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of the officers on deck giving orders to the brave sailors, H ark!
Sharp and quick, a cry, a si-rut ling ery, rings out: “ Man overboard i
The rope! The ropeT' One wild shriek, chokcd by the raging
waters, and he is gone. It is the work of a moment. On we plunge.
The Captain looks careworn and anxious; he has not slept for two
days and nights. We must be near the rocky shore; he will stand
off and run no risks.
0 treacherous winds and sea 1 We are nearer danger than we think.
The engines y;ive us only motion enough to steady our rolling,

plunging vessel, Thum p! Crash! She strikes! The sudden jar
makes her quiver from bow to stern. For an instant she seems
to have been shattered into a million fragments. Hurriedly, frightened,
screaming, the passengers rush on deck. High above the tumult
rings the stern voice of the Captain ; " Back ! Be quiet 1 Ready the
boats!"
In wild excitement the boats are lowered, but the staunch ship clings
to the grim rock and holds her own. No lives are lost, yet, Merciful
Heaven, .save these thousand souls from ever facing death again
by storm and shipwreck!— H enry D avknport.

t,s s s o n t a l k .
This select:on requires intense feeling ami animation. You are aboarci the
ship; you see all that is described ; you are awed, thrilled, terrified as the events
move on in rapid succession. You are to impart your own feeling to your
audit: ii co.
Tn full tone?! imply a certain admiration of the great vessel, and a sense of awe
inspired by the storm-lashed ocean. Nerves and muscles Lire tense, and the whole
body is to speak. With right hand over the eyes look away to see the last signal
in lhti crowd on the dock.
In subdued tones speak of the thousand souls on hoard, and the prayers offered
fo“ their safety. Speak Jhf* word 14 boom with a prolonged soucd on a low key,
thus suggesting the sound of the fog-horn. As the niiEL breaks and the sunlight
gleams let your manner be more animated and joyous.
locate the coming storm in the sky, and in subdued yet Intense manner indi­
cate its gathering gloom. With voice, more tliau by atiy attempt at gesture,
describe the rolling aud plunging of the ship. Cry out, Mail overboard!"' just
as you would if you saw the tnan swept from the deck. Point to him, and start
forward as if about to attempt to save him. Never overdo dramatic action; let