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The sea-gulls flying over a busy port of commerce, or floating at ease on the discoloured, choppy, churned-up waves of some great river, "Bordered by cities, and hoarse With a thousand cries," are unconscious symbols of nature's self-reliance and content with her ancient methods.
What the Captain's terrible threat was must ever remain a mystery; for, just at that moment, Nell, who had been looking over the side of the steamer, watching the creamy foam churned-up by her paddles and rolling with heavy undulations into the long white wake astern marking her progress through the water, suddenly uttered an exclamation. "Look, look, aunt Polly!" she cried excitedly. "Oh, look!"
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