Show traveled far to pay debt to pay a debt of 1 more than 10 miles over the sea came fergus a danish seaman he ar raved at new york on the coaster bethel in brooklyn tattered and still humble and proved himself as he said a square man to capt hiram I 1 L meker maeker who had advanced him the dollar five years ago in his simplicity of mind the sailor had never thought he could just as well have discharged his debt by mail capt meeker he said gave the money to me with his own hand and I 1 had to give it back to him with mine he was in sydney australia when he made up his mind to pay back the money for months the sailor beat across the seas on bis his quaint mission |