FISHERMEN'S

CORNISH

THE

WATCH-NIGHT,

THE

56,

STORIES

OTHER

AND

Paternoster

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AND

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1951

THE

CORNISH

FISHERMEN'S

WATCH-NIGHT.

^".,^^^^"^;HE

old

close,

indeed,

hours

many

dawned

the

billows

of
the
which

sea,

blowing

rolled
could

spirit, which

commanded

and

day,

tossed

not

so

as

rest,

built

upon
a

the
had

had

lonely
of

was

Pena

and

Penwhinnock

them.

being

It

was

for

the

whinnock.
wet

not

of December

village

ing

to

had

run,

upon

Cornish

"^

it

to

thirty-first

y.-^^'^'

drawing

was

year

the

j^oiirwind

fiercely

that

if

evil

some

taken

session
pos-

overlooked

rocky

splendid

promontory
view

of

the

Cornish

The

Ftshermen'

Watch-night,

Channel,and of any craft which might be

The fishermen
nearing that part of the coast.
of the village
were
hardy,brave,stout,
abroad that
and strong ; but whisperswent
said that
they loved wrecking. It was
battered and shipwreckedvessels had small
chance if caught in the fearful galeswhich
off that coast, and tempted
sometimes
rose
for shelter to the bay,
the mariners
to run
which
proved after all a deceitful haven ;
told of dead sailors,
and
and ugly tales were
of drowning men
hurled back into the waters,
dead
tell no
the principlethat
men
on
tales,"forgettingthat,in the judgment to
*'

these

come,

would

rise

in

swift

witness

against their murderers.

Ostensiblythe
hood
of Penwhinnock
gainedtheir livelivillagers
by fishing; but many a home contained
had been

obtained

of wrecking.
practice

Tourists

valuables and wealth which

this

by
and

same

visitors looked askance

folk, and

they had

contained

strangers

ever

with
There

avoid them

avoided

was
"

came

the

at the

nock
Penwhin-

their houses

plague,so

among

them

as

that
or

if
few

versed
con-

them.
one,

would

however, who
not,in fact.

did

not

This person

The

Cornish

Fisherme7is

Watch-night.7

into
minister,latelycome
and as full of zeal and
the neighbourhood,
the

was

young

courage

and

Master's

work

energy,

and

self-sacrifice
as

he

was

fearless

in

of

pluck.

his

great

health,hardy
Mr.

Ernest

the very man

those
to deal with
Boyce was
Cornish
fishermen.
rough, semi civilized,
Were
they valiant, powerful,frank, and
he ; only in the service
So was
fearless ?
He was
of a better Master.
tall,
well-built,
keen as they ; but
and had eyes and ears
as
and conhe was
siderate.
gentle,loving,forbearing,
A
true
gentleman and a true
Christian,Mr. Boyce presented to those
rough Cornish fishermen a pattern of true
manliness.
Their manliness
consisted,for
sin ;
the most
part, in being bold to commit
his, on the other hand, in being brave to
twice
God.
or
serve
They had talked once
of
frighteninghim off ;''but his brave,
loving,outspoken,disinterested Christian
honesty of purpose had disarmed them, and
to slumber, though it
caused their hostility
-

''

had

not

situated

yet died away.

some

Penwhinnock

was

eight miles or so from his

regularlyevery week
very

residence,but
Mr. Boyce rode

over

there

to

hold

the

The

Cornish

Fishermen

Watch-night,

This service was

service.
always
appointed
held in the evening,and Mr. Boyce noticed
that while
with a sharp,quick intelligence,
he

had

fair audience

on

fine,warm,

mild,

quietevenings,he had scarcelyanybody

to hear him if the eveningturned out stormy,
rough, or dark ; and being a gentleman of
he lost no time in solving
quickperceptions,
this problem. As to the solution at which
or

he

arrived

he

that he ordered

said but little,

but
his

dealingswith

after

ever

the fisher-

accordingly,that is to say, if the

afternoon betokened
big guns," he would
ride over
to Penwhinnock
early,and visit
freelyat the fishermen^ s cottages,inviting,
and
almost
pelling
compersuading,entreating,
them
in" to the meeting.
to come
And
that the last day of the old year
now
had dawned, amid
storm, wind, rain, and
roaringof billows, there seemed but little
doubt that he would be over
usual,visiting
as
the villagers,
and charging them
to
among
attend
the
Watch
For
night service."
there was
to be held
a watch-nightservice
in the accustomed
which was
meeting-place,
house,
a
large empty cottage adjoininga farmand Mr. Boyce was
to preside.

folk

"

"

"

*'

Cornish

The

This

Fishemnens

tlie Penwliinnock

wliat

was

Watch-night, 9
men

discussingas they stood around some

of the largestfishing-boats,
dragged up
the beach
for safety,
and watched
the
on
The wind
was
gathering storm.
blowing
then, and the rain was
big guns
pelting
down
the bare,rugged rocks,
fiercely
upon
were

''

*'

and

the

the

dwellingsof

each

mean,

side
It

street.

landsmen
much

of

small

the

would
as

fishermen,and lined
long stragglingvillage
have
appeared to most

the

if the weather
; but

formed

cottages which

could

not

be

the

experiencedeyes
the night promised worse
of the fishermen
things to many an ill-fated
things worse
but in the judgment of those hardy,
mariner
cruel men
it might bring to them
a
good
This
brave
catch."
meant
a
ship being
wrecked, flung hopelesslyand helplessly
dreadfiil rocks, decoyed there
the
upon
by false lights,and lured into the jaws
of death ; it meant, too, robbery,pillage,
and, not seldom, murder I
cruelty,
quired
"What
do you think of the night?" inof Will Lowry.
Bob Trevannion
Think ! Why, many
a good shipwill go
worse

"

to

"

"

"

"

down

before

another

year

dawns.

That's

The

10

Fishermen'

Cornish

Watch-night,

thinks so, too, I

parson
guess, for see, here he is !"
the
place
Turning their faces towards
And

I think.

what

by the speaker,the
Boyce coming through the

indicated
Mr.
on

saw
group
rain quietly,

his stout,sure-footed pony.

''
Eh ! '' said Hugh
Hoskyns,

six-footer.

"I

we'll have

guess

brawny

the cottage to-night."

"
So we
shall,
man,'^repliedWill
*'but

shall leave

we

in time

work, if all be
night's
is due
and

about

up

to

do

Lowry ;
a
good

Fleur-de-lis

The

part toward

this

will be

mates

our

well.

attend

to

morning,

ready about

the

on

needs
But
must
we
good time.
go to parson's Watch-night,'or he'll be
into our
fun, and spoiling
poking his nose
hills in
-

'

it."
Seems

"

but

to

you'velaid

me

shouldn't

to

up

all of it most

isn't

Trevannion.

Bob

much

as

planswell

if parson

wonder

retorted
deep,"slily

your

as

"

as

He's

the wreckers

themselves."
*'

Never

anything
women

may

mind
this

and

if he

time,for

children to

ride about

is.

this

He'll

we've
it ; and

not

know

put up

the

though he
one
visiting
afternoon,

Cornish

The

Fishermen

Watch-night 1

another, he'll not get anything. We

shall go to his meeting rightenough, then

and

we'll wish

him

off
trotting

home

look after
And

again at thinking
outwittingMr. Boyce.

hold which

the

determined

one

could obtain

Lord

of the

servant

ont

chuckled

men

It showed

he's

of the storm, we'll

Never
fear !''
business.

and

sagacityin

of their

while

good-bye,'and

own

our

the

those

over

wicked, resolute men, by his calm, fearless

faith and outspokenfidelity.
They could not
plan their wrecking expeditionas of old,but
must

him.

But

"

he

dreamed.

to blind and

first how

consider

more

'cute

Boyce had

not

was

Mr.

years in the world

and ears, and he

than

lived

they
thirty

openingboth

without

read, by

silence of the children

"

deceive

embarrassed

the

and the

eyes

prevaricating,

that some
repliesof the women,
business was
on
hand, either wrecking or
folk were
smuggling for the Penwhinnock
smugglers,too of which he was to be kept
ignorant. But the fisher folk had reckoned

evasive

"

"

without
Mr.

their host.

Boyce

broiled

through

fish

the

took

cup

there, on

village

of tea
his

that

here, and

peregrinations
evening, so

Cornish

The

12

Fishermeii

be

were

Watch-nio-ht.
"b

for his

himself
strengtliening
There

sick folk to be

families
instructed,

night'svigil.
to
seen, inquirers

be

to

catechized,and

to his office
sundry other duties appertaining
to be
performed; and, to do the ^^eople
never
stingy or rude to
they were
justice,
him.
was
generally
Open-handedhospitality
Mr. Boyce ; but, as genethe rule towards
rally
so
overdone,
happens,the thing was

and
his

condoled

with

midnightjourneyon

this

he

was

he

felt

intended.

And

that
was

so

that

sure

the

in reference

to

noon,
afterparticular

mischief

some

women

and

children

all his suspicions.

confirmed
unconsciously
So Mr. Boyce laid his plans.
service was
The
o'clock
to begin at ten
that evening. As I said,it was
to be held
in a largeunoccupied cottage adjoininga
thin partition
The
between
the
farmhouse.
two

that
the

downstair
a

rooms

had

pretty fair number

been

removed,

could

assemble

so

in

wont
to be
was
place "where
prayer
made."
The
people came
trooping in in
the weather,until
great numbers, considering
and lads,
nearly all the able-bodied men
and girls,
were
togetherwith many women
opened
present. As usual, the service was

Co7'7iis/iFishennen^s

The

WaicJi-night.
13

with

in which Will Lowry and Hugh

singing,
Hoskyns joined with apparent good will.
Then
Mr. Boyce read and prayed,after which
Then
another
he
given out.
hymn was
the flight
of time,and,
on
preached a sermon
not sparingthe vices which
reignedin Penwhinnock, besought his hearers tenderlyand
that another year
to remember
affectionately
of their mortal probation
was
slippingaway

from

them,

each

that

left

one

less to

live,

its end, they could not

and,though so near
know
that they would
the
ever
see
certainly
of the year just about
to
commencement
He reminded
dawn.
them of their mercies,
as

numerous

their

He
the

as

the

sands

more
sins,if possible,

of the

sea, and

of

still.

numerous

besought them to examine themselves in

fading hour of that last day of another

before God
themselves
3^ear, and to humble
for their manifold offences committed
during

As

he

ing
depictedthe great meetthere to give
around the judgment-seat,
for himself,of the deeds
account, each one
committed
during this and every preceding

that year.

his hearers

year,

solemn
man

hours

and

woman

looked

grave.

There

in the life of the most

upon

are

wicked

earth,and this hour

14

The

was

Cornish

solemn

They

men.

while

some,

one

Fishermen

Watch-night,

in tlie lives of those

sat and listened most

I doubt

fislier-

attentively,

not, half wished

that

engaged either in wrecking

they had never
or
smnggling.
The sermon
was
ended, and it beingabout
a
quarter to twelve, Mr. Boyce gave out a
hymn, thus commencing the short prayering
followas
meeting which he had announced
the sermon.
During the singingof that
hymn Mr. Boyce very coollystejDpedto the
door, locked it, and put the key in his
pocket. As the strains of the singingdied
away, the voices of Hugh Hoskyns and Bob
heard
in no
Trevannion
were
gentle tones
the preacher with violence if he
threatening
did not giveup the key, so as to afford them
free egress and ingress. "They were
not
going to stay there all night,to suit his
to
fancies,"they said, and endeavoured
their independenceof all laws, human
assert
and Divine.
Two
three minutes
or
passed
in this way,
and
then
Mr.
Boyce spoke
plainly.
I shall not keej)
friends;
you here all night,
but you
will not
leave
this watch-night
service yet awhile.
I believe that a blessing
"

Cornish

The

coming

is

; I feel

sinners could
a

Fishermen

need

you

need

all,you

Could

heaven.

that

know

it,and the greatest

find in their hearts

not

blessingfrom

you
of

of

sure

Watch-night,15

the

to refuse

And

you ?

