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Looking Backward A yacht was cruising among the isles of Scotland, when a gale caught the frail craft off a perilous lee shore. The skipper made for a harbour leagues away. Through the darkness the yacht went plunging on her course. At length she swung into smooth water and they dropped anchor, and turning into their berths the crew went peacefully to sleep. In the morning, the owner came on deck and surveyed the scene—a little haven girt about by dark purple mountains. Looking toward the entrance, he saw a narrow channel, with sharp rocks jutting here and there, all awash with boiling surf. Turning to the old skipper, he exclaimed, "Did we pass there in the darkness?" This is a parable of life. We know something of the goodness and mercy which have followed us all our days, but we shall never fully realize the debt we owe our unseen Guide until we are safely within the harbour. A.C. Frey Collection |
