CHAPTER IX.

OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD--DIFFICULTIES VANISH--A NEW ERA.

There was no more waiting for work at the locomotive factory in Newcastle. Orders immediately arrived from the directors to build eight large engines for the new road, and all the workshops were astir with busy life. The victorious little "Rocket" was put on the road, and sensibly helped to finish it. Neither faith, men, nor means were now wanting, and the labour in every part went heartily on.

In June a meeting of the directors was held in Manchester, when the "Rocket" made a trip from Liverpool to that city with a freight and passenger train, running through in two hours. Chat Moss never quivered; and the directors, I daresay, would have been very glad to forget their disconsolate meeting on the edge of it, when they nearly voted themselves beaten by the bog, only Stephenson would not let them.

On the 15th of September, 1830, there was to be a public opening of the road, and preparations were made at each end, and all along the way, for the grand event. The occasion awakened a deep and universal interest. It was justly regarded as a national event, to be celebrated with becoming honours. The Duke of Wellington, then Prime Minister, was present; also Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Huskisson, whose stirring words revived the drooping spirits of the directors after their defeat in parliament, and whose influence served to get their bill successfully through at last. No one, perhaps, had watched the progress of the enterprise with deeper interest than Mr. Huskisson, or rejoiced more in the vanquishing of one difficulty after another to its final finishing. Great numbers came from far and near, who, assembling by the slow mode of travel of those days, took time accordingly.

Carriages lined the roads and lanes; the river was crowded with boats; and soldiers and constables had their hands full to keep the people from the track.

The new locomotives, eight in number, having been faithfully tested, steamed proudly up. The "Northumbrian," driven by George Stephenson, took the lead. Next the "Phoenix," under Robert's charge; then the "North Star," by a brother of George. The "Rocket," and the rest, with their trains, followed. Six hundred persons were in this procession, flying at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour! Oh, the wonder and admiration which the spectacle excited! These noble steam-horses panting, prancing, snorting, puffing, blowing, shooting through tunnels, dashing across bridges, coursing high embankments, and racing over the fields and far away. England and the world never saw before a sight like that.

But the joy and the triumph of the occasion were destined to be dampened by a terrible disaster. At Parkenside, seventeen miles from Liverpool, the "Northumbrian," which carried the Duke and his party, was drawn up on one track, in order to allow the other trains to pass in review before them on the other. Mr. Huskisson alighted, and, standing outside, was talking with the Duke, when a hurried cry of "Get in! get in!" went up from the bystanders; for on came the "Rocket," steaming along at full speed. Mr. Huskisson, startled and confused, attempted to regain the carriage an instant too late; he was struck down, and the "Rocket" went over him.

"I have met my death!" exclaimed the unfortunate statesman; which, alas! proved but too true, for he died that evening.

A sad confusion prevailed. The body of the wounded gentleman was lifted into the car, or carriage as it then was, and the "Northumbrian" took him over the track home, a distance of fifteen miles, in about twenty minutes. So swiftly and easily done! The use rather than the abuse of the new power made the strongest impression.

The mournful accident threw a cloud over the occasion. The Duke wished to stop the celebration, and immediately return to Liverpool. Mr. Huskisson's friends joined with him in the wish. Others felt that Manchester should not be disappointed in witnessing the arrival of the trains, and that the accident might become magnified and misrepresented, and thus operate mischievously upon public sentiment in relation to railroads; the party therefore consented to proceed to their journey's end, but were unwilling to mingle in any of the rejoicings common to such occasions.

But the railroad needed no such demonstrations to prove its worth. It had within itself more substantial proof. Time was saved; labour was saved; money was saved. Coal, cotton, and every article of merchandise useful to men could be carried cheaper, could be had cheaper, than ever before, and, what was better, had in quantities sufficient to satisfy the industry and necessities of men. And with cheapness was combined comfort and safety. The first eighteen months seven hundred thousand persons were carried over the road, and not an accident happened.

