From Liverpool Cross the Atlantic
Young lad found stowed away on board. Explains that his father had put him there because he cannot afford to keep him. Mate does not believe him and gives him eight minutes to tell the truth or he will be hanged. The eight minutes pass in silence. Boy asks to pray before he dies. Says the Lord'...
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| Summary: | Young lad found stowed away on board. Explains that his father had put him there because he cannot afford to keep him. Mate does not believe him and gives him eight minutes to tell the truth or he will be hanged. The eight minutes pass in silence. Boy asks to pray before he dies. Says the Lord's Prayer and the Mate is convinced then that he has told the truth. See 66-23. |
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