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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of Brotherly Love, by Mrs. Sherwood
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+Title: Brotherly Love
+       Shewing That As Merely Human It May Not Always Be Depended Upon
+
+Author: Mrs. Sherwood
+
+Release Date: February 21, 2004 [EBook #11213]
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+Language: English
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BROTHERLY LOVE ***
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+BROTHERLY LOVE;
+
+SHEWING
+
+That as merely human it may not always be depended upon.
+
+BY
+
+MRS. SHERWOOD
+
+AND HER DAUGHTER,
+
+MRS. STREETEN.
+
+
+
+1851.
+
+
+
+
+THE BROTHERS;
+
+OR,
+
+BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN CONCEIT.
+
+
+It was at that time of year when leaves begin to lose their green hue,
+and are first tinctured with a brown shade that increases rather than
+decreases their beauty, that Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer received a letter
+from a brother of Mrs. Mortimer's, at Portsmouth, requiring such
+immediate attention that it was thought advisable that the answer should
+be given in person and not in writing, and without a day's loss of time.
+So it was determined that Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer should leave their home,
+even as soon as the following morning, to visit their brother at
+Portsmouth, and that they then should settle the business for which they
+went as quickly as possible, that their absence from home need not be
+prolonged unnecessarily, nor indeed for any length of time. It did not
+take long to arrange this part of the affair, and what packing was
+requisite was also done quickly, but the point which required most
+attention and thought was, what was to become of Marten and his young
+brother Reuben while their papa and mamma were away. "I have never left
+them before," said their mamma, "and I feel somewhat anxious about their
+being left now."
+
+"Anxious, dear mamma," exclaimed Marten, who had overheard the remark.
+"Anxious," he repeated, "why I am a great boy now, and I shall soon be a
+man, when I shall have to take care of myself altogether; and if I
+cannot take care of myself for a week, what is to become of me when I
+am grown up? Indeed, mamma, I think you forget how old I am. I was
+thirteen on the 21st of April."
+
+"Tirteen," lisped little Reuben--"Marten tirteen--April--Oh, Marten very
+old mamma--very, very wise;" and Reuben opened his eyes quite wide and
+looked so very earnestly in his mother's face, that one would have
+thought he was trying to read therein what she could mean about being
+anxious as to leaving Marten,--the Marten who appeared so very old and
+so very wise to him,--to take care of himself for a few days without his
+parents protection. "Thirteen," repeated Mrs. Mortimer, "thirteen no
+doubt seems very, aye very old, to you Reuben, for you are not yet half
+that age; but I am more than three times that age," she added, smiling,
+"and that you know must make me very, very much wiser than Marten, and
+now once again I say I am anxious about leaving you without your father
+or myself, and I should be more anxious than I am if I did not believe
+it is our duty to go at once to Portsmouth; and that it being right for
+us to go, I can leave you, my boys, in God's care, who is the tenderest
+of fathers to his children."
+
+"But mamma," asked Marten, "why do you fear for me? Am I not steady,
+mamma? Do not I like to do what you and papa tell me to do? Am I ever
+obstinate or rebellious to you? Indeed, mamma, I feel quite grieved; I
+think it is unjust to mistrust me, mamma, really I do."
+
+"If you feared for yourself, I should have less fear for you, Marten,"
+replied Mrs. Mortimer, "for I know well that the heart of man is by
+nature prone to sin, and that our thoughts and desires while we are on
+earth are like our natures, full of imperfections. Temptations are ever
+before us--they press upon us every minute, and it is not in our own
+strength we can resist or overcome even one of them, and while this
+life lasts we are not safe, unless we acknowledge their powerful
+influence and trust in the Divine Spirit alone to be able to withstand
+them."
+
+"I have not been thought a disobedient boy till now," said Marten
+somewhat sulkily. "I think my usual conduct should plead for me."
+
+"Every child has temptations, Marten," replied his mamma, "and every
+well behaved child, though not a pious one, resists them: and in truth
+these temptations are so numerous, that one scarcely thinks of them,
+unless we witness the conduct of a spoiled baby, as shame prevents grown
+up persons giving way to many things. But I want you to see that in this
+life we are in a state of constant trial, and as St. Paul says, if it
+were only for this life, a Christian is of all men most miserable; for
+added to these outward temptations, which assail all mankind daily and
+hourly, the Christian knows he must resist inward temptations, which
+perhaps are known to none but himself and his God. These temptations are
+more pressing than other temptations, on account of their peculiar
+nature: for the one, if indulged in, brings the displeasure or frowns of
+the world--the other, as I said before, is perhaps unknown to all human
+beings but oneself."
+
+"Well, but mamma," said Marten impatiently, "I do know all this, for you
+have taught it me before. It is not like as if I had to learn the thing
+now for the first time. I think you are too severe, mamma, indeed I do;
+and when you come back, I believe you will say so. Trust me, mamma, and
+do not be anxious about me. I shall do very well, and I promise to take
+good care of Reuben. I will see to his lessons, and do my own, and he
+shall sleep with me while you are away, and I will attend carefully to
+him and never leave him, and when I am learning my Latin, he can be in
+the room with me, and we shall do very well together, I promise you. So
+trust me, mamma, without anxiety of any sort."
+
+"I will trust you," replied Mrs. Mortimer smiling kindly, "but not with
+yourself Marten, for I see clearly you have a lesson to learn, my boy,
+and I hope you will learn it shortly, without much trouble to yourself.
+You think you are going to fulfil all your duties in your own strength,
+as they ought to be fulfilled. You will see that you cannot. Could human
+nature, unassisted by the Divine nature, have done so, then what need
+would there have been for the Son of God to have taken our form and
+purified our nature in himself? By grace alone are we saved, for there
+is none good--no, not one; but as God is holy, we must be holy, ere we
+can dwell with Him, and the work of the Divine Spirit is to make us
+pure; and while we are in the flesh, to uphold us in the right and
+straight road, till being made one with God our sanctification is
+accomplished. Now then is our hour of temptation. Marten--and believe
+me, my boy, if you attempt to withstand that temptation in your own
+strength, you are like one putting fire to tow, and expecting it will
+escape conflagration."
+
+Marten made no reply, for he was tired of the subject; but after Mrs.
+Mortimer had left the room, he said to Reuben--"Well, we shall see what
+we shall see, and mamma shall acknowledge I am right after all." So the
+carriage came to the door next morning betimes, and Mr. and Mrs.
+Mortimer got into it, and Marten and Reuben stood in the coach drive to
+hold the gate open for the carriage to pass through; and the great dog
+Nero stood by them very much excited, not knowing whether to go with the
+carriage or to stay with the boys.
+
+"Be sure you see Nero has a run every day, Marten," said Mr. Mortimer,
+as the carriage passed through the gate--"that dog wants plenty of
+exercise."
+
+"Oh! don't fear, papa, I shall not forget him," replied Marten, running
+a step or two after the carriage; "and mamma, I will attend to your
+doves--you had forgotten to speak about them, had you not, mamma? I will
+remember them and Nero too, papa, and Reuben also. Yes, I will attend to
+all--I shall have plenty of time for all. Have you anything more you
+wish done, papa?" and Marten was obliged to stop speaking, as the
+carriage was now going on rapidly, and he found he could not talk and
+keep up with it at the same time.
+
+"No, no, Marten," replied Mr. Mortimer laughing--"No, no, my boy--you
+have got more on your hands now than will suffice you: so off with you
+home, and take care that when we return we do not find the doves flown,
+Nero lost, or Reuben with black eye or bruised leg, and yourself in some
+unlucky plight, my boy. Now go home, and God bless and watch over you,
+my sons. We hope it will not be long before we return," and he waved his
+hand to bid good bye. Marten had run himself out of breath, so he was
+not able to answer his father, and he was not sorry to stand still an
+instant or two to watch the carriage out of sight, and give time for
+Reuben to overtake him, for the child could not keep up with his
+brother's quick running. And even now Marten might have read this
+lesson, had he been wise enough so to do that already, he had been led
+away by temptation to forget his brother, and that though he had done
+so, Nero had been more faithful than himself; for Nero, though he could
+have outran Marten, yet would not forsake the child, but restrained his
+impatience that he might keep near the little one, who ever needed a
+protector by his side, for the child was young, and his mother had
+perhaps reared him too delicately.