But were not people frightened by the smoke, cinders, fire, and noise of the engines, as the opposition in Parliament declared they would be? No, no. It was not long before everybody wanted land near the track; and land, therefore, near the road rapidly rose in value. The farmers who had scouted the surveyors from their fields now complained of being left on one side; and those who had farms near the stations to rent rented them at a much higher rate than ever before. Barren lots became suddenly profitable, and even Chat Moss was turned into productive acres.

In 1692 an old writer states, "There is an admirable commodiousness both for men and women of the better rank to travel from London, the like of which has not been known in the world; and that is, by stage-coaches, wherein one may be transferred to any place, sheltered from foul weather, with a velocity and speed equal to the fastest posts in foreign countries; for the stage-coaches called 'Flying-coaches' make forty or fifty miles a day."

An English paper, bearing the date of January, 1775, has this advertisement, "HEREFORD MACHINE. In a day and a half, twice a week, continues flying from the 'Swan' in Hereford, Monday and Thursday, to London."

What would the people of those days say to a railroad carriage, especially on the "Lightning Train?"

The first stage-coach between Boston and New York began, June 24, 1772, to run once a fortnight, starting on the thirteenth, and arriving on the twenty-eighth, fifteen days' travel. Now the distance is gone over in less than the same number of hours. And so the first stage-coach between New York and Philadelphia, begun in 1756, occupied three days in the journey. Three days dwindle down to three hours in the train.

In the Scriptures we find Isaiah with prophetic eye looking over the centuries to these later times, and penning down, "Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain;" and "swift messengers" are seen executing the world's affairs--no meagre description of the great means of intercourse in our day, the railway and telegraph. The prophet saw in it a clearing of the track for the coming kingdom of the Redeemer, which is, some time, to spread over the whole earth as "the waters cover the sea." Men make good tools and instruments for themselves. They forget they are perfecting them for God also, who is using them, and who will use them to make known the precious Gospel of His Son, "peace on earth, and good will to men."

What powerful preachers for the Sabbath are the railway and telegraph, doing away with all necessity and every excuse for Sabbath travelling, as they do. Long journeys and the most urgent business can be done between Sabbath and Sabbath, giving a rest-day to the nation. And this view of them is deserving more and more regard.

The institution of the Sabbath was founded with the human race. It was meant to be the rest-day of the entire world. It was set up as a blessing: "The Lord blessed the Sabbath-day, and hallowed it." The bodies of man and beast need it. The muscles, bones, nerves, sinews, and brain cannot endure the strain of constant and uninterrupted work. It is a day of making up the waste of the animal frame under continual labour and excitement. Night rest is not enough. The God of nature and the God of the Sabbath has fitted the one to the other.

When the knowledge of God had faded out of the earth, and God chose a people to restore and preserve it, besides a code of national laws particularly for them, He enacted from Sinai a code of moral laws for man. Among them was the rest-law of the Sabbath. It is the Fourth Commandment of the Decalogue, taught in all our Sabbath-schools, pulpits, and homes: "Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy: in it thou shalt do no work," man or beast. Farther, God promises great reward to those who call "the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable * * not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words, but delighting thyself in the Lord;" showing not only the rest-use of the Sabbath, but its soul-use, as a day of special intercourse with God.

"The Sabbath was made for man," says Jesus Christ; and the _Christian_ Sabbath incorporated into it the finishing of the great plan of our redemption, when Christ,

"Who endured the cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save,"

left the tomb and ascended to heaven. Thus it is appropriately called "the Lord's day," the day when our worldly business is to be set aside, and Christ presses His claims upon the hearts and consciences of men. It is a break in the hurrying whirl of this life's interests, to consider the solemn issues of eternity, and that Atoning Love which is mighty to save all who, by repentance and faith, accept its terms of mercy.

We find it was on the observance or desecration of the Sabbath that the prosperity of the Hebrew nation hung. "You bring wrath upon the nation," cried Nehemiah to the Sabbath-breaking traders. "This very profanation has been the cause of our disasters in times past." For Sabbath profanation leads to forgetfulness of God; and God left out, what becomes of man? Ruin stares him in the face. "The ungodly shall not prosper." What becomes of a nation? Ruin. They shall be left to their own doings. The French nation blotted out the Sabbath, and showed what it was _to be left of God_.

