288 HIS RETURN TO PITCAIRN. 
earnest prayers for the "blessing of God upon 
our kind benefactor, 
" I remain, &c.'' 
It pleased God to restore .Reuben to the home 
and family-circle which he so much longed to 
see again. The brothers were at length enabled 
to leave Valparaiso ; and they reached Otaheite 
in safety: but they were detained there two 
months. They afterwards happily met with 
a vessel which conveyed them to Pitcairn. 
Admiral Moresby, writing to the author from 
Exmouth, said : — 
" I have received a few lines from our friend 
Mr. Nobbs, dated Pitcairn's Island, 14th De- 
cember, 1854, on the arrival of Reuben and 
Francis. Reuben, he says, is very sick, and 
cannot, humanly speaking, hold out much 
longer. It is pleasing to know that Reuben has 
been granted his earnest wish. His pure spirit 
will no doubt go aloft; and his remains will 
rest in his native island." 
Before this letter was written Reuben had 
breathed his last. His remains now rest in his 
native island. 
.Francis, who has been trained in the same 
good ways with his brother, was, according to 
the. last report from Norfolk Island, employed 
as an instructor in the school. 
