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The Survivors of the "Waldeck"

           Duringthetendaysthattheshipwreckeddoghadpassedonthe"Waldeck,"ithadkeptatadistance,feedingitself,theyknewnothow,buthavingalsosufferedcruellyfromthirst.

           Such,then,werethesurvivorsofthiswreck,whichthefirstsurgeoftheseawouldsubmerge.Nodoubtitwouldhavecarriedonlydeadbodiesintothedepthsoftheoceaniftheunexpectedarrivalofthe"Pilgrim,"herselfkeptbackbycalmsandcontrarywinds,hadnotpermittedCaptainHulltodoaworkofhumanity.

           Thisworkhadonlytobecompletedbybringingbacktotheircountrytheshipwreckedmenfromthe"Waldeck,"who,inthisshipwreck,hadlosttheirsavingsofthreeyearsoflabor.Thisiswhatwasgoingtobedone.The"Pilgrim,"afterhavingeffectedherunloadingatValparaiso,wouldascendtheAmericancoastasfarasCalifornia.ThereTomandhiscompanionswouldbewellreceivedbyJamesW.WeldonhisgenerouswifeassuredthemofitandtheywouldbeprovidedwithallthatwouldbenecessaryforthemtoreturntotheStateofPennsylvania.

           Thesehonestmen,reassuredaboutthefuture,hadonlytothankMrs.WeldonandCaptainHull.Certainlytheyowedthemagreatdeal,andalthoughtheywereonlypoornegroes,perhaps,theydidnotdespairofsomedaypayingthisdebtofgratitude.

           

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