When an African prince sent an ambassador to Queen Victoria with costly presents, and asked her to tell him in return the secret of England's greatness and England's glory, presenting him with a copy of the Bible, the queen replied, "Tell your prince that _this_ is the secret of England's greatness."

If this is true of England, much more must it prove true of America. For all our institutions, all our civil and religious interests, month by month and year by year, are in the hands of and are subject to the will of the people. What ought such a people to be. Pre-eminently they need the morality of the Bible, the conscience and the self-restraint which the Bible enjoins; and for this purpose they must vigorously support the institutions of the Bible. Foremost in the foreground is the Sabbath. It has come down to us through the ages, the great anniversary-day of a finished creation and a completed atonement, summoning men to call on the name of the Lord, and bless and praise His holy name.

On its observance the highest moral education of the people depends. Every railroad corporation is bound to be a Sabbath-keeping corporation. It _makes time enough_ to do its work. The _nature_ of its work demands responsible men. An immense amount of property is in its hands, requiring officers of scrupulous integrity to manage its interests. The gross receipts of eight of the railways terminating in London are over two hundred and fifty thousand pounds a week.

It has the life and limbs of thousands upon thousands entrusted to its charge, at the mercy of its employers, engineers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen, the recklessness or unfaithfulness of any of whom can bring sudden death to scores, and plunge a nation into mourning. These men, to be _kept_ the right men, need the Sabbath. To be honest, responsible, vigilant, true, God-fearing men, fit for their posts of duty, they _must have_ the Sabbath.

Many roads are Sabbath-keeping. Some of those which do run on that day are poorly paid. Carrying the mail helps them out. They run, perhaps, for that purpose. But is it _necessary_ to keep up Sabbath violation on our great routes in order to forward the mail? Does not the Saturday telegraph do away with that necessity? Every important item of business can be put through on the wires in time.

The side of the Sabbath is the side of God.

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What became of George Stephenson and his son Robert? the boys will have the curiosity to ask.

George and Robert Stephenson took their rank among the great men of England--that class of great men who contribute to the true prosperity of the world, by giving it better tools to do its labour with. A good tool is a great civilizer. The more perfect the instrument, the better the work. The more perfect the instrument, the greater the number of persons benefited: for the sagacity necessary to invention and discovery, and the intelligence required to mature them, are large-hearted and broad-minded. They work for the many, not the few.

The history of railways in England it is not my object to give you, and that enters largely into the remaining period of George Stephenson's life; you will find it fully detailed in Smiles' life of him. He became rich and famous, yet he always preserved the simple habits and tastes of his early days. Though asked to dine at the richly-spread tables of lords and baronets, no dish suited his taste better than his frugal oatmeal "crowdie," and no cook served it better than himself. Kings and queens thought it a privilege to talk with him. Liverpool erected a statue of him. The King of Belgium knighted him. But he cared little for honours. When somebody, wishing to dedicate a book to him, asked what his "ornamental initials" were, "I have to state," replied he, "that I have no flourishes to my name, either before or after. I think it will be as well if you merely say, 'George Stephenson.'"

Young men beginning life often called upon him for advice and assistance. He hated show and foppery, and a weakness in that direction often got reproof. One day one came flourishing a gold-headed cane. "Put by that stick, my man," said Stephenson, "and I will talk with you."

"You will, sir, I hope, excuse me," he said, on another occasion, to a gaily-dressed youth; "I am plain spoken, and am sorry to see a clever young man like you disfigured by that fine-patterned waistcoat, and all those chains and fang-dangs. If I, sir, had bothered _my head_ with those things when I was of your age _I should not have been where I now am_."

