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All the sympathies of the people were with the boat club. Nobody pitied Tim; for he was a quarrelsome, disagreeable boy, and had nearly lost his life in his attempt to gratify his malicious spite against his noble and generous deliverer. ALL THE SYMPATHIES OF THE PEOPLE WERE WITH THE BOAT CLUB NOBODY PITIED TIM FOR HE WAS A QUARRELSOME DISAGREEABLE BOY AND HAD NEARLY LOST HIS LIFE IN HIS ATTEMPT TO GRATIFY HIS MALICIOUS SPITE AGAINST HIS NOBLE AND GENEROUS DELIVERER
 been intent upon his injury. It was a noble and a Christian deed, so the good men and women said, while others declared, if they had been in Tony's place, they would have let him drown. The noble deed was appreciated; and the day after the event, a subscription paper was opened at the Rippleton Bank for Tony's benefit. Before night over a hundred dollars was collected, which the cashier presented to him, as he lay upon his bed, sick from the effects of his exertions. The crew of the boat club were very highly commended for their efficient labors on the occasion. If Frank had displayed less courage and address, or the discipline of the club had been less perfect, Tim must certainly have been drowned. This fact was rendered the more apparent by the contrast between the conduct of the crew of the Zephyr and that of the Thunderbolt. With all their exertion, on account of their want of discipline, the latter had been unable even to reach the spot until the former had received Tim on board. S OWN TO RESCUE ONE WHO HAD BEEN INTENT UPON HIS INJURY IT WAS A NOBLE AND A CHRISTIAN DEED SO THE GOOD MEN AND WOMEN SAID WHILE OTHERS DECLARED IF THEY HAD BEEN IN TONY'S PLACE THEY WOULD HAVE LET HIM DROWN THE NOBLE DEED WAS APPRECIATED ON THE DAY AFTER THE EVENT A SUBSCRIPTION PAPER WAS OPENED AT THE RIPPLETON BANK FOR TONY'S BENEFIT BEFORE NIGHT OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS COLLECTED WHICH THE CASHIER PRESENTED TO HIM AS HE LAY UPON HIS BED SICK FROM THE EFFECTS OF HIS EXERTIONS THE CREW OF THE BOAT WERE VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THEIR EFFICIENT LABORS ON THE OCCASION IF FRANK HAD DISPLAYED LESS COURAGE AND ADDRESS OR THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CLUB HAD BEEN LESS PERFECT TIM MUST CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN DROWNED THIS FACT WAS RENDERED THE MORE APPARENT BY THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE CONDUCT OF THE CREW OF THE ZEPHYR AND THAT OF THE THUNDERBOLT WITH ALL THEIR EXERTION ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR WANT OF DISCIPLINE THE LATTER HAD BEEN UNABLE EVEN TO REACH THE SPOT UNTIL THE FORMER HAD RECEIVED TIM ON BOARD
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