! Most
blessing
blessingof forgiveness
a

!"

"Yes, that

preach,as

to

you

sound

may

Trevannion

well

spoke up
parson,''

but I don

"

all very
t know

as

for
Bob

want

we

Here
weVe
preachingjust now.
for nearlytwo mortal hours listening
to
service,and I say it's precioushard if

much

so

been
your
you

won't

let

out

us

now."

will not leave yet.Bob

coollyrepliedMr. Boyce.
'*

You

that,we

are

minutes

of

too, that

just enteringupon
the dying year.
You
informed

the

new

the last five

remember,

for the watch-

announcement

my

night service
zoatcli in

Trevannion,"
"And, beside

that

you

year.

we

So, accordingto

your time is not up

the last five minutes

that announcement,
will

We

spend

silent prayer, each

prayer,
the
and herself. And
may
down
room

At

such

enough

should

one

yet.
in

for himself

Lord

pour you
blessingthat there shall not be
to receive it."

this the

assemblyagain grew

quiet;

Cornish

The

Fisheimen

Watch-night,

for very sliame refuse to fulfil

The
sat
the conditions of the service.
men

they could

not

and jealously
afraid of
still,
moody, silent,
Mr.
they prayed I
Boyce ; but whether
of the women
Some
cannot
appeared
say.
with one
in fervent supplication,
to be
or
of the older men.
two
PerhajDsthey were
beginning to see, although but dimly, that
the wild,lawless life of their sons, husbands,
ill befitting
and brothers was
"those
who
of the deeds done in
had to give an account
the knell of every
the body," and to whom
passingyear told of added sins,with lessened
Mr.
for repentance.
opportunities
Boyce
low in earnest
bent his head
pleading with
God on behalf of this rough,sinful assembly ;
pleadingwith tears for a present blessing,"
the descent of the Holy Spirit.And
even
through it all the storm howled and roared,
and
the
tossed
its restless foaming
sea
billows,as though hungry for the lives of
those who
that night upon
her
out
were
"

broad

force

bosom.

The

rain beat

againstthe windows,

old trees

creaked

of the wind.

and bent

with

while

even

the

the power
So passed the last five minutes

of that memorable

year.

beneath

terrific

Cornish

The

Fisherme}!!

o'clock!

Twelve

bells

to

with

their musical

new

But Mr.

year.
^'

There
tlie

ring out

1 7
Watch-iiight,

hour, and

cliurch

no

were

to welcome

peal the dawning of the

Boyce arose, and said,
"

Friends,it is twelve o'clock

!
.

Now

it is five minutes

past. I wish you all a

very blessed,new
year ! The

very happy, a
old year is gone
into eternity,
with
its sins written
down in God's
faults,
This

of remembrance.

year
Its record is now

full of mercy.

you

new

all its
book

comes

to

spread

open before you like a fair white page, upon

which
inscribe anything you like.
you may
But you will not make any good entries there
unless God's

And

to

bend

grace, helpsyou.
for that grace, let us

pray
God's throne
"I

prayingfor
Hoskyns.

one

'^

before

littlelonger."

that we've

vote

in order

had

night,Mr.

We've

sat

out

enough of your
Boyce," spoke up
your watch-night
to be going. So

and we
want
service now,
I shall go, and my mates
too, or we'll know
the reason
towards
why." He made a move

the door
*'

You

as

he

spoke.

can't go out of that door,"said Mr.

"
It is locked,and I have the key in

Boyce.
my pocket."

Cornish

8 The

"Then

Hugh,

Watch-night,

it over, if you
please,"said
roughly ; " or I shall be at the pains
hand

make

to

Fishermeri

you.

And

it's not

worth

while,

mister."

while,"
is in this place. He
said Mr.
knows
the very
secret
thoughts of your
is at this moment
hearts ; He
noting your
intentions of doing evil. Will you
secret
dare to brave God's anger, Hugh?
''
I don't want
to be trifled with," rejoined
I am
not a child,to be frightened.
Hugh.
I say I'll do a thing,I mean
it ; and
When
I've said I'll leave this meeting."
Listen,Hugh Hoskyns," said Mr. Boyce,
God
will not be trifled with.
solemnly.
He says,
He, that being often reproved,
hardeneth
his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed
and that without remedy.' He says,
is the acceptedtime,now
too, Behold,now
is the day of salvation.' Will
all
you spurn
these warnings? Will you say that
you do
not need
a
blessing? Will you rush away
to sin
rightfrom the mercy-seat ? Think
I want
to do you
again,I entreat you.
I will not believe
good, not to harm you.
"

You

it
rightly,
Boyce. God
say

is not

worth

"

"

"

*'

*'

"

that you

intend

evil towards

me,

knowing,

The

as

Cornish

you
this

Watch-night.
19

nothing but good to

As I said before,
to do
I simply want
to
good. Else whj'^should I ride over
placeevery week, and work among you,
do, that

you

you.

Fishermen
I wish

it not for that?

were

enough about
*'No, no!
murmured
you,
But it

else

one

any

you to do that?"
that
they don't,"were
*'

responses.

Mr.

to

Does

the

obliged

much

We're

care

your interest in us.

hard laws to be shut up

Boyce, for

seems

very
here againstour wills."
*'

I won't

keep you very long, only long

the blessing
to come,
enough for the blessing
consider
which I feel sure
is coming. And
what a dreadful thing it is for you to slight
that
blessing.Why, how do you know
what
will happen?
God's voice is abroad,
the

on

Suppose you
hurricane

were

of wind

fell upon

tree
"

or, no,

to
lionestly

cowed

The

rain,and

and

nature.

through this

going home

largeold trees were

of the fields,
where

in

waters, and

face of the

of those

one

to fallbefore you

got clear

soul

be,if the

would

you ?
answer

Him."

your
Answer

it to
At

me

God.

this

that

And

they

sat

question
do it

still,

into silence.
wind

roared

and

howled

as
still,

Mr.

Boyce

moment

farmer
out

to

to whom

move

"

the

what

see

crash

loud

astonishment
to

speaking;

was

that

just at

The

heard.

cottage belongedwent

that

; and

matter

for the rest

he found

and

was

the

was

"

Watch-7iight,

Fishermen's

Cornish

The

20

his

frightened
the largeold

too

were

one

to

of

had been blown down,

standingnear
and had onlyby a short distance cleared the
pathway leadingto the cottage. Singular
had permittedthe winds to do
to say, God
His will justat that moment, and confirmed
trees

in

most

His
the

remarkable

servant.

As

the words

manner

returned

the old farmer

cottage and reportedwhat

of
to

had

happened,
fell ujDon the
awe
Hugh
people. Even
Hoskyns and Bob Trevaimion, as they
realized how near
they had been to death,
sat stilland shuddered.
Had not Mr. Boyce
been firm,theywould at that very time have
been in the path of the fallen tree ; and once
under

its dreadful

souls have
would

trunk, where

been ?
have

to shirk the matter

would

their

felt that their tion

porin liell. It was
no
use

They

been
;

for,look

at it which

way
not fitfor

they would,they feltthat they were

heaven, and, not being fit for heaven, their
placewould have been found in tlielost loorld.

The

Cornish

Fishermen

Watch-nizht,
'i"'

2 1

fellupon the littleassembly,

that night
and many
knees bent in prayer
which had not so bent for years.
No more
As

said,awe

said about

watch-nightservice,or
their desire to leave it,
after another,
but one
those
rude, rough fishermen prayed^ in
for pardon. The
broken,uncouth petitions,
Spiritdescended,and strove mightilywith
the people,
until five or six of the roughest,
and
Trevannion
Hugh
including Bob
found
crying for mercy ;
Hoskyns, were
Mr. Boyce
and
of them
more
over
many
the meeting broke
could rejoiceere
up,
because,like Saul of Tarsus, it could be said
of each of them,
Behold^ liej^rayeihr
the comThat watch-night service was
mencement
of a great revival in the village.
A church was
built,and the little believing
community gatheredtogetherin one body.
disappeared
Wrecking almost entirely
; and
smuggling,although it took longer time to
it die,vanished
make
graduallybefore the
FleurThe
clearer lightof Gospel truth.
de-lis escaped her threatened
fate,through
the fact of being detained
her voyage
on
somewhat
by
anticipated
longer than was
Penwhinnock.
the
of
wreckers
Hugh
was

the

'"^

Hoskyns,
all
"

the

rej)ort ;"
once

No

Will

Lowry,
to

rest, grew

honest,

pure,

those

friends

had

Mr.

those

who

had

during

that

time

than

with

violence

watch-night

service.

in

more

things
a

and

Trevannion,

delight

became

delighted
better

Bob

just, true, lovely,

that

so

Watch-night.

Fishe7'mens

Cornish

The

22

in

shame

Boyce

and

things
of

which
to

from

threatened
ever-memorable

good
they
them.
that
him

THE

THAT

BOOK

BAGS

BROUGHT
GOLD.

OF

the

UEiNG

and

England

from

in

been

Maria

her

child

husband

Her

Francisca.

were

named

and

Silva

da

port,

which

widow

Brazilian

frigate sailed

American

of

board

on

South

France

between

war

of

service

the

had
the

.J^

Government

British
herself

had

driven

by

poor
came

to

her

brother,

had

preceded
woman's
on

Protestant,

persecution

coming

was

become

board.

Europe
only
her

in

the

surviving
years

some

health

her

from

was

Anxiety

and

now

She

home.
of

hope

finding

relative,

who

before.

The

failing
and

was

she

when

sorrow

she
soon

Book

The

24

completedthe

broughtBags of Gold,

that

which disease had begun,

work

and her death drew

very

kind to her

Connor, who
husband's, and

her

sailors were

rough way,

in their

Wat
of

The

near.

was

had

an

cially
espe-

old messmate
gone

through

hardshipsand dangers with him.

da
near, Maria
Feelingthat her end was
solicitude reher
specting
Silva expressedto Wat
to be
her littleFrancisca,so soon
left an
orphan amongst strangers. Wat at
once
promisedthat little Sisker Silver,"as
want
a friend as
he called her, should never
raised
long as he lived. The dying woman
acknowledgment of his
her eyes in grateful
kindness,and said
I have nothing to leave her but this little
I have a Bible : ifyou will promise
money.
I shall die
that she shall learn to read it,
me
in peace."
for nothingwhile I can
She sha'n't want
get it ; and as to the book" all right when
it."
she's old enough,I'llsee to her tackling
said she,
"And
will you read it,too?"
earnestly.
I would if I could,"said .Wat, bluntly
;
"
if it would do you any good,or her either."
" Not
for her nor
me, but for yourself,"

many

"

"

"

"

"

"

Book

The

she said.
will be
This

that

broitght
Bags of Gold.

Depend

"

better

to

you

helpedmy

meet

death, and submit

in

under

the

world

husband

it has

loss,and

his

ness,
sick-

to bear

leave

to

me

supportedme

enabled

love in all the

nothing but

it
kind,dear friend,
it,
than bags of gold.

on

Book

alone

to

me

see

I have

troubles

had ; and now,

trustingin its promises,I
not afraid to die
not afraid to leave my
am
"

child.
and

Do believe what

make

this

oh, Jo.'"
"Well,
taking the
say

no

I say, learn to

preciousBook

friend

"

thank'ee," said Wat,

will"

book

your

read,

with

respect. "I

cant

fairer."

Very

soon

after

this the

widow

was

Wat
diately
immethe waves.
among
and
took possessionof her purse
clothes,which he made into a littlebundle

lowered

that and
for the child ; and having stowed
with
to work
the Bible safely
away, he went

his

charge,with

whom

he had

become

very

familiar.

gravity,importance,and fatherly
attended to what
tenderness,Wat regularly
he called
rigging little Sisky." Perfectly
he
indifferent to the jokesof his companions,
With

"

went

broughtBags of Gold,

that

Book

The

26

methodicallythrough all the

as

of the
of the

"groom

as

nursery

chamber"

if he
or

monies
cere-

been

had

of

"mistress

the robes."
"

he

when
"

Wat

Where's

Oh,

child,"said

the

he's with

morning,

Sisky'stoilette.

with

busy

was

asked, one

was

mate.
mess-

berry
topping and tailinghis goosethe reply.
?" was
better known
From that time "Sisky" was
"Wat's
as
gooseberry"than by any other
verted
Wat
himself, being highly diname
; and
with the joke, took to caUing her
deal more
a
Gooseberry,declaringit was
Sisky."
Enghsh-likethan

"What,

"

voyage
relations but an

no

rather at

grandmother,was
do with his charge,

old

loss what

had

to

six years old ; but after

he mounted
little consideration,
a
coach
stage-

who
a

ended, Wat, who

the

When

was

about

now

which
landed

ran

to the

from

the

place where

port where
his

he had

grandmother

lived.

