Noble, generous, self-devoted being, who, while I was upbraiding her with neglect, had braved all the dangers of a sea life to follow me, to nurse me, to watch me, and last, worst, and bitterest, to die for me! 66 I have little else to relate. We were taken, and afterwards retaken by an American, by whom we were well treated, and carried to New York, where we had some clothes and other necessaries given us. Some of my companions remained there, but I wished to return to my native country. I worked for some time as a joiner, a trade to which I had once been a little accustomed in England; and, at length, gained sufficient to pay for my passage to England. I was landed here without money or friends. My fatigue had also worsened my health, which I had not perfectly recovered, so that I was unable to gain any thing by labour. I had, therefore, subsisted on charity; in soliciting which, I was so fortunate as to meet with you, Sir, who have so kindly relieved me." Here his narrative concluded, and I will hasten to the conclusion of mine. I conveyed him home, restored him to his parents, and was amply rewarded with their boundless gratitude. He is now in an eligible situation, which does not require any great bodily exertion; he is comfortable; and, could he forget the unhappy fate of his Eleanor, he might be happy. |
