Tom. (looking on his book.) Cause enough. Why I find here that I'm very unhappy, and very miserable; which I should never have known if I had not had the good luck to meet with this book. O'tis a precious book! Jack. A good sign tho'; that you can't find out you're unhappy without looking into a book for it. What is the matter? Tom. Matter? Why I want liberty. Jack. Liberty! What has any one fetched a warrant for thee? Come man, cheer up, I'll be bound for thee.-Thou art an honest fellow in the main, tho' thou dost tipple and prate a little too much at the Rose and Crown. Tom. No, no, I want a new constitution. Jack. Indeed! Why I thought thou hadst been a desperate healthy fellow. Send for the doctor then. Tom. I'm not sick; I want Liberty and Equality, and the Rights of Man. Jack. O now I understand thee. What, thou art a leveller and a republican I warrant. Tom. I'm a friend to the people. I want a reform. Jack. Then the shortest way is to mend thyself. Tom. But I want a general reform. Jack. What, Tom, we imitate them? We follow the French! Why they only begun all this mischief at first, in order to be just what we are already. Why I'd soouer go to the Negers to get learning, or to the Turks to get religion, than to the French for freedom and happiness. that's the way to be free. And let me tell Jack. I'll tell thee a story. When Sir John Tom. Well, that is some comfort; but have you read the Rights of Man? Jack. No, not I. I had rather by half read the Whole Duty of Man. I have but little time for reading, and such as I should therefore only read a bit of the best. Tom. Don't tell me of those old-fashioned notions. Why should not we have the same fine things they have got in France? I'm for a Constitution, and Organization, and Equalization. Tom. Why for a perfect government. Jack. Do be quiet. Now, Tom, only suppose this nonsensical equality was to take Tom. But the times-but the taxes, Jack. place; why it would not last while you could Jack. Things are dear, to be sure but riot say Jack Robinson; or suppose it could- and murder is not the way to make them cheap. suppose, in the general division, our new And taxes are high; but I'm told there's a deal rulers were to give us half an acre of ground of old scores paying off, and by them who did || apiece; we could to be sure raise potatoes on not contract the debt neither, Tom. Besides it for the use of our families; but as every things are mending, I hope, and what little is other man would be equally busy in raising done, is for us poor people; our candles are potatoes for his family, why then you see if somewhat cheaper, [yes, and I suspect that bread thou wast to break thy spade, I should not be and other necessaries of life are a pretty deal able to mend it. Neighbour Snip would have cheaper now, than when this was was written. no time to make us a suit of cloaths, nor the J. N.] and I dare say, if the honest gentleman clothier to weave the cloth, for all the world is not disturbed by you levellers, things will Jack. Free, Tom! aye, free with a witness. would be gone a digging. And as to boots and mend every day. But bear one thing in mind: They are all so free, that there's nobody safe. shoes, the want of some one to make them for the more we riot, the more we shall have to They make free to rob whom they will, and us, would be a greater grievance than the tax pay. Mind another thing too that in France kill whom they will. If they don't like a on leather. If we should be sick, there would the poor paid all the taxes, as I have heard 'em man's looks, they make free to hang him with- be no doctor's stuff for us; for doctor would be say, and the quality paid nothing. out judge or jury, and the next lamp-post does digging too. We could not get a chimney for the gallows; so then they call themselves swept, or a load of coal from pit, for love or free, because you see they have no king to money. take them up and hang them for it. Tom. What do you mean by that? ar'n't the French free? Tom. Ah, but Jack, didn't their KING formerly hang people for nothing too? and besides wer'n't they all papists before the Revolution? Tom. But still I should have no one over my head. Tom. Well, I know what's what, as well as another; and I'm as fit to govern Jack. No, Tom, no. You are indeed as good as another man, seeing you have hands to work, and a soul to be saved. But are all men fit for Jack. That's a mistake: I'm stronger than all kinds of things? Solomon says, “How can thou; and Standish, the exciseman, is a better he be wise whose talk is of oxen?" Every one scholar; so we should not remain equal a in his way. I am a better judge of a horseJack. Why, true enough, they had but a minute. I should out-fight thee, and he'd out-shoe than Sir John; but he has a deal better poor sort of religion, but bad is better than wit thee. And if such a sturdy fellow as I am notion of state affairs than I; and I can no And so was the government bad were to come and break down thy hedge for a more do without him than he can do without me. none, Tom. enough too, for they could clap an innocent little firing, or to take away the crop from thy And few are so poor but they may get a vote man into prison, and keep him there too as ground, I'm not so sure that these new-fangled for a parliament-man, and so you see the poor long as they would, and never say with your laws would see thee righted. I tell thee, Tom, have as much share in the government as they leave or by your leave, Gentlemen of the Jury. we have a