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The Sailor And His Sister.
accompanied b y Sarah , as far as the village of GiffonJ , where the parting scene of the brother and sister was truly characteristic aud strikingly affecting . From the little income of her "penny fee" Sarah had saved a trifle of money , which was intended for the behoof of her only surviving parent ; and taking out her little purse , the narrow limits of which drew from her a sigh , she presented it to her brother , saying , at the time
same , " Thomas , this is all that I possess ; carry it home , and , in giving it to my mother , say that it is useless to me , but may be desirable and beneficial to her . I regret that the gift is of itself so insignificant , but God despised not the widow ' s mite , and , like it , in the sight of Heaven , may this be acceptable to her who claims from me the duty and affection of a daughter . " These words , and the perfect sincerity with which they were uttered , struck the
son of Neptune with admiration and wonder , and , seizing her by both hands , he exclaimed , in a transport not to be described , " God bless you , my sweet girl 1 but I will not deprive you of your money . No , my own dear sister , it is enough that you have offered to act thus ; keep your little treasure , and I will give our mother twice the sum in gold , and say that you sent it to her . You may now keep yourself easy on her accountfor I have wealth h to make her
, enoug comfortable for life ; and as for yourself , Sarah , be but a good girl , and you have nothing to fear ; for that All-powerful Being who has hitherto watched over and preserved me amidst the dangers of battle , of shipwreck , and of death , will not leave unprotected your innocence and worth . There , " said he , throwing her a sovereign , " there is a trifle for you to spend , and here is something more , which you will keep as a remembrance of me when I am again far away . Farewell , Sarah
, and may you never forget or disregard the friendl y advice I have this day given you ; and may you never forget the duty you owe to yourself , your mother , and your God . " And having pressed her hand with fervour to his lips , he pronounced the heartfelt benediction of a brother and suddenl y disappeared . Thus parted , it may almost be said for the first , and it might be for the last time upon earth , the generous-hearted tar and his fair sister , Sarah Firth , the beautiful maid of the mountain-glen .
Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
JUSTICE . — " The true idea of justice seems to be , that it is a mean between clemency and cruelty . The troubles of this world form , therefore , a medium between total impunity and everlasting torture ; and the ways of God are thus justified to man . It is surely not necessary to hate oneself cruelly in order to love God well , and to live in despair for the purpose of proving that we wait eternal happiness . In fact , superstition is more injurious to God than even atheism ( if atheism
can be ) . ' 1 should like better , ' said the pious and amiable Plutarch , ' that one believed there had never been such a man as Plutarch in the world , than to believe that Plutarch is unjust , choleric , inconstant , jealous , vindictive , and such as he would be very sorry to be . ' " VOL . vn . ' 3 o
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Sailor And His Sister.
accompanied b y Sarah , as far as the village of GiffonJ , where the parting scene of the brother and sister was truly characteristic aud strikingly affecting . From the little income of her "penny fee" Sarah had saved a trifle of money , which was intended for the behoof of her only surviving parent ; and taking out her little purse , the narrow limits of which drew from her a sigh , she presented it to her brother , saying , at the time
same , " Thomas , this is all that I possess ; carry it home , and , in giving it to my mother , say that it is useless to me , but may be desirable and beneficial to her . I regret that the gift is of itself so insignificant , but God despised not the widow ' s mite , and , like it , in the sight of Heaven , may this be acceptable to her who claims from me the duty and affection of a daughter . " These words , and the perfect sincerity with which they were uttered , struck the
son of Neptune with admiration and wonder , and , seizing her by both hands , he exclaimed , in a transport not to be described , " God bless you , my sweet girl 1 but I will not deprive you of your money . No , my own dear sister , it is enough that you have offered to act thus ; keep your little treasure , and I will give our mother twice the sum in gold , and say that you sent it to her . You may now keep yourself easy on her accountfor I have wealth h to make her
, enoug comfortable for life ; and as for yourself , Sarah , be but a good girl , and you have nothing to fear ; for that All-powerful Being who has hitherto watched over and preserved me amidst the dangers of battle , of shipwreck , and of death , will not leave unprotected your innocence and worth . There , " said he , throwing her a sovereign , " there is a trifle for you to spend , and here is something more , which you will keep as a remembrance of me when I am again far away . Farewell , Sarah
, and may you never forget or disregard the friendl y advice I have this day given you ; and may you never forget the duty you owe to yourself , your mother , and your God . " And having pressed her hand with fervour to his lips , he pronounced the heartfelt benediction of a brother and suddenl y disappeared . Thus parted , it may almost be said for the first , and it might be for the last time upon earth , the generous-hearted tar and his fair sister , Sarah Firth , the beautiful maid of the mountain-glen .
Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
JUSTICE . — " The true idea of justice seems to be , that it is a mean between clemency and cruelty . The troubles of this world form , therefore , a medium between total impunity and everlasting torture ; and the ways of God are thus justified to man . It is surely not necessary to hate oneself cruelly in order to love God well , and to live in despair for the purpose of proving that we wait eternal happiness . In fact , superstition is more injurious to God than even atheism ( if atheism
can be ) . ' 1 should like better , ' said the pious and amiable Plutarch , ' that one believed there had never been such a man as Plutarch in the world , than to believe that Plutarch is unjust , choleric , inconstant , jealous , vindictive , and such as he would be very sorry to be . ' " VOL . vn . ' 3 o