Wholesome as were his reproofs, his counsel was as reliable, and his help as timely. From the mine of his own rugged experience he had gathered truths richer than grains of gold; and he never allowed any good opportunity to pass without insisting upon the practice of those homelier and sterner virtues which form the strong woof of character. When building a road between Birmingham and London, Robert walked twenty times over the entire route, illustrating the patient assiduity taught him by his father. No slip-shod work could escape their eye. _"Neglect nothing_," was their motto. As a Killingworth collier, George put his brains and his heart into his work; as a master-builder, he put his conscience into it. All his work was honest, representing the actual character of the man.

When the rough and tumble of life began to subside, and he became a more stationary engine, with greater leisure for the enjoyment of his now ample home, his old love for birds, dogs, horses, and rabbits revived. There was not a bird's nest upon his grounds that he did not know, and he often watched their building with a builder's interest; a blade of grass, a bit of bark, a nest of birds, an ant tugging for one poor grain, were all to his mind revelations of the wonderful mechanism and creative power of God.

He died in August, 1848, in the sixty-seventh year of his age.

Robert proved himself worthy of such a father. They were alike in character, intimately associated in the great engineering enterprises of their day, and bound to each other by the fondest affection.

George built roads, Robert bridges to run them over; for railroads have given birth to the most stupendous and splendid bridges the world ever saw. The famous tubular bridge over the Straits of Menai, connecting Holyhead with the main land, and the High Level bridge of Newcastle, built by him, are monuments of engineering skill. You often see pictures of them. The most remarkable work of his genius, however, is on _the American_ side of the Atlantic ocean.

The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, terminating at Montreal, wanted to connect with the seaboard; and the road was extended from Montreal to Portland, Maine. But the river St. Lawrence, deep and broad, sweeping down its mighty current the waters and ice of the great lakes, broke the line, and separated the road into two parts. The river must be spanned. A bridge must be built. It was a stupendous undertaking, but Robert Stephenson can do it. Robert Stephenson did do it. It is thrown from Languire to a point half a mile below the city, a distance of nearly two miles. It is composed of twenty-four spans, and has three million feet of solid masonry in it. The road runs through iron tubes, sixty feet above the river, and the train is nine minutes going across. There are ten thousand tons of iron in the tubes. It was six years in building. It is called the Goliath of bridges, and is named the Victoria Bridge, in honour of the Queen.

Robert drafted, calculated, estimated, and superintended section after section of this immense work, and yet never visited the scene of labour; photographs were sent him of its progress step by step. It was finished December, 1859, and opened with all the festal honours possible in that season of the year. At the entertainments given there was one sentiment: "Robert Stephenson, the greatest engineer the world ever saw," followed by no cheers. A deep hush swept over the assembly.

For Robert Stephenson was dead. He died the twelfth of October, two months before the full completion of the work, in the rich prime of a noble manhood. His death was looked upon as a public calamity, and England, with a true sense of his worth, laid him side by side with her most honourable dead. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, with her kings and queens, her princes and poets, her warriors and statesmen. The funeral procession was between two and three miles long; thousands lined the streets, and thousands pressed into the Abbey. Tickets were necessary in order to get entrance; and one of the most pressing applicants was a humble working-man, who, years before, drove the first locomotive engine from Birmingham to London, with Robert Stephenson at his elbow.

The humble Newcastle collier-boy crowned his life with honourable toil, and at his death a nation mourned a great man fallen.

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You have read this short history with great interest, I doubt not, my young friends; and some I hear say, "I wish _I_ could achieve some great and useful work in the world, and have my name written in a book."

It is not a mean aspiration. Every noble spirit desires to be better and greater than it is, and God gives to each of you a great and precious work to do.

You have a Saviour to serve and glorify, and heaven to win, which is indeed our great life-work here.

The Lord Jesus, having bought our redemption by His own blood on the cross, has set up His kingdom in the world, and says to you and to every one, "Son, give Me thy heart."

And there is but one true purpose to make before every other purpose in life: "As for me, _I_ will serve the Lord." If by true repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ you give yourself to Him, the noblest life is before you. This work will bless all other work. This path will make all other paths safe. No matter what your situation in this world may be, high or low, rich or poor, your Master is most honoured by godliness and humility, and they are out of place nowhere.

