"Conceal his lineage, hide his race;
The crime be his alone;
That none may blush for his disgrace,
Let it be all his own!
He who his country brings to shame,
Nor race, nor sire, nor son may claim."
The appearance of Helsingfors, approaching from the sea, is very imposing, for its public buildings are large, elegant structures, the principal ones being on elevated ground. The inner harbor is nearly in the shape of a square, and vessels go up to the wharves on the left.
"What is that large building, Dr. Winstock?" asked Commodore Lincoln, as the ship stood up the harbor.
"That is the Russian church."
"It is a magnificent building," added the young officer, as he gazed with admiration upon the lofty building with its gilded dome.