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Christ was parted from God in His death, because He bore on Him the sins that separate us from our Father, and in order that none of us may ever need to tread that dark passage alone, but may be able to say, 'I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me' Thou, who hast trodden every step in its rough and dreary path, uncheered by the presence which cheers us and millions more.
A five-pound note! It seemed to take away the breath of those who knew what it meant, and then an exulting shout broke forth. 'Well, said Edgar solemnly, 'old Chester is a brick! Three cheers for him! Which cheers having been perpetrated with due vociferation, the cry began, 'O Felix, what will you do with it? 'Buy a pony! cried Fulbert. 'A rocking-horse, chirped Robina.
Once again he sprang up the escape amid the cheers of the people, and re-entered the window. At that moment the attention of the crowd was diverted by the sudden appearance of a man at one of the windows of the first floor.
As the pistol sounded, Hiram launched his craft, and amid cheers from the crowd it soared up, and, just clearing the red tape, settled gracefully down a few feet the other side of the two hundred foot line. "Good for you, Hiram!" exclaimed Ernest Thompson, the bike scout, who was acting as a patrol on the course. "Whose turn next?" "You kids wait till I get my Bleriot started," sneered Jack.
So they let her go, with one final round of cheers and clapping, and then, as the curtains fell together once more and the orchestra slid unobtrusively into the entr'acte music, a buzz of conversation arose. Michael Quarrington turned and spoke to Davilof as they stood together. "This will be my last memory of England for some time to come. Mademoiselle Wielitzska is very wonderful.
At length the cart reached the space between the watch-house and the tent of the Inca of Peru, where it stopped while the constables unlocked a massive door; the prisoner remained proudly in the cart, accepting, with obvious delight, the tribute of cheers and jeers, hoots and shouts, from five thousand mouths.
France had heard the story of Zaraila; from the Throne a message had been passed to her; what was far beyond all else to her, her own Army of Africa had crowned her, and thanked her, and adored her as with one voice, and wheresoever she passed the wild cheers rang through the roar of musketry, as through the silence of sunny air, and throughout the regiments every sword would have sprung from its scabbard in her defense if she had but lifted her hand and said one word "Zaraila!"
Beg pardon, sir, shall I get the fishing-lines out?" "No!" said Hilary shortly. "All right, sir. But beg pardon, sir." "What is it, Waters?" "Is the lieutenant soon coming aboard? His traps ar'n't come yet." "No," said Hilary firmly. "He's no longer in command." "Then I says three cheers, my lads," cried Billy Waters excitedly. "Leastwise, if I may." "No. Stop. No demonstrations now, my lads.
There is a sensation, a cordial and not loud greeting, but no Yankee-like cheers. That heavy gentleman in citizen's dress, who looks neither to right nor left, is Napoleon III.; that handsome woman, grown full in the face of late, but yet with the bloom of beauty and the sweet grace of command, in hat and dark riding-habit, bowing constantly to right and left, and smiling, is the Empress Eugenie.
With shouts and cheers the horsemen dashed from the cover of the woods, upon the flying train, shot the leading horses and mules, captured the drivers and remaining animals, appropriated the stolen goods to their own use, and burned the wagons.
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