Nothing

could

child at all she

on

board

the

exceed
saw.

ship,the

delightof

the

After the tedious life

green

hedges and trees,

Book

The

that

broughtBags of Gold,

the cottages,the pretty sightsall

fields,
her clap her hands
along the road, made
with joy. Wat was
happy, too ; and if anything
made
him
could have
more
lighthearted than he was, it was
the high spirits
and rejoicing
of his littleGooseberry.

the

Some

had

passedsince he had been

his grandmother. Was
to see
she alive?
He looked out rather anxiouslyat the places
he passed,tillthe coach came
to the top of a
green lane,with an alder hedge on each side
he cried,checking
Into port, captain,''
the coachman
here's onr
landing-place."
;
And
dismounting,he took Gooseberry on
years

"

"

his shoulder
and

down

went

One

the bundles

and

cottage
"

two

three

"

stopped at
with
dwelling,

the door.

That

passed,but
pretty, though very

"

old boat

flowers trained

had

made,

and

in the

garden.

that

summer-house

old lass

he

the house.

was

the

The

his arm,

the lane.

at last he

humble

under

there

was

There

was

his father

his granny

well

round

ting
knit-

pleasedto see him,

and he was
heartilyglad to find her "all
rightand tight/'as he said,and hugged her
as

if she had

was

been

his mother.

The

28

After

that

pleasureand surprise,
towards
Gooseberry, who

before

of

eyes

all

on

her.

''What, married,
thy little one?"

and
lad?
my
she said.

story, and

told the

Wat

great black

her

staringwith

was

Bags of Gold.
brottght

few words

turned

granny

me

Book

brought

taking up

her

she's able to be
bundle, he added, When
I shall lay out the money
put forward in life,
on
her,and give her them clothes ; but till
'^

then I shall look to her like my own."

The
workhouse
Granny remonstrated.
the proper place. He might marry, and
then what could he do with this child ? This
was

right and

was

reasonable,as

Wat

allowed,

"righterand
that he should keep his
reasonabler
more
sented
conpromise. Granny, findinghim positive,
to let Gooseberrylive with her ; and
though he had a misgivingthat she wouldn't
have a lively
time of it,yet he feltshe would
be safe for the present. So he emptied his
and
of pay
pockets most
prizeliberally

but

he

affirmed

that

it

was

"

money,

and

gave

the

child into her

care.

mother," he said, the night

before he left,
bound
her
to have
"I
am
learned to read,and to read this Book ; and
"Ye

see,

The

Book

that

Bags of Gold,
brotight

29

to learn to readtlie Book

bound,likewise,
myself,seeing as I promised I'd do both,
tliem tilings. Now
nobody can be at sea
time ; and by that
and on shore at the same

I'm

rule,how
take

can

I leave

the

myself?"
set
puzzlewas

Book

for

her, and

it for

Wat's

him
telling

that she

by Granny's
would teach Gooseberry
at rest

The

30

that

Book

b^'oitght
Bags of Gold.

Bible,wliicli would be the same

all Bibles were
as
exactlyalike.
tiling,
"
I reckon so," he said,with a perplexed
look, comparing Sisky'swith the old baizeof lier

out

oovered
of

one

signsand

marks

red ink notes

"

the settle.

on

the

on

in this

But there's

lot

'un,"pointingto

margin,and underlinings

of several passages.

Granny inspectedit,and shook her head.

"I don't know
lad,
nought of the writing,
but the printingis the same
as
mine," she
said ; and reading the opening of Genesis
from

both the
him

that

they

except the red

same,

to, then!"
Sisky's; it's trimmer

he cried.
to

haul

yonder woolly-backed one,

it out when
I get aboard
sj)ell
truth,Wat

say

to take

than
had

got

care

and

one

were

the

ink.

"Heave

To

in persuading

succeeded

she

Books,

had

''I'llhave
about

and

I'll

than

try

to

again."

found

his ment
engageof the child less troublesome

his

on

promise to learn to read. He

tiU now
extremely well without

knowledge
heartyrepugnance
any

of

that
to

art, and

job he

he

knew

felt
so

little

about.
It

was

not

long before

Wat

got

and
ship,

Book

that

broughtBags of

Gold.

again.

The

partingbetween

him

The

sailed

couldn't understand
leave

little

he

trial than

Sisky was a sorer

for.
Granny was

and

looked

not

so

and
sensitive,

how

he

should

like

one

had

that,who

to

care

had

call

no

old

grandmother
for so long. Sisky
he had not seen
whom
openly rebelled at the idea of being left
he had really
When
behind.
gone the child
Her only confor a time inconsolable.
solation
was
on

than

him, more

seemed

to

watch

own

be

to

every

sit in the

she

could

vessel

that

where

summer-house,
and

his

see

old boat
the sea,

glided by,

hoping,till the hope faded away,

would
dear
come
Daddy AVat"
again.
Granny left her very much to

that

back

^'

devices.

She

fed her and

that

done, there

had

engaged

This

she

was

for

tried

"

very

but
to

her

clothed her
one

teach

thingmore
her

earnestlyto

her

the

own

and,
she

Bible.

do ; but

her,and wouldn't learn,and

trouble,that,findingthe
gave her so much
she put her in charge of
funds
sufficient,

Sisky didn't

like

Mary Keythorn,an excellent young woman,

who
supportedher aged mother by teaching
the villagechildren.

Bags of Gold,
brottght

that

Book

The

32

wigglesome and unsettled as

sailor on
a
land, or a fisliout of the
ever
sea," said Granny, as slie delivered lier
made me
but Wat
to Mary ;
promise
over
She's

""

as

"

she should learn

this

read

to

keep my word/'
Gooseberry pricked up

bound

I'm

Bible, and

to

She had

been

never

her

ears

at

Daddy

told it was

this.
Wat's

desire she should

knew

it,she

heart,

with

what

and

to

went

she
read ; but now
with her whole
work

fair abilities,
a thorough good

gentle and patientteacher,she

became
a
soon
pretty good scholar.
Wat
not
was
quite so prosperous in his
studies.
Once
fairlyon board again, he
seldom thought of Sisky'sBook, and when

will,and

he

did,it

made

him

He

uneasy.

in

wished

promise.
The
ship had been running before a gale
for some
hours,and everythingportendeda
The shipwas
storm.
nearinga coast where
manship
had happened. All that seaa wreck
many
could do had been
done, and they
were
now
waiting the result.
his heart

One

he had

never

Do

you

think

the

with

of the passengers,

hand, said calmly,as

*'

made

Wat

there is

Book

in his

passed him,
danger ?"

"

The
"

Book

that

broughtBags of Gold.

00

Lots," said Wat.

The

after

man,

his Book
"You

take

moment's

and
it

read

pause,

opened
re-

on.

comfortable,"said

very

Wat.
I

"

afraid.

not

am

promise,"said

the

can

man,

depend on
pointingto

this
his

Book.
Wat
*'

shook

his head.

I can't take

in

that,worse

luck,master.
May be yourn'sthe same
as
this,"said
Wat, taking Sisky'sBible from his pocket,
where he alwayskept it when his conscience
was
troubled,as if to pacifyit with a sort of
showing his good intentions.
The man
looked attentively
at the Bible,
while Wat, in a few words, told him its history,
and confessed his neglect,which he
had never
more
trulylamented.
A

sudden

call from

leave the book

not

was

work

tillafter two

or

'^

The

*'

Poor

made

mate

in the man's

that he returned

that the

the

hands, and

three hours

with

him

the

it

of hard

joyfulnews

danger was
past.
Lord be praised! said the man.
Sisky'smother used to talk about
"

the Lord," said Wat.

''

She told

me

readino;

Book

The

34

that Book

that

would

broughtBags of Gold.

be better than

bags of gold

to me."
"

So it will.

Let

teach

me

you," said

the

man.

"With

Wat

rightgood will,my hearty,"said

''

'bacca
my

I'll pay

and

or

rum

or

now,

with

you

part of my
I get
when

money

pay.

"My good fellow,"said the man, "I want

1 am
no
greatlyin your debt already.
pay.
This Book belongedto my sister ; it was
all
she
had
of my
father's goods. He
had
nothingto leave, but he told her she would
find it better than bags of gold. She did.
You have only to read it,and you will find
the same."

"Well, that's curious enough," said Wat.

"And
her
"

how
and
I

from
saw

in

home.

Until

been

longaway

I heard

your

story,and

who

this Book

spoke of
history."

were,

stranger told him

desirous

after

I have

Euroj)e;

child you
The

looked

never

little Sisky?"

was

from

it you

came

to

after he had

providefor
been

home

the

mother

I did not

and
know

further that he

the
her

was

and
his sister's child,

and

arrangedall his

that

Book

The

lie
familyaffairs,

bro2ight
Bags of Gold.
would

far

as

he

as

his

him

could,repay

for his

ness
good-

her.

to

Wat

England,
and,
protection,
to

return

and take his niece under

35

declared that he could

his little

part with

not

he

Gooseberry,but

set
gratefully
As he learned,
to learn to read.
to work
heart was
Da Silva,whose
penetratedwith
the truth, kept earnestlyendeavouringto
present it acceptablyto his pupil; and as

letter of the

the

Word

of God

the grace

entered

blessed

his

it to his true

mind,
version.
con-

ended, he lost no time in

Granny's. There he found
going
her, as usual, knittingin the garden.
he asked for
After greetingswere
j)assed,
Sisky,and hearing she was at school,went
The

voyage
to his

He

to fetch her.
to

Miss

once

favour

on

reason,

between

tried

to induce

him, but,

she had
him

his best sailor's bow

in somewhat

Mary

he had

made

not

and

for

her to look with

some

consented.

the child

shy style,for

was

undeclared
The
very

meeting
joyous.

if to prevent his
as
jackettight,
againgivingher the slip.
Hear
me
read.Daddy Wat ! Mistress

She held his

''

36

The Book

that

has

taught me

she

cried.

"

broughtBags of Gold,
I

can

read

quite fast !

"

stand
right. The next thing is to underbe all rightfor sea,"
it,and then you'll

All

said Wat.

Sisky opened the

It happened to
read.
pretty well,so
and
prompt her now
knew

Bible

and

began to
be a place that Wat
he was
well pleasedto
then, and, moreover,

to
give her a concise commentary, more
Mary's pleasureand edification than little
who
was
impatientat the interrupSisky's,
tion.
to

Wat felt that Mary looked

theyleft,
more
kindlyon him than she had done in old
stillfree. He was
not long
days. She was
in coming to a pointwhen
he was
clear upon
its propriety. So he, quitesuddenly,a few
days after his return, asked her without
much
"roundabouts,"as he said,"whether
she'd the same
to sail along with
objections
him
manifested."
she had
as
once
Mary
She told him
her
no.
honestly answered
objectionsbefore had not arisen from any
of likingfor him ; but she said, I
want
that I was
knew
but a weak
and ignorant
and I was
afraid,from the way
Christian,
Before

"

The

you

that

talked,you

dared
*'

Book

not

I'm

b^'oiight
Bags of Gold,
not

were

venture

on

such

poor liand at

at

one

all ; and

37

marriage."
it now," he said,with
a

great humility.
''

enougli I am," she answered ;

mind
of one
so
are
we
long as we
I feel safe about
help one another on.