The world is so poor that it can give its honours to but a few. God, in His infinite richness, offers heaven to us all; and by the gift of His Holy Spirit, for which we must ever pray, a life of piety is within the reach even of a little child.

The steady trust and singleness of purpose which have so delighted you in the lives of the Stephensons, may you have, my children, in the service of your blessed Lord, who will make you victorious over every hindrance, and bring you safe to His sweet presence in heaven at last.

There you will find your name written in the Lamb's _Book of Life_, never, never to perish.

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JOHN WORTH; or, The Drunkard's Death. Cloth, 6d.

NO WORK, NO BREAD. By the Author of "Jessica's First Prayer." With Illustrations. Cloth, 6d.

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"GOOD FRUIT." With Cover, 2d.

"HE DRINKS." With Cover, 2d.

"NOT A DROP MORE, Daniel." With coloured cover, 2d.

OLD BOOTS. 2d.

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KINDNESS to ANIMALS. By Charlotte Elizabeth. With numerous illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

POOR BLOSSOM. The Story of a Horse. By E. H. B. With many Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

DICK and HIS DONKEY; or, How to Pay the Rent. Cloth, 6d.

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ONLY A LADYBIRD. Cloth, 6d.

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SLAVERY IN ENGLAND. A Vision of the Night. 1d.

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JACK THE CONQUEROR; or, Difficulties Overcome. By the Author of "Dick and his Donkey." Cloth, 5s.

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THREE PEOPLE. A Story of the American Crusade. Giving an interesting history of the lives of three young men from the day of their birth to the sad death of one, and the great success and happiness, after great struggles, of the other two. It is an excellent and interesting gift-book for both young and old. With twenty-nine full-page Illustrations. Large crown quarto, cloth, 5s.

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RAG AND TAG. By Mrs. E. J. Whittaker. Containing an account of two ragged children who are kindly taken in hand by Christian people and become worthy members of society. With ten full-page Illustrations. Cloth, 1s. 6d.

VIGNETTES OF AMERICAN History. By Mary Howitt. Cloth, 1s. 6d.

FRANK SPENCER'S Rule of Life. By J. W. Kirton, Author of "Buy your own Cherries." Cloth, 1s.

HOW PAUL'S PENNY became a Pound. By the Author of "Dick and his Donkey." New Edition. With Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

HOW PETER'S POUND became a Penny. By the Author of "Jack the Conqueror," &c. With Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

JOE AND SALLY; or, A Good Deed and its Fruits. By the Author of "Grumbling Tommy." With illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

JOHN ORIEL'S START in Life. By Mary Howitt. With many Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

"NOT A MINUTE TO Spare." A Thought for the Times. By S. Clarence. With Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

NO GAINS WITHOUT Pains; A True Story. By H. C. Knight. Cloth, 1s.

WILLY HEATH AND the House Rent. By William Leask, D.D. Cloth, 1s.

DICK and HIS DONKEY; or, How to Pay the Rent. Cloth, 6d.

STORY OF TWO APPRENTICES. The Dishonest and the Successful. By the Rev. J. T. Barr. Cloth, 6d.

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WILLIE TURNER, THE Cripple; or, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." By Mrs. Fry. Cloth, 6d.

A LAD WITH A GOOD Character. 1d.

ORPHAN BOY; or, How Little John was Reclaimed. 1d.

SON OF MY FRIEND. 1d.

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BIRDIE AND HER DOG; and other Stories of Canine Sagacity, with numerous Illustrations. Cl., 3s. 6d.

THE BROOK'S STORY, and other Tales. By Mrs. C. E. Bowen. An interesting Story for the young; teaching them from references to nature to make the best use of their early days. With numerous Illustrations. Cloth, 3s. 6d.

THE DAIRYMAN'S Daughter. Cloth, 1s. 6d., gilt, 2s. 6d.

RAG AND TAG. By Mrs. E. J. Whittaker. Containing an account of two ragged children who are kindly taken in hand by Christian people and become worthy members of society. With ten full-page Illustrations. Cloth, 1s. 6d.

