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Colville.
world , and cast a retrospective view on the main happy days he had passed within the precincts of King Henry ' s liberality . On their arrival in London , after having equipped William with all the outward habiliments of woe for the l-. ss of a mother , Mr . Hale commenced his enquiries concerning the departure of a vessel for Barbadoes . A ship , bound for Grenada , but which was 10 touch at im
Barbadoes , was to sail , in ten days , from Gravesend . Mr . Hale - mediately waited on her commander , and arranged the terms for William ' s embarkation . William had , while at Eton , made a very pretty collection of the most approved authors ; this library , Mr . Kale , with his wonted generosity , considerahlv improved by an addition of the most select works , classical and historical . This food for the
mind , he knew , from the goodness of William ' s understanding , would be well digested . The day of" departure now approached ; and William , accompanied by Mr . Hale , with a heavy heart , set off for Gravesend . ^ Every arrangement was made for his comfort aud satisfaction during the voyage . Mr . Hale , having now punctually fulfilled Mr . Colville ' s wi s hes , William The of each ' i
bid adieu to his darling . feelings wereagtated to the extreme . Mr . Hale was parting with one , whom he loved as a son : William was taking leave of a man , whom he regarded as a second pareut . Leave we William to his meditations on the briny ocean , and return to Mr . Colville : he , poor man , had not as yet dispelled from his brow that melancholy gloom , the result of his late misfortunes .
Though Mr . Boothbv ' s friendship had in some measure alleviated , it by no means had effaced the bitter remembrance . The hand of Time could alone administer balm to his wounded spirit . The few effects that had been saved from the wreck of his property , vyere how " faithfully deposited in one of Mr : Boothby ' s storehouses . There remained a very considerable point to be settled—Mr . Colville ' s them
negroes were yet very numerous . The point was this—to keep , or dispose of them ? " Mr . Colville \ et turned an eye to the hopes of once more trying the cultivation of his plantation : the soil was excellent—assiduity mig ht in some little time restore it to its pristine fertility—a small house mig ht be erected—woiks , mills might he established . ' In this case his nep . roes were absolutely necessary . where the
But this was the wild theory of a moment — were sums requisite for the accomplishmentof this projtj . jt ? The mere erection of a boiling-house would have drained Colville ' s purse to the last shilling . To his friend he flew for at ' , / we , to him disclosed every wish , every anxiety of his heart . B :. !> by heard , and was silent : he was enveloped ' in the cloud of mo ., entary reflection . At length , he thus addressed Col
with the deep air of important communication , - ville : ' You must , my friend , be well convinced , from my actions towards you , that the promotion of your interest sits very closely to my heart . We have , Colville , been friends from our earlier years : we have advanced together , from the age of inexperience to that of maturity : the bond of cordiality and attachment has invariably united us . ' In your late ' calamily , I felt for you , as for a brother . Con-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Colville.
world , and cast a retrospective view on the main happy days he had passed within the precincts of King Henry ' s liberality . On their arrival in London , after having equipped William with all the outward habiliments of woe for the l-. ss of a mother , Mr . Hale commenced his enquiries concerning the departure of a vessel for Barbadoes . A ship , bound for Grenada , but which was 10 touch at im
Barbadoes , was to sail , in ten days , from Gravesend . Mr . Hale - mediately waited on her commander , and arranged the terms for William ' s embarkation . William had , while at Eton , made a very pretty collection of the most approved authors ; this library , Mr . Kale , with his wonted generosity , considerahlv improved by an addition of the most select works , classical and historical . This food for the
mind , he knew , from the goodness of William ' s understanding , would be well digested . The day of" departure now approached ; and William , accompanied by Mr . Hale , with a heavy heart , set off for Gravesend . ^ Every arrangement was made for his comfort aud satisfaction during the voyage . Mr . Hale , having now punctually fulfilled Mr . Colville ' s wi s hes , William The of each ' i
bid adieu to his darling . feelings wereagtated to the extreme . Mr . Hale was parting with one , whom he loved as a son : William was taking leave of a man , whom he regarded as a second pareut . Leave we William to his meditations on the briny ocean , and return to Mr . Colville : he , poor man , had not as yet dispelled from his brow that melancholy gloom , the result of his late misfortunes .
Though Mr . Boothbv ' s friendship had in some measure alleviated , it by no means had effaced the bitter remembrance . The hand of Time could alone administer balm to his wounded spirit . The few effects that had been saved from the wreck of his property , vyere how " faithfully deposited in one of Mr : Boothby ' s storehouses . There remained a very considerable point to be settled—Mr . Colville ' s them
negroes were yet very numerous . The point was this—to keep , or dispose of them ? " Mr . Colville \ et turned an eye to the hopes of once more trying the cultivation of his plantation : the soil was excellent—assiduity mig ht in some little time restore it to its pristine fertility—a small house mig ht be erected—woiks , mills might he established . ' In this case his nep . roes were absolutely necessary . where the
But this was the wild theory of a moment — were sums requisite for the accomplishmentof this projtj . jt ? The mere erection of a boiling-house would have drained Colville ' s purse to the last shilling . To his friend he flew for at ' , / we , to him disclosed every wish , every anxiety of his heart . B :. !> by heard , and was silent : he was enveloped ' in the cloud of mo ., entary reflection . At length , he thus addressed Col
with the deep air of important communication , - ville : ' You must , my friend , be well convinced , from my actions towards you , that the promotion of your interest sits very closely to my heart . We have , Colville , been friends from our earlier years : we have advanced together , from the age of inexperience to that of maturity : the bond of cordiality and attachment has invariably united us . ' In your late ' calamily , I felt for you , as for a brother . Con-