Them we leaves at home is all men like you and me go through these hardships and disappointments for." Tite blushed and smiled, and made an evasive reply.
"No use denying it, my hearty," he resumed.

"Knew ye had a sweetheart thinkin' of ye at home.

Show her by yer conduct while yer away that yer worthy of her when yer get home.

My sweetheart, God bless her! is all the sunlight I have in a voyage of this kind.

My little wife is my sweetheart, she is, Mr.Toodleburg.She an' the two little angels are the sunlight of my heart.