+
+Reuben had never before been separated from his mamma, and he was half
+inclined to cry, and perhaps fret at her absence; but Marten, who was a
+very kind brother, and really loved the child tenderly, contrived so to
+divert his attention that he soon forgot his troubles.
+
+Marten was so bent upon behaving well during his mamma's and papa's
+absence and of fulfilling every duty, that though Reuben wished to stay
+out all morning and play, his brother would not allow it, but persuaded
+him to go in with him and say his lessons, as if his mamma had been at
+home. But Marten had taken upon himself much more than was required of
+him by his parents, and it was not without difficulty, even on the first
+day, determined as he was upon the point, that he could fulfil all his
+intentions, for Marten had not taken into consideration that if he
+thoroughly devoted himself to Reuben, he could not spend his time in
+learning his own lessons, which usually occupied the best hours of the
+morning. The doves could be fed whilst Reuben was by his side--indeed
+Reuben could be very useful in this matter, for he had been accustomed
+to visit the aviary daily with his mamma, and the pretty birds knew him
+and were not as afraid of him as they were of his big brother Marten. So
+Reuben fed the doves himself, and stroked their soft feathers, and
+washed out their little tin in which the water was put for them to
+drink; and he placed the food for them in its right corner, and he swept
+out the floor of the aviary, for he was small enough to stand upright
+within it, and he knew how to do it without frightening the birds. So
+far all was well, and all was well too whilst Reuben was saying his
+lessons; but when Marten wanted to study his Latin exercise, the child
+was so restless and troublesome, that it was only by speaking very
+decidedly to him--indeed almost crossly--that Marten could get a moment
+to himself.
+
+But even then Marten had to shut up his book somewhat hastily, for
+Reuben began to cry for his mamma, who never spoke sharply to him, and
+was always ready to attend to the little one by a kind look or tender
+word.
+
+Marten was, however, so satisfied with himself in having accomplished
+all his plans for the day, that he did not see how he had given way to
+temptation in being cross when provoked; and as he put Reuben to bed,
+for he chose to do it himself, he could not help saying aloud, "I wish
+mamma could have followed me unseen all day: how pleased she would have
+been with me, for I have done all I meant to do, even though I was
+tempted more than once to leave something undone."
+
+The next morning Marten arose, perhaps not quite so earnest in his
+intentions as the day before, but still there was only a slight
+disinclination to fulfil all his duties--so slight, indeed, that he
+would have been very angry if any one had spoken to him about it, and
+hinted at the truth. In this frame of mind, though most things were
+done, some few were slurred over, particularly the Latin Exercise and
+Grammar, for Marten's papa had not set him any task, and had even said
+Marten might have a holiday during his absence; and at any other time
+the boy would have been glad of this indulgence, but now he fancied
+himself so good, that he believed he could do everything, and everything
+well.
+
+"I will do an exercise to-morrow, Reuben," said Marten. "Papa does not
+expect any done, and if I have one for every other day to shew him, he
+will be very much pleased, I know."
+
+Reuben, as may be supposed, could not make a suitable reply to this; for
+all he understood about it was, that Marten was going out with him
+instead of staying at home to do that troublesome Latin. So Reuben was
+pleased and Marten was thoughtless, and out together they went and
+enjoyed themselves not a little, in the pleasant autumn weather.
+
+Thus hours passed on, and the third day brought a letter from Mrs.
+Mortimer, which was not quite satisfactory, for it said that the
+business which took her and her husband from home could not be easily
+settled, and they feared they would be detained a whole fortnight at
+Portsmouth. Mrs. Mortimer, however, was not uneasy about her boys, for
+she knew that the servants, with whom she had left them, were quiet
+steady persons, who would not allow them to do what was wrong without
+speaking to them; and then Reuben was such an universal favourite, that
+she felt sure no one would be wilfully unkind to him. But above all,
+Mrs. Mortimer trusted her children with Him who "knoweth our frame and
+remembereth we are but dust." Psal. ciii. 14.
+
+Mrs. Mortimer had been absent about a week, and Marten was still in
+ignorance of the weakness of human nature, at least as far as he was
+himself personally concerned, when one morning Reuben came running to
+him in great distress, to say that the doves were missing--his mamma's
+own pretty birds that she loved so much; and Reuben, whose tears were
+somewhat too ready, began to cry, for he feared, poor child, the cat had
+eaten them, or some other misfortune equally distressing had befallen
+them.
