170 ; THE OCEAN. 
greatly promotes peace and good-will, and is, there- 
fore, fraught with blessings to mankind. 
Leaving behind us the inhospitable waters of the 
north, let us take an imaginary voyage through this 
important and interesting portion of the great deep, 
still having an open eye to mark the footsteps of 
Him whose “way is in the sea, and His path in the 
great waters.” The north breeze blows cheerily, 
though coldly, and the sun, daily attaining a more 
elevated position at noon, while the pole-star nightly 
approaches the horizon, tells us of our rapid progress 
southward. By and by, the shout of “Land ho!” 
directs our attention to the horizon, where, with 
straining eyes, we dimly discern what appears to be 
a faint mass of cloud, of so evanescent a hue, that 
a landsman looks long in the direction of the sea- 
man’s finger, and yet continues dubious whether 
anything is really visible or not. Now he says con- 
fidently, “Ha! I caught a glance of it then:” but 
presently it turns out that his eye has been directed 
to a point quite wide of the indicated locality ; and 
again he slowly but vainly sweeps the horizon with 
his eye, in search of what the practised vision of the 
mariner detects and recognises at a glance. Mean- 
while, the ship rushes on before the cheerful breeze; 
we go down to breakfast; and on again coming on 
deck, there no longer remains any doubt; there lies 
the land on the lee bow, high and blue, and pal- 
pable. It is one of the Azores; and as we draw 
nearer, we discern and admire the picturesque beau- 
ties by which they are distinguished. The lofty 
cliffs of varying hues rear their bold heads perpen- 
