The King's Arrow - A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
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page 182 of 322 (56%)
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He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me The quiet waters by. Her voice was not strong, but exceptionally sweet. Her singing attracted the Indians, who left their work, and squatting near her side, listened with rapt attention. Jean, seeing their interest, paused at the end of the second verse, and smiled. "Do you like singing?" she asked. "A-ha-ha," Kitty replied. "More, eh?" Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill; For Thou art with me; and Thy rod And staff me comfort still. When Jean had ended singing this verse there was a mistiness in her eyes. How wonderfully true were those words in her own case. The Shepherd had been with her through death's dark vale, He had comforted her, and led her to this quiet woodland lake. "Babby seek?" Sam asked, noticing her emotion. "No, not sick, but very thankful," was the quiet reply. "My Great Father in heaven has sent you to save me and to take me home. Do you know Him?" "A-ha-ha, me know'm. White man tell Injun long tam ago." |
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