Jacob Faithful . so deficient as not to be awarethat a man singeth from the mouth ; yet is thy voice mellifluous,sweet as the honey of Hybla, strong As the Latin for goose, finished Tom. Come, father, oldDidiojiary is in the doldrums ; rouse him up wdth another stave. Ill rouse you up wqth the stave of a cask over yourshoulders, Mr. Tom. What have you done with the oldgentlemans swallow tail ? Leave me to settle that affair, father ; I know how to getout of a scrape. So you ought, you scamp, considering how many you getinto ; but the craft are swinging and heaving up. Forwardthere, Jacob, and
Jacob Faithful . so deficient as not to be awarethat a man singeth from the mouth ; yet is thy voice mellifluous,sweet as the honey of Hybla, strong As the Latin for goose, finished Tom. Come, father, oldDidiojiary is in the doldrums ; rouse him up wdth another stave. Ill rouse you up wqth the stave of a cask over yourshoulders, Mr. Tom. What have you done with the oldgentlemans swallow tail ? Leave me to settle that affair, father ; I know how to getout of a scrape. So you ought, you scamp, considering how many you getinto ; but the craft are swinging and heaving up. Forwardthere, Jacob, and sway up the mast; theres Tom and Tommyto help you. The mast was hoisted up, the sail set, and the lighter inthe stream, before the Domine was out of his reverie. Are there whirlpools here? said the Domine, talkingmore to himself than to those about him. Whirlpools ! replied young Tom, who was watching andmocking him ; yes, that there are, under the bridges. Ivewatched a dozen chips go down one after the other. 94. Tommy made one ftiore desperate tug. JACOB FAITHFUL A dozen ships P exclaimed the Domine, turning to Tom ; and every soul lost ? Never saw them afterwards, replied Tom in a mournfulvoice. How little did I dream of the dangers of those so nearme, said the Domine, turning away, and communing withhimself Those who go down to the sea in ships, andoccupy their business in great waters;—£/ vastas aperitSyries/— These men see the works of the Lord, and Hiswonders in the deep. ?? A/ternan/e vorans vasta Charybdisaqua.— For at His word the stormy wind ariseth, which liftethup the waves thereof. — •• Siirgens a piippi ventus.— Uditejnpesfas et cwli mobilis hiunorP— They are carried up to theheavens, and down again to the deep.— Giirgitibus iniris etlactis vertice iorrens?^— Their soul melteth away because oftheir trouble.— Stantpavidi. Omnibus ignotcB inortis tifnor,ouuiibus hostein^— They reel to and fro, and stagger like adrunken man. So they do, fath
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