fire constitution already, and our But what's all that to us? forefathers thought so. Tom. To us! Why don't our governors put many of our poor folks in prison against their will? What are all the jails for? Down with the jails, I say; all men should be free. Jack. Harkee, Tom, a few rogues in prison keep the rest in order, and then honest men go about their business, afraid of nobody; Tom. They were a pack of fools, and never read the Rights of Man. Lord Ferrers was hanged in 1760, for killing his steward. well know how to manage. Tom. But I say all men are equal. Why should one be above another? Jack. If that's thy talk, Tom, thou dost quarrel with Providence and not with governVenn's "Complete Duty of Man" is a much ment. For the woman is below her husband, better book; but I think that it was not published and the children are below their mother, and at the time when this dialogue was written. J. N. the servant below his master. Tom. But my book says that the subject is not below the king, that all kings are "crowned ruffians :" and that all governments are wicked. For my part, I'm resolved I'll pay no more taxes to any of them. THE INFIDEL'S END, Thomas Paine died in America, the 8th June, 1809, aged 72 years, and his life has been written by Mr. Cheetham, and published at New York. This author received a letter from you with a book, what she was reading; and on captain in the infidel host, found that the shield being answered, and at the same time asked if with which he had armed himself, could no she should read aloud, he assented and would longer ward off the piercing arrows thrown by appear to give particular attention; (the book his conscience, and that he felt compelled to she generally read, was Hobart's Companion drop from his hand the sword that he had so Jack. Tom, Tom, this is thy nonsense; if to the Altar.) I took occasion during the arrogantly lifted up against the Son of God. thou didst go oft'ner to church, thou wou'dst night of the 5th or 6th of June, to try the His feelings, in short, appear to have been just know where it is said, "Render unto Cæsar the strength of his opinions respecting Revelation; like those of the dying and apostate Emperor, things that are Cæsar's," and also, "Fear God, I purposely made him a very late visit,-it was Julian, when he exclaimed, “Oh Galilæan, honour the King." Your book tells you that a time which seemed to suit my errand,-it thou hast conquered." we need obey no government but that of the was midnight. He was in great distress, con- Thus we have seen that Thomas Paine, after people, and that we may fashion and alter the stantly exclaiming in the words above men- publishing the boldest blasphemy against the government according to our whimsies; but tioned; when I addressed him in the following blessed Redeemer, fell into horrible dismay mine tells me, "Let every one be subject to manner, the nurse being present; Mr. Paine, and inward torment in his latter days. The the higher powers, for all power is of God, the your opinions, by a large portion of the com- unhappy man had once proclaimed his belief, powers that be are ordained of God; whoso-munity, have been treated with deference. You that the prophecies of the scripture never had ever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth must be sensible that we are acquainted with | been fulfilled in times past; and its threatthe ordinance of God." Thou sayest, thou wilt your religious opinions, as they are given to enings never would be fulfilled hereafter. But pay no taxes to any of them. Dost thou know the world; what must we then think of your mark,-the truth of God's declarations and who it was that work'd a miracle, that he might present conduct? Why do you call upon Jesus threatenings was fully shown, even in the torhave money to pay tribute with, rather than Christ to help you? Do you believe that He ment that this unhappy and dying man himself set you and me an example of disobedience to can help you? Do you believe in the Divinity felt. Turn to Prov. i. 24.-Compare that pregovernment? of Jesus Christ? Come sir, answer me ho- diction of wrath against scoffers at religion, nestly. I want an answer as from the lips of with the account of Thomas Paine's death, and a dying man, for I verily believe you have not tell me whether the word of God was not most twenty-four hours to live.' I waited some time fearfully fulfilled in him, as it has been in nuat the end of every question; he did not an- merous other instances. swer, but ceased to exclaim in the above manRELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY. ner. Again I addressed him, 'Mr. Paine, you have not answered my questions, will you anJob Nott hasn't ventured, as yet even to touch upon this delicate subject, and he will Dr. Manley, a physician at New York, who swer them? allow me to ask again,-Do believe? or rather, let me qualify the question, be very cautious, I promise you, how he runs attended Thomas Paine during his last illness; Do you wish to believe that Jesus Christ is his nose into a hornet's nest, by taking either and that letter contains the following account the Son of God?' After a pause of some mi- one side or the other of those knotty questions of what passed in the dying man's chamber. "During the latter part of his life, though his nutes, he answered, I have no wish to believe about which religious women are pulling caps, conversation was equivocal, his conduct was on that subject.' I then left him, and know and religious men are