COME HOME, MOTHER! A Story for Mothers. By Nelsie Brook. Cloth, 1s.

COUSIN BESSIE. A Story of Youthful Earnestness. Cloth, 1s.

THE GOVERNESS; or, The Missing Pencil Case. Cloth, 1s.

JENNY'S GERANIUM; or, The Prize Flower of a London Court. Cloth, 1s.

JESSIE DYSON. A Tale for the Young. By John A. Walker. With numerous Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

JOE AND SALLY; or, A Good Deed and its Fruits. By the Author of "Grumbling Tommy." With illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

LUCY BELL'S FIRST Place. A Story for Domestics. Cloth, 1s.

MIND WHOM YOU Marry; or, The Gardener's Daughter. By the Rev. C. G. Rowe. Cloth, 1s.

MOTHER'S STORIES for her Children. By Mrs. Carus Wilson. Cloth, 1s.

ROSA; or, The Two Castles. By Miss Bradburn. Cloth, 1s.

SNOWDROPS; or, Life from the Dead. With numerous Illustrations. Cloth, 1s.

THE GIANTS; and how to Fight them. By Rev. Dr. Newton. Cl., 1s.

PROCRASTINATING Mary. A Story for Young Girls. 6d.

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TOTTIE'S CHRISTMAS Shoes. 2d.

THE PEARLY GATES. By Mrs. C. Rigg. With Illustrations. Cloth, 6d.

ON DRESS. By the Rev. John Wesley. 1d.

CARLETTA. No. 10 of the Earlham Series. 1/2d.

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MIND WHOM YOU Marry; or, The Gardener's Daughter. By the Rev. C. G. Rowe. Cloth, 1s.

TOIL AND TRUST; or, Life Story of Patty, the Workhouse Girl. By Mrs. Balfour. Cloth, 1s.

BIBLE PATTERN OF A Good Woman. By Mrs. Balfour. Cl., 1s.

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WIDOW GREEN AND her Three Nieces. By Mrs. Ellis. Cloth, 1s.

SCRUB; or, The Workhouse Boy's First Start in Life. Cloth, 6d.

ADDRESS TO YOUNG Servants, especially to those just entering Service. 3d.

A MESSAGE FROM Whitechapel; or, Scenes in a London Hospital. By Augustus Johnstone. 3d.

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SONGS AND HYMNS for the Little Ones. Compiled by Uncle John. With numerous Engravings. New edition. Cloth, 2s. 6d.

IMPORTANT TRUTHS in Simple Verse. Cloth, 1s. 6d.

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SLAVERY in ENGLAND. A Vision of the Night. Price 1d.

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GOING HOME FOR Christmas. 1d.

HOW to GROW a PLANT and Win a Prize. 1d.

ON THE USE of MONEY. By Rev. John Wesley. 1d.

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SAM ADAMS, Welsh. 1d.