Poor

''but

shall

that."
Wat

Every year of his married

lifebrought him, as he said, fuller bags of
gold ; for a sweeter, kinder, better wife,
had than Mary made
him.
never
man
The
Wat
left the service,
came.
peace
but his character was
so
good that he had
in getting a placein the coastguard
no
difficulty
in his cottage by the sea
he
; and
old granny,
maintained
wife and children,
little Gooseberry,who, however, was
and
littleno
vated,
longer. In his spare time he cultithis with his pay
a bit of ground,and
Still his familywas
kept all comfortable.
dear : money
and food was
went
increasing,
faster and
"Never
faster.
mind," said
is great
Wat, godlinesswith contentment
gain."
One day when
he came
home
from duty,
he found
all out, the door locked, and the
Poor

"

"

"

Book

38

The

key

in

the

and

on

the

that

brought Bags of

as
tliatcli,

table

was

He

usual.
canvas

Gold,

went

in,

bag. He
for sowing,

opened it,expecting to find beans

he
but out tumbled
Spanish dollars. While
was
wondering, Sisky, who had been to look
told.
in.
The
tale was
for him, ran
soon
had
for her, and
Her
uncle had
come
put
that bag on
the table for her Daddy Wat.
Philip da Silva, having settled all his
had
resolved
to live in England, all
affairs,
from
his near
relations having moved
away
his native place or
He
died.
purchased a
small property in the neighbourhood, taking
care

that

Wat

and

his

wife

should

share

in

he looked
prosperity. Little Sisky,whom
his child,helped him
on
as
heartilyas years
the happiness and interests
to forward
went
on
of her foster-father and his family.
and
''Mary dear," said Wat, many
many
to me
a time, "what
blessingshave come
through getting this Book ! Bags of gold !
why, what
are
they to having you for a
wife ? and, above
all,to the hope I've got of
being pardoned for all my sins,and received
his

into heaven

when

I die ?

"

THE

MAN

EVERYTHING

THAT

AGAINST.

WENT

Ned,
you," said poor
angrily, everythinghas gone
all my
life long.
against me
had
If I had
other people's

TELL

"

I should

chances

different sort of

'%^^^

wouldn't

have

had

-=^

never

what's

the

Ned

Bean

at this
next

was

time he

town

likelyto
his

of

use

"

was

and

prove

had

to

here.

chance,

come

But
and

I
so

talking?"
of my neighbours; but
one
lodged in the jailof the
dear
lodgings they were

to him.

scanty white

up

and you

man,

'tf-

looking me

been

have

He

was

an

old

man

hair, his rough, imshorn

chin, his haggard, thin face,now

flushed

The

40

that

Man

went
eve7ythi7ig

agamst,

excitement,his rough
countryman'sgarb,dirtyand neglected all
made
him an
this and more
objectfor pity.
with

momentary

"

of wrath

volcano

man's

pent tip in that old

was

for
bosom, striving

vent.

only a few days

before for brutally
misusinghis poor old wife
half killingher, in fact,in a fit of ungovernedfury. The case was too serious to
be disposed of by the magistrate before
He

had

committed

been

"

he

whom
had

sent

I had

had

it to the
the

who
woman,
her husband's

her

been

request,

that I went

at first

''

who

sessions.

highercounty

day before visited the injured

lay groaningfrom the effects of
assault ; and it was
at
rather her earnest
prayer,

savage
or

the next

prisoner.
No," said

taken, and

he

day to

once

more,

the

see

when

unhappy
was

sidering
con-

what

further to say, seeing that his

old wife's kind and forgiving
which
messages,
I had

had
delivered,

effect

on

chance

his mind

; and

wrought
''

"

No

there's the end

; I

to

me

on't."

How

for it occurred

had

never

is it that
had
you never
neighbour?" I asked, as kindlyas
*'

softening

no

that if poor

chance,
I

could,

old Bean

went
everything

that

Tlie Ma7i

encouraged

were

might be

better able to

grievances,I

tell Kis

to

against.4

put in

word

or

two

afterwards.
''

is it?

How

been

"

said he.
all my

man

poor

Why,

life % and

haven't I
when

againsthim,

everythinggoes

is poor

man

"

doesn't it?"

does, neighbour
Some have not found it so,"said I ;
Bean.
done,
not adding,however, as I might have
in the world,
other poor men
that there were
I

"

who

am

not

were

not

wives, as
world

so

"

father

or

batteringtheir

in the habit of
done.

he had

always been

had

He

it

that

sure

said ; he
mother, brother
he

lone
had
or

thing
never

sister.

in the
known

He

had

parishworkhouse, to
when
which he had been taken
a
helpless
baby ; and when old enough to do a bit of
set to that.
work he was
According to his
he was
statement
badly used by everybody
in the house, and was
glad enough to get
to service as a waggoner's boy at
sent out

been

brought up

better,for
he

he

was

he

wasn't

ran

away.

There

treated much
about

knocked

tillhe couldn't stand

waggoner
so

there

But

farm.

in the

were

by the
longer,

it any
bills stuck

The

42

that

Man

against.

went
everything

ing
the country, describinghim, and offerfor taking him
to any one
a reward
np
and bringing him back
again. ''But they
about

forgotthat I could
they could," said

the bills

read

old

poor

as

well

Bean,

as

with

chuckle.
"But

did

why

They

wasn't

Ned
"

back
"

and

said I had

mine

with
explained,
I suppose
to your

No

you

taken

littlereluctance.

caughtand

not

were

taken

"

into
I

to

place?

; I took

went

trouble

something that
waggoner's money," old

the

"

the

"

post bills about you ?

''

take

they

care

the

hop garden, and

when
hopping was
master, seeing I
over,
sort of a young
was
a likely
chap, offered
to take me
regularwork.''
on, and give me
marked.
kind, at all events,"I re"Well, that was
Don't yon think so, neighbour?
to that," said the
Oh, I don't know
as
old man
worth
; "if he hadn't thought I was
tramps.

got work

get far enough away,

country with a set of

to

in

"

"-

"

my

money,

he

wouldn't

have

took

to

me.

for himself,
Every man
you know."
Well, anyhow, in being for himself,your
for you as well,I think."
master
new
was
"

that

Man

The

zuejzt against.43
everything

slaved
and
say he
slaved,and got his pay, but not much thanks.
But he couldn't do better ; and so he stopped,
Bean

and
"

slaving lots of years,"till he

ried.
upgrown." Then he got mar-

on
man

was

to

on

"

went

whom
poor old creature
badly misused the other day,and who

'*

so

went

To

the

same

you

has
"

forgiving
by me ?
messages
Ah, yes, well; justas you like,sir ; only
That was
she wasn't old then.
fortyyears
gone by."
lived togetherforty years,
have
You
then ? and have alwaysbeen poor, as I suppose,
neighbour?
safe to say that,master," he
You
are
to get rich
sharply. How is a man
replied,
twelve or fourteen shillings
a week, and
on
out of work, and a familyto bring
sometimes
up?"
"Not
especially
very likelyto get rich
of his spare time and
when he spendsmuch
a largepart of his earningsat the beershop,"
sent

her

you

"

"

"

''

"

"

I ventured
"What's

to say.

that

to"

Bean, fiercely.It
meant,

"

What's

that

anybody?" asked
seemed
as
though he
but he stopped
to you ?
to

"

The

Man

that

went
everything
''

short at the word.

It

was

my

against.
45
own

money

'^

I spent, he added.
*'And
became
what

of

your

and

sons

"

daughters poor things? I asked him.

*'They went to the bad, mostly. There
was
Ned, the oldest he took to poaching,
and was
the water
for knocking
sent across
Then
there was
Tom
a gamekeeper about.
;
"

"

for

he went

and
soldier,

afterwards.

him

didn't make
did

that

any

never

heard

of

The

girlsgot married, and

of that.
much
The
only one
Joe,and he got a
good was

placein London, or somewhere

; but he went
againstme, like everybody else. The last
him he had
time I saw
a
good coat on his
and money
back, and good shoes on his feet,
in his pocket; but he wouldn't
give his old
father

penny.

He

should

only get

drunk

of

son

"

But

that,sir !
about

told

me

with it. A

if he

did

pretty sort

"

your wife,
that you
are

neighbour.

You

in the habit of
deny
treatingher roughly; and that last affair,
you know, A^hich has brought you here
She shouldn't have given me
much
so
She is always
tongue,"said the old man.
givingme tongue, she is !
Well,neighbour,"said I,when poor Bean
cannot

"

"

"

"

''

46

The

had

come

to
"

an

of liis story and

end

his

plaints,
com-

I
for yon.
everything yon have

reallyam
plainlysee, from

can

against.

everythingwent

that

man

sorry

very

all

been
that yon have
badly nsed
life,
np to the present time."

told me,
yonr
*'

Ah,

to know

came

yon

thought yon
the

wonld

say so when
rightsof it,"said my

neighbour,suddenlybrighteningnp

poor

little.
"

You

who

has

think
"

Ned

have

in particular
enemy
I
set himself
againstyou.

had

always
happen to

More

than

one

know

who

; lots of

one

is,"I said.
them," poor old
it

protested.

I'll
one,"I went on.
To begin at the begintell yon about him.
ning,
it was
he who would
not permit you to
get any good out of the teaching you had
when
littleorphan boy. It
a poor
you were
was
he, only you did not know it,who sent
the country as a tramp
you wandering over
and vagabond, when
you might have
gone
on
comfortablyand respectablywith your
"

Let

us

first master.
character
this
grew
you

same

stick

to

It

was

and branded
enemy

older,sent
would

that

"

he who
as

you

of yours
you to the

otherwise

have

took
a

away
your
thief. It was

who, when

you

beershop,when
been industriously

The

work,

at

that

Man

who

drove
poor
this

set

your

them,

and

children.

children
'

as

person
pleasurein

robbed

it,but

know

destroyedyour
house,

own

your

peace
and has

pounds and pounds, which

helpedto make you comfortable
age."
of

you
have

would

has

It is

againstyou, and
to the bad,'my

you
say,
neighbour. You don't
same

and

wife

your

against,47

quietlyand

home

sittingat

or

happilywith
he

everythingwent

in your old
"
I wish I knew

who

he

is ! "

exclaimed

the old man, rousing himself excitedly.

"
I will tell you, neighbour; but I have

thingmore

one

have

great

reason

to

I
this enemy
to believe that he is doing

say

about

"

your life."
don't say that,sir! " cried the
"You
with some
signsof alarm. *' But
man,
a

good

deal to shorten

poor
now

speak of it,"he continued,"I have felt

if I was
sometimes
as
being poisoned."
doubt.
Well, that was
Ah, no
your
enemy's doing. And not to make a longer
I am
speaking of has
story of it,the man
had of
chance
ever
destroyed every
you
and
had
chances
getting on
you have

you

"

"

"

he

has
and

upset your

poor

old

wife's

urged her on to give you

tongue, as you say."

so

per,
tem-

much

48 The Man
*'

that

went
everything

I can^t tliink who

can

you

against.

talkingabout, sir,''said
neighbour,ponderingly.

you

are

The

of the

name

is Edward

all this mischief

Tipsy Ned.

called
For

moment

speak,but

Do

old

my

done

you

Bean, commonly
know

you

two

or

has

who

man

wliat

or

mean,

Ned

poor

lookingat

? ''

him

did

not

savagely.Then
the muscles of his face worked
convulsively,
and his eyes were
from my
slowlywithdrawn
the prison floor.
on
face,and looked down
Then
he muttered, I reckon
right,
you are
sat

me

''

sir.''
I knelt down

and

prayed with

and

for my
poor old neighbourbefore I left the jail
; and
that was
the last I saw
of him.
He was
soon

afterwards

tried,and condemned

to six

months'

imprisonmentfor the assault on his

wife, but he did not]live out the term.
His
constitution was
shattered by previous
habits.
He was
taken ill,
and died in the infirmary
of the county prison.
The

circumstances

nearlypassed from
the villagewhere
have

revived

though

it may

the
not

have

related

the memory

he

"

"

of those

lived ; but

once

story,

to

adorn

have
in
I

pointa moral,"
a

tale."

SCOLDING.

