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Whether it was so in the way they supposed or not, it certainly was a harbinger of good as it regarded its cheering effects upon them, and their hearts were again filled with hope, and their sinews bent once more to toil at the oars. WHETHER IT WAS SO IN THE WAY THEY SUPPOSED OR NOT IT CERTAINLY WAS A HARBINGER OF GOOD AS IT REGARDED ITS CHEERING EFFECTS UPON THEM AND THEIR HEARTS WERE AGAIN FILLED WITH HOPE AND THEIR SINEWS BENT ONCE MORE TO TOIL AT THE OARS
specially the mate and two seamen, and the cheeks of the seamen already looked sunken, their eyes less spirited. This was the combined result of their feelings of disappointment with physical labor, for they worked several hours at the oars every day, aiding the sailing power of the boat, in the hopes of reaching the land before another gale or storm should occur. Now, however, they began to discard the oars, and to feel less and less courage to labor in propelling the boat. The widow who was not a little of a philosopher and a woman of good sound mind, determined to do something to amuse the men, and cheer them up in their emergency; she saw how sadly they needed some such influence, and telling her daughter of her purpose, when night again came on she induced her to sing some of her sweetest airs with all her power of execution, and to repeat them to the real joy and delight of these hardy men, who at once gathered an agency from this music, and declared it was the harbinger of good.  UPON THEM ALL AND ESPECIALLY THE MAIDEN TWO SEAMEN AND THE CHEEKS OF THE SEAMEN ALREADY LOOKED SUNKEN THEIR EYES LESS SPIRITED THIS WAS THE COMBINED RESULT OF THEIR FEELINGS OF DISAPPOINTMENT WITH PHYSICAL LABOUR FOR THEY WORKED SEVERAL HOURS AT THE OARS EVERY DAY AIDING THE SAILING POWER OF THE BOAT IN THE HOPES OF REACHING THE LAND BEFORE ANOTHER GALE OR STORM SHOULD OCCUR NOW HOWEVER THEY BEGAN TO DISCARD THE OARS AND TO FEEL LESS AND LESS COURAGE TO LABOR IN PROPELLING THE BOAT THE WIDOW WHO WAS NOT A LITTLE OF A PHILOSOPHER AND A WOMAN OF GOOD SOUND MIND DETERMINED TO DO SOMETHING TO AMUSE THE MEN AND CHEER THEM UP IN THEIR EMERGENCY SHE SAW HOW SADLY THEY NEEDED SOME SUCH INFLUENCE AND TELLING HER DAUGHTER OF HER PURPOSE WHEN NIGHT AGAIN CAME ON SHE INDUCED HER TO SING SOME OF HER SWEETEST HEIRS WITH ALL HER POWER OF EXECUTION AND TO REPEAT THEM TO THE REAL JOY AND DELIGHT OF THESE HARDY MEN WHO AT ONCE GATHERED AN AGENCY FROM THIS MUSIC AND DECLARED IT WAS THE HARBINGER OF GOOD
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