Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 78: what you’re looking at

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~ 80 THE OCEAN OUTLAW. companions formed the plan of fitting out a piratical yes- sel, and the command was offered to him. He accepted it; and he at once set forth to find some place where he could leave the stolen child in safety. It was a singular thing for a criminal, flying for his fife, to burthen himself with a helpless child; but it was aot the only strange thing that he did. » His whole life, in fact, seemed made up of the most eccentric actions. In the dirst place, it was strange that one born in the position that he was, surrounded with all the advantages of wealth, society and education, could find pleasure in the companionship of the most despicable of all the human jimily (we mean the wretched beings found in the fashion- avle drinking saloons and gambling houses, ) but such was the case, and in all probability his afier career was all owing to this propensity. But, to do him the justice, he wished Ethel to grow up as remote as possible from the evil influence attendant on the life he chose to follow, and for that reason he pur- chased Glen’s College, and engaged the worthy, God fear- ing Morton for his steward, Vien the child began to take an interest in reading, he fuinished her with books—the tendency of which would be co refine and elevate her mind; and, in short, gave her every opportunity for improvement that the nisbe afforded ; enrefully guarding against any accident which would lead - her even to suspect that he was engaged in auytiting but a ls wful calling. COMCHOOKS.CORtm