writing thunderbolts. not whether he afterwards spoke to any person "Non nostrum inter vos tantas componere lites, singular. He would not be left alone night or "Et vitulâ tu dignus et hic." on any subject, though he lived till the mornday. He not only required to have some person with him, but he must see that he or she ing of the 8th." Such are the words of his It isn't Job's province to settle such differences, was there, and would not allow his curtain to physician. A female, who often saw him on nor to hold the balance between such litigants. his death-bed, being sent with refreshments Nevertheless, I must say, though I would say it be closed at any time, and if, as it would some for his use, from a gentleman who lived in his with all due deference, that for real christian times happen, he was left alone, he would scream and holla until some person came to neighbourhood, has related, that he one day people to be biting and devouring one another him. When relief from pain would admit, he asked her, if she had read one of his works, about matters of doubtful disputation, whilst seemed thoughtful and contemplative; his eyes and upon answering that she thought it the our whole protestant faith is being put in jeogenerally closed, and his hands crossed over his most wicked book she had ever seen, and there-pardy by the assaults of popery and infidelity, fore burnt it; he replied, that he wished all is, to my mind, much the same thing as if the breast, although he never slept without the who had read it, had been equally wise, adding, crew of a ship should be quarrelling and disassistance of medicine. There was something remarkable in his conduct about this time, if ever the Devil had an agent on earth, I puting about the best method of finding out the longitude, whilst the enemy were pouring (which comprises two weeks preceding his death,) he would call out during his paroxysms of Thomas Paine, it seems plain, that though From this faithful account of the latter end in their broadsides, and the ship was sinking. Then again, not only is one party pitted of distress, without intermission, "Oh Lord help me! Oh God help me! Jesus Christ help he did not wish the christian religion to be against another upon subjects which, to plain true, because it condemned himself, yet he was, people, seem hardly worth the expense of powme! Oh Lord help me!" repeating the same expressions without any interruption, or the in fact, afraid, one may say inwardly convinced, der and shot; but the same individuals are least variation, in a tone of voice that would that it was true. And though "excessive pride perpetually changing; as if religion were a alarm the whole house. It was this conduct, of opinion, consummate vanity, and inordinate garb only to be worn for the day, and then to (says Dr. Manley,) that induced me to think self-love," (I cite the words of that Physician be exchanged for the next new thing! And he had abandoned his former opinions; and I who knew him so well,) seemed to restrain yet as there is in fact nothing new under the was more inclined to that belief, when I under-him from honestly and humbly confessing that sun, and the last new cut is but a revival of stood from his nurse, (who is a very serious, standers could not but observe in the fears and any of the newest things in religion can lay his sentiments had been wrong; yet the bye- the fashion of former years; so I question if and I believe, pious woman,) that he would ocshrieks of the unhappy man, an unwilling tes- claim to the merit of originality or invention; casionally enquire, when he saw her engaged timony given to the truth of God's holy word; they are only old shop-keepers, brushed up and See a tract entitled "Infidelity exposed," pub- and when they heard him in his agonies call so dyed afresh, and brought out under a new lished by the Church of England Tract Society; also the "Life, &c. of Thomas Paine," by J. S. Harford, constantly upon the Lord Jesus for help, they name;-and no wonder that they don't wear Esq. must have been convinced, I think, that this well. 66 have been one." and if me, but just tell you in few words the most we are told to take people as we find them, " When our King calls the nation to pray and to fast, for him;" he could hear the opening and CORRESPONDENCE. РНЕВЕ. Perhaps some of Job's kind correspondents may have thought him over-particular, sometimes objecting to the matter of their communications, sometimes to the style. Now to shew that Job can be pleased, a communication was received last week from a friend, which Job thinks most unexceptionable, both in matter and style; it is as follows: "Messrs. J. & W. Richardson are requested to deliver to the bearer fifty copies of Job Nott, and to continue the same weekly until further orders." Now this is just to Job's taste: the style simple and clear: the matter excellent, a happy blending of the "utile" with the "dulce!" Here then is a copy for Job's friends to write shutting of the gate that led through the little mother." I thought of this little history in connection "Our life contains a thousand springs, Should keep in tune so long." they can shape their letters a little after the pattern. To speak plainly, Job is anxious to impress it on the minds of his friends of the wealthier class, that his object is not to amuse the good people of Clifton (for whose patronage nevertheless he is most grateful); but that he wishes to engage the attention of the labouring classes; and this object can hardly be