But the Lord
had His views, my dear, the Lord had His views! Amen! so be it! In
another minute there kem a break in the clouds, and thar she was,
comin' full head on, straight for Light Island. Oh! my little Star,
that was an awful thing to see. And I couldn't do nothin', you
understand. Not a livin' airthly thing could I do, 'cept hide my face
agin the rock I was clingin' to, and say, 'Dear Lord, take 'em easy!
It's Thy will as they should be took,' I says, 'and there ain't no
one to hender, if so be as they could. But take 'em easy, good Lord,
and take 'em suddin!'"
"And He did!" cried the child. "The good Lord did take 'em sudden,
didn't He, Daddy Captain?"
"He did, my child!" said the old man, solemnly. "They was all home,
them that was goin', in ten minutes from the time I saw the ship.
You know the Roarin' Bull, as sticks his horns out o' water just to
windward of us? the cruelest rock on the coast, he is, and the
treacherousest: and the ship struck him full and fair on the starboard
quarter, and in ten minutes she was kindlin' wood, as ye may say. The
Lord rest their souls as went down in her! Amen!"
"Amen!" said little Star, softly. But she added in an eager tone,
"And now, Daddy, you are coming to me!"
"Pooty soon, Jewel Bright!" said the old man, stroking the gold hair
tenderly.
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