countrymen at Öroolöng fly toth eir arms;— it might, in
truth, have alarmed a whole garrifbnv—Though When he
had been fome time here, he readily caught two or three
JEngliJb fongs, in which his voice appeared by no means inharmonious.'
L ee Boo’s temper was Very mild and companion ate, difco-
veririg, in various inftances, that he had brought from his father’s
territories that fpirit o f philanthropy, which we have
feen reigned’there; yet he at all times governed it bydifcretion
and judgment.— I f he faw the yöungaflting relief, he would
rebuke them with what little "Engl'iflj lie was mafter of, telling'
them, it was a (harne to beg when they were able 'to w o rk ;
but the in treaties o f old \age he could'never Withftand, faying,
muß give poor old man -old man no able ‘to work.
I am perfectly convinced, that CaptainWiLSON, from the
confidence which the King had repofed in him, would have
held himfelf inviolably bound To protect and ferve this
young creature to the utmoft extent o f bis abilities ; but, in-
dependant o f what he felt was due to the Abbl'e’ character o f
A bba T hu l le, there was fo much gentlenefs, and fit much
gratitude lodged at L ee B oo’s heart, that not only the Captain,
but every part o f his "family, viewed him with the
warmeft fentiments o f difinterefied affeCtion.— Mr. H. W il son,
the Captain’s fön,.being a youth o f a very amiable Character,
and a few years■ younger than L ee B oo, they had,
(during their voyage to, and ftay in C hina, become mutually
attached
attached to each other, and meeting again under the father’s
roof, their ■ friehdihip was ftill more cemented.; the youn'g
Prinee looked on him as a brother, and, in hisleifure hours
from the Academy, was rhappy to find in him a companion,
to converfe. with, tdmxercife The throwing o f the fpear, or
partake in any innocent recreation.
. Boyam, t\\e.Mulay, whom the King had font to attend on
his lbn, proving an unprincipled, diflionefi fellow, L ee B o a
was- fo difgufted with his conduct, that he intreated Captain-
W ilson to fend him back to Sumatra (Which he had
learned, was the Mdla/s- own country)-;and T om Rose, a man
of tried fidelity, and who had picked tip a great deal o f the:
PeleW language, being at this time in En g lan d , 'was .engaged
to fupply his place; an exchange which gave;great fa-
tisfa&ion to all partiesi
a Captain WILSON being nbw and then trlCoihmoded with
fevere- head^achs,; Which were■ fometimes; relieved by lying-
down on the bed ; on thefe occafiohs the feelings o f L e e .
Boo were ever alarmed. He appeared always unhappy,
would creep up foftly to his protector’s chamber* aird fit
filent by bis bedfide for a long time together, Without moving;
peeping gently-from time to time between the .curtains,
to fee i f he flept, or lay* eafy.
As the anecdotes of this fihgular youtli are hut fcahty,bemg
all unfortunately limited to a very liiort period, I would unwillingly,
in this place, withhold one, where his: own heart
deferibed: