The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-24


companion. At the noIso OF the pistol
I closed my eyes. For so tender was
my heart that | dared not look out lest
l should see the good man, my compan.
ion, dead upon the heather. But prot
emily l heard tho young man return,
cursing and swearing, saying, "The
devil rive himl Curse on the false aim,
the dcceitful bullets, tho evil fate"
Whereat | Judged that hi, cruel in
tent could not have sped well. So by
m~isadventure | raised my head aud
looked abou. me. And 10! there stand
Ing upon tho heather within n dozen
yards OF me was tho robber with his
reeking pistol yet in his hand.
"Hol no! What have wo here? 2"
cried he, coming up to me with his
pistol upon his arm.
"a poor son OF the church," | told
him, that had not the worth OF u groat
about him, and naught OF value save
his prayers, which If he wore spared
would be put UP for the man that pro-
longed his lie"
Poor prayers, indeed" said the
young man OF the dark aud fierce coun.
t%eunnce, craven prayers are ever poor
prayers. Rise up. man, and take your
sheltie. | sought the lions life, not that
OF the rs, which brays At his tail"
So saving. he mounted again on his
great Flanders mare.
get up, Zutphen," said he. chad It
not been for these great laundering pile
driving feet OF yours, ! had been howk-
ing a hole for both the lion and the uss.
Well for YOU. ave dog, that tho gray
carried your master well. or | had been
obliged to put You in the ditch with
him, 10 keep your tongue from telling
tnles-which is all that it is good for"
So tho ribald young nan rode away,
AMI | CAT me up and wen; to catch my
ROAM work OF time and much Difficult.
ty. And as | pursued my beast over
tho moss hags, l saw the young man ris.
Ing and falling upon his sodden and
paccless horse. And ! blessed the
beast, because his manifest defects had
saved two honest mems lives that day.
Nevertheless, l CAME not up with Sir
Jamesall tho way to my own house in
Edinburgh. so well had his good gray
carried him.
The morning OF tho next day I re-
paired to the lodging OF Sir James
Standsfie!d. which was in a close at the
head OF the West Bow. where there are
many godly people dwelling. Though
sou!e OF them. alas! for the sake OF the
times and the favor OF tho magistrates,
make a pretcnse OF ungodlinoss, saying
''Dcvll taSn" and 'Zounds!" loudly In
the streets when II notable person
passes by. For to use oatts Is counted
the mark Of q well.atIoctcd person by
the government Of this time.
When Ientercd | found the worthy
knight with his hcad fallen upOn his
hand,und a little red book before him Of
n sQunro shape and well bound in lcath-
er. Ills tears were falling upon tho
pages, rs | judged, to the hurt OF the
printing. was for drawing back, for !
thought that | had. found my friend ut
his dcvotions. But his tears inclined
me TO stay that l might comfort him
with the apples OF pertinent advice.
"a good morning!!' 1bado him, speak.
ing softly and putting my hand on HIS
shoulders.
But he mover gavc no q word OF an.
swcr, but to sigh and groan md read
upon his book.
BE OF good iicnr.. Sir Jamo9.' I said
to him. "for | am going to tho towns
authority and tho privy c~ouncil, with
whom | am in good odor; and, with
their help. VIC shall soon have yon
inavc by the heels. 1saw him so close,
and hold such n discourse with him,
that I q description IN n hair"
Bnt Sir James was no ways cncour-
aged. "For," said he, II, Is all worse
than useless; my shame sits heavy on
mo. lam not n mar: 20 make complaint,
but yesterday was hurt TO death in
my tondcrcst part"
"Why," said [, "thc knavo surely
shot not true. You nro not wounded.
You rode away briskly enough"
YEA" said Sir James, wounded am
I 10 tho heart; for no that shot at mo
with intent to take my lilo was my
oldest son Philip"
At hearing OF which, tho liio M |.
were went from me. and ! had con to
sit down on n suttlc to keep from fall.
ing. But then, indeed, know that my
friend, who sOOmed 10 mirthinl and jul!
of good cheer, had all tho timo Il cankor.
worm gnawing nj his heart.
At last ho lifted his head, and | saw
that tho book he read was Durtoun's
"Nlolanchuly." tho little square book of
tho earliest imprint. which so many
count next to their Bibles.
Yet | judged it to DO nightly un.
suitable rcnding for ono so afflicted rs
he; therefore, MS tho right OF mine Office
was. | directed him to lny it asidc nhd
turn to suitable passages Of Scripture.
And IN c1pocinl | cOunsolod him to
mediate uaon the mystical meaning OF
cettain vorIca in tho CanticIca mud in
Ezekiel, upon which | hRi preached
with great comfort to myself for ono
yoar in my last pastoral charge. | wns
proceeding TO oxpound solnu OF thuso to