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Show Traveled Far to Pay Debt. To pay a debt of l moro than 10.000 nillos over tho sea camo Fergus Thorkleson, a Dnnlsh seaman. Ho arrived ar-rived at Now Y'ork on the coasior llethel, In Brooklyn, Uttered and still humble, and proved himself as he said, "a squaro man " to Capt. Hiram U Meeker, who had advanced him the dollar five years ago. In his simplicity ot mind the sailor had nevor thought he could lust as well hava discharged his debt hy mall. "Capt. Mocker," he said, "gave tha money to me with hla own hand, and I bad to give It back to him with mine." Ho was In Sydney, Australia, when he mado up his mind to pay back the money. For months the sailor beat across the seua on his quaint mission. |