ABOUT

break

and

go
road

rather

than

heard

was

Mrs.

sitting

be

Howland

walking
and

the

the

words

tone

as

say

to

np

The

door.

sharply,

the

on

doing nothing, Will,"

indoors

spoken

stones

tage
cotwere

in

was

high pitch.
"

that

Ho, ho," thought I,

I had

quarter, perhaps

call at another
But

moment.

with

far, I

Wilham

as

and

up

my

the

and

mind
is

Howland
E

not
a

wind

better

is in

make

I hesitated

really had

Howland,

"William
made

"

time

"if

some

as

to

good

for

man,

business

I had
turn

my

got

so

back.
I

verily

Scolding.

About

50

(ifI

bound
believe ; but I am
out)to say that lie is not

well,not

"

too

strongly

He

has

not

"

wife and

exertions,and

fond

over

he

speak

must

write

to

work.

of hard

familydependent
had recently,
two
or

his

on

three

previousto this call of mine, lost a

placeof regularemployment,fifteen shillings
weeks

week

would

not

The

get up

case

before

it),
appliedto
situation then
I

*'

am

work,

and

vacant

the

won't

farmer; "but,

your

post

morning."

Will

But

you

before
will have

the
to

the other men,

who begin
at six ; and it will be
proper for you to
the farm before they come.
However,

timekeeperto

work
be

an

How-

you
say
But
you'll

at

hour

"

be

as

you.

early,sir,"said

Yes, a quarter of
regulartime,I know.

for

suit me.

you
quarter before six in the

"That's

of

oftener out

the farm.

work, I'll try

understand, I shall expect

by

months

knocking about,

rather

on

you

or

morning.

had, three

want

you

the

not

neighbouring farmer

afraid

land," said

He

deal of

a good
(after

in

could

enough in

soon

this.

was

sometimes

he

because

wages,

on

that's the condition

you.

Take

the

on

which

placeor

I shall

leave it."

employ

About

Scoldings,

51

^"

Howland

that,upon the whole,it

take it,which
he did ; and for
he managed to be at his post

best to

was
a

decided

few

weeks

the

at

appointedtime.

slacken, sometimes
behind, sometimes
seemed

Then

ten, until

the proper time to

work
; and he did not
w^as

The
after

to

minutes
last

at

he

that six o'clock

his

commence

always

day's

stick to that.

he lost his

place; and
approach to

was

consequence

began

five

being

settle in his mind

to

he

to the

time of my
his cottage,lie^had
been out of work.

that,up

On

I
entering,

found

pretty considerable
had

fume.

herself into

worked

which, perhaps,was
her husband

with
"

wife.

"

Look

half the
to eat

wonder

open

but

with

Apparently she
a

heat

of

temper,

him.

said the
in,sir,''
at Howland, sitting
ing
there,readtime, and nothing in the house

what

are

the baker

accosted
his hand

come

get in debt
trusts

*'My dear," said

before

in

not

before

glad you

am

Howland

countable,
altogetherunacif inexcusable,
of
even
by reason
the window,
being seated near

book

Mrs.

the

for.

And

us, that I do."

had
husband, who
was
now
standing

me, and
the book
on

he

had

been

52

About

reading,"the

Lord

Scolding.
will

bit afraid of

help not
mildly,and I
having borne

this very
credit of
with

provide. I am
coming." He

said

him

the

give

must

wife's

his

not

scolding

meekness.

"Yes, sir,and that's how he goes on,''

said Mrs. Howland, almost crying. " When
isn't

that there

I tell him

bit of victuals

in

cupboard,all I can get from him is, The

Lord will provide; and 'tis so with other
things, there's rent not paid,and children's
clothes and shoes wearing out ; and 'tisall
will provide,'
The
Lord
the same
or
cry,
Cast your burden upon the Lord,' or something
*

the

'

"

'

'

of that sort out of the Bible.

I declare

enough to provoke a saint."

Gently,gently,my good friend,"said I,
I am
I could.
sure
as
persuasively
you
not
to
mean
disparagethe Bible. You

it is
"

"

as

do

have
time

folmd
of

I had
do

that

it before

trouble,have
for

reason

my

poor

now

you

not

great relief in
?

"

knowing
saying this,
friend,Martha

as

Howland,

of temper,
notwithstandinga little infirmity
a trulyChristian
was
woman.

"Yes,"
so

; but

said
"

she,

; and

"I

have

coming

found
to the

it to be

"but," she

Scoldmg.

About

53

to
Only it does not seem
stoppedshort.
to be sitting
me
right,anyhow, for a man
in doors half the day,readingthe Bible even,
he ought to be lookingout for work to
when
keep his family."
is something like another
"My Martha
"

read

of

in

this

Martha

Ave

William

Rowland, pattinghis

book," said
Bible fondly,

speakingkindly,though with a kind of

provoking coolness, as I thought ; she is
troubled about many
things,not that she
does not attend to the one
thing needful ; I
and

"

don't say that," he added.

""
I reckon if Martha's
And
a

and

no

been

little children

familyof

had

money
troubled

retorted Mrs.

sister Mary had

coming in, she

about

many

to

look

would

after,
have

things too,"

Howland.

Well, to leave these matters now," said

I, as I thought that if peacemakersare to be
blessed,they have sometimes a delicate and
'^
dangerous task to perform, I have a little
job for you, Howland, which will bring you
take this letter for
in a shilling.Will you
tioned
to
me
(Iproducedthe letter and menand
about three miles off),
the place,
"

wait

for

an

answer

"

About

54

To

be

sure

Scolding.
be

would, and

he

glad

to

obligeme, he said.
I thought,but did not
say, that possibly
him a shilling
I was
obliginghim by offering
would
for what the postman or the post-office
I knew
The truth is,
have done for a penny.
how badly off my neighbourswere, and was
glad of an opportunityof puttinga shilling
without
in their way
making a show of
charity. I could have given the shilling
without exacting a return ; but it was
my
the man
to make
whim
at that time
fairly
to
earn
it,so I onlysaid,"Bring the answer
my house, William, and
for the journey."

I will pay

then

"

wanted

to

yes ; and so he shut up

took his departure,
leavingme

the

"

Shall I go
know.

at

once,

sir ?

he

I told him

book, and

his cottage.
"Did
you
said

you

ever

see

Martha, whose

the

like

wrath

Will?"

of

not

was

in

yet

subsided.
"

There

are

many

husbands

worse

Will," I rephed.
I don't complain of

him

continued
altogether,"

she ;

*'

as
"

but

than

husband
it isn't

Scoldine-,
^"

About

much,

of

won't

look

won't

husband's

part either,when

for work

out

5,

he

as

he

ought, and

it when

he has got it."

''
You have told him so, I have no doubt."
"Haven't
I have
I, sir? I just have.

try to keep

"

been

givinghim such a dressing!

I thought so.
Now
do you
think that
I asked.
?
was
quitewise, Mrs. Howland
I don't know
what
about that,
to say
sir ; but one
can't be always wise,you know,
when thingsgo so uncommonly crooked."
where
"But, my good friend, you know
it is written, 'The
Lord
layeth up sound
wisdom
for the righteous; and you
being
"

"

"

'

"

of that class

one

''No,

sir;

no,

righteous,"said
"I
had

am

done

sure

my
of that," said

it would

so,

for

being
neighbour,hastily.
set

never

up

"If

I.

only have

you
self-

been

I understand
by the
righteousness. What
in the highestsense, is those who
righteous,
of Christ ;
made
are
so
by the righteousness
and if any one
might be expectedto have

sound

wisdom

they have
the Lord

laid up for them, I

rightto it. Now, you

Jesus

righteousin

Christ ; then

Him.

Don't

am

sure

trust

you are
you know

in

made
where

About

56
it is

written, Not
'

mine

teousne
righ-

own

faith of Christ, the

through the
which

having

is of the law, but that which

which

is

Scolding,

'

ness
righteous-

"

by faith ?
this ; it was
Yes, my neighbour knew
a
something of
great comfort to her to know
the meaning of it,she said.
to the pointfrom
Well, then, to come
which
have
started, being a Christian
we
is of God

*'

husband,
your
everybody, have a sort

woman,

from

you

from

Cometh
*

the

fruits of that
above

first pure, then

to be

"To

But,

children, I,
your
of right to expect

and,

maybe

know,

peaceable,gentle,and

be sure, sir,
there's
a
you see, when
poor

husband

you

which
is

easy

''

intreated/

Christian

as

wisdom

no

doubt

woman,

of that.

whether

not, is hard

pushed, and the

won't do what he ought,why, then
she forgetswhat
she ought to remember,
and wisdom, as you call it,sir,is
or

justnowhere."
'"If

of you

lack

wisdom,' said the

apostleJames, let him (orher)ask of God,
who
and upbraideth
giveth to all liberally,
not.' There
two
lessons for us there,
I
are
think,"said I.
any

Scolding,

About

first lesson

The

when

in

are

we

for

upbraidus
how

care
"

that's

And

about

set

we

that

should

we

Jesus

Lord

is,that
we
folly,

our

I want

plain one,

of trouble

the
go to God, through
for guidance. The next
not

is the

sort

and

^'

said Martha
Very likely/'
teachingbadly enough."
"

"

57

Christ,

if God

does

should

take

upbraidingothers.
"

true,"said Martha

'^

never

thought of that before."

And
then," I continued, the Bible,
Testament
the new
part of it,
especially
clearlysets before us our Christian duty,
in
be our
station and position
whatever
may
"

"

life.

Wives, scold

your

Mrs. Rowland

thingthat
*'

it says about wives ;

that it is anywhere said,

wdiat

know

I don't think

but
'

You

But

would

husbands.'

head

"

this.

smiled

at

be if it

did,"said

something is said

being the

"

about

funny

she.

the husband

of the wife."

and thought that

this,
no
by her scolding
likelyto come
good was
her husband, as she acknowledged she had

Martha

remembered

done.
''

it is

no
good can
Certainly

contrary

to

of

come

the law and

the

because
it,

gospel."

About

58
*'

But

what

Martha,

in

is

Scolding,
wife

poor

to do ?

much

'*

asked

don't
perplexity
;
you
think it is rightfor Will to be hanging about
indoors all day, or pretty near
it,when he
ought to be at work, or lookingafter it
though it is the Bible he is reading?
"

"

"

'^

No

; I do

things,and

"

^but I

you about your

fair. Leave him
"

There

not.

is

time

going

not

am

to

for all
talk to

husband, that wouldn't

to

I'd be thankful

be

; I'll talk to him."

me

to you,

if you would,"
sir,

said Martha.

Only you must promise me not to scold

him again,nor
the
yet to upbraidhim (that's
word, you know) about anything past and
Because, in the first place,it does
gone.
no
good, as you acknowledge; and in the
second place it is neither wise nor
right.
*'

The

Christian

rule

is,

Be

ye

kind

one

to

another,tender-hearted,
other,
anforgivingone
even
as
God, for Christ's sake, hath
that scoldforgivenyou.' Now, as it seems
ing
does not move
husband, why not
your
try another plan? Let me tell you a fable.
"

Once

between
most

upon

the

power.

sun

time
and

there

the wind

They agreed to

was

which
test

dispute
had the

the ques-

About

tion upon

Scolding,

traveller

the

on

59

road,wlio

was

I'll blow the eloak off

wrapped in a cloak.
his back,'said the wind.
No, you won't ;
'

'

but I'llmake

Now,

Anger, and

the

cloak

the

the

name

by

Idleness

being
the

wind

or

began

sun.

of
; the

dulgence.
Self-inblow

to

might, and gave the traveller a

to speak ; but it only
so
scolding,

him

him.

draw

came

out

such

warm

wind

its worst, and

had

when

had
not

done

its

succeeded,

it sent down
presently
stand)
(of kindness,you under-

the sun, and

that

rays
the traveller

any

longer,but

sun

beat."

"Well,
"You

the cloak all the closer about

the

Then,

best, or

off/said

all its

terrible
made

it

shall be Kindness

sun

Well,
with

throw

will call the wind

we

man's

him

threw

could

not

off his cloak.

I never!"

try it,"said I.

stand

it

So the

THE

BARON.

