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At an early hour Haldane, true to his purpose, departed frouise of a laborer, as he had come His mother heard his step on the stairs, for she had passed a sleepless night, agitated by painful erieved over his course as a "dark and mysterious providence," as a misfortune which, like death, could not be escaped; but with the persistence of a little le and narro, she was absolutely sure she was right in her course, and that nothing but harsh and bitter experience would bring her ard son to his senses

Nor did it see ell advanced when he reached his place of work, and he received a severe repri so late His explanation, that he had received permission to be absent, was incredulously received It also see at hi venom by his ill-natured associates, ere vexed that they had not been able to drive him away by their persecutions

But the object of their spite elling in a world of which they knew nothing, and in which they had no part, and, almost oblivious of their existence, he performed his mechanical duty in almost undisturbed serenity

Mr Growther welcoer expectation, and when Haldane briefly but graphically narrated his experience, he hobbled up and down the rooot it! and the genuine article, too, as sure as ive the whole airth, and anything else to boot, that was asked, if I could only git religion But it's no use for me to think about it; I'm done, and cooled off, and would break inter ten thousand pieces if I tried to change myself I couldn't feel what you feel any more than I could run and jue-stakes If I tried to git up a little of your feelin', it would be like tryin' to hurry along the spring by buildin' a fire on the frozen ground It would only o out: then it would freeze right up agin Noith you it's spring all over; you feel tender and ood is ready to sprout Well, well! if I do have to go to old Nick at last, I'lad he's had this set-back in your case"