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He was naturally of a happy, ingenuous disposition, and won the CHAP, 
good opinion and respect of all who served under him ; which cannot 
be better exemplified than by his maintaining, under circumstances of 
great perplexity, the respect and regard of all who were associated 
with him up to the hour of his death; and even at the present moment, 
Adams, in speaking of him, never omits to say, “ Mr. Christian.” 
Adams and Young were now the sole survivors out of the fifteen 
males that landed upon the island. They were both, and more par- 
ticularly Young, of a serious turn of mind ; and it would have been 
wonderful, after the many dreadful scenes at which they had assisted, 
if the solitude and tranquillity that ensued had not disposed them to 
repentance. During Christian’s life-time they only once read the 
church service, but since his decease this had been regularly done on 
every SundaJ^ They now, however, resolved to have morning and 
evening family prayers, to add afternoon service to the duty of the 
Sabbath, and to train up their own children, and those of their late un- 
tortunate companions, in piety and virtue. 
In the execution of this resolution Young’s education enabled 
iim to be of the greatest assistance; but he was not long suffered 
to survive his repentance. An asthmatic complaint, under which 
he had for some time laboured, terminated his existence about a year 
after the death of Quintal, and Adams was left the sole survivor of 
e misguided and unfortunate mutineers of the Bounty. The loss of 
his last companion was a great affliction to him, and was for some 
severe y felt. It was a catastrophe, however, that more than 
r isposed him to repentance, and determined him to execute the 
pious resolution he had made, in the hope of expiating his offences. 
IS reformation could not, perhaps, have taken place at a more 
propitious moment. Out of nineteen children upon the island, there 
were several between the ages of seven and nine years ; who, had they 
been longer suffered to follow their own inclinations, mi^ht have 
acquired habits which it would have been difficult if not impossible for 
Adams to eradicate. The moment was therefore most favourable for 
his design and his laudable exertions were attended by advantages 
both to the objects of bis care and to his own ™i„d, whieht'S 
