The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-13 00:00:00

cbe ill 0 lications of tbr Monti).

!Tb. ever weloome Belgravia Nutt° end Windus,
capital panther this month, Wilkie
coma. •• Hotel" promises • sensation in
the next ineteirent, and "the r•turn of the native"
has, in dealing with the extraordinary individuals that
people the story, a kind of marry-in.haste and
repent-at-14~e tone 'Waling thrnth it this month.
—ree going out of Alessandro Prase" will please
those who delight in the horrible and " • change of
views" by Janes Payne, is • brilliantly witty nerrative
of secession of • ritualistic young clergyman from •
self-improved life of denial, weakly yielding to the
temptations of & wealthy widow. Here are two
extracts showing the Rev. Mr. Pyx as a saint and me •
sinner.
When my art left the room, I mid, rather e=
" Now, Pyx. have • dear. This is one of the old b
you used to like ea"
"1 hank you, no" he &reared gently. "I have quite
given up invoking."
" too don't object to other people doing it,! hope r
It was clear by the look he cast at hisrliLsilk waistcoat
that he did ; but I had already lit my , which I was
glad to think distributed a fine full Your of tobaooo
smoke such as no incense would rapidly take away from
that garment 'And billirdsr I continued: "I suppose
you never touch a cue now.
He shook his bead with • sad anile. "I should hardly
know which end to strike with."
" And yr, what • dab You used to be at pool, ! Do
you remember how you used to laugh at Jones • for put-
ting his trust in Providers" as be called it, when he used
to,go in for a fluke l"
• I an thankful to say that I have forgotten those
matters," said he, taking • sip of port. "What • noble
character is your dear aunt r
"Yes ;she, a jolly good old woman," said I cheerfully.
"I hope you are not thinking of marrying her.
"It Sly good friend I', he answered, smiling. "I have
• rife Weedy."
• !he deuce you have r exclaimed I, with astonishment
" That's not generally !mown, is it r
"You mistake me, said he. "I mean that I am
already wedded to the Church."
" Oh, Isis ; you go in for celibacy of the clergy r
"Most certainly I do. A prier should be vowed to
Heaven. Perhaps you have not rend my little work upon
that subject r
"No; but I should like to read it immensely. I hope
It has • portrait of the author for its frontispiece."
'Well, yes, it has,' rid he, with an :Imperturbable
c;:t•cb." it was by desire of my congregation that it was
If he had not been sitting at my own table, I think I
must have burst out laughing as it was, I only said,
"Well, that was rather hard upon the ladles, Fyn. It
to me that they adore you—a• indeed they always
A roseate flush spread over my companion's features.
Let us recall 'my friend, no humiliating antecedenta•
He was thinking, I knew, of the milliner in the High'
street whom he certainly would have married at college,
only, r he had frankly owned, he had not the money to
pay for • special license, and to have out up the banns
would have been ruin.
I felt that, though Pyx was • humbug, it would still
be inhospitable to roast him further, so I barred to
, wont him that nothing I had known to his disadvantage
In his salad days would overpass my lips, and then tamed
the conversation to his
parish.
And so we parted frien
T neither saw nor anything of Pyx again till last
Derby day, which found me, for a second time in my life;
urn Epsom Downs. It Is no matter why I thus revtrited
an entertainment so unsuited to my own respectable
habits. disdain to protest that I patronised it because
the Institution tends to improve the breed of horses;
mince It to say that I was there, and that there I met
Theodore Pyx—onee more upon • drag—his own drag—
and in vary pleasant company. He had a nod silk tie,
which contrasted with • well cut white waistcoat that set
of hie appearance to great advantage, but certainly
detracted ran It in an scleslastical point of view.
In answer, however, to my astonished stare, be at once
Informed me that he had "cut the Church," to the health
of which, nevertheless and to show that there was no in-
festing, he would be very happy to drink • glass of
clgampagne with me.
' Pat where." said I, " is Wm Pyx t"
" Husk I she retains her maiden—! mean. Isar orlitaisY
title ; Lady Derryle is inside.' And he introduced me to
her through the open window soccedingly.
She was • fine woman. but older than her present
husband: I should say five-and-twenty years older. She had
seine cod chicken and salad on her lap, and • tankard of
claret-cup in her hand, and seemed to be enjoying herself
'leringly
"You inset corns down to our house in the country."
else said " and stay • week with Your old college friend."
"There's a capital billiard table," added Pyx, and you
will find me in pretty good practice again"
And he winked unutterable things. I felt myself in
quite a false position, for it was evident, not only that
Pyx had been playing his late ecclesiastical game for
somethine like the vary thing he had gained by it, but
also that he thou bt it one which all sensible persons
including myself, must sympathise with and admire.
"You offered me • weed the last time saw.you, my
good fellow, he said; • now take one of mine and he
gave me one of the longest cigars I ever saw, except the
one he had In his own month, which was its twin
brother.

