The record-union., 1897-07-22

"it is borne. in upon me that 1t is the
voice of God calling YOU
Nay, twas a mani" says I. "and one
that I know, though cannot recall
him.
That may be- she answered. and
yet it was Gods voice. What will you
do?"
"Do?" says I. why, sleep
Il would post to Bodmin," she re-
piled.
And, indeed, I was so worked upon
myself that 1 then and there rose and
clothed myself. Then I said seriously
Must 1 indeed set out and ride this
nifty miles?" And even as 1 asked my
self the voice answered me, ''Yes!'
And SO. thinking still that I was on
fools errand, 1 went forth, and by
four in the morning was on my way,
with my wife's comforting words in
my ears:
Take the ferry, Jarvis" she said
as l rode off; t'it Will save you a couple
of miles
Aye" answered I, land gain me old
Zeeks maledictionsl"
But still / thought / would take that
road, being the direct way; though
Geek being abed, / should have to rouse
him out
What freshness there is in an early
summer morn in this country of Eng
land! In many foreign chimes the rays
of the sun sicken you; but here the
sweet air, tempered with sea mist, un-
seen yet still there, is as a kiss from
nature. And all heavens birds do
sing, and the smell of the wet grass
and the balm of the hedge flowers are
in your nostrils, while the good horse
trots along, head erect and ears cooked.
skirted the fat marshy land Saint
Ives way. and bore to the right When l
got the ferry in sight / was struck to
see Geek there, waiting in the boat. AS
1 rode up he hailed me.
''We'm arl ready, Master Treharne
Thy man reused I out, We see"
My mani" thought I, in wonder. And
now, indeed. it seemed to me that God
his hand must be guiding me.
Aye" 1 answered; sit is a matter for
hurry, Geek"
And stepping aboard, We were soon
across, and / on the way again, with
feeling of awe in that this mysterious
voice had even Weakened the ferryman,
tpdl might not lose time.
But with all my speed it was two by
the clock when / rode into Bodmin's long
street and wondered why 1 was there.
IT'S ever a sleepy place; but this day
it seemed even more so. Away further
down 1 noticed a small crowd near the
town hall, but all else was quiet.
/ put my horse up, and learning from
the hostler that the Assizes were on
walked to the town hail. for the want
OF something better to do. Twas here the
crowd stood, and 1 learned that within
they We're trying a man for cruel
murder that had been done six week ago,
which, indeed, 1 had heard of at the
time-Helston being the place, and the
day, of all others, the one on which |
had arrived home. But in the society of
wife and children, after three years alb
Senee, even murder may be forgotten,
especially so by one licensed TO murder
the Kings enemies by his majesty's
commission.
But now, being here in Rodmin, and
knowing not why, I thought, It cannot
do better than look at the court" at
which 1 forced myself in with some
trouble. gaining a savage frown from
TIC II uOSc anu SuIluTy Calls Oh Sllellce.
from the ushers. For, indeed had ar
rived at a most solemn moment. The
prisoner, whose back was toward me-
was facing the dread representative of
the law, who had just asked him that
awful question, what he had to plead
why sentence should not be passed upon
him now
My Lord" said the poor fellow-and,
thought I, Where have 1 heard that
voice? My Lord, stand here found
guilty. and from the evidence brought
before you 1 cannot wonder at the YER
dict. 1t is useless for me to say I am
not guilty This 1 have already said in
my pleading. But worse than my doom
is to me is the fact that have lost-al-
most lost-faith in my God. 1 have
earnestly prayed to him that He would
me. 1 have cried. and there is no an
swer. One person can only prove my in
nocence. On the day when the crime
was committed-aye the very hour-I
was many miles from the spot. At that
moment I stood beneath an archway in
the town of PenZance with another man
on horseback. While there we heard the
bell on his majesty's ship Rainbow
strike 10. The ship was lost with all her
souls the following week. No one but
that stranger on horseback can prove
my innocence.
The reason of my warning voice was
explained. His God had not forgot
ten him, after all!-New York Herald