320 JOHN LEDYAED. 



to this homeless yet daring adventurer than this 

 proposition. He immediately signified his readi- 

 ness to undertake the mission. Thus, at length, 

 after infinite toils and sufferings in remote and in- 

 hospitable lands, which he had traversed in poverty 

 and alone, without the necessary funds, equipments, 

 or protection, he was selected by an opulent and 

 influential organization to carry out their favorite 

 views, and was furnished with every thing which 

 would be requisite for his wants, for his security, 

 and for his success. His strong ambition, too, which 

 had so long been harassed by repeated disappoint- 

 ments and failures, was now flattered with the pros- 

 pect of future eminence and distinction. 



