CHAPTER V.

FOOTSTEPS AMONG SEAMEN.

“Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water. And He said, Come.” --MATT. xiv. 28, 29.

“When hidden is each guiding-star, Flash out the beacon’s light afar; From mist and rock and shoal and spray Protect the sailor on his way; Keep by Thy mighty hand, oh, keep The dwellers on the homeless deep.” --HORATIUS BONAR.