Of Frost and Fire
Singing constituted a large part of their religious worship, and they did not mean to have Miss Dory buried without this attention.
As Mr. Mason finished the services and sat down, he was startled with an outburst of "Shall we meet beyond the river." Everybody joined in the song, negroes and all, their rich, full voices dominating the others, and making Mr. Mason thrill in every nerve as the quaint music filled the house, and went echoing out upon the summer air. When the "Beautiful River" was finished some one outside the door took up the refrain:
"Oh, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful;
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