THE

AND

FOOL

the

of

one

halls

baronial

England lived Harold,

celebrated jester. He was

of

^^

faithful servant, and

in the

favourite
master

was

that
drollery

his

he

keep that
a

as

give it
wand
; and

made

gave

great

family. His
pleased with
on

him

sion
occa-

one
a

white

wand, saying,^' There, Harold,

tillyou find
yonr staff of office,

greater fool than

may
The

so

fun, and

to

yourself,and

then

you

him."

was
as
was

henceforth

Harold's

passed by he
still high in favour.

years

panion
com-

still
At

the Baron.

and

Fool

The

ill,and there was

was
length liis master
Peoplepassed
gloom on every countenance.
and spoke in a whisper,
hither and thithei*,
He is going to die."
and the whisper was,
'^

last the

At

servants

for to take

sent

were

to
leave ; and
Harold, Avho, averse
had hid himself away,
was
sought
sorrow,

their

and

out

final

say

conducted

the

to

"

master?

noble
111,
my
''Yes, Harold!
journey.'*

to

his lord.

good-bye to

*'

chamber

turret

going

I'm

on

long

"Where, cousin?"
"I

do not

"

When,

*'

I cannot

''

W^hen

know."
most

noble ?

"

say."
will it please you

to

return, my

lord?"
''

Never."

"

Will you take poor

I must
go alone."

"

*'

Have

Harold

prepared

you

with

you

this

for

?"

sudden

journey?"
^'

No

;I

knew

"

of it long ago, but I

Why, now,"
wise thing! You
soon

; you

know

said the
go
not

put it off."

jester, here is a
journey so long,so

when

"

"

nor

where

; you

ff^^-r

"-."^

i^^^

'^^'

The

alone

go

have

made

hast

noble

wand

for

found

tJie Baron.

cousin

! take

you

told !

were

with

this

thee

day
fool

greater

and

you

for in truth
him

63

return

never

ready,though

poor

Harold's

and

will

; you

not

There,

Fool

thou
than

himself"
the fool said to his master

What

true, although told

style.

It

reminds

us

suggests

do well to think
shall

We

perfectly
quaint,blunt
and

thoughts

facts which

shall

we

about.

all have
and

You

soon.

some

certain

of

in

was

to

go

on

journey

friend,must

I, my

be

such

jesterand his master talked

each
of. The
must
journey of death we
What
take.
a
mysterious journey it is !
certain roads that we
know
There are
quite
have we travelled them,
well.
So frequently
that we
are
perfectlyfamiliar with them.
travellers

houses

The

We

have

we

recogniseeach

pass.

shade

by

the

as

us

Even

from

time

field

to time.

the last road

travel !

None

of

old look.

an

through which
under

we

whose

remembered
distinctly

are

is it with

in

have

of the trees

many

walk

we

to pass

us

darkness.

But

how

along which
know
We

it.

different
we

shall

It is

shrouded
en-

shall travel

it

The

Fool

and

for the first as

well

as

64

those

who

the Ba^'on.

trodden

have

it have

sent

to tell us about it.

message
this journey is unavoidable.
And
a
are
ourneys
either take them

is not

is

so

banish

or

the

with

appointedunto

remember

matter

this.

Do

once

Many

to

can

But

at home.

death.

pilgrimageof

no

We

of choice.

remain

men

; and

for the last time

die."

it

*'

It

Reader,

not, like many,

try

to

from
thought of death
your
mind.
The
last day must
to you.
come
Puttingdeath out of your thoughts will not
Forgetfulnessof it
put it out of existence.
cannot
destroyit. Since,then,death must
come,

face.
But

the

let us, like wise men, look it full in the

Let us think solemnlyabout it.
to return

to the

story with

which

w^e

The

if
jesterasked the nobleman
he w^ere
preparedfor the journey which he
about
All journeys require
to take.
was
thinks
of taking a
preparation. No one
journey without making ready beforehand ;
think
the [matter well over,
find out
we
what we shall need, and provideaccordingly.
set

out.

Before
camel

the

which

Asiatic
is to bear

traveller
him

momits

across

sandy, dreary wilderness,he

takes

the
care

the

hot,
to

The

Fool

fill his wallet with

bottles with
resolves

the Baron.

and

food

his iGathern

and

When

water.

65

the

adventm'cr

through Indian
jungleswhere the tigerlurks,he shoulders
his gun, and takes with him a native guide.
The wary
explorer,ere he steps into his
reindeer sledgeto cross
the ice-bound rivers
and snow-clad
of Arctic regions,
arms
j)lains
himself well againstthe intense cold.
But how shall you prepare for this journey?
You are by nature
lost and ruined sinner.
a
You

have

heart

make

to

and

broken

make

to

make

So far

God's

as

in your

commands

heart,and
sins.

You

preparationfor

no

about

are

own

own

your

way

gressions
in your dailylife ; your transYou
numberless.
cannot
are

change your
out

his

you
can

the

cannot

blot

yourself
journey you
do nothing
of

take ; you
can
yourselfmeet for God's
to

you

are

presence.
concerned,the words must

have
separated
iniquities
sins
between
you and your God, and your
lix. 2).
have hid His face from you" (Isa.
To providefor your helpless
condition,God,
in tender love and compassion,
gave His only
die for your
begottenSon, that He should
sins,and rise again for your justification
stand

"

Your

"

The

6 6

Is

the Baron,

and

Fool

and
of your broken
I do to be saved ?
must

the language
it,tlien,

contrite

"

heart,

What

"

God'?
shall I prepare
to meet
graciousreplyis plainand simple:
How

on

the

Lord

shalt

Christ

shall

be saved."

Yes,

the

blood

cleanse

from

all

unrighteousness,shall
fullybefore God.

you

of

Believe

thou

Christ, and

Jesus

"

God's

justifyyou freelyand
that
I have
But
not
perhaps you say,
broken
heart,and I lack that saving faith."
Then
God
by His Spiritaj^plythese
may
Him
heart :
words
powerfully to your
hath God
exalted with
his righthand to be
Prince and a Saviour, for to give repenta
ance
to
Israel, and forgiveness of sins
(ActsV. 31). All you need is the Saviour's
preciousgift,and He waits to be gracious.
Ask, and it shall be given you."
Thus
faith in Christ will make
you ready
for the last and solemn journey. It will give
you pardon and peace
; it will sanctify
your
''

''

"

"

heart and

life ; it will enable

you

to say

with

happy assurance,
Yea, though I walk
through the valleyof the shadow of death, I
'*

will

fear

Thy

rod

no

and

evil ; for Thou

Thy

staff

art

with

they comfort

me

me."

THE

TAILOR'S

-?

SPEFXH.

in the kitchen

was

of the

strong ale,that

ing
Fight-

noted

house

Cocks," a

"

young

for

Hatfield,

ailingjourneyman tailor,
was
haranguing his drinking
face
His
a
was
companions.
had
he
little heated
by what
in as
dented
drunk, his hat was
a

though
the
his

it had

elbow

poor

been

of his

used

for

football,and

right arm, as he lifted up

through his ragged sleeve.

seen
pipe,was
staid
old Cawthorn,
It happened that
a
and
respectableservant, who lived in the
neighbourhood,had a note to deliver at the
of the "Fighting
landlord
the
bar, and

Tailor

The

68

Speech.

being out of the way, old Cawtliorn

Hatfield
stood waitingfor him, while young
his companions.
laid down
the law
to
well
As he proceeded,old Cawthorn, who
the bad habits of the speaker,kept
knew
tions
talkingto himself in reply to the observa"

Cocks

"

^^

made.
"I

have

seen

friends,"said
And

"

great deal

of

life,my

the tailor.

sad low

life,
too, I

am

afraid."
"

If peoplewould

^'

onlybe ruled by me
"Ay, but bad as things are, we are not
to such a
come
pass as that yet."
If peoplewould
only be ruled by me, old
England would liftup her head again.In the
first placeI would
reform the constitution."
"Beginning with ^^our own, I hope, for
"

that

not

seems

There

be

should

be

"

as

as

well

as

If you
could
you think
you

would

at any

What

placesand pensions;
and
taxes
corruption
; no
no

bribery and
oppression; but every
rights,and a poor man
no

head

excellent.

over

!"

next, I wonder
"

to

rate

have

his

lift up

his

should

man

should

rich man."

only rule yourselfas

could
be

rule the

well

nation,it

good beginning."

The
*'

*'

good
*'

live
''

be cultivated."
little

own

your

sadlyout of order."
house, ay, the poorest

man

in it

have

flitch of

bacon."
is

That

found

land,
Eng-

it is

them, should

among

69

lands in

waste

weed

half

by

Every

Speech.

of tliem should

one

for
garden first,
"

inclose all the

I would
every
Better

Tailo}'

is

than

more

ever

likelyto

be

in yours, Master
Hatfield,unless you
do."
very different lifeto what you now

I have

that

notion

happierthan

live much

we
now

we

might all of us
do, and with

half the labour."

''A

notion, indeed, and

But if you

notion.
the

to

to your

do, there
"

We

matters.

but

paida littleless attention

large,and a little more

coimtry at
own
habits,you

and little ones

nothing

might

poor wife
live happierthan you
and

your

is little doubt."
seem

to

Instead

be
of

in

religious
being brought up to

all wrong

and
opinions,every one, young
particular
to think
as
old,ought to be left at liberty
he pleases."
And
to do as he pleases,
too, I suppose?
Some
Oh ! Harry Hatfield.
day or other,if
keep a little closer to your shopboard,
you
"

yoii

shine

may

"

Then

with

Speech^

but
tailor,
in any

star

man

it would
joarts,

hundred

and

comfortable

men

calling."

; it stands

thousand
were

to be

pounds
divided

make

happy

not

are

you
other

regard to property

the rich

possessedby
a

that ifthe hundred

reason

into

as

become

to
likely

to

Tailor

The

70

dred
hun-

instead of

one."
"All

should
"It

and

housebreakers

in the

think,reason

country millions

the

costs

highwaymen,
same
way.''
a

year

to

up the gaolsand the policemen: every

of this might be saved."
penny
"
with
Ay, and the land might be overrun

keep

and

rogues,

"The

national
at

away

the

once

"

country become
debt
it

is

garden."
bear-

ought to be wiped
a
disgrace to the

nation."
'*

And

there is a debt scored up on the door

there that is a disgrace
to one
Harry Hatfield
"

I suppose
you would wipe that away
"
In a word, my
friends,things are

different
land of

to what

they ought to

be.

too."

very
In this

where
house
liberty,
every man's
his castle,
and where
everythingshould
properlyconducted, there ought to be

is
be
no

Tailor

The

policemen

"

no

Speech,

oppressive laws

71
taxes

no

"

"

"

no

the

Here
and

old

left the

proverb
in his

own

fool than

Cawtliorn, having
house, saying,
of

Solomon,
conceit

of him.'

"

liis appearance,

made

landlord

'

"

Seest

? there

delivered
How

is that

true

thou

is

his note,

more

man

hope

wise

of

)%J^i

NOT

BIT

AFRAID.

^.^

^^-^-jffe"^^ES,

i^^^h
pPtf

so.

But

"'

the

case

myself

it's

know

doctor

I don't

about

now

the

first time

nothing about

told
you
that you had not

saw

ever

so

this is^
I know
me.

lived like many

thought about your

have

"

Yes, sir,that's it."

"

And

are

attended

tell

you

soul?''

you

not

just

me

know

you

what

but

you

You

deal.

in fact,you
suppose,
without
much
more,

yet

trouble

bit afraid/'

religiona great

to

said

that ; I'm

"But

serious

not

afraid ?

"

Not
*'

No, sir,I

"

You

mean

No,

kind.

no

been

not

or

swearer,

or
thief,
liar,or

a
a

that sorf?"

anythingof

not been

; I have

to

Well, but do

to say

mean

you

not

are

you

the
I've

plenty who have ; but

live respectable."

I know

always tried
'^

been

have

I'm

all.

at

grave.

have

you

anything of

mind.

my

great drinker,or
''

73

feel afraid

looked

minister

The

afraid.

wicked."

wise

no

don
in

troubled

not

bit

sinner?"
all

sinners,of course."