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1. Providence will Provide 2. Poor Joseph 3. A Remarkable Contrast 4. Doing things on a Large Scale 5. Patched Window 6. A Thoughtful Wife 7. Daily Teachings 8. A Crown: or, Does it Pay? 9. Railway Guard 10. Old Uncle Johnson 11. The Debt is paid 12. Please, Sir, will you Read it? 13. Please, Father, Come Home Early 14. Rees Pritchard and the Goat 15. The Beaten Carpet 16. Blue Cart with the Red Wheels 17. Secret of England's Greatness 18. Uncle Anthony 19. Blind Mary 20. Niff and his Dogs 21. The Singing Cobbler of Hamburg 22. Hunter's Home, &c. 23. That Great Fountain 24. Losses by Religion 25. Officer and the Verse on the Wall 26. What's This? 27. The Infidel Officer 28. The Singing Carpenter 29. Alone with God 30. Old Sailor and the Bible Reader 31. A Lady and the Card Players 32. The Windmill's Defect 33. The Singing Pilgrim 34. Thomas Brown 35. Five "Wadmen" in Workhouse 36. "There, you've gone over it!" 37. "Father, don't go" 38. "Hold! Fire if you dare!" 39. The Great Spirit 40. The Weekly Day of Rest 41. Sailor's Funeral 42. Aunt Bessy's Proverb 43. Auction at Sea 44. Gooseberry Basket 45. Sea-boy's Story 46. Sunday Morning's Dream 47. Jack and the Yellow Boys 48. Albatross and the Soldier 49. Turning Point 50. Scripture Patchwork Quilt 51. Dark Without, Light Within 52. Michael Donovan 53. Old Deist 54. Dr. Ely and the Old Negress 55. How can these things be? 56. Blind Cobbler 57. The Reprieve 58. A Little Child shall Lead Them 59. Wilt thou Use or Abuse thy Trust? 60. No Swearing Allowed 61. The Soldier in the Cell 62. A Prodigal's Return 63. "Does you love God?" 64. Jim Lineham's Happy Blunder 65. Mr. Collins and the Smoker 66. Yeddie's First and Last Communion 67. Meeting of Chimney Sweepers 68. How John Ross began to Kneel Down 69. A Life for a Life 70. Pull out the Staple! 71. A Happy Change; or, Good for Trade 72. John Brown, the Sensible Gravedigger 73. Twopence a Day, and what it accomplished 74. A Gentle Reproof 75. "Will Father be a Goat, Mother?" 76. The Collier's Widow 77. Lost! Lost! 78. The Five Steps 79. The Door in the Heart 80. The Richest Man in the Parish 81. A Prodigal Restored 82. The Lost Sheep 83. John Morton's New Harmonium 84. Losings Bank and Savings Bank 85. Buy your own Cherries 86. Harry's Pint; or, Threepence a Day 87. A Plea for the Birds 88. The False Pilot and the True One 89. Swallowing a Yard of Land 90. Sceptic and Welsh Girl 91. The Logic of Life 92. The Life Preserver 93. The Lawyer's Son; or, the Changed Family 94. The Plunge into the River 95. The Sceptic and the Minister 96. "I will Knock Again" 97. Ned Stokes, the Man-o'-War's-Man 98. The Two Gardeners 99. The Weaver's Lamp 100. The French Nobleman and Physician 101. Herrings for Nothing 102. The Heart made Captive 103. Died at his Post 104. Bob the Cabin Boy 105. The Bible better than Pistols 106. The Emperor's Proclamation 107. The Reclaimed Sceptic 108. "Have you got the Shilling?" 109. The Man who Swallowed Three Brick Fields and Eight Houses 110. "Thank you, Captain" 111. The Speaking Tile 112. Say your Prayers in Fair Weather

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1. The Singing Cobbler 2. The French Nobleman 3. "I will Knock Again" 4. Michael Donovan 5. The King's Messenger 6. The Best Weapon 7. 'Will Father be a Goat?' 8. The Logic of the Life 9. Eric the Slave 10. Carletta 11. The Two Voyages 12. "Knock Off those Chains" 13. "Herrings for Nothing" 14. Astonished Infidel 15. Old Moses 16. Yeddie's First and Last Communion 17. Life Preserver 18. Singing Carpenter 19. Sunday Morning's Dream 20. "Hold! Fire, if you Dare!" 21. Died at his Post 22. Patchwork Quilt 23. "The Debt is Paid." 24. Bob, the Cabin-Boy 25. "That's thee, Jim!" 26. Richest Man in the Parish. 27. Ransomed Slave 28. Blind Mary of the Mountain. 29. General Taylor 30. Poor Joseph 31. "Does you Love God?" 32. Solomon's Quarry 33. Speaking Tile 34. Old Jack Sibley 35. The Secret of England's Greatness 36. "Have you got the Shilling?" 37. The Emperor's Proclamation 38. "Thank you, Captain" 39. The Prophet's Warning 40. The Conscript's Substitute 41. The Snow Track 42. The Empty Cradle 43. The Reprieve 44. Losses by Religion 45. Donald's Success 46. The Broken Buckle 47. The Indian's Speech 48. Two Strong Men

Transcriber's Note:

Archaic and inconsistent spelling and punctuation retained.