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JACOB HODGES.
and where would he find another as kind?
The chaplain had been his constant and
faithful adviser, his spiritual guide through
his darkest hours: and where would ht
meet another so tender-hearted and so
true ? Wrho was to take this poor, deso¬
late, long-imprisoned, but now liberated
African by the hand, to befriend and
watch over him ? He had not a relative
that he knew on earth; nor a spot that he
could call his home, where to claim shelter
even for a night. Putting his trust in
God his Saviour, he went forth to begin
the world anew: and indeed it was all
new to him.
WThen recurring once to this event, he
assured me that it was with great reluc¬
tance that he left the prison. Expressing
some surprise and waiting for his reasons,
he said, " I loved that place. I loved the
prison, for there Ifirvt met Jesus." And
can we wonder that he loved it? All the
useful instruction he had ever received,
all the real friends he ever had, and all •
the good he had ever known were asso