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he would serve his troublesome subordinates 

 when he landed. My impression is that the 

 rascals must have had a rough time of it when 

 the colonel again trod his native heather. 



The next morning a boat was provided to 

 take our guests back to Black Beach Bay, so as 

 to save them the long walk from the anchorage 

 to the settlement. The poor old colonel was 

 quite overcome at leaving the ship, and 

 declared he would never forget the "Rein- 

 deer," and " Felice " seemed to be of the same 

 opinion. 



We soon afterwards got under weigh, and, 

 having picked up our boat, we filled away on 

 our course, and the last thing I could make out 

 as I looked back at the island was the figure of 

 the old colonel, and the little girl beside him, 

 standing on the beach where they had been 

 landed, still looking wistfully after the ship as 

 she sped through the water before the fresh 

 trade wind, leaving them far astern in their 

 solitary home. 