"

Oh,

* '

But does not that

it not
"

are

we

being a
signify

I've
as

done

never

of.

I know

Does

anythingI

mean

sinner?"

anything bad

in

cular,
parti-

all events, I don't

At

feel afraid."

did," said the minister

you
did with all my
wish
earnestly
you
; "I
/ should if I were
I know
heart.
you."
"

wish

sick

The
made
"-

no

As

I know

looked

man

so

answer,

for me,
that I

surprised
;

the minister

I could not
a

poor
Saviour, I must

but for my
But I have gone

am

to

Him,

and

but

went

speak as

on.

you
sinner ; and
be lost for

soughtHis

he

do.

that,
ever.

blood

Not

74
wash

to

**

sick

on
"

to

friend,it

afraid while

not

are

Christ ; you

good

to be

reason

with

you.

be

doubt," was
minister

do

never

have

afraid,you

have

afraid.

I must

dare

not

build

be

you

Don't

you

know

stand

before

God,

and

give account

Don't

judgment day,
opened ? These
you

have

that?

then,
the

the

names

Christ.

There
book

must

for all

the

books

great

will
in them

will have

be
all

will be another

book

of life.

will contain

of all who
And

that
fire. You

books

that you
about

the

with

done in your life. Can you face

afraid when
not
you
you think

ever

Are

of tliat^

know

you
when

plain

up

hopes.
life?

to say

gone

false

your

went

not

you

ought to

you

I feel/*

what

The

will

what

me

right,sir,no
said.

man

again :
Oh, my

you

all

told

told you

I have

now

Well,that's

all the

have

You

m/y fear away.

feel,and

sins, and I do humbly

and He, and He alone,takes

my

away

in Him

beheve

bit afraid.

are

That

saved

by Jesus
member
(do you re-

everybody else
?) will be cast into

know

have

opened

the lake of

lived to

God,
you know
you have not sought Christ,your
has been nothingbut a name
religion
; and,
you

not

Not
say what
yon
that you have

Now,

how

The
"

bit

afraid.

will, you

know

often and

often

you say you are

shifted uneasilyon

Perhaps,"said he,
Yes,

indeed

not

wrong.

afraid?"

his bed.

ought

to be

more

to

the triitli. You

see

of

I don't want

to

comfort

you ; but
I want
false comfort.

pain,I want
not
give you

you to
in need

ought.

you

give you
I dare

done

I am."

afraid than
'*

"

well

quite

can

man

75

Saviour.

You

are

may

sinner

poor
think

lightly

hardly call them sins

them
if you
at all ; but
as
saAv
they really
look to you !
black they would
are, oh how
I pray God to teach you to see
yourselfand
before the books
are
to see
your sins,now^
opened. And now let me speakto you about
He
Christ.
Jesus
pitiedus poor sinners,
of your

and

and

came

never

turned

for salvation.
I have.

to Him.
you
look to Him

to

be

your

the

on

one

cross

saved

been

away

hope

I could not

I want

not.

died

have

Thousands
has

and

sins now,

who

I have

rest

to

by

save

Him.

went

gone.
bed
in my

us.

He

to Him

I hiow
if I had

He calls
too.
you to go to Him
Just as you are. He bids you
He is wiUing
and be saved.

Saviour.

Nou\ remember,

now.,

Not

76
He

is

be

willingto

bit

Sometimes

sucli

because

Oh,

do not

your

bed

pray

for the

me

away

that

pray

do

you

people put
they trouble

Here

so.

you

ever3^body.
Holy Spiritto teach
may

be

when

he

held

out

man

wet

he

with

voice,
come

"

his

tears, and
not

was

rose

and

God

will

he

on

"pray^

your

heart,
Let

prayed.

knees, the

and

he did not
; but

me

his

hand,

afraid

hope
see

from

them.

Now

pray with you before I go."

And
the minister
knelt down
and

And

away

Saviour.

your

not

alone

are

from

Jesus

Do

Saviour.

your

put this off.

thoughts

afraid.

his eyes
say
said

forgiveme.
again, sir?"

sick
were

again that
in

low

You'll

TOLD

AT

TUNNEL'S

MOUTH.

relief

party

Sing

^'

said

they

had

can)

in

choked

half-frozen

that

for

'^

the

the

bitter

this

for

which

hours
navvies

at

times

steam,

and

winter

two

was

fourteen

English

tunnel,
and

smoke

followed

cold,

Sam's

long

with

try

that

(as only

worked

with

of

Sam

Bill;

laugh
and

seeing

that

cold,

loud

was

strange,

song,

us

remark,

not

mouth

hand."

new

one

tlie

one.

"Got

at

the

for

tunneL

reasons

waited

navvies

of

GROUP

half
then

wind

Told

yS
tlie other
the

in

Once

rough
part of

not

sing,

whose

not

made

him

and

his dinner

to

provided himself with

know
being, as
more,
*'

kinder
*'

"

sich

on

had

he

wished

Sam

to

said,

have

so
p'ints,"
P'rhapsyou'lloblige?
How
long have we got, mates
curus

was

said mate

fare

would

he

who

the

hard

reach

him

mate

; and

favourite

of navvies.

saw

mark,'' when
the

strange

hearty gang

swallow

not

suggestion for

to

watched

the

to

up

could

but

had

Sam

over
"

had

Mouth,

liis

was

hand

manner

the

Tunnel's

reason

fresh

silent

at

he asked.

"

"Matter

of

half-hour

before

"

the

relief

comes/'
*'

I'llsing you

song

at

hear
last,if you'll

story first."
"Hear!

agreed.
little

hear!"

So the

new

the

nearer

said

Sam;

hand

middle

and the rest

placed himself
of the

group,

and

leaningon his pick,began :

A
bargain is a bargain,mates, and I
shall keep you to
don't
word ; if you
your
hear me
out
I'm going to talk
no
song.
about my littleMeg ; and if
you don't know
why I am quiet-like
now,
you will before I
*'

"

have

done.

Once

I had

as

nice

home

as

Told

any

need

man

brought to
you

headed

at

none

it was

TtmncFs

the

ones, but a
she
maid

79

for, and tlie girl I

right sort, I can tell

wish

of your

Mouth.

flashy,dressy,empty-

rightdown
But

was.

always wanted

to

go

decent
she
to

was

working
hardgious,
reli-

church

or

Told at

8o

what

or
cliapel,

didn't

care

^'

was

on

for that ;

so

begged

she

Sunday, and I
told her, AHce,*

'

and

me,

^^ou'll

else there'llbe

or

to

but

go,

row.'

would

not

she gave in.

than a year ; I
for more
went
So we
on
middlin' steady,and she kept the home
of it ;

word

well, only

up

tlie

married

have

you

to stick to me,

Well,
hear

not,

'

I,

says
have

Mouth,

Ttmnels

so

she

noticed

seemed

less

happy-like; and if I stopped her going to

church
or
chapel on Sunday, I couldn't get
with me
her to go out for pleasure
; for she
from
one
said, Fair's fair ; I keep away
placeto pleaseyou, I keep away from others
I thought there was
to pleasemyself.' And
something in that ; don't you?
'

"

The
half

and

no,

it

He
''

made

men

went

half

seemed

to

more

level

was

grow

with

yes,
tentive
at-

their

standing.
under-

on.

after that

Soon

glad Alice
I believe

murmur,

was,

to be

she would

to

the bone

our

little

Meg

for it.
ones

mates, them

were

as

says

sure

have

born,

was

worked

so

curse

to

are

worse

how

that
her

folks

Some
a

why,

and

child,
fingers

talk
us

as

if

why,

than

Told at

Ttmnels

Mouth,

jackdaw, and as empty as a bag of wind ;

they ain't got no heart themselves."
"No
alljaw," said Sam.
; they're
didn^t call Meg a
we
Well, anyway,
curse
by a long stretch ; she crowed and
'^

and

bomid
ns
more
every
year
together; for whatever littledifferences we
had in other thingswe
the babe
were
one
on

grew,

she

"

the best in the world.

was

But

while

weak,
strong the mother
grew
grew
thin as
until she was
shadow ; then I
a
as

Meg

asked

change of
to

go

doctor,who

the

her

see

take

Meg

So

she

went,

and I

her off.

How

got

on

like

and

pleasedshe

*'

wanted

mother,

lor',how
saw

she

her if she would

I asked

air.

and

said

was

without her I don't know

When
back
she came
badly enough it was.
old. Mates, I
four years
little Meg was
the wife,so white and illshe
didn't know
brighterthan ever,
was
; but the child was

the

sunshine

of

our

lives.

To

story short,while I hoped and

make

the

hoped Alice
the sight of

mend, she didn't ; and

kind of haunted
me
her face,so ghost-like,
and
she was
well,
queer and lonely-like
lads,I took to drink !"

would

"

"

Told at

82

Tunnel

fresh hand's

The

voice

Month,

quivered a little^

tinued
grasped the pick firmer, and con''Most
:
night I kept away
every
I hated it,boys, for
from home, not because
heart was
there, but I just could not
my
death appeared
bear to see Alice ; somehow
to give
written in her face,and I wanted
I was
him
not
ready for
plenty of room
The
him.
neighbours kept the place and
left
what was
Meg tidy,and I took home
at the 'Lion.'
after paying score
Sam
Bill gave
a
good nudge to look at
had gathered in
the speaker,for the tears
his eyes and were
rollingin littlechannels

he

but

"

"

his cheeks.

down

One

"

at

the

'

nightthere was a
Lion/
Somebody

the little'un ;

'

then

there

noise

in the bar

sung

out, Mind

was

fall and

and I ran
Meg's cry
out, to see the
landladycatch her up, and the blood flowing
from a great gash in the forehead.
Pure
said ; but I caughthold
some
one
accident,'
of Meg, the landladybound her up somehow,
cry

"

"

'

and

I rushed

mother, and

home
the

with

sightof

her

her

the child seemed

to

put life into Alice

; she fondled

the littleone

way

in

home

to

"

and

that almost

sang

broke

to

my

Told

at

Tunnels

heart.

The

up, but

the Httle eyes

he gave
"
Once

no

stare

one

then

and

came

breast

in

bound

the head

Httle

and

eyes,

gave
at, and

shudder

sat,Alice with her

we

so

Z';t^

fast closed

were

hope.
she opened the
wild enough to

closed them

her

on

doctor

Mouthy

bed, and

on

chair

by

the side.
"

be

John,' said Alice, I

here long, and I want
'

'

bit ; will you listen ? '

"I nodded, for I could
'^ '

I knew

Before

you,

don't think

I shall

talk to you

to

sj)eak.
John, I used to

not

read

Bible and pray

to God
; since then I
my
have given it up ; you did not like it,
John ;
to die ; and

but I have

got

husband.

"What

"

"

'

you

it's all dark now,

I to do %

am

kept quitestill; what

John, I'm too weak to

could
read

I say ?
now
; won't

and give me
bit to me,
a little
if there
is any
for
before I die

read

comfort

'

"

me?'
for years had I touched the book she
I did not
spoke of,and where to find it now
''

know

Not

; but

if this will
and

I hunted

give her

at last I found

round, for
ease,

I'm

it behind

bound
the

thought,
to

try

tea-tray.

Told

84

at

asked

her where

So I

opened and

in

house

Mouth.

Tunnel's

; she said

to read

Jesus

read where

which

anywhere.

little child

lay
jeeredHim

into

went

dead

when
peoplemocked and
He said she slept(and I looked at our
poor
Meg, so white and pained,wondering if He
Jesus took
would
have
to her); how
come
that little girl's
hand, her cold,dead hand,
and said, Arise/
Oh, John, if He were
onlyhere to speak
her well !' said Alice.
to Meg and make
Perhaps it's only a tale,'I said and
stopped.
the

how

'

"

'

"

'

"

"

'

No, John,' said Alice.

could

well

Him

; but

real to

since

IVe

think

not

illHe

been
;

When

even

was

howled

draught.
seem

looked

very

John, I

now,

cold,dark night,and
allbut
outside,the fire was
with

the

I tell you I felt bad, for her words

full of meaning, her eyes almost
so

me

'

Won't

of

through.
John, if He's here,
Meg. John dear, won't
"

was

much

seems

out, and the candle flickered about

did

is here ! '

Mates, that

the wind

and

sometimes

me

believe He
"

live

'

you

pray V

'

He
you

can

save

ask

our

Him?

