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Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.
" Nellie , ' said a voice from behind her one day , " you'll be overboard yet ; here I ve been standing for ten minutes ready to catch you every time the vessel lurched , and you hai'e paid me no more attention than you have the rolling of the vessel , which has threatened several times to cast you into the sea ; what do you see so interesting down in the depths of the ocean V Nellie , looking up , saw Harry standing beside her , and said ,
" I have seen a great many piretty things . 1 have been building fairy castles clown beneath the sea , and had not noticed the increase in the wind , and perhaps , but for your timely warning , I should have fallen overboard , and then you would have got your clothes ivet by jumping in after me , for I know you would have clone it , wouldn ' t you ?" and Nellie looked up into Harry ' s face in a sly sort of way , but without giving him a chance to reply she kept right on talking .
" I have been thinking , Harry , of the far off island home , which I hai'e nei'er seen , ancl of which I have no conception , ancl the parents I am to meet after so many long years of separation . It makes me real glad to think this beautiful breeze is helping me on to that meeting , that every leap of this noble vessel is so much nearer home . And then , Harry , my heart returns to that beautiful home I have left behind , to the friends I have bid fareivell for ever , ancl when I think that each puff of wind is bearing me 1
further aivay from them my heart sivells Avith emotion . ' " But , Nellie , you have no idea ivhat a beautiful home you are going to . What beautiful trees , floivers and birds abound there . I am sure you will be delighted to watch the bright sun glistened waves as they beat on the shore . Your poetie niind will have an opportunity to expand to its utmost extent and your admiration of the beauties that will surround you will have no bounds . " And Harry ' s features brightened as he dwelt
on the beauties of his native place . " I suppose I shall be delighted , Harry , but then it seems so much like dying to bid farewell to all you know on earth and start off for ah unknown country . " As she spoke her features assumed an expression partly of joy and partly of sadness .
One clay ivhen Nelly'was peering clown into the blue sea , she saw a flying fish dart through the water followed by a larger fish ; she anxiously watched the tiny one as many times when almost in the mouth of the larger fish it darted forward with greater rapidity and escaped for the time . Once when the little fish seemed about to become a prey , it made another dash and sprang clear of the water , and spreading its little ivings skimmed over the surface . Nellie clapped her hands ivith joy as she beheld the
transparent creature , as she supposed , free from danger . But her joy was of short duration , for a sea gull which had also been following the adventures of the small fish now sivooped down ancl captured it . She had spent hours that clay in watching the physalise , or Portuguese men-of-war , ivhich had for days been sailing in great numbers past the vessel . These objects constitute one of the wonders of the ocean , with their small transparent sails of a
purple hue tinged with white , spread to the soft gentle winds of those seas , they present a si ght beautiful to behold . " Oh ! I do wish I had one of them , ' ' exclaimed Nellie , as they were passing through a fleet of about fifty . " Do you 1 then you shall , " said Harry jumping up and grasping a long pole that lay near by , to ivhich he fastened one of the cook ' s pails ancl succeeded in capturing two of them .
Bravo , Mr . Prescott , " laughed Nellie , " ivhat an admiral you would make , and what prizes you would capture in the time of war I just think hoiv you have captured two i ' ortuguese men-of-ivar in a bucket ! Everlasting fame shall certainly be yours , but at present you must be content with my thanks . " These creatures lose half of their beauty when taken from the water , so Nellie was someAvhat disappointed ii'lien one of them , ivhich had been hung on the main boom , did not retain its brilliancy . "What ' s that ? " she asked , pointing to tho long jelly-like body and purple pendants ot the creature , which were now stringing out and dropping off .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.
" Nellie , ' said a voice from behind her one day , " you'll be overboard yet ; here I ve been standing for ten minutes ready to catch you every time the vessel lurched , and you hai'e paid me no more attention than you have the rolling of the vessel , which has threatened several times to cast you into the sea ; what do you see so interesting down in the depths of the ocean V Nellie , looking up , saw Harry standing beside her , and said ,
" I have seen a great many piretty things . 1 have been building fairy castles clown beneath the sea , and had not noticed the increase in the wind , and perhaps , but for your timely warning , I should have fallen overboard , and then you would have got your clothes ivet by jumping in after me , for I know you would have clone it , wouldn ' t you ?" and Nellie looked up into Harry ' s face in a sly sort of way , but without giving him a chance to reply she kept right on talking .
" I have been thinking , Harry , of the far off island home , which I hai'e nei'er seen , ancl of which I have no conception , ancl the parents I am to meet after so many long years of separation . It makes me real glad to think this beautiful breeze is helping me on to that meeting , that every leap of this noble vessel is so much nearer home . And then , Harry , my heart returns to that beautiful home I have left behind , to the friends I have bid fareivell for ever , ancl when I think that each puff of wind is bearing me 1
further aivay from them my heart sivells Avith emotion . ' " But , Nellie , you have no idea ivhat a beautiful home you are going to . What beautiful trees , floivers and birds abound there . I am sure you will be delighted to watch the bright sun glistened waves as they beat on the shore . Your poetie niind will have an opportunity to expand to its utmost extent and your admiration of the beauties that will surround you will have no bounds . " And Harry ' s features brightened as he dwelt
on the beauties of his native place . " I suppose I shall be delighted , Harry , but then it seems so much like dying to bid farewell to all you know on earth and start off for ah unknown country . " As she spoke her features assumed an expression partly of joy and partly of sadness .
One clay ivhen Nelly'was peering clown into the blue sea , she saw a flying fish dart through the water followed by a larger fish ; she anxiously watched the tiny one as many times when almost in the mouth of the larger fish it darted forward with greater rapidity and escaped for the time . Once when the little fish seemed about to become a prey , it made another dash and sprang clear of the water , and spreading its little ivings skimmed over the surface . Nellie clapped her hands ivith joy as she beheld the
transparent creature , as she supposed , free from danger . But her joy was of short duration , for a sea gull which had also been following the adventures of the small fish now sivooped down ancl captured it . She had spent hours that clay in watching the physalise , or Portuguese men-of-war , ivhich had for days been sailing in great numbers past the vessel . These objects constitute one of the wonders of the ocean , with their small transparent sails of a
purple hue tinged with white , spread to the soft gentle winds of those seas , they present a si ght beautiful to behold . " Oh ! I do wish I had one of them , ' ' exclaimed Nellie , as they were passing through a fleet of about fifty . " Do you 1 then you shall , " said Harry jumping up and grasping a long pole that lay near by , to ivhich he fastened one of the cook ' s pails ancl succeeded in capturing two of them .
Bravo , Mr . Prescott , " laughed Nellie , " ivhat an admiral you would make , and what prizes you would capture in the time of war I just think hoiv you have captured two i ' ortuguese men-of-ivar in a bucket ! Everlasting fame shall certainly be yours , but at present you must be content with my thanks . " These creatures lose half of their beauty when taken from the water , so Nellie was someAvhat disappointed ii'lien one of them , ivhich had been hung on the main boom , did not retain its brilliancy . "What ' s that ? " she asked , pointing to tho long jelly-like body and purple pendants ot the creature , which were now stringing out and dropping off .