effected to any great extent, unless benevolent and patriotic persons will incur some expense and trouble in giving increased circulation to the paper. Let it be understood, however, that Job does not write this in a downcast complaining mood. Oh, no! he has reason to be thankful for a degree of success far beyond his expectations, and still farther beyond his deserts. He is strengthened by the concurrent_approval of the wise and good, and trusts that he can look still higher for his motives and encouragements. J. N. is very sorry to be obliged to omit the insertion of T. Stedjast's kind communication. It would give unnecessary offence to some readers, and it would also tend to excite feelings which it is highly desirable to check. Perhaps I am much pleased, that you are willing to reckon me among your friends and correspondents. I have been thinking that I would Oh! let no one trifle with solemn things; and tell you and your readers of an interview I death, and judgment, and eternity, and heaven had with a poor woman, a little time since. ard hell, are solemn things; and the great I met her one morning, and it was a cold enemy of God and man should not be spoken and windy day, and I was pressed for time, of, and should not be alluded to but with so-T. S. may strike out a more instructive line for and so I supposed was she, for she was on lemuity. I hope you agree with me in this her way to your great city, on her daily and opinion, and that you will persuade your wrinecessary business; but, as I say, we met, and ters and readers to think so too. she was much inclined to stop and talk with me; and a long story she told me of her son, and he was her only son, and since I had seen her, he had died in a decline. I fancy you begin to think me presumptuous now, (though you so kindly and so politely said the contrary before,) and would have me take care how I dictate to others. Indeed, it is I will not detain you so long as she detained what I am not much used to; but you know, the exercise of his humourous pen. The next number will contain an article suitable for circulation in reference to the approaching day of national humiliation. Bristol: Printed and Published by J. & W. RICHARDSON, No. 6, Clare-Street, to whose care all communications may be addressed, post paid; also sold by J. NORTON, Corn-Street, and J. CHILCOTT, Wine-Street; Mrs. BINNS, Bath; and Mr. WHITE, Cheltenham. THE HOW OLD JOB NOTT USED TO KEEP visited." This being the meaning of appointing to tell you that my honoured Father was always A FAST DAY. the day of humiliation, why then it follows as one of the foremost to observe those days of clearly as possible, that those who refuse to ob- public humiliation. He used to say that that Irelated to you in my second number, how my serve it at all, and still more that those who man must be a downright atheist that would honoured Father used to keep the festival sea- insultingly and mockingly turn it into a merry- not acknowledge God in his dealings towards son of Christmas; I will now tell you how he making-day, do thereby declare that they are nations-and that that man must be little better used to do on those occasions, when the nation not sorry for their own sins nor for the nation's than a seditious rebel, who when his King called was called upon to keep a day of fasting and sins; that they do not fear God at all-that upon him to unite with his fellow-countrymen in humiliation such as we are enjoined to keep they dare him to do his worst-that they will seeking the safety of the nation by an act the most next Wednesday. It is so long since we have not stoop to ask his mercy-and that in short reasonable as well as the most pious-should had anything of the kind, that I am sorry to they regard all those who acknowledge God, treat his Sovereign's injunction with contempt. say people don't generally seem to understand and manifest any desire to avert his wrath or Of all such he used to speak with a sort of the necessity and reasonableness of the ap- to seek his mercy as "a pack of Hypocrites," holy indignation. He would exclaim respecting pointment; and some naughty men, both of the which was the favourite phrase of their great them in the words of scripture, "O my soul higher and lower sort, have been so profane leader Tom Paine-in whose steps they are come not thou into their secret, unto their asand wicked as to scoff at it, and to say that walking. assembly; mine honour be not thou united !" You may be sure he was very strict in obYou make a great instead of fasting and praying they will make However, though infidels will scoff, and call themselves merry upon that day; that is, they all religious observances and religion itself "hy-serving the day himself. determine in the first place to mock and insult pocrisy," and "cant," and "humbug," as the mistake, if you think because my honoured the King of England, who has seen fit to issue last new phrase is, yet thank God there are Father was wont occasionally to indulge in a the proclamation; and secondly, they determine thousands in our land who are deeply impressed humourous vein, that he was always on that to mock and insult the King of Kings, to whose with the necessity of such a day of special tack. Oh no, as the most sparkling and genehonour the day is set apart. For observe, humiliation, are thankful to our King for ap-rous wine, when turned, makes the strongest the declared intention of setting apart the pointing it, and are determining with God's vinegar, so his generous