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received IS the h1klaV excuse Nc one who
i dared not 70 h9lss. 1aa haye sonse &c yeu
/ heard Of my father He wHs Il brave man,
and i good Ofseers bat ID an evil hear he
hid i difficulty Win i brether ciHser, snu
he accepted the ehallenve til igi4t duel g
He met bis compassion upon fhe nsla saa
he fall He haf Marched boldly up Ia ths
cannpns mouth an kis beloved e9unirg. ana
his life was sFsfc1 HAT Dis bosom hiard
might take it MY mpther heard the sad
story She know my bot blood--she knew
/ ! val ms fathers SkiId. md she feared fur
me Sue drew III head upon her grief ID.
den bosom aud asked hi 10 prouiisb her
that would nevef Cite nor receive chal-
lengs to mortal cSsn bat anf that | would
nessf ,aend MY coaRtenanceor assistance to
Tho same ID the Aapacity If 4 ffiend -
/ made the promise. aud sealed ii With d
vow. and matbsrs prayer vent up that 4
nllgAt Re true 81 III gentlemen you know
There vas tsarkin his eye. but he tnrn-
ed quickly away adsl went on DECK
For, some noanes,ts after be had gone,
there was death lfko stiffness. IA
.GentlemeA uttered Savage, starting
quickly-from his3sqat follow me on deck fl
H4 started fir tile ladder end We all We III
after him Legraua stood by the lee quar-
tefrailing and 1sffage moved quickly tp
him IF
,Mr Legraud,f Mid the BUNDLED officer
in trembling hAtfrank tone, / have wrong
ed ydu most deeply and here, before all TIE
living witnesses of say error. Task your par
don. Forgive me, sir, aud will never do
such wrong again
Walter took thesprofered hand, and while
tears trembled upon his dark lasLes, lie re
Piled
Captain savage most joyfully do 7 al
cede TO your request Let the past BE- fer
gotseh. sir, and may its darkness Be more
than obliterated III the friendship Of this
hour
The temptation dould not be resisted -
Ny first mate, anoble-hearted sailor, threw
up hi$ cap and ctllRd ont for three cheers
And they were gifen--three time three 49,
for THE noble youth who had not only been
the direct agent df saving DUR ship and crew,
bat Ewho also had The moral courage to ao
. his #Eoib duty, aYt4n thong it Brought out
tie ieer AID seotfof his coIlpauions against
himl H
Thf widowed ufother lad followed Hell
son hi deck, andlshe had kqn all that Ina
transp red, and n4yer shall | forget the,
strange look that d welt upon her eounte-a
nance ~ she elasp$d her hands and raised
her streaming eyda towards heaven. II was
. look q such JOYFUL pride and ardent graf
itude as words cabHotte tell
! I'm due time VIII arrived at Calcutta With
out further tfnuAla and from that eTening
#of reconciliation heard not'a profanes word
nor ribald jsst falt from Captain Sayage's
lips He wa a butter aud happier man
-Walter Legtahd VIII urged most stronglyltp
Join the army. bAkhis love for bis neither
restrained him He settled his fathers bus
mess, aud lie and mother returned to Eng
land !, With mel Three years after that be-
4 was sent to Parli4meBt from his native boz
rough, aud nd nsta can enjoy more extern
siyely the confdef4ee and esteem Of his fell
/ lows than does he but | know that all ths
honors which mem can heap upon him can
nevert take place inhis heart and love which
III fllad BY the gratitude and trusting con
4 faeree Of his ownI dear mother BaA94's
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