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Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.
"That solid mass contains the life of the thing , " replied the captain , "and acts as ballast for the little craft , keeping its long , egg shaped bladder-like body , with its little sail , in ah upright position . " Nellie was about to touch it when Dave Blackman , the cook , going by cried out" Doan you do it , Misse , cley ' s pison . I knoivs nouf of folks with big strong fingers dats had de vulsions by tonchhi' of clem . " " You mean convulsions , Mr . Blackman , " said Nellie .
"Dat ' s it , " said the cook , straightening himself up with pride at tho sound of lug name in full . " Ho is right , " said the captain , " I would not advise you to touch it ; in some manner its tendrils are poisonous . " The creature that had been so beautiful before in her eyes now became loathsome ; she could hardly believe that a thing of beauty could be capable of evil . She had yet to loam that some of the loveliest objects in this wo \ 'ld of ours are the most dangerous to come in contact with .
In this ancl a similar iva ) r the time passed pleasantly along aboard the " Sparkling Sea . " Tho little vessel ivas often made merry by the joyous voices of the tivo passengers singing some pretty lay , which rang out in silvery strains over the waters , ancl we have no doubt that the fish of the sea were better fish , more neighbourly , ancl less 'ikely to take advantage of each other ' s infirmities , after the sweet voice of Nellie Powers had thrilled through their bodies .
CHAPTER YII . It was evening at sea—Avhat beauty in the words , Avhat beauty in the fact ; poets have Avritten on it ; musicians have sung to its grandeur ; novelists have exhausted themselves in expatiating upon the magnificence of the scene , and the hallowed glory that surrounds an evening at sea . But tongue could not tell nor pen describe , the evening that found the small company of souls aboard the " Sparkling Sea " hundreds of miles off
the eastern coast of South America . The sun was just sinking below the water , ancl across the sky stretched its train of yellow and vermilion , and a glow from its parting ray settled upon the features of Nellie Poivers , as she sat on the stern rail of the vessel , ancl with her large blue eyes was trying to pierce the depth of the fleecy clouds above , and perhaps see into the Celestial City ivith its pearly gates , which she kneiv must lay very near a skof such gorgeous splendour . The soft winds ivere toying ivith her golden
y curls ; and Harry Prescott , who ivas sitting near ( but AVIIO Avas supposed to be reading a book , which he held upside doivn in his hand ) ivas feasting his eyes upon the innocence and beauty of her angelic countenance . He ivondcred how it was that after leaving so many beauties behind without a pang , that each look Nellie gave him should send such a thrill through his being , and he began to question himself to see if that was really the feeling a person was supposed to experience who was falling in love .
" How now , Harry Prescott ? " said Nellie , turning around ; " caught in the act , are you ? taking advantage of me , brigand like , ivhen I am off my guard . " As Nellie spoke , she changed her position to one nearer Harry . "Now , Nellie , you dome a great injustice , " replied Harry ; "here I ivas pondering over a sublime thought , which I had found in this book , and , happening to look up towards was just in time to catch looking at meand like a good lawyer ,
you , you , you , turn the tables on me . But it ' s with no effect , for with all the evidence in , any fair judge would decide against you . " ¦ " But the evidence is not all in , Mr . Prescott . You say you were reading , and any judge would certainly find the case against you ivhen he found that at the time you were caught in the act of which you are accused , the book you held in your hand ivas upside down . "
Harry looked at his book , and for the first time noticed that it -was not in a position that an intelligent man would hold it to read from , or to search for sublime thoughts Be would probably have made some reply to this sharp retort , had they not been disturbed by the captain , who said :
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.
"That solid mass contains the life of the thing , " replied the captain , "and acts as ballast for the little craft , keeping its long , egg shaped bladder-like body , with its little sail , in ah upright position . " Nellie was about to touch it when Dave Blackman , the cook , going by cried out" Doan you do it , Misse , cley ' s pison . I knoivs nouf of folks with big strong fingers dats had de vulsions by tonchhi' of clem . " " You mean convulsions , Mr . Blackman , " said Nellie .
"Dat ' s it , " said the cook , straightening himself up with pride at tho sound of lug name in full . " Ho is right , " said the captain , " I would not advise you to touch it ; in some manner its tendrils are poisonous . " The creature that had been so beautiful before in her eyes now became loathsome ; she could hardly believe that a thing of beauty could be capable of evil . She had yet to loam that some of the loveliest objects in this wo \ 'ld of ours are the most dangerous to come in contact with .
In this ancl a similar iva ) r the time passed pleasantly along aboard the " Sparkling Sea . " Tho little vessel ivas often made merry by the joyous voices of the tivo passengers singing some pretty lay , which rang out in silvery strains over the waters , ancl we have no doubt that the fish of the sea were better fish , more neighbourly , ancl less 'ikely to take advantage of each other ' s infirmities , after the sweet voice of Nellie Powers had thrilled through their bodies .
CHAPTER YII . It was evening at sea—Avhat beauty in the words , Avhat beauty in the fact ; poets have Avritten on it ; musicians have sung to its grandeur ; novelists have exhausted themselves in expatiating upon the magnificence of the scene , and the hallowed glory that surrounds an evening at sea . But tongue could not tell nor pen describe , the evening that found the small company of souls aboard the " Sparkling Sea " hundreds of miles off
the eastern coast of South America . The sun was just sinking below the water , ancl across the sky stretched its train of yellow and vermilion , and a glow from its parting ray settled upon the features of Nellie Poivers , as she sat on the stern rail of the vessel , ancl with her large blue eyes was trying to pierce the depth of the fleecy clouds above , and perhaps see into the Celestial City ivith its pearly gates , which she kneiv must lay very near a skof such gorgeous splendour . The soft winds ivere toying ivith her golden
y curls ; and Harry Prescott , who ivas sitting near ( but AVIIO Avas supposed to be reading a book , which he held upside doivn in his hand ) ivas feasting his eyes upon the innocence and beauty of her angelic countenance . He ivondcred how it was that after leaving so many beauties behind without a pang , that each look Nellie gave him should send such a thrill through his being , and he began to question himself to see if that was really the feeling a person was supposed to experience who was falling in love .
" How now , Harry Prescott ? " said Nellie , turning around ; " caught in the act , are you ? taking advantage of me , brigand like , ivhen I am off my guard . " As Nellie spoke , she changed her position to one nearer Harry . "Now , Nellie , you dome a great injustice , " replied Harry ; "here I ivas pondering over a sublime thought , which I had found in this book , and , happening to look up towards was just in time to catch looking at meand like a good lawyer ,
you , you , you , turn the tables on me . But it ' s with no effect , for with all the evidence in , any fair judge would decide against you . " ¦ " But the evidence is not all in , Mr . Prescott . You say you were reading , and any judge would certainly find the case against you ivhen he found that at the time you were caught in the act of which you are accused , the book you held in your hand ivas upside down . "
Harry looked at his book , and for the first time noticed that it -was not in a position that an intelligent man would hold it to read from , or to search for sublime thoughts Be would probably have made some reply to this sharp retort , had they not been disturbed by the captain , who said :