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some   of   the   irreverent   young   chiels   almost   broke   out   into   even´down 

laughter�察    �which     vexed    me    exceedingly。      Mrs     Balwhidder�察     �howsoever�察�

comforted me by saying�察�that custom in time would make it familiar�察�and 

by´and´by   the   thing   would   pass   as   a   matter   of   course�察  �until   one   service 

would be all that folk would offer�察�and truly the thing is coming to that�察�for 

only   two   services   are   now   handed   round�察  �and   the   second   is   regularly 

nodded by。 



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        CHAPTER XLVII                                    YEAR 1806 



    Mr Cayenne of Wheatrig having for several years been in a declining 

way�察�partly brought on by the consuming fire of his furious passion�察�and 

partly   by   the   decay   of   old   age�察  �sent   for   me   on   the   evening   of   the   first 

Sabbath of March in this year。         I was surprised at the message�察�and went 

to the Wheatrig House directly�察�where�察�by the lights in the windows as I 

gaed up through the policy to the door�察�I saw something extraordinary was 

going on。     Sambo�察�the blackamoor servant�察�opened the door�察�and�察�without 

speaking�察�shook his head�察�for it was an affectionate creature�察�and as fond 

of his master as if he had been his own father。          By this sign I guessed that 

the   old   gentleman   was   thought   to   be   drawing   near   his   latter   end�察  �so   I 

walked softly after Sambo up the stair�察�and was shown into the chamber 

where Mr Cayenne�察�since he had been confined to the house�察�usually sat。 

His wife had been dead some years before。 

    Mr Cayenne was sitting in his easy chair�察�with a white cotton nightcap 

on his head�察�and a pillow at his shoulders to keep him straight。               But his 

head had fallen down on his breast�察�and he breathed like a panting baby。 

His legs were swelled�察�and his feet rested on a footstool。           His face�察�which 

was wont to be the colour of a peony rose�察�was of a yellow hue�察�with a 

patch of red on each cheek like a wafer�察�and his nose was shirpit and sharp�察�

and of an unnatural purple。        Death was evidently fighting with nature for 

the possession of the body。        ;Heaven have mercy on his soul� ─�said I to 

myself�察�as I sat down beside him。 

    When I had been seated some time�察�the power was given him to raise 

his   head   as   it   were   a´jee�察  �and   he   looked   at   me   with   the   tail   of   his   eye�察�

which I saw was glittering and glassy。          ;Doctor�察─�for he always called me 

doctor�察�though I am not of that degree�察 �I am glad to see you�察─�were his 

words�察�uttered with some difficulty。 

     ;How do you find yourself�察�sir�拭─�I replied�察�in a sympathising manner。 

     ;Damned bad�察─�said he�察�as if I had been the cause of his suffering。 I 

was daunted to the very heart to hear him in such an unregenerate state�察�



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but   after   a   short   pause   I   addressed   myself   to   him   again�察  �saying�察  �that   ;I 

hoped he would soon be more at ease�察�and he should bear in mind that the 

Lord chasteneth whom he loveth。; 

     ;The devil take such love� ─�was his awful answer�察�which was to me as 

a blow on the forehead with a mell。               However�察�I was resolved to do my 

duty  to   the   miserable   sinner�察  �let   him  say   what   he   would。 Accordingly�察  �I 

stooped      towards     him    with    my    hands    on    my    knees�察   �and   said    in  a 

compassionate voice�察 �It's very true�察�sir�察�that you are in great agony�察�but 

the goodness of God is without bound。; 

     ;Curse   me   if   I   think   so�察  �doctor� ─  �replied   the   dying   uncircumcised 

Philistine。     But he added at whiles�察�his breathlessness being grievous�察�and 

often   broken   by   a   sore   hiccup�察   �I   am�察  �however�察  �no   saint�察  �as   you   know�察�

doctor�察�so I wish you to put in a word for me�察�doctor�察�for you know that in 

these times�察�doctor�察�it is the duty of every good subject to die a Christian。; 

     This   was   a   poor   account   of   the   state   of   his   soul�察  �but   it   was   plain   I 

could     make    no   better   o't�察 �by  entering     into  any   religious    discourse     or 

controversy with him�察�he being then in the last gasp�察�so I knelt down and 

prayed for him with great sincerity�察�imploring the Lord�察�as an awakening 

sense of grace to the dying man�察�that it would please him to lift up�察�though 

it were but for the season of a minute�察�the chastening hand which was laid 

so heavily upon his aged servant�察�at which Mr Cayenne�察�as if�察�indeed�察�the 

hand had been then lifted�察�cried out�察 �None of that stuff�察�doctor�察�you know 

that I cannot call myself his servant。; 

     Was   ever   a   minister   in   his   prayer   so   broken   in   upon   by   a   perishing 

sinner�     �However�察�I had the weight of a duty upon me�察�and made no reply�察�

but continued�察 �Thou hearest�察�O Lord�察�how he confesses his unworthiness� �

Let   not   thy   compassion�察  �therefore�察  �be   withheld�察  �but   verify   to   him   the 

words that I have spoken in faith�察�of the boundlessness of thy goodness�察�

and the infinite multitude of thy tender mercies。;               I then calmly�察�but sadly�察�

sat down�察�and presently�察�as if my prayer had been heard�察�relief was granted�察�

for Mr Cayenne raised his head�察�and giving me a queer look�察�said�察 �That 

last clause of your petition�察�doctor�察�was well put�察�and I think�察�too�察�it has 

been   granted�察  �for   I   am   easier;adding�察   �I   have   no   doubt�察  �doctor�察  �given 

much offence in the world�察�and oftenest when I meant to do good�察�but I 



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have wilfully injured no man�察�and as God is my judge�察�and his goodness�察�

you say�察�is so great�察�he may�察�perhaps�察�take my soul into his holy keeping。; 

In saying which words�察�Mr Cayenne dropped his head upon his breast�察�his 

breathing ceased�察�and he was wafted away out of this world with as little 

trouble as a blameless baby。 

     This   event   soon   led   to   a   change   among   us。      In   the   settling   of   Mr 

Cayenne's   affairs   in   the   Cotton´mill   Company�察  �it   was   found   that   he   had 

left such a   power of   money�察�that   it was needful to the   concern�察�in   order 

that they might settle with the doers under his testament�察�to take in other 

partners。     By   this   Mr   Speckle   came   to   be   a   resident   in   the   parish�察  �he 

having taken up a portion of Mr Cayenne's share。 He likewise took a tack 

of the house and policy of Wheatrig。               But although Mr Speckle was a far 

more      conversible      man     than   his   predecessor�察     �and    had    a   wonderful 

plausibility   in   business�察  �the   affairs   of   the   company   did   not   thrive   in   his 

hands。     Some said this was owing to his having owre many irons in the 

fire�察�others�察�to the circumstances of the times�此             �in my judgment�察�however�察�

both helped�察�but the issue belongs to the events of another year。                       In the 

meanwhile�察�I should here note�察�that in the course of this current Ann。 Dom。 

it pleased Heaven to visit me with a severe trial�察�the nature of which I will 

here record at lengththe upshot I will make known hereafter。 

     From      the    planting     of   inhabitants      in   the   cotton´mill      town     of 

Cayenneville�察�or as the country folk�察�not used to used to such lang´ nebbit 

words�察  �now   call   it�察  �Canaille�察  �there   had   come   in   upon   the   parish   various 

sectarians among the weavers�察�some of whom were not satisfied with the 

gospel   as   I   preached   it�察  �and   endeavou

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