and lively soul which day for humiliation is that we may confess help to keep it in a suitable way. For my in cheerful seasons sparkled with pleasant but that we are sinners and deserve God's wrath; own part, I am naturally led upon this occasion harmless wit-was in times of abasement and that we fear lest his judgments should come to think, of old times, when good old George solemn récollection most humbled, and most upon us for our sins, and that we look to III. the father of his people, and the fearer of pungently sorrowful, and contrite for his own his mercy alone for deliverance from the dan- his God, used to call upon his subjects to unite and a nation's sins-he remembered the afflicgers that threaten us. In short, to use the very as one great family in offering up their prayers tion and the misery, the worm-wood and the language of the royal proclamation, the inten- and supplications to Almighty God for delive- gall, and his soul was humbled in him. tion of appointing a fast-day is, "that we may rance from national dangers and for the bestow- And as my honoured father observed such humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order ment of national blessings. And those pray-seasons himself most solemnly, so he was careto obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most ers were not offered up in vain. No! a na-ful to do every thing in his power to lead his devout and solemn manner send up our pray- tion's prayers are never offered up in vain-family and servants, and workmen to a suitable ers and supplications to the Divine Majesty God heard and answered the cry of the vene- observance of it. With this view he would for averting those heavy judgments which our rable Monarch and his praying people. The call his people together a day or two before manifold provocations have most justly de- threatening dangers were warded off, and the hand, and talk to them about it, and explain served; and particularly beseeching God to re- progress of infidelity was stopped, and sedition the reasonableness of the nation's thus humbling move from us that grievous disease with which and profaneness covered itself with its own itself before God, and tell them how God in several places in the kingdom are at this time confusion as with a cloak. But, I was going former days had heard the cry of penitent nations as in the case of Nineveh, (Jonah iii.) the opportunity of subscribing handsomely to gradual and partial alterations which time and had turned away the threatened judgments any public charity that was on foot at the time, and circumstances rendered necessary. But in answer to their cry; and how God had and also to extend bis benevolence in private having formed this well-digested method of often heard the prayer of even a small part of to the destitute, the naked, the sick, or the husbandry, with the best advice and assistance, the population of a nation, and spared it for prisoner, according to the true meaning of that with an eye to past experience, and with a their sakes-as in the case of the seven thousand passage in Isaiah Iviii. 5-7, which profane or careful regard to truth and justice, the honour, praying people in the days of Elijah-also how ignorant people often bring forward as though and freedom, and welfare of the farmers, and God declared that he would have even spared it made against the observance of fast days, their dependents in all time to come, he hoped Sodom if there had been ten righteous found whereas it plainly means, not that people it might not be set aside by any new-fangled, there-telling them that thus they had the should not humble themselves before God, but ill-contrived scheme of those that would come strongest ground to trust that the united that they should be sincere in such acts of after him. He therefore recommended his prayers that would be offered up on behalf of humiliation, and that along with such acts of successors to deal with it, as they ought to do the nation would be heard; "but at all events penitence, they should practice christian be- with the fine old oak in his park which would (he would say to them) if you, my dear fellows, nevolence and inercy to their suffering fellow-strike its roots deeper and deeper, and extend will but humble yourselves before God, a creatures. It may be remarked by the way, its branches as years rolled on, and now and blessing will surely rest on all those who do so, that those who are so fond of appealing to that then might be the better for the pruning knife; and they will be marked out as the objects of chapter to excuse themselves from fasting and but, said he, if you let the feller's axe come God's special mercy, even if the judgments we humiliation, are not always the most forward near it, take my word for it, such another oak fear should come upon us, for recollect what to deal their bread to the hungry, &c. &c. as will not be seen again for many centuries. is written in Ezek. ix. 4. how the Lord said there enjoined. But the true spirit of the I am now to give an account of some troubles unto the man clothed with linen, which had the Prophet's language is-not that acts of mercy that arose in the farm long after Farmer Wilwriter's inkhorn by his side. Go through are to be substituted for acts of humiliation, liam's death, caused by disobedience of the the midst of the city and set a mark upon but that they should both go together; "this commands of the book of the law, and neglect the foreheads of the men that sigh and that ought ye to have