Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_F35_S56_1820_003809855-1576 (find matches)
Title: The sailor brother, or, The history of Thomas Saville : an interesting tale
Year: 1825 (1820s)
Authors: Moodie, Susanna,1803-1885 Dean & Munday,printer
Subjects: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction. Sailors -- Juvenile fiction. Orphans -- Juvenile fiction. Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Homecoming -- Juvenile fiction. Chapbooks -- Specimens. Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century McGill University Library Digitized Title McGill Library's Chapbook Collection Children Sailors Orphans Shipwrecks Families Homecoming Chapbooks
Publisher: London : Dean and Munday, Threadneedle-Street
Contributing Library: McGill University Library

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"I will give you one kiss," said his
mamma, and I dare say it is not
worth half of one."
" It is worth more than a thousand,
look here, and judge for yourself,"
and he flung into her lap a large dou-
ble letter as he spoke.
" It is from our dear sailor bro-
ther!" exclaimed Charlotte, examining

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the direction of the letter: " Oh, yes, it
is his own hand-writing, and now we
know he is safe;' (for Tom had been
absent more than three years, and his
family had heard nothing of him fo
rmany months.
" Do make haste and open the let-
ter, dear mamma," cried the impa-
tient sister; but mamma's hand trem-
bled, and her eyes were full of tears,
she could not read a line, but put the
letter into Charlotte's hand, and bade
her read aloud.
I cannot tell you all the letter con-
tained, for it was a very long one,
written on two large sheets of paper,
but in one part it said: "I have suffered
shipwreck, and nearly escaped from
drowning; I have a long story to tell
you, but I shall defer it till a happier
day, which I trust is not far distant,
when I hope to visit once more the
home so dear to me."

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In the postscript, he said: "Give my
love and a kiss, to all my dear sisters,
and brother Hal; and tell him I have
not forgotten him, and have brought
home a companion for him as mis-
chievous a« himself. When Charlotte
read this part of the letter, she said;
" I suppose it is the monkey that Tom
promised to bring home last voyage."
On hearing this, Harry gave a shout
of joy, and bounding on to the lawn,
flung his cap into the air, crying;
" Oh, a monkey! a monkey! brother
Tom is coming home and has brought
a' money for me!"
" A monkey for you;" exclaimed
Jane, who was at play in the garden;
" what son of a thing is a monkey?"
for Jane never chanced to have seen a
monkey. While Harry vvas giving
little Jane a long description of two
monkeys he had once seen; and re-
counting all the stories he had ever

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6 heard or read of their tricks, his mo-
ther was seeking her husband to im-
part to him the joyful news.
Mr. Saville was walking in the
fields when the letter arrived, an
dMrs. Saville found him sitting undder
a tree, fatigued by his long ramble.

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