Whoa he dire up Celibacy. It seems, be resumed
Tobacco. What he had done with him hair shirt and his
scourge—if they ever existed - I know not- perhaps he
had left them as relics to the shrine of St Lthalburga.
Moms interestingly goof papers in the Sunday
at Boats [Religious Tract Societe) this month not the
lead Is that dealing with "our canal population."
by Mr. George Smith and another " the Country
gvangelist," the writer of which thne allociye to the
work (4 thYse self denying peekehers of the Gospel.
The country evangelist must have good lungsand good
and not be afraid to draw very largely on .he quality
of both The roads and lanes by which be bee to travel
from Allan to village are often in bad conditionoi.\;:stlecially
in winter. Sometimes be w. I .ake a church for •
NW
tut, and after wading in the mud for • e or two,
lie will hays to retrace his steps to the road. Or, be may
be 'liking the beet road he can got to the plcce where be
bolds • meeting, and h • cornea to • hollow through which
the road goes. At the side of the road is • water-place for
cattle, where the hoofs of (rattle and hones he, been
working in the soft mud after &day's rain. A tiny runnel
carries the overflow of water over the road Into • ditch,
and the ruts of cart-wheel. are two-feet-deep tools of
' muddy water The ploughed fields on one side are of the
consistency of soft soap, and the gram tel on the other
side are up to the knee in water. Wellington boots and
thick soles are great comfort. in such circumstance., and
the ability to take a good leap molt,', his only mans of
safety from wet feet end • bad cod, Perhaps the Mow
has fa len • foot deep, and been driven y the wind into
wreaba etrne the rood, so high that no vehicle can be
driven along and no fanner would saddle his tone for •
ride on such • night, but the country evangelist has •
meeting advertised or one of weekly occurrence in •
hamlet or village some four or six miles from his led lag ,•
and if he be • true man, no weather that ever deepened
two at Tat will make him fail in his to He
Wes the corm, and pursues his way In teeth of the
binding snowflake' and Is oft= well rewarded for his
trouble in finding • crowded merging of anzloos souls
welting to Lear the gird news of the gospel of Christ. Or,
It may be there has been • continuous downpour of rain
for twenty-four hours, and th• raids in many place. have
become runn ng creams, and the ditches I ttle river
The hollows are like mill-ponds, the eldaturned intolakes,
and the cottages of the people are for the 'hoe like
" marine residences" But the country evsogelist has •
meeting some miles off that night; • warm heart, the
genuine pluck of • true muscular Christianity, been him
through the discomforts of • thorough soaking. sot then
a hearty welcome, • good firs, and the incomparable
cup of tea, soon meks hire forget the storm without, while
the beset-burnt of some soul refreshed sod comforted by
the religious service which follows, seeds his thoughts
above and beyond the present. to the moinpaus of
reward".

