Then the object I had in visiting the old world is accomplished, said Walter. I have no desire to see those that drove their children from home for following the dictates of their conscience and the man or maid of their choice. Place me on board of the first returning ship we meet, and I will return to the scenes of my childhood. There is no necessity of that. Continue with us. Perhaps you may be the means of a reconciliation between the families. Your grand-father Powers is an old man, firmly set in his own ways. But I trust that the son of his injured daughter, Amelia, may cause him to relent and forgive. He is subject to heart disease, and his death may be expected at any time. Walter replied:— I will go and see my two grand-fathers and then return to America. A tap is heard on the door, and a midshipman enters. The Captain wishes to see Mr. Wallace and Lieutenant Powers in the cabin. Arriving there the Captain said:— Lieutenant, we have a very important, yet disagreeable duty to perform. You must summon a court martial and try the mutineers. I should have ordered it before, had Mr. Wallace been able to give his testimony. He has now recovered, and we will proceed with the investigation at once. The Lieutenant left the cabin. Captain, said Walter, how many men have you to try? Two. John Frost and Tom Jones. Poor fellows—I pity them. How long have they been on the ship? They have sailed with me for years. They entered the Navy when mere boys. What has been their previous conduct, Captain? They have always been good, steady men. Always punctual to obey. This is their first offence. And if convicted, said Walter, what then? Hang them to the yard-arm, replied the Captain. Mutiny at sea cannot be tolerated. An example must be made of them to deter others. I admit, Captain, that example is a great educator, but is it not example—the force of the education they have received on board of the ship that got them into this trouble? No sir! said the Captain excitedly. It was rum! Too much rum! That is just the point, Captain—too much rum. But who set the example before them? Who educated them to drink rum? Who dealt out to them, twice a day, the deadly drug? And now follows the fearful consequences of example and education. And now you will hang them to the yard-arm for putting into practice the legitimate consequence of their education. You say these men have followed the sea all their days—that they entered the Navy when they were mere boys—that for long years they have served you and your country well—that this is their first offence, and for this offence they must die—must be suspended between the heavens and earth, as an example, to deter others. And now those who set them the example become their executioners. Perhaps, said the Captain, I do not understand your real meaning, but if I do, you charge the consequences of this mutiny upon me, and through me, indirectly, upon the English Navy, their discipline and laws.