The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-09-03

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names Cor the san.e inA ", ntiler
gem etcf had ~ bcnutifui .itDr Il
las IN a scene Of areat laAnian,r. the
surrounding hills high, tcrrace,i.
slpnrd. Ktoscd. ~ many hanging "a,
dcns u beanty, the waters rumhling
down between rocks u gray aud led
limestone. flashing from The hills and
bounding into the va Ca he shore
were castles. ARMED uivor, roman
baths ext, thing afiraeiil, aad heau-
tiiui, all styles ~ vegetation d shorter
space than ~ al,aosl nns o'ln.s SPARE
IN thu ~orld lsom the ts.i,a ~, ~ the
forest 10 the tnv's of flgofons cli-
mate.
Il erined A. II the i.ord had launched
ONE wave % lrauiy on All the iecne and
u hAng and swung ffrim rock and hill
AMI -. ndrr Roman gentlemen IN
piensarc hats sailing the Lakes aud
fisherman IN anacks coming dowa 70
drop their nets. pass eaen other With
nod and bhont and laughter, o. swing.
Ing Idly AZ their mornings Oh. what
. wonderful. what beautiful lakei
II srcuis AZ Il We shall have quiet
night Nj iSlcaf winked ln the air.
not a ripple Disturbed the surface 81
Gennrkarct. hut therc seems ~ BE- "a III
tie cxclicnicut up this trnrh. and w.
hasten IA ne what u is and ~ lind II
an cmbafssstion
From the western shore a hotilla
pushing nut; not squadron Or deadly
armament. nor clipper ithevaIluiblo
merchandise, nor pirate vessels ready
70 destroy everything they could seize;
but llDtilla hearing messengers Of
lifc. and light. and pcacr Christ "a In
the front 81 the boat His disciples are
IN a smaller boat Jesus. weary with
much speaking 70 large mnltitndes. Is
put into somnoicnee by the rocking Of
the waves lfthere waA any motion
a. all this shin easily righted. u the
wind fasscd from o1- side. from the
stafboard 10 the larbosrd. OF from
the larhoard to the startoard. tiia b,Sat
would rock and by the rrnilcncss ~
the motion putting the Master asleep.
And they cxiempofiErd pillow made
out - a iishcrmnn's toat think NO
sooner u Christ prostrntc and HIS head
touching the pillow than be IS sound
nslccp The brcczcs Of the lake run
their 1ngrrs through the locks Of the
MORN sleeper, and the boat rises and
falls like y sleeping child on the bosom
Of a slccplng mother.
Calm night starry night. beautiful
night Kun up al the sails. ply all the
oars, aud let tho. large boat and the
small boat glide over gentle Gcnnc-
sarct Int The sailors say there Is go.
ing h. ~ 4 change Of weather. And
even the passengers can hear the moan
ing ii the storm a. Il comes on With
long stride. with all the tcrrors II hur.
rlrnne and darkness The large boat
trrmhlcs like n deer AZ hay trembling
unong the clangorof the hounds; great
catches 81 fnan are hung into the
falr the sails ~ the vessels loosen.
and The. sharp winds crack Nike
pistols. the smaller boats. like pctrels.
p,iac on the cliiI Of the wAves and
then plunge Overheard goes cargo.
taclllng. and masts, aud the drcnchcd
dlsciplcs rushcd into the back part %
ihr bat. and lay hold ~ Christ. and
hay nnfn Him. Master, carcst thou mob
That Ne perishsr That great person
orr lifts His head from the pillow Of
the iisherman's coat. walks 20 the front
Of tiir u.ssci aud Looks uut into the
sfirin Al around Him arc tho small
or boats. driven in The islnpcst. aud
iiuongh Il comes the cry Of the drowa
inr nen ny The fash Of tho lightning
J. scc the calm brow % Christ ~ tho
spray dropped from Ills beard lie has
ono word for the sky. and another
wori for the waves. looking upward
lIc crics. 'penccr Looking downward
ne snrs. he stillT
The waves fall ilat on their faces. the
Foam n,rlts, the distinguished stars re-
blight their torches. The tempest falls
Mead, aud Christ stands with his foot
30 thc neck Of tho storm And while
|Ihc suilors are bailinR out the boats.
and while they are trying 10 uniangle
The rordngr. the disciples stand in
amusement. now looking into the calm
"a. thea into the calm sky. then into
the cnlm Of tbc Saviour's countrnance.
und they ~ out: What manner Of
, man intilis. that oven the winds and
The g obey linn
The thicct In the first place impress
Is me slsih the fact that u Is very Inn
rortant 70 have Christ In the ship for
MI thsnc iioats would have gone 20 the
. botiun 81 t;cnnrsaret u Christ had
mot been pn.sent Oh. what lesson
b. you and for me 10 learn, What
tr royagc W. undertake. into what
cnierpriSr We start. let US always
Christ % the ship. Many Of you
~ days u revised commerce are
~ out IN new financial enter
bid you gond cheer 10 all
h,. i&(pn ns high plan
- Nave no right