, 1864-05-23
NO. 23.
The man was introduced.

The man was introduced. -,
!; "Who sent ydu,". said the doctor to him,
"with this pipe Of wine to me!"
"a gentleman, sir, on the shore o
Leith, that's landin cargo o wine frae
Cadiz."
"Do you know his name'"
care you perfectly sure he desired you
to bring it TO me-to DR.. Marshall?"
"Perlectly sure O that, sir. He pat
on the direction wi his ain hands, and asked
NE three times Owre if kent ye, and kent
whar ye lived" l - ~
"ltis very strange-moste Extraordinary
replied the, doctor; "still l, cannot help
thinking there is some mistake in it; but,
since you are so positive as to your instruc-
tions regarding the wine, you may put it
on, and Ill take charge Of it. Have Iany-
thing to pay you" ~. ;,.ss
Matching, sir--the gentleman paid me,
and paid me handsomely"
The pipe Of wine was rolled of the cart,
and deposited in cellar Of the doctors;
but, under strong conviction that there
must be some mistake in the matter, here
he meant that it should lie untouched, un-
til some further light should be thrown on
il; and he had no doubt that short time
would do this, and that the real owner
would soon appear. On the day following
that on which the. occurrence just related
took place, a gentleman called at DR.. Mar
shalPs, and inquired if be was within. He
was answered in the Affirmative. "Could
I see himp He was ushered Into the doc
tors study. The doctor, seeing in bis visi-
tor remarkably well.dressed and gentle
manlike person, rose from his chair, and,
with the KIND afability Of his nature, re-
quested him to be seated. The stranger
sat down, A predatory conversation took
place on common and Indifferent topics; the
doctor being Of too amiable and polite o
nature to ask his visitor in direct tertis the
purpose Of his call. For this he waited
his own good time, and this the more read
lily that he found the conversation Of the
stranger singularly agreeable andintelligent.
At length u
al should think, SIR" said the doctor
with smile, and looking closely in TIE
face Of his visitor, "that you have been in
foreign parts lately. You wear the hue Of
q warmer climate than ours"
"Ibelieve I do, sir" replied the stranger,
smiling in turn; "ahd there is little won
der should, seeing that ! have been for
twenty years abroad, and have returned but
the other day." s,.., re-
at coljeciured as much. . ssid Tie worthy
divine. ain what part abroad were you,
sir, if I may askp ..
aSpaih, sir-Cadis," replied the stran.
ger, who. the reader will very likely have
conjecturcd, was Mr.. Blackburn. It was
he. -s ai
"Ah! indeed said the doctor--and here
pause took place in the conversation.
During this pause the doctors yisitOrseemed
struggling with some internal emotion, as Il
gathering resolution to say or do something
If an unpleasant nature. And this was
the case. Suddenly rising from his seat,
and approaching Df Marshall
Doctor" he said, edo you remember Of
being attacked on Leith Walk, about twenty
years ago, by young man, and robbed Of
twenty guineasp "a
Remember itE exclaimed the doctor,
81 do, indeed, very welIa 1t is impossible
should forget it. But how, sir, come you
to know anything of that affair! ! never
mentioned il to living being. j prayed
for the unhappy youth butI would not
be instrumental ID procuring the shedding
Of fellow creatures blood; and therefore
it was that mentioned the occurrence to
no one, and ! thought that it was known to
none but God and ourselyes-the i1jurer
and the injured. How, sir, may ask You,
did the circumstance come to your knowl-
edge! Do you know who the rObber
was ", RI 1850
"Dr. Marshall" said Mr.. Blackburn,
with great emotion, "you,. see that rObber
before you. was the man!'
"You, sir!-you the man~ exclaimed
the worthy doctor, with q look that would
be but feebly characterized as one Of sur
prise. "Impossible! impossible!'
"Nay, sit, it is bGt too true. Il was /
that robbed you; and 4. miserable man
have been since, although the gifts Of for
tune have not been denied me; but they
have hitherto been bestowed n vain, and
in vain still will they have been bestowed,
if do not obtain your forgiveness. Here
is the money l robbed you Of, and the pipe
Of wine | sent you must be accepted Of for
interest,". " u,
The repehtant offender was on his knees.
The good minister lifted him up and grant
cd his forgiveness. Mr.. Blackburn became
worthy member Of his congregation, and
an intimacy existed between the two till they
were separated by death.
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Joe, as II is pretty we'll known, was once