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Then, too, our common day's work was protracted and made more fatiguing by hides coming down late in the afternoon, which sometimes kept us at work in the surf by star-light, with the prospect of pulling on board, and stowing them all away, before supper.
"The darkness increases, for the star-light is gone; but I can see where I go, and so long as I can do that there is not much fear of losing my way. I do not like to expose you to danger, but " "Never mind me, Bourdon set me to do anything in which you think I can be of use!" exclaimed the girl, eagerly.
The army, moving by its right from off the ground on which they had rested, soon entered the path through the morass, conducting their march with astonishing silence and great rapidity. The mist had not risen to the higher grounds, so that for some time they had the advantage of star-light.
Several families came across the broad moor on Sabbath morning, and remained till evening. Sometimes they traveled both ways under star-light, for fear of the enemy. The day was devoutly spent in prayer, reading the Word, singing Psalms, and conversing on the heart-stirring doctrines of redemption. They spoke much concerning the duties and dangers of the times.
Marie smiled at him in the star-light. "It's great, don't you think? I don't get out very often, any more. I'm working, you know and evenings and Sundays baby takes up all my time." "You working? Say, that's a darned shame! Don't Bud send you any money?" "He left some," said Marie frankly. "But I'm keeping that for baby, when he grows up and needs it. He don't send any." "Well, say!
"It was a still, warm night, no moon, but plenty of star-light, the wind blowing as now, gentle and sweet and cool just the wind my lungs sighed for. I got into the open park, avoiding the trees, and wandered on and on, without thinking where I was going.
At so grand a display of the great and wonderful works of God, what mortal can be unmoved, or deny the existence of a BEING which nature herself proclaims! The evening was very fine and beautifully star-light, and the moon shone with resplendent brightness. After the company had withdrawn to their evening refreshments, I amused myself with walking on the solitary poop.
At two o'clock in the morning we were aroused from our comfortable beds to take our places in the stage; and soon we were again upon the road. There is something exceedingly attractive in the appearance of the skies upon this elevated table-land, 7692 feet above the ocean. The morning star-light is very beautiful.
Many a kind deed was done, many a gentle word was spoken; and each day lighter grew his heart, and stronger his power of giving joy to others. At length Star-Light bade him work no more, and gladly gave him the gift he had won. Then his second task was done, and he flew gayly back to the green earth and slumbering Lily-Bell.
Presently a glimmer of star-light pierced the universal gloom, and in that uncertain light a shadowy figure came gliding towards him across the ocean a face shone upon him beneath the radiance of the stars. It was the face of the ballad-singer. The shadow drew nearer to him, with a strange gliding motion. The shadow lifted a white, transparent hand, and pointed. To what?
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