The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1889-12-20

What solemnity sud-T
be herei l can now nnU
feeling OF the immortal Srcr
Robert McChcyne, when. sitting onthe
banks Of this lake, be wrote:
II Is not that the wild gazeIle
Comes down to drink thy tide,
But TIE that was pierced TO save from hell
OFT wandered by thy side.
Graceful around thee the mountains meet,
Thou calm, rcposing sea:
But ali Tar more the bcautifui feet
OF Jesus walked DER thee.
I can now easily understand from the
contour OF the country that bounds this
lake that storms were easily tempted to
make these waters their playground.
From the gentle way this lake treated
our boat when We sailed on it yesterday,
one would have thought It incapable OF
a paroxysm OF rage, but IL was quite
different on both the occasions spoken
OF in my two toxts. close my eyes,
and the shore OF Lake Galiloe as IL now
is, with but little signs of human life,
disappears. and there comes back to my
vision the lake as II was In Christ's time.
II lay in science of great luxurianco;
the surrounding hills, tcrraccd, sloped,
grooved, so many hanging gardens OF
beauty. Or the shoru wore castles,
armed towers. Roman baths everywhere,
every thing attractive and boautifulr-all
styles of vegetation in shorter space
than in almost any other space in all
the world, from the palm tree Of the
forest to the trees of rigorous climate.
1t seemed as IL the Lord had launched
one wave OF beauty on all the scene,
and Il hung and swung from rock and
hill and oleander. Roman gentlemen in
pleasure boats sailing this lake, and
countrymen in iish-smacks coming down
to drop their nets, pass each other with
nod and shout and laughter, or swing
ing idly at their mocrings. o. what a
beautiful scenel
II seems as II VIC shall have quiet
night. Not leaf winked in tho air, not
ripple disturbed the face of Genne-
saret, but thcrc seems TO be little ex-
citement up the beach, and VIC haston
TO see what IL is, and VIC find II an en-
,-.5.rs Kres0fensrfu,- % ,fr't<, s,tT2f st-s ~
From tho western shore D hotilla push
ing out; not a squadron, or deadly arma.
ment, or clipper with valuable mer.
chandise, nor pirate vessels ready Ia
destroy every thing they could seize,
but flotilla, bearing messengers of life
and light and peace. Christ is,in the
front OF the boat. His disciples are
in smaller boat Jesus, weary with
much speaking to large multitudes, is
put into somnolence by the rocking OF
the waves II thero was any motion al
all, the ship was easily righted: IL the
wind passed from starboard TO larboard,
or from larboard to starboard, the boat
would rock, and by tho gontlcness OF
the motion putting tho Master asleep.
And they extsmporized a pillow made
out of a fshermans coat. think no
sooner is Christ PROSTATE, and his Head
touched the pillow, than lie Is sound
asleep. The breezes Of the lake run
their fingers through the locks OF the
worn sleeper, and the boat rises and
falls like a sleeping child on the bosom
OF sleeping mother.
Calm night starry night, beautiful
night. Run up all the sails, ply all tho
oars, and let the large boat and the
small boat glide over gentle Gennesaret
But the sailors say there is going to be
change OF weather. And even the
passengers can hear the moaning Of tho
storm as " comes on WIN great strine,
and all the terrors of hurricane and
darkness. The large boat trembles like
a deer at bay among the clangor of tho
hoeeds' treat patches OF loan are
hung into the ar; the sails OF the YES
N u. \.
sci loosen ana tho sharp winds crack
INK pistols inc smaller boats IKE petreis
pcise en- the eiiHs on 'he waves and then
! plunge.
overheard go cargo tacklln2 and
mssts' ana the drenchcd ulsciples
rush into the back part OF the
boat and lay hold OF thirst ana say
unto lilm; Master, caress lhoa POI ~
we perishg' That great ferso
HIS head nom the piiiow
mans coat walks 70 !. =
sessoi ana looks out .
around nm as s6s D.
~aH>'~S inffhfbe most efic-U
comes' the cry formed
10y tne llash Oh inc Aiseefer.
CAIN brow oiVhriss as Va miracle tha.
rom ms peaiu' ne pas 's2dance'
the SKY anu snoVner ~, we wouio
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the neck Oh the svorin' Gnu WIZ
the sailors are oaiIing OUT tno ooa,s' anu
"hllc thoy are lrylng 70 un'aheIo 'ne
cordage' the diselp'cs s'ano IN aha1e'
mont, now looking in'o tho earn sea-