done, and not to leave the of his system of husbandry. cry for all the abominations that be done in other undone." I earnestly commend these There were certain of the shepherds (and they the midst thereof. And for what purpose considerations to the attention of masters were the majority) whose method of instructing were these penitent praying people thus marked? and employers, and of the more wealthy the sheep in the book of the law was especially It was that they might be spared, whilst the generally; and now I will conclude with a approved and encouraged by the farmers. But ungodly and impenitent were destroyed, as you passage taken from my honoured father's book, all the shepherds were allowed to choose their will see by reading what follows in that which will prove to all that he knew how to be own method, and the sheep their own teachers. chapter. Now my dear fellows. (he would say) solemn and serious in solemn and serious times. The liberty allowed by this good law was if you do truly humble yourselves before God "BROTHER ARTIFICERS.-I must preach a much abused; for the shepherds and their on account of your own and the nation's sins, bit or else it wouldn't be Job Nott, and my flocks were too unmindful of the essential be assured God will set a mark upon you, and reason for preaching at all is, that I think my points about which they all (with two or three either save you alive whilst hardened sinners book finds its way into many wretched houses exceptions) agreed, and not unfrequently disperish, or else should you be overtaken by the where other admonition never comes. There- turbed the peace of the farm with disputes and like outward troubles, he will give you such fore my serious and earnest advice to you all divisions about questions of comparatively strength inwardly as shall comfort you in all is to consider that you call yourselves christians little importance. There was an evident want trials, and carry you safely through them."-be so then in actions, as well as in name. of the unity and brotherly love enjoined by the After speaking to them in this way, he would Shew your love to God by keeping his com- book of the law. But notwithstanding these conclude by exhorting them to attend public mandments, and then you may trust that all lesser differences, all those shepherds were worship, and bring their families. accounted faithful who encouraged the reading of the book among their flocks, and whose sincere ain it was to keep back none of the truths it contained, and to add nothing thereto. In describing how Old Job used to keep Christmas, I mentioned that he used to give his workmen a dinner a-piece for themselves and families. To do this on a fast-day would of course have been unsuitable-but I'll tell you what he used to do, and that is, he used always such occasions to pay his men the day's upon wages just the same as if they were at work, because, as he used to say, the loss of a day's pay to a labouring man is much more sensibly felt than the loss of a day's gains is by his employer, and whether this were so or not, will be well, because all things work together There was a numerous and powerful body of shepherds who took a very different course, and whose proceedings must be considered more at large, as they gave the farmers more trouble than all the rest put together. These THE DISEASED SHEEP. shepherds, indeed, caused their flocks to go astray. They acknowledged a superior who An Allegorical, Historical Fragment. lived at a place called Rome, where he still CHAP. II. Moderate Reform-Differences essen- lives, and counted the farmers as not worthy he considered that it was most desirable to take tial and non-essential-The Neighbouring Farm; so much as to kiss his toe. Shepherds trained Union and Disunion-Odious Restrictions under his direction had got into the employ of away from the operatives all pretence for Domestic Troubles-Diseases, Physical & Moral. murmuring at the appointment of the day: and therefore christian patriotism and loyalty The farm, as it was remarked in the former acquire power for themselves, and to keep up many farmers, and it was their constant aim to called upon the masters to make this sacrifice. chapter, always throve best when the com- the authority of their superior at Rome, whose And I will add, that my honoured father's mands of the book of the law, and the excellent interests they had at heart, and whom they liberality did not stop here. He used to take regulations of Farmer William* were most regarded as above all farmers, and as but little faithfully observed. Not that Farmer William's inferior to the Lord of the soil himself: whilst This is the true way of meeting the objection which famous system of husbandry was capable of on the other hand, the faithful shepherds has been made to such appointments as bearing no further improvement; on the contrary, taught their flocks to honour the Lord of the hard upon the labouring classes. The suggestion it was one of its excellencies that it was so soil above all, but to honour the farmers for of a writer in one of the papers, that the fast should framed as to admit, without injury, those his sake, and as his stewards, and to honour be held on a Sunday is totally inadmissible, being contrary to the order of the church, which appoints that the Sabbath be always regarded as a holy festival. He that came over from Holland and married themselves (the shepherds) and obey their word, only so far as they found it agreeable to Farmer James's daughter. |