+
+"Was the door of the aviary open?" asked Marten. "Are you sure it was
+open, Reuben? or did you open it yourself?"
+
+"It was open," said Reuben, "wide, wide open--so wide, Marten;" and he
+made his brother understand that he had gone inside without stirring it
+the least little bit.
+
+"It was open, you say," replied the elder boy, "but how could that be?
+You or some one have been careless, very careless, Reuben; for it is
+certain the birds could not open it for themselves." Reuben was about to
+cry again, but Marten soothed him, for all at once Marten remembered
+that the careless--very careless person was none other than himself; for
+on the day before, whilst Reuben was sweeping out the aviary, Marten had
+called him hurriedly, and though the child had once proposed to return,
+his brother had kept him by his side for some trifling purpose, and so
+they had both forgotten the aviary door was open. However, the doves
+were gone, and they must be reclaimed, if alive, but if dead--what a sad
+story would there be for Mrs. Mortimer. So the books were put by, and
+the two boys went out in search of the birds, and Reuben, who understood
+their ways, took the precaution to carry with him the box in which their
+food was usually placed. On this occasion there was a nice piece of cake
+put into the box, which was to be crumbled for the doves, and Reuben
+knew that they liked cake as well as he did himself, and more especially
+the kind of cake which cook had given him.
+
+Have you ever heard of a person who it is said once looked for a needle
+in a pottle of hay? for if so, you may picture to yourself the feelings
+of Marten when he started to find the ringdoves. But perhaps you will
+say, anyhow, the needle would lie still, unless the man who was
+searching for it should shake the straw too roughly, and throw it out,
+therefore the space of its concealment, being a limited space, supposing
+the pottle the very largest ever made, there would be a chance in time
+of its discovery, but not so the case of the birds. They had wings to
+fly with, and miles of lovely blue sky to fly through, and green
+branches to rest on, and harvest fields to alight in, that is if they
+were in the land of the living; but, perhaps, after all, mistress pussy
+had destroyed them, and their pretty feathers, perhaps their only
+relics left, might be so scattered by the wind, that already they might
+be yards and yards separated from each other. With these sad forebodings
+clouding his brow, Marten set off with Reuben on his search, feeling
+that it was a hopeless one, and not one word did the boy utter to all
+Reuben's lamentations as they crossed the meadow which was spread in
+front of their house towards a little wood, which was the home of many a
+bird of the pigeon or dove species, and therefore Marten thought would
+be the most likely place to go first to look after the strayed ones.
+Think, then, what must have been his joy as they entered the second
+meadow not far from the stile, absolutely to behold the ringdoves, his
+mamma's own ringdoves walking upon the grass cooing and billing, and
+turning about their soft eyes in this direction and the other, as if
+half afraid of the freedom they had acquired for themselves. As to
+Reuben, he was so pleased, that the little foolish fellow clapped his
+hands and shouted for joy, which so alarmed the doves, that they took to
+their wings and soared high, but flutteringly in the air, as if in their
+fright they did not know what they ought to do for their own safety.
+Marten was very angry with Reuben for his folly--very angry indeed, and
+I hardly know what it was he said; only this I do know, that he took the
+box of cake from the child's hand, and bade him stand at a particular
+spot--about twenty yards or so, in a direction farthest from the wood,
+and from the stile leading to their home; "and there," he added, "remain
+till I tell you you may stir, if you are so stupid as not to know that
+clapping your hands and shouting loud will frighten any birds,
+particularly timid ones like doves--tame doves, especially, who have
+strayed from their home."
+
+Marten looked so cross, that Reuben did not even like to cry, for he
+felt he had been very silly; so the poor little fellow stood where his
+brother had bade him stand, half afraid to breathe, and quite afraid of
+moving--lest by any noise he should again drive away the doves, and
+Marten should again be angry. And there we will leave him to speak of
+how his brother set himself to work to reclaim his mother's birds.
