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Colville.
COLVILLE .
jy . JWEjn ^ IjiOlM TALE . CONCLUDED FHOM OUIt LAST .
( OOLV 1 LLE found himself now reduced to very narrow circnmv - stances . _ By some remittances he had made to " England in more prosperous times , he had yet , however , some property in the stocks . But even this was not sufficient to admit of the expence of William ' s continuation at Eton : his removal from thence became necessary , particularly as he might be a considerable help to his father in his present embarrassed situation
. Mr . Boothbv , who was consulted by Mr . Colville on every occasion , perfectly coincided with him in the propriety of William ' s return to Barbadoes . The measure was determined upon . Colville immediately wrote to the relation to whose care he had entrusted William , staling to him the heavy loss he had sustained , and the necessity of his return . In his letter he be
° --ged him to disclose to his son the death of his mother with as much delicacy as his own good sense would point out : he concluded , by thanking him forhis assiduity and attention to his son , while under his-care , and requested he wonid defray the expences of his voya ^ e to Barbadoes , which should be repaid whenever opportunity offered . .
while these things were going on at Barbadoes , William was pursuing his studies at Eton with the most unremitting assiduity : his genius , naturally good , was considerably meliorated by his diligence ancl application . His improvements gained him the " esteem of his tutors ; his affability , that of his schoolfellows . The long silence of his parents considerabl y alarmed him . Little did he imagine the fatal drama that had been
performed . On his return from" school one morning , he was not a little astonished at the si ght of Mr . Hale , hh relation ^ whom having seen some very short time before , he did not think of so soon seeing again . After some little conversation , Mr Hale disclosed to him , in the tenderes- manner , the fatal series of events that had taken place , together with the necessity of his immediate return to BarbadoesWilliam bore
. the news with a fortitude not to have been expected from a lad of his years . The loss of property might be retrieved ; the loss of a parent was irreparable : but dispatch was requisite Mr . Hale , after having gone through ail the different punctilios required at Eton on a youth ' s quitting ? t , set off with his charge for LondonOu the roadwith the most
. , sopthin ° * lenitives he instilled the doctrine of resi gnation in misfortunes ' - — Cheer up , my lad ! all ' s not lost that is in danger—you will yet see better days . " William quitted Eton with very considerable regret ' " i saw himself now just about to embark on the wide ocean of the VOL . x . o o . *
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Colville.
COLVILLE .
jy . JWEjn ^ IjiOlM TALE . CONCLUDED FHOM OUIt LAST .
( OOLV 1 LLE found himself now reduced to very narrow circnmv - stances . _ By some remittances he had made to " England in more prosperous times , he had yet , however , some property in the stocks . But even this was not sufficient to admit of the expence of William ' s continuation at Eton : his removal from thence became necessary , particularly as he might be a considerable help to his father in his present embarrassed situation
. Mr . Boothbv , who was consulted by Mr . Colville on every occasion , perfectly coincided with him in the propriety of William ' s return to Barbadoes . The measure was determined upon . Colville immediately wrote to the relation to whose care he had entrusted William , staling to him the heavy loss he had sustained , and the necessity of his return . In his letter he be
° --ged him to disclose to his son the death of his mother with as much delicacy as his own good sense would point out : he concluded , by thanking him forhis assiduity and attention to his son , while under his-care , and requested he wonid defray the expences of his voya ^ e to Barbadoes , which should be repaid whenever opportunity offered . .
while these things were going on at Barbadoes , William was pursuing his studies at Eton with the most unremitting assiduity : his genius , naturally good , was considerably meliorated by his diligence ancl application . His improvements gained him the " esteem of his tutors ; his affability , that of his schoolfellows . The long silence of his parents considerabl y alarmed him . Little did he imagine the fatal drama that had been
performed . On his return from" school one morning , he was not a little astonished at the si ght of Mr . Hale , hh relation ^ whom having seen some very short time before , he did not think of so soon seeing again . After some little conversation , Mr Hale disclosed to him , in the tenderes- manner , the fatal series of events that had taken place , together with the necessity of his immediate return to BarbadoesWilliam bore
. the news with a fortitude not to have been expected from a lad of his years . The loss of property might be retrieved ; the loss of a parent was irreparable : but dispatch was requisite Mr . Hale , after having gone through ail the different punctilios required at Eton on a youth ' s quitting ? t , set off with his charge for LondonOu the roadwith the most
. , sopthin ° * lenitives he instilled the doctrine of resi gnation in misfortunes ' - — Cheer up , my lad ! all ' s not lost that is in danger—you will yet see better days . " William quitted Eton with very considerable regret ' " i saw himself now just about to embark on the wide ocean of the VOL . x . o o . *