Romanticism Question

This story captures the imagination of today's readers because Mr. Crane's fate is not officially declared.  He could be dead, living well in the city, carried away like the old wives say or something worse and more interesting could have happened to him.  All it takes is a little imagination and Mr. Crane was kidnapped.  The story ends but unsatisfactorily.  There are too many questions we don't know the answers to for this to rest easy on our mind.  What did Katrina say to Mr. Crane?  Did Brom Bones get rid of Mr. Crane so he could have Katrina to himself?  How did the old farmer know Mr. Crane was alive?  Think about it, read the story and see if you come up with more unanswerable questions.  Then see the wheels in your mind work as you try to come up with an answer.

This song gave the slaves hope as they were working.  While I'll listening I can see another world were this event is occurring and I believe that nearly the same thing was happening to them as they sang.  This song transports you away from your circumstances, gives you hope and encouragement when you have none, and reminds you of what's coming soon.  It tells the slaves that there will be an end to their suffering, they just have to be patient and wait for it to get here.  The song says, "I looked over Jordan" which is the river in the promised land.  It was the Israelites sign that their faith was rewarded and that their hopes and dreams were almost fulfilled.  The slaves were looking for release from their bondage.  This song gave them hope because they "looked over Jordan" and saw relief coming.  In present times this song signifies more of an end of searching.  Many people today are looking for something or someone to tell them what's over the river.  They don't realize that you have to look for yourself to see the promise fulfilled.  The Chariot can't swing low to get you if don't stop searching for it and start looking at it.