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Colville.
from the ruins . His slaves , ever diligent , had already commenced the search : with great difficulty a considerable quantity of his plate was dug out . His wardeobe , his linnen , his furniture , " were irretrievably- gone . A chest , with thick ribs of iron , in which Mr . Colville was accustomed to deposit his most valuable papers and cash , was sought for ; but in vain : it for a considerable time baffled their search . At lengtha slave exclaimed'I have itMaster ! ' This
, , , discovery afforded very considerable consolation to Mr . Colville , as he had in it several papers of very important consequence ; some few hundred pounds also in cash and notes , which it contained , were b y byno means unacceptable in the present critical juncture . Mr . Colville ' s estate lay in the heart of the country . Bridge-town , about fifteen miles distant from Colville-Hall , had received very
immaterial injury . The hurricane , at first supposed general , had been only partial . An intimate friend and old schoolfellow of Mr . Colville ' s , who resided in Bridge-town , and who had sustained but very slight loss from the storm , had immediately , on receiving accounts of the dreadful havock made in that part of the country in which Mr . Colville resided , sent up a most friendly invitation , begging ' that he would make his house his home , till he could in soma degree
extricate himself from his present difficulties . ' Colville accepted the invitation with pleasure and with gratitude . Having collected together the few effects he had saved from the ruins , he entrusted the care of them to some of his faithful slaves , till a fit opportunity offered of conveying them to his friend ' s house in Bridge-town . The goodness of his friend had provided him with a horse and chaise . Colville handed Louisa incast his eyes around himindulged the melanchol
, , y reflection of a moment , and proceeded on his journey . The first part of it presented the most shocking objects to their view : —the dead bodies of men , women , ancl children , lay here and there in promiscuous confusion . Colville forgot his own sufferings in the contemplation of the misery of others . The tender feelings of Louisa were moved by the horrid novelty of the scene ; the power of
utterance had forsaken her ; her only expression was in her tears . On their approach to Bridge-town the prospect considerabl y bri ghtened ; some few houses only had been destroyed . Mr . Colville and his daughter were received by Mr . Boothby with open arms . Colville ' s favourite maxim here fully stood the test : — ' If thou wouldst get a friend , prove him first , and be not hasty to credit him ; for some men are friends for their own occasions , and will not abide in the day of thy trouble . '
Mr . Boothby was in the prime of life , a bachelor ; he had been cotemporary at Eton with Colville : a particular friendshi p had reigned between them in their youth , which had been more strictly cemented in their growing years . Boothby was master of a very handsome property in Barbadoes , which he had very considerably improved by mercantile negociations . His every thought was for Colville ' s
interest , his every concern for his welfare : nor did the gentle Louisa escape unnoticed ;—he looked upon her as the daughter of a friend , and as such esteemed her . [ TO BE CONCLUDED IN OUIl NEIK-. T
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Colville.
from the ruins . His slaves , ever diligent , had already commenced the search : with great difficulty a considerable quantity of his plate was dug out . His wardeobe , his linnen , his furniture , " were irretrievably- gone . A chest , with thick ribs of iron , in which Mr . Colville was accustomed to deposit his most valuable papers and cash , was sought for ; but in vain : it for a considerable time baffled their search . At lengtha slave exclaimed'I have itMaster ! ' This
, , , discovery afforded very considerable consolation to Mr . Colville , as he had in it several papers of very important consequence ; some few hundred pounds also in cash and notes , which it contained , were b y byno means unacceptable in the present critical juncture . Mr . Colville ' s estate lay in the heart of the country . Bridge-town , about fifteen miles distant from Colville-Hall , had received very
immaterial injury . The hurricane , at first supposed general , had been only partial . An intimate friend and old schoolfellow of Mr . Colville ' s , who resided in Bridge-town , and who had sustained but very slight loss from the storm , had immediately , on receiving accounts of the dreadful havock made in that part of the country in which Mr . Colville resided , sent up a most friendly invitation , begging ' that he would make his house his home , till he could in soma degree
extricate himself from his present difficulties . ' Colville accepted the invitation with pleasure and with gratitude . Having collected together the few effects he had saved from the ruins , he entrusted the care of them to some of his faithful slaves , till a fit opportunity offered of conveying them to his friend ' s house in Bridge-town . The goodness of his friend had provided him with a horse and chaise . Colville handed Louisa incast his eyes around himindulged the melanchol
, , y reflection of a moment , and proceeded on his journey . The first part of it presented the most shocking objects to their view : —the dead bodies of men , women , ancl children , lay here and there in promiscuous confusion . Colville forgot his own sufferings in the contemplation of the misery of others . The tender feelings of Louisa were moved by the horrid novelty of the scene ; the power of
utterance had forsaken her ; her only expression was in her tears . On their approach to Bridge-town the prospect considerabl y bri ghtened ; some few houses only had been destroyed . Mr . Colville and his daughter were received by Mr . Boothby with open arms . Colville ' s favourite maxim here fully stood the test : — ' If thou wouldst get a friend , prove him first , and be not hasty to credit him ; for some men are friends for their own occasions , and will not abide in the day of thy trouble . '
Mr . Boothby was in the prime of life , a bachelor ; he had been cotemporary at Eton with Colville : a particular friendshi p had reigned between them in their youth , which had been more strictly cemented in their growing years . Boothby was master of a very handsome property in Barbadoes , which he had very considerably improved by mercantile negociations . His every thought was for Colville ' s
interest , his every concern for his welfare : nor did the gentle Louisa escape unnoticed ;—he looked upon her as the daughter of a friend , and as such esteemed her . [ TO BE CONCLUDED IN OUIl NEIK-. T