INTRODUCTION. 
9 
We woo, but he is hard to be won; and, probably, ere 
he will consent to visit us, the grey dawn of morning is 
appearing. On the over-night you have expressed a 
wish to see the sun rise at sea ; hence, just as you are 
being lulled in the arms of sleep, you hear the voice of 
the kind captain, who, faithful to his promise, awakes 
you at your request, to see the sun rise. Mentally wish- 
ing you had made no such request, you rise and grope 
your way up the stairs to the deck ; you look around 
and you see nothing but a greyish mist to the east, and 
you ask Where is the sun ? why not yet risen — but wait 
a little and you shall see him rise. By this time you 
have inhaled a little of the bracing morning air, and 
begin to feel refreshed in spite of your want of sleep, 
when your attention is called to the changing aspect of 
the horizon. The gi’ey lines are becoming tinged with a 
brighter hue, and a little above them you now perceive 
vast volumes of black clouds that are rolling away from 
the bright path of the king of day. But now you see 
them no longer, for the whole horizon is changing from 
grey to yellow, and. from yellow to red, till the golden 
edge appears. You remark how rapidly he rises ; yes ! 
he is as a strong man — he has a race to run ; and great 
is the distance to be traversed ere his course is com- 
pleted, ere he draws the curtains of night around him, 
and retires to rest. Now he appears full-orbed, shedding 
light and colour and beauty far, far around him; and 
you feel that you have been well repaid, though at the 
loss of a morning sleep. 
