Bristol merchant lay back in his chair smoking his evening pipe, a grim
smile upon his lips, but a look of pride in his eyes as if he did not at
all disapprove of Don's conduct when he was at sea.

"But I ought not to have deserted uncle?" said Don, interrogatively.

"Well, my boy," said the old merchant thoughtfully, taking his pipe out
of his mouth, and rubbing his stubbly cheek with the waxy end, "I hardly
know what to say about that, so we'll let it rest."

"Confound all press-gangs!" said Uncle Josiah that night, as they were
parting for bed. "But I don't know, Don, perhaps this one was a
blessing in disguise."

"Then I hope, uncle, that the next blessing will come without any
disguise at all. But, mother, you found my bundle?"

"Your bundle, my dear?"

"The one I threw up on the top of the bed-tester, when I was foolish
enough to think of running away."

"My dear Don, no."

They went to the chamber; Don leaped on the edge of the bed, reached
over, and brought down the bundle all covered with flue.

"Don, my darling!"

"But I had repented, mother, and--"

"Hush! No more," said Uncle Josiah firmly; "the past is gone. Here's
to a happy future, my boy. Good-night."

THE END.

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