+
+I have said before that he had some cake in a box in his hand, and
+having tossed off his hat--lest by any accident it should fall off when
+he was stooping forwards, he threw himself upon the grass his full
+length, and as he rested on his right hand; with his left he sprinkled
+some of the cake he had with him on the ground, to attract the doves
+near to him, in the hope he would catch one; and the second, he rightly
+guessed, would not then be long out of his power. Marten relied on the
+tame habits of the doves, who had been accustomed not only to eat out of
+his brother's hands, but also from his mother's, and occasionally of
+late from his own; but it is a different thing feeding birds in their
+own aviary, and when they have escaped half wild to their native haunts.
+And now, whilst the boy stretched upon the ground, was wholly occupied
+in the earnest desire of reclaiming the wanderers, Reuben's attention
+after awhile was diverted by seeing that some one was approaching
+towards them from a hill, in a direction farthest from their home. This
+person was riding at no slow pace, and as I said before, as his road led
+him down hill, he seemed not to spare his horse; meeting the wind, as
+Reuben thought gloriously, and passing along at a pace, the child
+considered more glorious still. "When I am a man," the little fellow
+said to himself, "I will ride so, I will have a horse, and I will ride
+very very fast,--yes,--that I will."
+
+Now it seemed that the rider from the elevated road could look over the
+meadows below, and probably having good eyes, for they certainly were
+young and sharp ones, he soon spied out Marten and Reuben, and as it
+came out afterwards that Marten was the person he sought after, he
+caused his pony to leap over a small ditch that was in his way, and then
+guiding it to a gate he dismounted and fastened the animal to the post
+by its bridle. In leaping the ditch his hat had fallen off, and making
+signs to a large Newfoundland dog that had accompanied him, the noble
+animal was by him directed to lie down near the horse and take charge of
+the hat, whilst his master stepped lightly along the grass in the
+direction where Marten lay extended, so occupied about the doves as to
+regard nothing that was passing round him. The new comer was a youth of
+about Marten's own age, the only child of a gentleman who lived about
+four miles from Marten's father, and the most constant companion that
+Marten possessed. His name was Edward Jameson, and he shall himself say
+the cause of his present visit. Reuben knew Edward well, and he
+recognized him before he had tied his pony to the gate post, but he had
+not seen the fine Newfoundland dog before, and Reuben was so fond of
+dogs. The little fellow remembered that Marten had forbidden him to
+leave the tree or to speak, but he could not keep his small feet from
+moving up and down restlessly, nor could he scarce command himself not
+to call out and tell his brother of Edward's arrival. But Edward wanted
+to see what Marten was doing in the very odd attitude he had taken, so
+he crept noiselessly on, his head turned somewhat sideways to Reuben,
+and his hand held up threateningly to the child, for he saw he had been
+recognised, and he was afraid of some hasty word, which would cause
+Marten to start up, and then he feared he should not surprise his
+friend. Edward was able to get quite close to Marten, and even to touch
+him before Marten was aware of his presence; and he stepped up so
+quietly, that the doves were so little frightened, that they hardly
+stopped a moment from picking up the crumbs.
+
+"Why Marten, old fellow, what are you doing here?" asked Edward. "Whose
+doves are those, I say? are they your mother's? have you let them
+loose--Eh?" Edward spoke softly, but not so softly that he did not cause
+Marten to start at the unexpected sound of his voice; still, as the
+birds were at some little distance, and were accustomed to the human
+voice, they scarcely were alarmed, and hardly moved a step or two away
+from the crumbs scattered for them, and Marten recovering himself
+quickly, said--"Oh! Edward, do help me to catch these doves: they have
+escaped from their aviary, and my mother will be so vexed if they fly
+away."
+
+"To be sure I will," replied Edward; "but my boy, who is in the habit
+of feeding them, for that person would best know how to catch them I
+should say."
+
+"My mother feeds them herself chiefly," said Marten, "and Reuben
+sometimes attends to them when she is engaged."
+
+"Well, set Reuben to decoy them now, for I am in a hurry and have got
+something to say to you as quickly as possible, and it is very
+important. Anyhow, the child can watch them whilst you are attending to
+me."
