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Lat. IL > south, lon. 63 : east,
Auu. 90. 1853.


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70 you ana solemn promise MADE to the
ueau coulu liicucc m 10 iaiass you, ana TO
agohize mysen' VIII enter INTO no unnscra-
sary Details nor weary or disgust you with
any proteStAuon' o' repentance or remorse.
1t l nave S'""e'' uou III Hes'eh only
KNOWS now nave '"H'ieU' ana II III your
cruel oereavemel-'. A@1 M nave cursed ne tIat
cuI5o Is l9arlul'l '""'llu' Ana "o"' 'toly,
70 t,le unhappy "'NN "i t.li',S you, Wnat l
| nav naNG 50 SIiclhI"y t"4"T' 81 % u'' ana TO i"ihl
Vhe l'sU cuty - IN ! "N1' ' lnS'.H'
,ollo lour iorinci "lie C''" Ia C'yi'h' II! June,
looo' Vi 1ls'">e "' Tue ''I'u1'o "'icn was
ugsr"'I''I ~ " iL w '"s oNe tro'" "hlcl shG
! suffered while IN MHWliuN. Ia tnat island
poth her ana myself Wer'' very Ill ot TIA. fever.
my own recovery was thought hopeless, and
indeed, 1t was rcIor'ea taHt was dead. This,
OF course, coming ID her knowledge, had Il
severe ana injurious rh'ct upon her, But as
these particulars are Of less Consequence,
will say no moro on this point. In course of
time we both recovered and ON gaining suili-
cient strength, again took passage on a trad
ing vessel to Ceyiun, i'm search OF better
climate, We went to the mountainous re-
gl"hs %. that tropical Island, near thc city Of
N""GN' "gf' Ih, AR !, c''I' anu u most
n''ti" h'tlIif l'"' ''h.f 'r's "I In''a'
lH'F' We '''U many m'n'oS IN CON Ml"t"UFe
I"'. " '',' a. ''' "i't'"'" "vr VINO was
cue cue ." 'S'.' '' ~" '"''"' anu '"ou%" SHc
hUS we" I,l ana suh'f'" mNcN' no human
m'a'~ ''"lu r-soore N'r' Tier nor Il sons, MI
ll'c' prrahe more acute as eHe ihIied III
stren- tl' ana win th' loss ol nole "t recovery
she g 'iA' hnAi2uslv dIStr Ss'i 10 secure the
r'si ran o' Hef o'tr dtb' edhd u us pc-
f'ay'" i'.Hef'
She was ince'aant IN ,XiCunE promises
'fom me t1at, 1t lived, =. should be taken,
"F s'ut, h'ck safely t. you, From these de
m'nds aa| no wish t. Csc Pc. Ny only
anAi 'iy was t. do anything IN any, power to
afford a small r"ns3au1", in the strongest as
S'ruicts l c'ula %He'VAG' n,r WiSh's should
DC carrie OUT Although a'tef tho mother
was gone from me l0rever' tH' p!nf ch,ld ol-
came dearer to me. She was al had lett.
Yet. IT'S had promised her poor mother, and
us thHt mother had sacrificed the World and
cYerYt Yt1lnE on earth Tor my SAX aad not
tne slightest thOug "r wish to neglect the
discharge OF the responsible, and to me fear
iul duty. Daring all her last illness, she re-
grettgd having Brought the child away. but
Mfn having mach hope OF the happiness we
n'.yht enjoy, and anxious to be less alone in
the world, she could never think Of leaving
Z. behind claiming, as her mother, that she
had Il stronger personal right to II daughter
than its father, whom she was about to leave
forever.
Alter this sad and dreadful time, | con-
staltly and anxiously sought oppor-
tunity to send the child to you, or her
grandlathers family, where you would