Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-17
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YeddIe's First and Last Sacrament

die, who was supported by his parish in
the highlands of Scotland. He passed his
time in wandering from house to house.
tie was silent and peaceable and won the
pity of all kind hearts, for he had little
power to converse with his fellow-men.
though he seemed often in loving COM
munIon with God, and was in the habit of
whispering and muttering to himself as he
trudged along the highway, or performed
any simple task. The boys, while they
we're never cruel to him, often got little
fun out of his odd ways. He believed
every word they said to him and because
he had been told in sport that if he ever
rode over the hill to kirk in a donk ey cart
he would never be heir to the Earl of g len
Allen, he refused all the kind offers OF
farmers and cotters, and replied always in
the same words:
Ma, ma ; i'll luck falls on me the day |
mount q cart will aye gang on my ain
feet up to the corts of the Lords house
and be talking to Himself as gang.
One day Yeddie presented himself il
his coarse frock and hob-nailed shoes be.
tore the minister, and making bow much
like that of a wooden toy when pulled BY
string. he said Please, minister, lei
poor \ eddie eat supper on the coming day
vi the Lord Jesus
The good man was preparing for the
sacramental season, which came half yearly
IN that sparsely settled region, and wa,
celebrated by several churches together
when the cOneourse of people made i
necessary to hold the services in the oper
air. He was too busy to be disturbed by
the simple youth, and strove to put him of
as gently as possible. But Yeddie plead
ed y, minister If ye but kez1led hOlo
LOre Him, ye wud let me 60 where He's t,
sat az the table
This SO touched his heart that permits
sion was given for Yeddie to take his sea
with the rest, and the requisite token
was given him. And although he haC
many miles to trudge over-hill and moor
be was on the ground long before thos,
who lived near and drove good horses.
As the services proceeded, tears fowet
freely from the eyes of the poor innocent,
and at the name of Jesus he would shak
bis head mournfully, and whisper, But
dinna see him.
/. At length, however, after partaking o
the bread and tie cup, he raised his head
wiped away the traces Of his tears, ant
looking In the minister's face, he nodde,
and smiled. Then he covered his face witt
his hands. and buried it between his knees
and remained in that posture till the part
ing blessing was given, and the people be
gan to scatter. He then rose, and. with
face lighted with JOY and yet marked witt
solemnity, he followed the rest.
One and another from his own parisl
spoke to him, but he made no reply unit
pressed by some boys. Then he said:
All lads dinna bid Yeddie talk to
day He's seen the face of the Lord Jesu
among his ane ones He got a smile frc
His e'e and q word fro His tongue; an
he's afeared to speak lest he lose memor,
: OF; for its but bad memory he has a
best All lads, lads ha' seen this da
that never seed before! [ ha' seen W
these dull eyes yon loUely man Dinna y
speak but just leave poor Yeddie in Hi
company
The boys looked on in wonder, and on
whispered to another, Sure he's ma longe
daft. The sense ha' come into his head
and he looks and speaks like wise san
one.
When Yeddie reached the poor cot b
called home, he hardly dared to speak t
granny who sheltered him, lest he might
as he said. lose the bonny face II
left his 'parritch and treacle '-oat-mea
pudding and mo a>ses-untasted and al
ter smiling on and patting the faded chez
of the old woman, to show her that he wa
not out of humor. he climbed the ladder t
the lott where his pallet of straw was, t
get another look and another word fro
yon lovely Man And his voice was hear
below, in low tones.
'Ah, Lord! it's just poor me that ha
been sac long seeking ye; and now we
blde togither and never part more Oh
ay; but this is bonny loft. all good an
poor place to my loft this bonny NIGHT
And then his voice grew softer and softe
till it died away. --
|, 6 ranny sat over the smouldering tE>a
below, with her elbows on her knees, relat
ing in loud whispers to neighboring cron
the stories of the boys who mad precede,
Yeddie from the service, and also his ow
strange words and appearance.
And besides all this she said In
hoarse whisper, he refused to taste hi
supper, thing which he never done be
fore. More than that, he often ate his ow
portion and mine too, and then cried 70
more-such fearful appetite he had Blu
tonight when be cam in faint wi the lon
road he had come. he cried, Ma meat 70
me, granny; 1 ha' had feast which vii
feel within me while live. / supped wi
the Lord Jesus, and moo 1 must cen gan,
up to the loft and sleep wi him.
Moo, Molly replied granny's gues'
doesna' that remind ye O. the words O. or,
Lord Himsel', when he tell d them that II
Him eat, ha' meat that ye know not o..
Who'll dare to say that the blessed hal
that fed the multitude when they were s.
upon the grass, hasna been this day feediu.
the soul o. poor Yeddie as he sat at His q
ble2 All, Molly, we Gamma tell moo B2
this daft laddie will be greater in the Kid
dom of Heaven than the Earl himsel'-pY
body-that looks very little moo as if k51e
be able to crowd in at the pearly gate ~
And, 0, Janet if ye could ha seen q,
face OF your puir lad as he cam into q,
cot. 1t shone just like the light, andE
6rst-even afore he spoke world tho
he was carrying candle in his handy
believe in my soul, good neebor, that I'd
die was In great company to-day, and IA