+
+So Reuben was called from his station at the tree, and Marten gave him
+directions what he was to do; and the now little important one lay down
+on the grass, as Marten had done before him; and as might have been
+expected, the doves, accustomed to his baby voice and small figure, soon
+drew nearer and nearer to him, so that when the conference was over
+between the two elder boys, Reuben was able proudly to shew not one,
+but both doves, so wrapped up in his pinafore, that though they
+fluttered about a little, they were quite secure. "Come here a step or
+two from the child," said Edward, "and don't think of those troublesome
+birds just now, but tell me at once, can you come and pay me a visit for
+a couple of days? my cousins William Roscoe and Jane and Mary are
+expected at our house to night on their way to London. You know William
+Roscoe, Marten, and what a fine fellow he is and I have asked my father
+and mother, and they have allowed me to get as many young ones together
+as the short time would allow, and we are to have splendid fun. Won't
+you come, Marten? I promise you a glorious time of it, if you will but
+come."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+"My father is from home," replied Marten thoughtfully, "and so is my
+mother, but I don't think that matters, Edward: they have never refused
+my visiting you, and I do not think they would now. Indeed, I am sure
+they would not, if they were at home, but what am I to do with Reuben? I
+have taken charge of Reuben whilst mamma is away, and what can I do
+about him?"
+
+"About Reuben," returned Edward? "can't the servants take care of him at
+home? he will do very well at home, and be very contented, I know."
+
+"But I have undertaken the charge of him," said Marten, "and I should
+not like, after what I have said, to leave him, even for a couple of
+days. I must either bring him with me, Edward, or stay at home with
+him--indeed, I must."
+
+"Well, then, bring the little fellow," replied Edward kindly; "anything
+so as you come, Marten; and remember there will be plenty of girls
+invited, for Jane and Mary Roscoe, and Reuben can surely play with them,
+and they will take care of him, no doubt. So bring him, by all means, if
+that is the only hindrance; but still, I say, you would do better to
+leave him at home with the servants; however, that's your business, not
+mine. I reckon on you to-morrow, about eleven o'clock--to stay all
+night, next day, and the night following, if you like; so good bye, till
+then. I have half the country to ride over to beat up my recruits;" and
+without waiting another word from his friend, Edward ran across the
+meadow, snatched up his hat from where the faithful dog was carefully
+guarding it, sprang upon his pony, and then once again leaping the
+ditch, he cantered off at a pace so rapid, he was soon lost to Marten's
+sight.
+
+How pleased was Reuben to shew his brother that he had caught the doves,
+and Marten was also pleased: for any how he need not distress himself
+about them, as they were secured, but he thought it advisable to take
+them under his own charge, as he considered he could hold them firmer
+than the little one. And now the boys ran home as quickly as they could,
+and the pretty birds were shut up in their aviary, and Marten hastened
+to the kitchen to find the house-maid, who was called nurse, as she had
+been Reuben's nurse before she had changed her occupation in the family,
+the child no longer requiring a personal attendant. In the kitchen
+Marten learnt that she was gone out into the garden to gather some herbs
+for the cook, and thither he followed her to tell her that his friend
+Edward Jameson had been with him, and what had been the purport of his
+visit.
+
+"Nurse," said Marten, when he found her, "I am come to ask you to get
+mine and Reuben's things ready to-night, for I am going to take him with
+me to spend a couple of days at Mr. Jameson's; and there will be company
+there in the evenings, so we must have our best things, nurse, and will
+you be so kind as to see after the doves, and tell Thomas to loosen
+Nero's chain every day, that he may have a good scamper over the
+fields, for papa says he should have plenty of exercise."
+
+"Stop, stop, master Marten," replied nurse, "what is all this about?
+your things and master Reuben's, do you say, are to be got ready for two
+day's visit--and the doves fed? am I to find them before I feed them,
+master Marten?" and nurse laughed.
+
+"They are found, nurse," answered the boy, "and they are now safe in the
+aviary, and I will take care the door shall not be opened again while
+mamma is away. I mean to put a padlock on, nurse, so you see no one can
+let them out, and I shall keep the key myself."
+
+"Oh! master Marten, master Marten!" said nurse, laughing again--"I see,
+if it depended upon you, we should all be in a bad way, and so the poor
+birds are to be locked up, are they: and master Reuben is not to be
+allowed to go into the aviary to talk to them, as the little one loves
+to do--and all for what? Give me a steady ruler, if you please--not such
+as you, master Marten--a fine head of a family you will make, if one may
+judge of your boasted management of the doves in the first part of the
+story, and then the leaving the aviary door open and finishing with
+locking them up and keeping the key yourself. Well for their
+happiness--mistress will soon be at home to attend to them herself; but
+what are you going to do with the child, my own darling? I can't have
+any tricks played with him, I tell you."