Told

at

Ttmnet

Motith.

85

Alice,I can't ; I don't know how/

Husband, look at the darling; think of
her
of her ! John, try. Oh, John, try !
of navvies
whole
The
gathered
group
'" '

'

*'

"

'

"

open eyes and strained

what was
coming.
ears, watching eagerlyfor
"
what voice whisperedback
I don't know
him

round

like

words

her

with

here

; but

echo

an

heard, and

knees
fell upon
crying to the
my
there
to have
if He
was
mercy
"

soul, and

sinful

and

how

He

was

I did

did

for

help

us

would

felt
the

"

my
sure!

be

that

be true
sure,

if He

old

story I

years before and forgottenso

the story of His cruel death, seemed

learned

had

long
"

to rise like

awful

strange bright picturein the

stillness of that

"

this broke

room

that such might

sinners^

God

to

might

it

on

"

little lamb.

our

cry,

hope

there!

He

was,

how

Oh, mates,

heal

to

Lord

down

how

He

be

brought

my

hardened

died for

back

to

heart.

on
knees, and
then, whilst I was
my
on
cheeks,
the tears of penitencewere
my
Meg, dear little Meg, opened her eyes once
tiful
I have had such a beaumore.
Oh, father,

Just

'

dream,'
mammy

loves

she
has

said ;
come,

the

and

Lord

called

whom
to

such

86

Told

lovely

[I

The

Ttmnet

your
of dear

care

little eyes
with

last,and

at

house

Father, take
''

at

groAV

Mottth.

poor

tired

mammy

more

Meg.

'

closed

weary,

long sigh Meg

one

gone to the lovelyhome."

touched
The rough men
were

was

indeed

as

stoppedto gasp down his emotion.

before
went
long,
Lads, the mother
clingingto the Lord whom Meg saw, resting
she passed through the
His
word
as
on
Valleyof the Shadow into the Lightbeyond.
for me
too full of sorrow
The old placewas
;
tillI got to this place; and
I wandered
on
so
I think of them.
if I'm quiet,it is because

he

"

Ever

as

with

; their

me

hearts
and

"

home

seek

strangelymade

is
presence
in my ears.

are

story home

my

wives

to your

them

with

of His

sense

dying words

! mates, take

Oh

so

the

I work

the
me

and

to

your

little ones,

Saviour,whose
turn

from

love

evil unto

God."
Not

word

through;

but

now

but littleabove

^'Mate,we
John
men

want

cleared

hushed

had

interruptedhim
was

heard

whisper,
the song."

his voice

down

voice

Sam's

all

and, as the
little,

again,sang

"

Told

*'I

stay

changing

But

Christ

night

^'The

But

even

My

Saviour

My

soul

Who

His

On
His

"

As
His

is

power

His
love

ever

blood

to

free

hands

will

to

of

mercy

of

son

can

man

steps

Him,

have

wove,

tend

love,

;
;

depend

end.

just

reach

pardon,

their

rove.

do

never

can

with

defend

to

mercy
me

above

me

where'er

present

come

arms

see

those

His

my

sweet
to

me,

died

cheered

robe

Him

to

who

taken

safely rest,

still

to

misery.

has

the

woe,

foe.

sad

gloom

bright

go,

every
no

and

have

Friends,
His

the

He

in

They

So

in

once

Clad

**

dark

from

Though

fear

and

is

and

heals

joy

%*]

come

seasons

live

Him

below

while

my

AloiUh,

Timnels

little

The

In

*'

at

as

are

far

as

need
and

you

His

love

can

feed."

HOME,

HARVEST

)0

and

stand

and

the liillyonder,

on

What

round.

look

Gold

here

do

gold
goldeverywhere!
All so busy so earnest.
is Mr.
*'How
Sharp's
How
barley?" says one.

you see
there

"

"

"

*'

will Mr. Bell'swheat

think

"Oh,"
fine weather
It

was

and I

you?"
cries

does but hold

very

we

good change

hope to get in

my

bit in

says

turn

out,

another.

third,"if

the

shall do well.
of the

moon,

safety."

When
trouble is to get labourers.
about there is plentyof
work
there is no
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603704B

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90

Home,

grumbling among labourers

for if they don't work, how
and

is plentyof

grumblingamong
for if hands

wonder,

no

are

wonder,

no

eat?

they

can

there

of work

is abundance

there

when

; and

employers; and
so

and

scarce,

high,that it is almost impossible

the grain and seed in time, where
to house
from?
is the rent to come
Well, this is a
world where
grumbling is to be looked for,
but there is a harvest coming at the close of
run

wages

it when
away

so

all murmurs,
; when

all cares,
reapers, who

the

holy angels,will

will be done
will

be

the

enough for their work,

and when
fear that a singlegrain of good
no
seed will perish,but
all will be
safely
gathered into the heavenlygarner.
Now, here is a true' story,though the names
of the peopleare not given,because
they are
see
this,
yet alive ; very likelythey may
and if they do, they will exclaim, Oh,
yes ;
be

'^

this is true

There
certain

was

wept

great revival of religionin

parish;

in utter
come

indeed!"

deadness

were

and

saving of

many
as

awakened

persons who
and
to God
out

of their

had
a

lived

world

to

sleep,and

prayed earnestlyfor faith to

their souls.
The
pictureof

the
the

Harvest

great Harvest Home

with

such

Home.

91

before them
bronglit
that they felt nothing was
compared with the question

power

was

of consequence
of their being among

the tares

or

the wheat.

stayingthere on a visit,
much
touched
was
by what she saw around
interested in one
her,and especially
woman,
who
proof that her repentance was
gave
and her faith a livingfaith.
sincere,
for
She often thoughtof this poor woman
A

lady,who

was

"

she

was

very

poor

after her

"

return

home

having met with a book which she

thought would give comfort and encouragement,
she put it by, determiningto send it
did not satisfy
But
time
time.
some
some
and

"

"

had

her, she
once,

she
do ?

that she
not

was

It

a-crown

help to

satisfied

came

; she

her/'

strong a desire to do it at
folded it up to post ifc. Still,

so

"

into

her

what

had

more

mind,

"

Put

she

to

in half-

is very poor, and it will be a

So she put in the half-crown,

and put
and fully,
parcelplainly
it in the post. The postman next
day duly
delivered the packet to the woman.
Oh,''
be a
must
she said,not opening it,'4his
mistake, I don't know
anybody that would
had best inquire
You
send a book
to me.

directed the

"

expected

who

others of her

know).

not
to

in

The

postman recommended
if she could make

see

the

With

and

Lord

there?"

like

her

hand

she

met

feared

now
herself,

the

"
What
have you
lived in prayer.
she said.
Oh, it's a parcel that
"

have

must

that

out

not.

parcel in

neighbour who,

her

his return

inquireon

still said it was

if she

know

by mistake," she replied.

from
home
and
nobody away
come

"

look !" she exclaimed

and

(perhaps there were

the place,but this I do

hers, he would

was

one"

name

it and

open

it

''

Home.

Harvest

92

the half-crown

as

dropped out.

together,and
"ould be that had

she untied the paper

wondered

They
much

sulted
con-

who

it

it ; but

guessed wrong
and made
sure
altogether,
they had done so.
At length the neighbour said, Have
you
been asking the Lord
for anything lately?"
for
No, nothing particular,
except it was
the money
club that is due to-day,
to pay my
and if I don't pay in I am
!"
forfeit,
you know
''Good, now," said the neighbour; "don't
who
has sent it?
see
Why, the Lord^
you
sent

"

^'

to be

it

was

into

sure.

He

justwhat
some

heard
you

your prayer,
wanted
; so

Christian heart to send

and knew
He

it.

put it
Go and

Harvest
it in

pay
Him

Home.

93:

just the money), and

(itwas

the thanks."

Now,

it is to be

what

see

of wheat

that

and meanest

be

to

are

garner! When
angelswill look
not
only so, but

the

one

harvest

after the very

till then the

will be

who,

creatures

to minister

to

employed by
*'Ah!

long

true

grainsthe

comes

smallest,and
smallest

very

cared for and

their
those

fellow
blessed

told, are sent forth

of salvation,"
will be''

are

the heirs

their Saviour

to

help them

but

I have

seen

Christians

time in great trouble,"says one.

I," says another. Have
you?
of

sure

it must

the

end

whatsoever
ye

in

left

this,while
have

been

God's
that

word

'^

; for

it is

So-

stands

they neglected

'*

written,

shall ask in prayer,

shall receive,"
and it is written
ye

good thingwill He withhold

walk uprightly."
A gentleman who
farmed

Well,

fervent prayer to be helped out of it ; or

their remainingin trouble was
for their
in

His-

need.

every

have

we

of the

gathered into

kept and
either of
ministeringspirits,
Christians (likethis lady)or

be

give-

from

his

All

else

good
things

believing^
also,"No
them

that

own

land

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Harvest

94

and

was

had

known

to treat

year after year, who

the harvest.
They

hard-working, and
allowed
they Avere
had

the

use

of

labourers

well

Irishmen

of

company

his

every
year
all through
to work

came

"

very sober, clean,

well conducted
that
; so
were

to

sleepin

fire in the back

barn, and
kitchen

to

boil their milk

their
when
much

(which was
given them) and
potatoes. They felt quite at home
they got to this estate, and had as
confidence

in

the

kindness

of their

employersas they had in them.

One day one of them, Paddy Brady, asked
the lady of the house.
to see
She was
a
benevolent
and took a lively
most
woman,
interest in these
Irish
Paddy,
reapers.
making his most genteelbow (sheused to
they were
quite gentlemen in their
say
manners), asked her if she would be so
obligingas to direct a letter for him.
Surely,Paddy, I will,"she answered,
"

"

but if you
write a whole
can
why can't you direct it ? ''
"

Sure,

it's another

letter yourself,

thing quite,"said
Paddy.
Biddy Brady, my wife,knows me
well she can
read the inside as plainas if
so
I was
of
a one
speaking; but there's never
''

Home,

Harvest

tlie

men

it

'11 cany

as

95

the

aci'oss

got the least bit of notion

has

water

as

of me,

and

they read my writing,so strong of

the brogue?"
The
lady couldn't see the wisdom of this
how

can

but

reason,

she

Paddy's view,
it. So, though

didn't

he

and

with

like to interfere
was

satisfied with

laughed to herself,the
directed accordingto his desire.
letter was
And
now,
my lady,if you'd justdo me
of them thingsto
the favour to give me
one
she

"

put in the
thank

corner,

out

of

who

looked

your

with

which, however,
trouble

to

you

for it and

it
if you
gave
said Paddy,
free generosity,"

all the

you

I'll pay

read

same

as

at the

admiration
would

have
his

than

own

direction,

given him more

writing "so
"

"

strong of the brogue within.

The
lady took a Queen's head

letter,
refusingthe penny.
penny,"she said, you will

the

on

the

much

"

to

more

carry

home

to your

and

put it

''Put
have

by

that

wife."

lady ! I hope Fll

you, my
for you many
have to work
years yet ; and
beyant all and everythingI hope we'll both
"

God

bless

get good luck in the grand harvest

come

at the

end !"

that's to

Harvest

96

Home.

His eyes were

full of grateful
he
as
feeling
much
spoke,and she was, as you will believe,
touched with his simpleearnestness.

everythingin Paddy's wish.

he knew
Whether
anythingof the Lord of
the harvest, and,in spiteof ignoranceand
the false teachingof his priest,
looked for
His coming with hope and love, I cannot
the care
say ; but certain it is,to be under
of the angel reapers
there,instead of being
left to the winds
should be
of destruction,
There

every

was

one's chief

J.

AND

W.

concern.

KIDBR,

PRUTTSRS,

LOXDON.

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