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He had lived a good life; and as every good man will, whether he get rich or poor by it, he was receiving his reward in the serene happiness of his life in this world, and in the cherished hope of everlasting bliss in the world to come. HE HAD LIVED A GOOD LIFE AND AS EVERY MAN WILL WHETHER HE GET RICH OR POOR BY IT HE WAS RECEIVING HIS REWARD IN THE SERENE HAPPINESS OF HIS LIFE IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE CHERISHED HOPE OF EVERLASTING BLISS IN THE WORLD TO COME
de that this spot should be his future habitation. He bought the land, built him a fine house, and was as happy as a mortal could desire to be. But I beg my young reader not to think that Captain Sedley was happy because he lived in such a beautiful place, and had such a fine house, and so much money at his command; for a beautiful prospect, a costly dwelling, and plenty of money, alone, cannot make a person contented and happy. The richest men are often the most miserable; a bed of down may be a bed of thorns; and a magnificent mansion will not banish the gnawings of remorse. Captain Sedley was a good man. He had always endeavored to be true to his God and true to himself; to be just and honest in his relations to his fellow-men. In an active business experience of twenty years, he had found a great many opportunities for doing good--opportunities which he had had the moral courage to improve. He loved his God by loving his fellow-man. He had made his fortune by being honest and just. COUNTRY ENABLED HIM TO DECIDE THAT THIS SPOT SHOULD BE HIS FUTURE HABITATION HE BOUGHT THE LAND BUILT HIM A FINE HOUSE AND WAS AS HAPPY AS A MORTAL COULD DESIRE TO BE BUT I BEGGED MY YOUNG READER NOT TO THINK THAT CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS HAPPY BECAUSE HE LIVED IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND HAD SUCH A FINE HOUSE AND SO MUCH MONEY AT HIS COMMAND FOR A BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT A COSTLY DWELLING AND PLENTY OF MONEY ALONE CANNOT MAKE A PERSON CONTENTED AND HAPPY THE RICHEST MEN ARE OFTEN THE MOST MISERABLE A BED OF DOWN MAY BE A BED OF THORNS AND A MAGNIFICENT MANSION WILL NOT BANISH THE NOISE OF REMORSE CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS A GOOD MAN HE HAD ALWAYS ENDEAVORED TO BE TRUE TO HIS GOD AND TRUE TO HIMSELF TO BE JUST AND HONEST IN HIS RELATIONS TO HIS FELLOW MEN IN AN ACT OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF TWENTY YEARS HE HAD FOUND A GREAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOING GOOD OPPORTUNITIES WHICH HE HAD THE MORAL COURAGE TO IMPROVE HE LOVED HIS GOD BY LOVING HIS FELLOW MAN HE HAD MADE HIS FORTUNE BY BEING HONEST AND JUST
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