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He was an old man, but he had always maintained an unblemished character. He was full of kindness and sympathy, always manifesting the liveliest regard for the welfare of his friends; and on this account people had got into the way of calling him by the familiar _sobriquet_ of Uncle Ben. HE WAS AN OLD MAN BUT HE HAD ALWAYS MAINTAINED AN UNBLEMISHED CHARACTER HE WAS FULL OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY ALWAYS MANIFESTING THE LIVELIEST REGARD FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS FRIENDS AND ON THIS ACCOUNT PEOPLE HAD GOT INTO THE WAY OF CALLING HIM THE FAMILIAR SO BRIQUET OF UNCLE BEN
ars in the employ of Captain Sedley. He was a rough, blunt old fellow, but so honest, warm-hearted, and devoted to his employer, that when the latter retired from the duties of his profession, he had given him a home on his estate. Uncle Ben was a good sailor, but he had never risen above the place of second mate. Without much ambition to distinguish himself, or to make money, he was perfectly content to live with Captain Sedley, even in a humble capacity. Frank was an especial favorite of Uncle Ben; and as the old sailor's habits were good, and as his ideas of morality and religion rendered him a safe companion for his son, Captain Sedley permitted and encouraged their intimacy. During the long winter evenings, he listened with the most intense interest and delight to Uncle Ben's descriptions of sea life and of the various countries he had visited. With the neighbors, and especially the boys in the vicinity, the old sailor was respected, and treated with a great deal of consideration.  SAILED A GREAT MANY YEARS IN THE EMPLOY OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY HE WAS A ROUGH BLUNT OLD FELLOW BUT SO HONEST WARM HEARTED AND DEVOTED TO HIS EMPLOYER THAT WHEN THE LATTER RETIRED FROM THE DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION HE HAD GIVEN HIM A HOME ON HIS ESTATE UNCLE BAN WAS A GOOD SAILOR BUT HE HAD NEVER RISEN ABOVE THE PLACE OF SECOND MATE WITHOUT MUCH AMBITION TO DISTINGUISH HIMSELF OR TO MAKE MONEY HE WAS PERFECTLY CONTENT TO LIVE WITH CAPTAIN SEDLEY EVEN IN A HUMBLE CAPACITY FRANK WAS THEN A SPECIAL FAVORITE OF UNCLE BEN AND AS THE OLD SAILOR'S HABITS WERE GOOD AND AS HIS IDEAS OF MORALITY AND RELIGION RENDERED HIM A SAFE COMPANION FOR HIS SON CAPTAIN SEDLEY PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED THEIR INTIMACY DURING THE LONG WINTER EVENINGS HE LISTENED WITH A MOST INTENSE INTEREST AND DELIGHT TO UNCLE BEN'S DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA LIFE AND OF THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES HE HAD VISITED WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND ESPECIALLY THE BOYS IN THE VICINITY THE OLD SAILOR WAS RESPECTED AND TREATED WITH A GREAT DEAL OF CONSIDERATION
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