. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . he severestretribution. Thus, although my story mayteach no new lesson, it may serve to enforcean old one, viz., that honesty is the bestpolicy; that though justice may be delayedfor a time, it is sure to overtake the trans-gressor: and that perfidy, though success-ful for a time, is punished by evils equalto the wrong inflicted. Before closing, I ought perhaps to say aword in regard to the man who met me atParamaribo, and gave the letter respectingmy uncles innocence, which was the founda-tion of all my subsequent success. I can on
. Dick Boldhero : or, A tale of adventures in South America . he severestretribution. Thus, although my story mayteach no new lesson, it may serve to enforcean old one, viz., that honesty is the bestpolicy; that though justice may be delayedfor a time, it is sure to overtake the trans-gressor: and that perfidy, though success-ful for a time, is punished by evils equalto the wrong inflicted. Before closing, I ought perhaps to say aword in regard to the man who met me atParamaribo, and gave the letter respectingmy uncles innocence, which was the founda-tion of all my subsequent success. I can onlystate, however, that I have reason to believe DICK BOLDHERO. 167 he was one of the sailors who leagued withthe captain for my uncles ruin, and who,stricken with remorse, took this means ofreparation; but I have no certain evidenceof the fact. Having thus given a brief account of myadventures, I must bid the reader farewell,only adding that Mirabel no longer callsme cousin, but many years ago exchangedthat pleasant title for one of a still
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