'When time, who steals our years away, Shall steal its pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And all its joys renew.' He then called upon the audience to close the present meeting as they did the inaugurating meeting, by cheers for the 'Hero of the Humber and England's Champion Life Buoy,' which was responded to by the company rising, _en masse_, cheering most tumultuously. The National Anthem was then sung. Mr. Morrison, organist, and a party of vocalists, enlivened the proceedings, which were very liberally interspersed with enthusiastic applause on every mention of the 'Hero's' name. [Sidenote: LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.] It is but right to state that the entire sum collected towards the 'Ellerthorpe Testimonial Fund' amounted to L197 10s., and that about L133 in cash was handed over to the 'Hero of the Humber.' Mr. Hudson, artist, Queen St., presented to Mr. Ellerthorpe a photograph portrait. [Footnote 3: This brave nobleman was at Scarborough during one of the most fearful and disastrous storms that ever swept the Yorkshire coast. He had no sleep on the previous night on account of the storm, and on Saturday he said to a friend 'I shall have a sound sleep to-night.' Alas! before he closed his eyes in sleep, and while nobly endeavouring to rescue a number of drowning sailors, a huge wave carried him out to sea, and he perished in the 'mighty waters.'] CHAPTER IX. MR. ELLERTHORPE'S GENERAL CHARACTER, DEATH, ETC. In physical stature, Mr. Ellerthorpe was about five feet seven inches high, and weighed about ten stones. His build was somewhat slender for a sailor. He stood erect. His countenance was hard and ruddy, and indicated long exposure to weather. His ordinary expression was indicative of kindness, blended with great firmness. When spinning his yarns, or describing his exploits, his eye kindled, and his face, lit up with smiles, was expressive of intense sympathy. To his wife (who has just followed him to the skies, July, 1880,) he proved himself a kind and provident husband, _i.e._ _houseband_, as Trench renders the word. Even during his wicked and drunken career he never forgot his matrimonial vow, to 'love, honour, and cherish' the partner of his life; and hence, he never but once took any portion of his regular wages to spend in drink, and the sum he then took was about fifteen shillings.