over the mountain waves. At one moment, the boat seemed lifted to the
skies, and the next, it sank down, and appeared to be lost beneath the
waves!

9. At length, the man was found. He was well nigh drowned; but he was
taken on board, and now they made for the ship. But the ship rolled so
dreadfully, that it seemed certain death to go near her. And now, what
should they do?

10. The captain told one of the men to go aloft and throw down a rope.
This was made fast to the boat, and when the sea was somewhat calm it was
hoisted, and all fell down into the ship with a dreadful crash. It was a
desperate way of getting on board; but fortunately no lives were lost.

11. On the dangerous points along our seacoast are lighthouses, which can
be seen far out at sea, and serve as guides to ships. Sometimes the fog is
so dense that these lights can not be seen, but most lighthouses have
great fog bells or fog horns; some of the latter are made to sound by
steam, and can be heard for a long distance. These bells and horns are
kept sounding as long as the fog lasts.

12. There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained
men are ready with lifeboats. "When a ship is driven ashore they at once
go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are
saved.

13. Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one. Our young
friends owe a debt of gratitude to those whose home is upon the great
waters, and who bring them the luxuries of other countries.