7:76.• Iwriturt Hour [56, Paternoster Row,' we get
the 10th of Isabella Bird's lettere from the Itoolry
Mountains, written without any attempts to emulate
travellers' tales, but ettfilciettly in its
matter-of.f act relation of Aiming to casks
one turn to It as soon se the pages of the magnstos are
cut. " Mies Filkington," tha serial, programa satis-
factorily, and French's illnetratinns are simply
exquisite specimens of every-day life. Front a paper
entitled "legal 1001410401" WO extrace the following,
which show.. fox is ohms to be toned under a Was-
' We remember an &Madam kick is which • living
en-Judge, then (irritant 8., as. obtained • verdict (or!
Ll,OOO oe no evidence or warmish at all He Wormed
the Jury that the cam wee a short undefended eau an
' action on & hood for £2,100 giver by Worm ()shift. the
MIA builders, for the oempletios el some homes within
• merlin time. and that, there b•Wg rime mistake is the
meallostion, the home* had sever bees ocionmenced, and
the hood wits therefore forfeited_ The leaned comma
Uses ealled far hie witness to prove the *mention of the
bond, but again &admiring the NM, mid that the hood
thoiding up a mew) earned interest at 5 per that,
which they would not prim for, though it amousted to
nall, but would go slimily for the MAI The meg-
=speech surprieed end amered the very excitable
t C., who defended. rid who hentedhately started
up sad sold that "ho feared they amid sot contest the
hoed, it warn a man question of interest sad as that had
teen aim up they would Mks • verdict by assist for the
AU* without any proof of the hood.' Thie we. done j
the two serjeente out in the robing room. "Brother,
iaid Serimat C.. "you mid your client nicely r " How
en?' (moth &demi B. : 'l.. not accustomed to sell OM
client, though I 600WWTOOS mil counsel on the °poodle
ads' " But why didn't you re in for the 13193 lutenist I
You must have rtt it. If roe had read your hood? "We
didal want to read it." " Why r Name re se boa f.
" Why, what we. the psp.r you had In your hand?
" Only • blank Meet of brother r The verdict
hod been tikes by omens, sod could not be disturbed.
A beautiful little frontispiece, drawn by small
grace., Quiver Naimoli and C whielt, se usual,
with pare and sterling literature. Three
serial tales are running it, and among the shorter
E:Clthe Rev. W. Statham bass word to sty on
estertained, distingidthed by its plain oommon

" gotart gement does not Waist with swathed holidaya
we need to provide in it cities, towns, and raison, for
the humbler clews. I will sot my waiting classes. for
we all belong to these. It la • pity that Panay Readings
so often sink Into ONNO hurler sod ornsirskty. Swope
can be mid. entertaining, an so can history. Thacker.,
Is dead, but what a treat it is.. to boar him reed the
• roar fiaorgoa" Let us hope that our leading htmary
mat will not think it Writ dip, to gin good medial".
=ish =pie se • rule do not tan how to spend
ho 06, that the day may 001110 WINO at the
somas they will delight in the little elloarlorb=
, the rocks, and the delicate odours of the
raw's& I It does not always do peophi good lo take
walks Woe, or to seek pleasure alms. Yam most answer
to face, as in igloos sad mind to Wit Solitude is good
in its way, and so is society. How mock we owe to
interesting authors: we never on pay them by
1"7:1
baying their hooks. An entertainio magenta, or ho >4
cheaper than • doctrx's foe, and sornotimes more isifectual
in re-toeing the nervous system Quiet sorts of enter-
tainments, that do sot wear out the woes are those we
deeldwate, and those ars best which call out our own
powers. Lot your wrote Join in entertainments who
you on, they will appreciate it, and. Wm the rust Ofria
they will Irak better for aseason of Play. Alto all, let
it em he remembered that Mu,. satertainrasate are the
beet, and that no pleasure la good opus which we await
mak the blessing of our ihriour".
Among other good papers in The Amide [Publish-
ing °Mom, 1, PaterDOSter-hiliklialr4 is 00000 "Bowing
and Scraping," by the Vicar of Northmsrston, who
discourses pleasantly, sod with a caustic humoay.
upon this particular brutal of the prohnskin et
oytx'phasicy, without —what is rather ran wheal,
the writer's eatlng—evss remise the
'masa of this Hod of beams, the parerses
I. He says
" ' Ikraping • is not quite so old as the bills, although be
may hare come over before the Clacqueror. Indeed. it is
telerohlr probable that an anOustur of his lived and
110WISIled in remote Rows tlmsq nada (my nub
under) the Emperor Hadrian. An old soldier fePPreerriale
21". I) woo one day
was gutog wols.r gfaitrossif ,grflt • Pre', :rds6abs.
broth ;so the emperor vent him a gift of woo, as be wee
• 104 old soldier Neat do (how itacksautag Owns'
nature!) a large number of "old soldiers" sedulously
Ved thw et eelnes Hadrise's friend had dose diode/
on." 'Scrape ok pathless •. swipe on I beg,' said
the shrewd OMMe
:eh • • bat you Oa will
fee. I len ys *dab:
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