CAPTAIN WILLIS. 75

On going on deck I told Paul my fears about
the captain. ‘ Yes, he very bad,’ he said; ‘ but I
more sorry about him soul. He think more of the
cargo, which may go to the bottom in one moment,
than of his soul, which live for ever and ever. O
Massa Harry, we must speak again to him about
dat. We will plead with him with tears in our
eyes, that be think about his soul, and we will tell
him not to trouble about the vessel.’

Without loss of time we went to the captain.
At first he listened somewhat coldly to what Paul
said, but he did not grow angry. ‘Ithank you for

interesting yourself about me,’ he said at last. -#

‘You may be right, and if you will pray with me I .
will try to join you,’

Paul and I thereon knelt down, as we had done
before, and Paul, in very plain language, earnestly
besought God to send His Holy Spirit to soften
the captain’s heart, to show him that he was a lost
sinner, and had need of a Saviour—to enlighten his
mind, and to enable him to take hold of Christ as

‘the only way whereby he could be saved.

The captain remained for a long time afterwards
silent. At length he put out his hand and grasped
Paul’s. ‘I see it now,’ he said, sighing deeply.