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they beg in family worship, before they lie 
down to sleep. And then, without any 
thought of locks, bolts, or bars, for they have 
no such defences, nor any need of them, 
each may feel at night a happy confidence in 
the protection and blessing of that gracious 
Lord, who has guided and preserved them 
through the day. 
" Guarded by Thee, I lay me down, 
My sweet repose to take ; 
For I through Thee securely sleep, 
Through Thee in safety wake." 
But if they are active and cheerful on 
common days, how great is their pleasure 
on descrying from the " Look-out Ridge " of 
their sea-girt rock, a sail on the edge of the 
horizon. How different are the feelings of the 
present islanders from those which possessed 
the inhabitants fifty or sixty years since ! 
Then they sought a place of concealment, 
when they perceived a vessel heave in sight ; 
now they rejoice at her approach. 
A short account of the reception of a ship 
on their shores will interest the reader. 
It is customary for each family, in turn, 
to have the privilege of receiving as their 
