Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . CAPTAIN ZEBEDEE TUGWELL. never could see any justice in losing thecredit of any of his exploits. Moreover,he was gifted with the highest faith inthe hand of the Almighty over him (tohelp him in all his righteous deeds), andover his enemies, to destroy them. Thoughhe never insisted on any deep piety in hisown behavior, he had a good deal in hisheart when time allowed, and the lin-stocks were waiting the signal. His trustwas supreme in the Lord and himself;. and he loved to be called My Lord Ad-miral. And a man of this noble typ
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . CAPTAIN ZEBEDEE TUGWELL. never could see any justice in losing thecredit of any of his exploits. Moreover,he was gifted with the highest faith inthe hand of the Almighty over him (tohelp him in all his righteous deeds), andover his enemies, to destroy them. Thoughhe never insisted on any deep piety in hisown behavior, he had a good deal in hisheart when time allowed, and the lin-stocks were waiting the signal. His trustwas supreme in the Lord and himself;. and he loved to be called My Lord Ad-miral. And a man of this noble type deservedto be met with his own nobility. Butthe English government, according to itslights—which appear to be everlasting—regarded him as the right man, whenwanted, but at other times the wiongone. They liked him to do them a verygood turn, but would not let him dohimself one; and whenever he looked forsome fair chance of a little snug x^rize-money, they took him away from thelikely places, and set him to hard workand hard knocks. But his sense of dutyand love of country enabled him to bearit, with grumbling. I dont care a ropes end, he wassaying, with a truthfulness simple andsolid as beefsteak is, whether we havepeace or war; but let us have one or theother of them. I love peace—it is a veryfine thing—and I hate to see poor fellowskilled. All I want is to spend the restof my life ashore, and lay out the must come and see what a bridge Ihave made to throw across the can do well en
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