. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. welfarewas founded, as on a rock, upon the disappear-ance of the wicked. 407 KATE BONNET Here, then, was a brave girl who had lovedher father with a love which was more than thatof a daughter, which was the love of a mother,of a wife; who had loved him in prosperity andin times of sorrow and of shame; who had re-joiced like an angel whenever he turned his foot-steps into the right way, and who had mournedlike an angel whenever he went wrong. She hadlonged to throw her arms around her fathersneck, to hold him to her, and thus keep off thehangma
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. welfarewas founded, as on a rock, upon the disappear-ance of the wicked. 407 KATE BONNET Here, then, was a brave girl who had lovedher father with a love which was more than thatof a daughter, which was the love of a mother,of a wife; who had loved him in prosperity andin times of sorrow and of shame; who had re-joiced like an angel whenever he turned his foot-steps into the right way, and who had mournedlike an angel whenever he went wrong. She hadlonged to throw her arms around her fathersneck, to hold him to her, and thus keep off thehangmans noose. Her courage and affectionnever waned until those arms were rudely thrustaside and their devoted owner dastardly re-pulsed. True to herself and to him, she loved herfather so long as there was anything parentalin him which she might love; and, true to her-self, when he had left her nothing she might love,she bowed her head and suffered him, as hepassed out of his life, to pass out of her own. 408 CHAPTER XL CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE. ss^—:— 1 %;:-?:. -?.? X the river at Bridgetown laythe good brig King and Queen,just arrived from Jamaica. On her deck wasan impatient young gentleman, leaning over therail and watching the approach of a boat, withtwo men rowing and a passenger in the stern. This impatient young man was DickoryCharter, that morning arrived at Bridgetownand not yet having been on shore. He came forthe purpose of settling some business affairs,partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet andpartly for his mother. As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognisedone of the men who were rowing and hailedhim. 1 Heigho! Tom Hilyer, he cried, I amright glad to see you on this river again. I wanta boat to go to my mothers house; know youof one at liberty? The man ceased rowing for a moment andthen addressed the passenger in the stern,27 409 KATE BONNET who, having heard what he had to say, noddedbriefly. Well, well, Dick Charter! cried out theman, and have you come bac
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