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It was remarkable to observe the delicacy observed by those three seamen towards the widow and her daughter, to mark their assiduity towards them as to their necessities and their wants; while they, on their part, were patient, uncomplaining and grateful. IT WAS REMARKABLE TO OBSERVE THE DELICACY OBSERVED BY THOSE THREE SEAMEN TOWARDS THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER TO MARK THEIR ASSIDUITY TOWARDS THEM AS TO THEIR NECESSITIES AND THEIR WANTS WHILE THEY ON THEIR PART WERE PATIENT UNCOMPLAINING AND GRATEFUL
uld certainly have engulfed the boat, had it not been able thus to pull a short distance away, and which even now drew it rapidly back to the spot where the ship had laid, and causing it to toss fearfully for a while, but in a few moments more all was quiet. "Thank God, that is over," said the mate, earnestly; "it was little short of a miracle that we did not all of us go down with the ship." The widow covered her face with her hands and breathed a silent prayer of thankfulness. It was already night again, and steering by the stars the mate laid his course, after affording a spare sail to cover the mother and her daughter, who having partaken of some needed refreshment, the first for many hours, were soon lost in sleep, induced by the great bodily fatigue and physical exertion they had so lately encountered in this emergency. The men stood watch and watch, relieving each other at intervals throughout the night, while the boat with its two lugger sails crept on steadily upon its course. CAUSING A VORTEX WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE ENGULFED THE BOAT HAD IT NOT BEEN ABLE THUS TO PULL A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY AND WHICH EVEN NOW DREW IT RAPIDLY BACK TO THE SPOT WHERE THE SHIP HAD LAID AND CAUSING IT TO TOSS FEARFULLY FOR A WHILE BUT IN A FEW MOMENTS MORE ALL WAS QUIET THANK GOD THAT IS OVER SAID THE MATE EARNESTLY IT WAS LITTLE SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT WE DID NOT ALL OF US GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP THE WIDOW COVERED HER FACE WITH HER HANDS AND BREATHED A SILENT PRAYER OF THANKFULNESS IT WAS ALREADY NIGHT AGAIN AND STEERING BY THE STARS THE MATE LAID HIS COURSE AFTER AFFORDING A SPARE SAIL TO COVER THE MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER WHO HAVING PARTAKEN OF SOME NEEDED REFRESHMENT THE FIRST FOR MANY HOURS WERE SOON LOST IN SLEEP INDUCED BY THE GREAT BODILY FATIGUE AND PHYSICAL EXERTION THEY HAD SO LATELY ENCOUNTERED IN THIS EMERGENCY THE MEN STOOD WATCH AND WATCH RELIEVING EACH OTHER AT INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WHILE THE BOAT WITH ITS TWO LUGGER SAILS CREPT ON STEADILY UPON ITS COURSE
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