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And
he
had
made
himself
--
being
already
almost
a
man
at
an
age
when
others
are
still
only
children
.
At
the
same
time
,
very
nimble
,
very
skilful
in
all
physical
exercises
,
Dick
Sand
was
one
of
those
privileged
beings
,
of
whom
it
may
be
said
that
they
were
born
with
two
left
feet
and
two
right
hands
.
In
that
way
,
they
do
everything
with
the
right
hand
,
and
always
set
out
with
the
left
foot
.
Public
charity
,
it
has
been
said
,
had
brought
up
the
little
orphan
.
He
had
been
put
first
in
one
of
those
houses
for
children
,
where
there
is
always
,
in
America
,
a
place
for
the
little
waifs
.
Then
at
four
,
Dick
learned
to
read
,
write
and
count
in
one
of
those
State
of
New
York
schools
,
which
charitable
subscriptions
maintain
so
generously
.
At
eight
,
the
taste
for
the
sea
,
which
Dick
had
from
birth
,
caused
him
to
embark
as
cabin-boy
on
a
packet
ship
of
the
South
Sea
.
There
he
learned
the
seaman
's
trade
,
and
as
one
ought
to
learn
it
,
from
the
earliest
age
.
Little
by
little
he
instructed
himself
under
the
direction
of
officers
who
were
interested
in
this
little
old
man
.
So
the
cabin-boy
soon
became
the
novice
,
expecting
something
better
,
of
course
.
The
child
who
understands
,
from
the
beginning
,
that
work
is
the
law
of
life
,
the
one
who
knows
,
from
an
early
age
,
that
he
will
gain
his
bread
only
by
the
sweat
of
his
brow
--
a
Bible
precept
which
is
the
rule
of
humanity
--
that
one
is
probably
intended
for
great
things
;
for
some
day
he
will
have
,
with
the
will
,
the
strength
to
accomplish
them
.
It
was
,
when
he
was
a
cabin-boy
on
board
a
merchant
vessel
,
that
Dick
Sand
was
remarked
by
Captain
Hull
.
This
honest
seaman
immediately
formed
a
friendship
with
this
honest
young
boy
,
and
later
he
made
him
known
to
the
ship-owner
,
James
W.
Weldon
.
The
latter
felt
a
lively
interest
in
this
orphan
,
whose
education
he
completed
at
San
Francisco
,
and
he
had
him
brought
up
in
the
Catholic
religion
,
to
which
his
family
adhered
.
During
the
course
of
his
studies
,
Dick
Sand
showed
a
particular
liking
for
geography
,
for
voyages
,
while
waiting
till
he
was
old
enough
to
learn
that
branch
of
mathematics
which
relates
to
navigation
.
Then
to
this
theoretical
portion
of
his
instruction
,
he
did
not
neglect
to
join
the
practical
.
It
was
as
novice
that
he
was
able
to
embark
for
the
first
time
on
the
"
Pilgrim
.
"
A
good
seaman
ought
to
understand
fishing
as
well
as
navigation
.
It
is
a
good
preparation
for
all
the
contingencies
which
the
maritime
career
admits
of
.
Besides
,
Dick
Sand
set
out
on
a
vessel
of
James
W.
Weldon
's
,
his
benefactor
,
commanded
by
his
protector
,
Captain
Hull
.
Thus
he
found
himself
in
the
most
favorable
circumstances
.
To
speak
of
the
extent
of
his
devotion
to
the
Weldon
family
,
to
whom
he
owed
everything
,
would
be
superfluous
.
Better
let
the
facts
speak
for
themselves
.
But
it
will
be
understood
how
happy
the
young
novice
was
when
he
learned
that
Mrs.
Weldon
was
going
to
take
passage
on
board
the
"
Pilgrim
.
"
Mrs.
Weldon
for
several
years
had
been
a
mother
to
him
,
and
in
Jack
he
saw
a
little
brother
,
all
the
time
keeping
in
remembrance
his
position
in
respect
to
the
son
of
the
rich
ship-owner
.
But
--
his
protectors
knew
it
well
--
this
good
seed
which
they
had
sown
had
fallen
on
good
soil
.
The
orphan
's
heart
was
filled
with
gratitude
,
and
some
day
,
if
it
should
be
necessary
to
give
his
life
for
those
who
had
taught
him
to
instruct
himself
and
to
love
God
,
the
young
novice
would
not
hesitate
to
give
it
.
Finally
,
to
be
only
fifteen
,
but
to
act
and
think
as
if
he
were
thirty
,
that
was
Dick
Sand
.
Mrs.
Weldon
knew
what
her
protégé
was
worth
.
She
could
trust
little
Jack
with
him
without
any
anxiety
.
Dick
Sand
cherished
this
child
,
who
,
feeling
himself
loved
by
this
"
large
brother
,
"
sought
his
company
.
During
those
long
leisure
hours
,
which
are
frequent
in
a
voyage
,
when
the
sea
is
smooth
,
when
the
well
set
up
sails
require
no
management
,
Dick
and
Jack
were
almost
always
together
.
The
young
novice
showed
the
little
boy
everything
in
his
craft
which
seemed
amusing
.
