Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-18

Hut iu these brave old days those that
v,ia irn vcrc al together IN one Of tho
sweetest cottage homes that stool under
green leaves in green valley. There was
n plum tire. rosa tree, and wealth u
Tvs add q DC " greenswarl outside. AMI,
iui .do. ore ROOM below and two above.
sthnuulr nf fns.. secured 70 white yOd
could hafc eaten ycnr dinner oil u. and no
harm bsn done eKap, 10 tho floor. white
washcd vol with pi.tlros Of nlhlcsronrs
hung wi,ro thnrc vas room, aud In tlieir
own plao kept 10 hfighta, b, BE- 20 many
d1skY uirrlrl, sreat mnh0gauy Gle of
drawers. hisiclsed clock, polished elm
chris. aui % corner cupboard fDr the china
the. woe only rlt ont NJ high festivals. .
hri4ht. 0tan. ~ coal fir. always niight
with 90 slfi uf common things fpr com.
mon uer, stored snrg and bright like tho
r1-is and chaiieis 81 Ed'ari Cutie. mar
liner. This WIS Coliyer's home Ia the day
ufsra'l thiugs. matched then and now by
thouauds Of cottage. 10 tho sturdy old
shire ~ York.
Colllcr got all his schooling" from an
odd character many " the llkley folk still
remember by the name of Willie liardie.
IN thrss days, By favor. Nil cripples were
nddlcri ar teachers. Willie inrlie was
NlNNs NAN MAH hNNAN INV NNlHN NllVIflf Nhu
hst fiddler aud teacher the llkloy district
ever knew. lie had n strange squint In his
oycs. but for all that was great marks.
man with tho fcrule There was no Use of
dnlgIng N you did. the fernbr would ind
yuu out and thump you all tho harder.
Collier aud his young companions swors
solcmnly 10 thrash him when thoy grew To
~ mem Ia i3sl Collyer came back here
O.. NlHa 81 -. . D..
ogd Wllls.H aud they found him at
Tcwaon. teaching aud thumping Just a.
they had leit him Crossing tho worn
thrr.h9'd. they very sternly luquircdi
is this Willio lllrdloi"
"Anl 10 ID isf' he answered cannily.
"iioN arr you getting along, sirir
Use wss enough. bat l doan't know
ye"
I'VE uscd 20 b. your scholars, sir.
We've come 20 give you back your thrash.
lng,p
"N1i. nos-an' yo will notf' shouted
"oWd willio' at the intrndcra. instinct
lively grasplng his ferule.
Then they made rush nj him. telling
him who they were, aud giving him great
husiling. until he purchased freedom by q
promise 10 play Tor them u tune on the Old
sweet ilome' until there was not dry
eye In the little low sohool.house
~ fourteen Collycr was "prontlced" 70
."Owd Jackie" Birch. tho flkley village
blacksmith. The lad was pretty steady
"Ahout middllng-ab0ut middllng" hs
will himself tell you. with twinkle Of tho
old Yorkshire light In his eye. Tho old.
old women of llkley tell ine they were
pretty suns Of the orthodoxy u ANY little
village iun he had baud H. one recalls
aocrtaln night long ago when there had
been some DOING which hold until !
O'Clock Va the morning, at which time sho
overheard. from the window Of her cham.
her, % little conversation between the mill.
er aud his wife. who was awaiting the tru.
mt, something after the manner ~ Tain o
shutters good dame She greeted him
With.
why. David. mon. thna 10 out too
lnicf'
"Noa, noa. woman, Boab CollJer's yet
bohind met he rctoricl Ia ga injured way.
"Wnatl-Boabi Then thaa be home full
airly"
The only industries Of lkiey At that time
were "wool comhlng and lndgcrs." One
ot these wool combcrs. John Dohson, q
farmers boy named Tom smith, another
lad named John Hohson. and tho 'prcntic,
boy, collyer, became friends aud formed
n compact about books, reading aud
study, Tho wave of we.lcynnlsm was
ttill strong over tho northern moon
4 local preacher named Bland, now ln
Canada, preached sermon one Sab
bath which took wondruus hold ou
the young blacksmith, though no "ro
vi,al' was Ia progress, aud AT laat th,
light camc." Tho Methodi-ts took hiin
"on probation" and put him Ia "old Jlm
Dcltg'," class. few nights after Dclye
was absent, aud. ~ Collytr has often told
me, up spoke Tom smith from across the
room, 'Naa lad. thaa mun lead q class
tnighi. thaa can do u II tina tries.'" So
he took hold and led In llttlc while
they mndn him local praoher. His first
sermon wis a great event In tho district
II WIS preached at Addinghain, "a little
hamlet three mile, up tho Wharfe from
llhley,
"oh, thought had capital sermon,
though" Mr., Coilyrr once said 20 ine "lt
wis In throc parts. each, 0f course essen,
tai 10 tho other, Halt way back 70
llkley ] suddenly remembered had left
tho secondly out entirely. | was quite
overwhelmed about Il; but the Joke u IL
all was that had boldly stolen my sec.
ondly' FROM q line sermon preached by %
good Presbyterian brother named No
Chine felt the weight " that Judgment
on me- 20 heavily that hRvo never stolet
"a serJnun since"
Then they must hear him ut Ilkiey. Al
thn buys and girls were there, and the
young blacksmith thought 10 had made .
great Impression. While this was glowing
Ia his mind on hls way to tho forge the
next morning. the old Village oabblcr called
Out 90 him FROM where he was hammering
away underneath his porehi
81 say, lad, come here, ha' summat 70
say toye, ! heard thaa preach last night
THUS with h broad griu On bis face,
DID ~, thoughN returned the black.
smith proudly.
81 did, aud think thou'lt no'er max o
preacher - long a. than lives, Bnabln
IL, was stunned by this. for the cohbler
was The VILLAGE oracle The laitcrsnw how
snrly he had hurt him. aud kind .hrartedly
mllrdli 'NoN, dpan't mistake me, Boah
Thou wants to reason too much. Thor
may'st lecture; but thaa eau never be .
prelchorl'
When YOU stand by tho ancient church
~ Al Saint' aud look In upon it, ino.sy
graves and kuule CROSSES y0ur hands will
EUup tho bars of lts huge iron gates. Thor
wnw forged 40 "owd Jaokion Birch's unvll
by thIs same stunt hearted "Yorkshir,
blacksmith" And .oushow "a one turn,
away from ilkley the feeling comts strong
" That there was wrought into these rod
aud hirs u hero grit inorc impressive ant
'mporishable thRn & revealed Ia all othei
monuments W tokens LEFT in Wharfrdal,
slnoo thu days wiicu the Romans troi thrs.
pleasant Ways kpGsp l.. MAKIN4A.
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