turned their glad eyes
DER the sea-
"They see us, they see us, the signal is waved
They bear down upon us, they bear down up
Huzza we are sayed."
Recitation-Little Child's Wisdom. - Miss
Jessie Beacham.
MISS EDITH ENTERTAINs HER SISTERS BEAU
Miss Edith............Mis Seppie McCord.
Sisters Beau. Master Henry Berry.
any sister'M be down in minute, and says
for you to wait ii you please.
And says I might Stay till she come, If IL
promise never to tease,
Nor speak till you spoke to me first. Bu
y
What she told me to say II didn't? DON
you really and truly think SO?
"And then you'd feel strange here alone. AND
you wouldn't know where to sit,
For that chair isn't strong on its legs, and WI
never use 1t d bit.
We keep it to match with the sofa; but Jacl
| says 1t would be like you
To flop yourself right down on 1t and knocl
| out the very las screw.
Suppose you try? won't tell. You're afra!t
to! Oh! you're afraid they would thinl
| IL was mean.
Well, then. there's the album; that's pretty
if you're sure that your fingers are clean
For sister says, sometimes ! dauo 1t; but sh
| only says that when shes cross.
There's her picture, you know IT? It's lik
her; but she aint as good-looklng, U
| course.
"This Is ME-. It's the best OF 'em all. Now
tell me you'd never have thought
That once was little as that; Its the onl.
one that could be bought;
For that was the message to pa from the phc
1 tograph man where sat
That he wouldn't print OFT any more Till II
first got the money for that.