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I humbly hope that, when I am sinking in the dark waters, I may hear His voice of compassion and encouragement, It is I; be not afraid. Amen, said the Skipper, solemnly. I dare say the Parson is right, in the main, said the Doctor. Poor creatures at the best, it is safer for us to trust, like children, in the goodness of our Heavenly Father than to speculate too curiously in respect to the things of a future life; and, notwithstanding all I have said, I quite agree with good old Bishop Hall: It is enough for me to rest in the hope that I shall one day see them; in the mean time, let me be learnedly ignorant and incuriously devout, silently blessing the power and wisdom of my infinite Creator, who knows how to honor himself by all those unrevealed and glorious subordinations. Chapter 6: The skippers story. well, what's the news below? asked the Doctor of his housekeeper, as she came home from a gossiping visit to the landing one afternoon. What new piece of scan