New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-16

well YOU can sit in 1t and hold 1t down"
aSd sSoo Ss head there's anything that
hate" said he, "iPs steamboat think IL VIII scare
9 0d morse u 70 Ne% dop WON rav
now-that I'd better drive the old horse down. Don't
YOU think the property be safer She never can got
another horse like him. She never' get carriage hat
suits ner half as well as that IL don't seem 10 me Us
could take the responsibility Of rskng that property
She left IL in my hands. Take good care OF the old
horse, jerks was the last words she said to me ann
now because she's old woman, and doesn't know
any better she tells me 20 put him on q steainDoaJ
where he's Just likely to he banged about ana
mn as he is 20 get through alive. 1t seems
to me the old woman Is out of her head, ana tnat |
ought TO do just she told me to do when sue was an
right Take good care of the old Morse Jenhs' was
The Old man was excited hut still pale and he stood
waiting before me with pitiul' pleading expression
upon his wien features. IN =,
obliged to risk the property, jerks" l said
Mrs. sanderson is very particular, you know,
She will have no one TO blame but herself If the whole
establishment goes overheard ana II were you
wouldn't miss this chance OF going TO sea al her expense
Then Jerks resoutcly undertook to bring his mind to
it. How long Will IT take q" he inquired.
"oh, three hours or So" replied carelessly
ado we 20 out OF sight Of landl"
"NO, you sail down the river few miles, then you
strike the and just hug the shore until you get
ayes; strike the ocean-hug the shore" he mum.
6led to himself, looking down ana ripping peaGg
Strike the ccean~hug the shore. Three hours
oh do you know whether they have hepreservers on
stacks OF Them" replied. "Pve seen them often"
"wouldn't be good plan 70 slip one i,, on to the
and won't be scared, you know and If there should
happen be any trouble 1t would help him TO keep his
"CaPital plano responded.
"Wnat time do start T.
AT eight O'Clock tomorrow morning
JenBs retired with the look aud bearing OF man who
had been sentenced to be hanged lie went 1icst to
there, and late into the night heard hlm moving
about his room. l presume he did not once close
| Il
amused by his nervousness, though would not nave
inumatod TO him that had any doubt OF his courage,
for the world. He astir at an early hour IN the
morning; aud breakfast was upon the table WIle YET
the early birds were singing.
You will have a lovely day jerks" said, as he
handed me my coffee
As he bent TO set the beside my plate there came
close to my ear curious, crePtant rustic. ""hat
have you got about you. Jenksl" inquired III.
He made slckly attempt TO Snlle, ana men pullhg
open the bosom of his shirt, displayed collapsed, dry
bladder with goosequil in the neck ready Tor It's III
That's a capital idea, jerks" said.
"Do you think sol what do you thhk OF lhat = anu
he showed Inc the breast pocket OF his coat fuIl ol
cOrks
Number one you know" said jerks, buttoning up
his coat. Number one, and "A stlH upper lip"
You're brave Ola fellow, any way Jenks ana
you're gong TO have the best time you ever mad.
drove down to the boat with him, to make the ar
rangements for the Shipment and saw MIN and the es-
Enlistment safely board The bottom OF the carriage
loaded with appliances for securing his personal
safety case of accident including billet of wood
wheels OF the carriage in case OF storm.
babe him goodby at last, and went on shore where
waited to the steamer wheel into the stream. The
last view mad OF the old man showed that he had re
ieved himself of hat and boots and placed himself III
light swimming order In the place of the former he
had tied red baudanna handkerchief around his head
and for tle latter he had substituted slippers He had
entirely forgotten and the existence OF such town
Bradford. Looking dreamily down the nVer, out
toward that mysterious ON winch ms chlldlsn mag
agnatiOn had dwelt so long, and OF which he stood IN
such mortal fear, he passed out of sight
Tue mex, evening heard from hR IN characteristic
The borsc ana crhise IS saif
She welcomed me from the see.
Once wise she roaled isrefuly
BIT she ritei and drove on
II will be so kind a not to menshun the BLADDER
Inc seeis tremendous thing and The ailus is noWhsre
THEorHIIrs jerks"
A large space in the story is devoted to the re-
ligious experiences of Arthur Bonnicastle, in the
rehearsal of which the author takes occasion to eX
patiate on the narrowness and bigotTy of those
churches which exclude the most worthy persons
from their communion for want of conformity to an
abstract theological creed. He brings forward
case in point which occurred on his own admission
to the company of the faithful
All my friends, including Mrs. sanderson. were pres,
MI. Bradford and his family sat near the, and
that he had deeply moved He read the future
spirit that which could see. He knew the history
OF human heart, and he interpreted the future Of
derson drove home along with jerks and the Bradiords
with Henry and my own family walked home together
AS left father at his door, with Henry and Claire,
found myself with Mile. We fell behind her father
mre tSa She was NOT oScrygs she nnfoiGed her hand
kerchief and showed me erumb OF the sacramental
where did you get it p inquired.
Il prayed that II might drop when 1t was handed to
What are You going to DO with it9" inquired.
81 am going TO my room when get home and have
a ali by myself"
But do you think il will be right p inquired.
81 don't think lie will care lie knows that love
HIM. and that Is the only chance have II IS his bread,
ana came from his table, and Mr. Grmshaw has nothing
] was dumb with astonishment, and could offer no
remOnstIance. Indeed sympathZed with her much
that could not have deprived her OF her anticipated
Then / asked her what she would do for wine.
- shall kiss my mothers lips she replied, and then
added: II wonder il she Will know that anything
Is gone as the saviour did when the woman touched
think if could have retired with Mile to her
seclusiOn, and shared her crumb away from the eyes
OF curious world and the distractions Of the public
gaze should have come out stronger aud purer for
the feast left her az her door, aud went
tasting the crunb which fallen from the Masters
table. The thought OF the reverent kiss which the
mother to receive that night all unconscious Of the
draught OF spiritual comfort which her child would
quad there, quite oyeTcame me.
Aud II was this child with her quick insight and I'M
pcit fan that had been shut out OF the fold because
she had no opinions IL wac her father too carefully
seeking and prayeTiuy learning who had been refused
admttance, because he would not surrender his
aud his liberty OF thought Already began TO doubt
the infabihty of my Pope. Already there had crept
into my mind the suspicion that there was something
than of SOUND character. Already felt that there
something about THESE two persons that higher in
Christian experience than anything l could calm
Already / had become dmly conscious of a spiritual
PRIDE IN myself, that DID not see III them, and con
WINGED that they better hted 10 adOrn Christian
profession than myself
Arthurs conversion 10 personal interest in gei-
gon took place during revival, but the fiery zeal
of the commencement OF his new career soon cooled
down. and he was left in state to pass an impartial