nly we
are certain of, and that is, that he sailed for England in the pirate
schooner, and seemed by no means to regret the escape of the pirate
captain!

Years rolled away. The head of Gascoyne became silvery white, but Time
seemed impotent to subdue the vigour of his stalwart frame, or destroy
the music of his deep bass voice. He was the idol of numerous
grandchildren as well as of a large circle of juveniles, who, without
regard to whether they had or had not a right to do so, styled him
"Grandfather."

Little did these youngsters think, as they clambered over his huge
frame, and listened with breathless attention to his wild stories of the
sea, that "grandfather" had once been the celebrated and much-dreaded
Durward, the pirate!

Nothing would induce Gascoyne to take a prominent part in the public
affairs of his chosen home; but he did attempt to teach a class of the
very smallest boys and girls in the missionary's Sunday school, and he
came, in time, to take special delight in this work.

He was never so happy as when telling to these little ones the story of
redeeming love. In the choice of subjects for his class, he was
somewhat peculiar as well as in his manner of treating them. He was
particularly emphatic and earnest, used to fill his little hearers with
awe, when he spoke of the danger of sin and the importance of resisting
its beginnings. But his two favourite themes of all--and those which
dwelt most frequently on his lips--were, "God is Love," and, "Love is
the fulfilling of the law."

THE END.

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