t'living, his mind always ran after being a Church Parson. Have you seen him?—but may be he's not sattled yet. : JON.-O yes, he is! and I've seen him: he came on Monday, I expect he was nobbut finished wi' t' Bishop o' Sunday. He called at our house, and sat, I'll warrant you, an hour or more. He was just as free as he always was, when I liv'd sarvant with his faather. His mistress was with him, she's a free hearted woman. She slipped a halfcrown piece into my hand as she went out. RALPH. They're both as free and hearty folks as need to be. He was always a good disposed and charitable lad; and never liked to see a poor body want. You know as for t'mistress, she bears a good word; but, then, one knows less about her; but I couldn't live thirty years sarvant, and labourer with his grandfaather and faather, and not know him. } JON. He's off a good stock, I lived many a long year at t'Grange: and, as you say, knew him from bairn little. Poor old maisters, they're both deead and gone; but, depend on't sarvants and poor folks doesn't always meet with sich like. Young maister seems to think a deal about his work; as I said he sat a good while, and he thought it was a very great undertaking. He begged I would pray for him, as he laid a deal of stress of praying folks to help him; and, before he left, he took out of his pocket a little testament, and read a few verses, and made some observations on 'em in a very nice way: and then we kneeled down, and I think he put up one of the best prayers I ever heard; I hope he'll be a parson of a right stamp. RALPH. I expect they've made Myrtledale church look very grand: though I've not seen it. T'squire said he was determined it should be putten into thorough repair; for such a good building, he said, were like lost, as it was. JON.-Why I'd been to get some varjuice made at Crab-mill, and as I had to stop 'till my turn came, I went on to look at it, and sarten it is not like t'same place: all t' pew floors is boarden; singing loft new done wi' fine green curtains, and that pratty picture of David and his harp painted over again; puilpit and desk all like bran new; and they've made a new set of commandements, and Lord's prayer and belief; and then t'sacrament place it's fit to dazzle a body's een, there's sich a grand painted window. RALPH. Why on Sunday, then, we shall hear him; but if he preaches at Willowby in the forenoon, how does he mean to manage, think you, wi' both churches. JON.-He'll preach three times every, Sunday: twice at Willowby, and once at Myrtledale; he has a nice gig to go from one place to t'other. RALPH.-Why we shall see when Sunday comes, I mun bid you good day, I turn down here. JON.-Good day, Ralph. CHAPTER II. On the Monday, as my reader is already informed, the Vicar arrived at his new and commodious residence, which was only separated from the church yard, at Myrtledale, by a small drain or rivulet: across which; was a foot bridge to the garden in front.→→→ That his views and feelings, on this occasion, may be better understood, he shall speak for himself. He was, the day after his arrival, seated in a beautiful summer-house, with his excellent wife, and whom I shall be acquitted of impropriety, if I designate a "helper in the Gospel." "My dear Polly," said he, "how exquisite are my feelings at this time, I scarce know how to describe them; such a mixture of joy, gratitude,looking back, looking round, looking forward, I cannot, amidst its vast variety, say how I feel; but it seems amazing that I should be fixed pre Minister, just entering on my new career, I feel particularly anxious that I may act in a becoming manner, not to repel, by severity, nor to trifle, so as to lose the influence my office ought to do, and does confer." "Don't you think this was one reason why that very good man, Mr. Flechere, I mean of Madeley, was no more successful, on his first entrance into the ministry?-by a sort of rigour and excessive sanctity, he repelled the people, they dreaded him, and felt as if he was of another species. I am no advocate for Iram trifling, but Jesus Christ was very accessible and communicative, hence people seem to have delighted in his company; but I may be altogether wrong, as to Mr. Flechere, in any such estimate of that very holy man's character."Perhaps you are, but I do not apprehend much danger to yourself on that head, I wish you may not err on the other side. You recollect the hymn of Cowper: "The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty made, |