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This additional amount of funds to his already handsome sum of personal property, gave him some $10,000 dollars of ready money, which he took with him to his homestead at Bramble Park. The money enabled him not only to clear the estate of all encumbrances, but also to make his mother, now aged and bed ridden, comfortable. THIS ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS HE TO HIS ALREADY HANDSOME SUM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY GAVE HIM TEN SUM TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OF READY MONEY WHICH HE TOOK WITH HIM TO HIS HOMESTEAD AT BRAMBLE PARK THE MONEY ENABLED HIM NOT ONLY TO CLEAR THE ESTATE OF ALL INCUMBRANCES BUT ALSO TO MAKE HIS MOTHER NOW AGED AND BED RIDDEN COMFORTABLE
d mastered; the culprit addressed sneaked back among the crew trembling with fear. Captain Ratlin returned to the quarter-deck, received fresh arms from one of the mates, and then calmly began to issue orders for the sailing of the vessel, as though nothing had occurred to interfere with the business routine of the day. Those orders were promptly obeyed. The master spirit there had asserted its control, and established it, too; and a more orderly crew never moored a slave ship on the south side of Cuba, than were soon busily engaged in that duty after the set of sun on the day when this bold attempt at mutiny had occurred. This little affair, which came very near to costing Charles Bramble his life, was in one sense a fortunate one, since it put him on the best of terms with the owners, who had entrusted him with the "Sea Witch," and who now pressed a gratuity of $2000 upon him for his part of the present voyage, and forwarded him safely without expense on his return voyage to England.  AND MASTERED THE CULPRIT ADDRESS SNEAKED BACK AMONG THE CREW TREMBLING WITH FEAR CAPTAIN RATLIN RETURNED TO THE QUARTER DECK RECEIVED FRESH ARMS FROM ONE OF THE MATES AND THEN CALMLY BEGAN TO ISSUE ORDERS FOR THE SAILING OF THE VESSEL AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD OCCURRED TO INTERFERE WITH THE BUSINESS ROUTINE OF THE DAY THOSE ORDERS WERE PROMPTLY OBEYED THE MASTER'S SPIRIT THERE HAD ASSERTED ITS CONTROL AND ESTABLISHED IT TOO AND A MORE ORDERLY CREW NEVER MOORED A SLAVE SHIP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CUBA THAN WERE SOON BUSILY ENGAGED IN THAT DUTY AFTER THE SET OF SUN ON THE DAY WHEN THIS BOLD ATTEMPT AT MUTINY HAD OCCURRED THIS LITTLE AFFAIR WHICH HAD COME VERY NEAR TO COSTING CHARLES RAMBLE HIS LIFE WAS IN ONE SENSE A FORTUNATE ONE SINCE IT PUT HIM ON THE BEST OF TERMS WITH THE OWNERS WHO HAD ENTRUSTED HIM WITH THE SEA WITCH AND WHO NOW PRESSED A GRATUITY OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS UPON HIM FOR HIS PART IN THE PRESENT VOYAGE AND FORWARDED HIM SAFELY WITHOUT EXPENSE ON HIS RETURN VOYAGE TO ENGLAND
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