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 but as wise men—remember the time is short—the Lord is at hand—awake to righteousness—love God with all your heart, and your neighbours as yourself.’

An old lady on board, who had concealed her religion, overhearing all that had passed, came into our cabin, and diseovereddiscovered [sic] that she loved and feared the Lord. She rejoieedrejoiced [sic] that this young man had been convinced of his folly; ‘for,’ said she, ‘I know your parents well, and that your conduct has been their eonstantconstant [sic] grief since the day you left, as they never having heard from you has added to their sorrow. I can assure you, you will meet with a hearty welcome.’ With tears in his eyes, he told her he had ever regretted leaving home; but he hoped God would enable him to be a eomfortcomfort [sic] to them in their declining years. ‘Yes,’ said she, ‘and so you will, if you will act according to the advice you have just received.’

In the evening, the wind rose very high, and the few passengers who were on board were much alarmed. He thought God was contending with him for hit crimes—that the storm was on his aeeountaccount [sic]—that he should soon be brought before an angry God. He went to prayer, confessed his transgressions, and earnestly sought forgiveness. After he rose, he eamocame [sic] running to me, anxious to hold a little eonversationconversation [sic]; but the vessel rolled so prodigiously, that I could only get him to hear a sentence now and then. One thing I said, and he heard me distinctly, viz.—That whatsoever a man asked the Father in Christ’s name, believing that he reeeivedreceived [sic] it, that should be done unto him. This cheered and encouraged him to go to prayer again. The storm soon subsided, and we at length arrived safe in a North American port, where Julius met with a most affectionate reception from his parents.

I was now old, my face full of wrinkles, my frame quite shattered, and my constitution eompletelycompletely [sic] broken up. Indeed, I eouldcould [sic] only speak a kind of broken language; many of my sentences, too, were so imperfectly artieulatedarticulated [sic], that they were altogether unintelligible. On these aeeountsaccounts [sic], I was entirely laid aside from active service, like an old and weather-beaten sailor.