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SOMETHING FOR JEMMY STUBBING 119
them to England. The final result was— for I
must be brief— that this English lad was placed
at school for a time, and in other respects so
favored that he was becoming quite a well-edu
cated young man. I have not heard of him for
a year or two past ; but I have no doubt he
what thousands of English boys might be
had the same opportunity,
and to the world.
Now
always
it
a
a
if
is,
they
blessing to his family
so happened that Henry, who was
great reader of newspapers, became
from the very first greatly interested in Jemmy
Stubbins. Both he and his sisters sent him
money,
and
I
believe some other things; and
though several years had elapsed prior to the
period of Henry's life of which
I
am now speak
ing, he still felt desirous of doing something for