+
+"Tricks, nurse," repeated Marten passionately. "What? do you mean to say
+I would play tricks with my own brother? No one loves Reuben, I am sure,
+better than I do, unless it is mamma. What do you mean, nurse?"
+
+"What do you mean, then, master Marten, by saying you are going to take
+the child amongst strangers, neither me nor his mamma being with him,
+and he never accustomed to strangers--and company in the house too--I
+don't half like it--and I know I feel half inclined to say he shan't
+go."
+
+"And pray under whose charge was he left?" asked Marten. "Your's or
+mine, nurse? I should like to know."
+
+"It was much of a muchness," replied the good woman. "Missis said to
+you, take care of your brother; but missis knew I loved the sweet
+darling too dearly to require even half a word on the subject. And
+supposing he does go with you, master Marten, who is to put the dear
+child to bed at nights? I must insist, indeed I must, that you see to it
+yourself. I know how frightened he will be amongst strangers at bed
+time."
+
+"To be sure I will, nurse," said Marten, glad to see the good woman was
+so far giving in to his wishes. "I promise not only to sleep with him,
+but to take him to bed myself and stay with him till he is asleep."
+
+"Well, well, master Marten," exclaimed nurse impatiently--"Well, well,
+don't undertake too much and then do nothing; and I must say again," she
+continued warming with her subject, "that the child had better be left
+at home where there are plenty to look after him, and not be carried off
+to that strange house, away from us all."
+
+"Oh! me go with Marten, nurse, dear nurse! me go with Marten!" said
+little Reuben imploringly, for the child had just joined them in time to
+hear nurse's last remark. "Oh! Reuben so like to go with Marten."
+
+"You don't know what is best for you, silly one," replied nurse, "nor
+who is your truest friend either, but your little head is bent upon
+being a man soon, and you must ever be trying to do what your brother
+does. But, master Marten, how can you play or go about with master
+Jameson, and yet attend to this child too?"
+
+"Oh! I can take care of Reuben, and yet have plenty of time for myself,
+nurse, I am sure," said Marten.
+
+"That's according," answered nurse, "for if you are always giving your
+company to this little one here, and she patted Reuben on the back, he
+will keep you smartly to it whenever he is awake, I promise you. Won't
+you, my pet? Are you not a weary little fellow, darling?" she added, as
+she stooped to kiss him, "that is when you can get folks to be wearied
+with you."
+
+"No, nurse," answered the child stoutly;--"no--me not weary--me not
+tired--me don't want to go to bed."
+
+"Bless your pretty tongue," exclaimed nurse; "but here, take this
+parsley to cook, and say it is the finest double parsley I can find,
+there's a darling."
+
+As Reuben ran away on his errand, nurse addressed herself to Marten in
+a kind motherly manner, for nurse was not a young woman, and she was
+also a pious one. "Master Marten," she said, "I am sure you will be kind
+to the little one--you always are--for I must say you are one of the
+very best brothers I know, and that is saying a deal for you--for I
+believe there are many good brothers and sisters in the world, and yet,
+pardon your old nurse, young master, when she tells you you are doing
+wrong, though I think your intention is good. Look to your own heart,
+master Marten, and ask yourself why are you dragging this poor child
+after you to Mr. Jameson's. I was in the room with Missis when she was
+speaking to you the day before she left, and I heard what she said about
+temptation, and how we are tempted every hour in the day. You did not
+believe her, master Marten, and you do not believe her now, and you are
+going to try temptation to the very utmost, and you think you will stand
+it, and I know you won't, for I remember what my dear lady said, that no
+one can resist temptation in their own strength. This is the reason why
+I don't like my baby to go with you, but if you, my dear young master,
+will just think over what your mamma said, and ask for the approval of
+your Saviour and the direction of his Holy Spirit in all things--why
+then, as I said before, I will trust my darling with you any where, for
+I know that you love him dearly, and would not willingly hurt a hair of
+his precious little head."
+
+"Nurse," exclaimed Marten indignantly, "one would imagine I had been
+very unkind to Reuben whilst mamma has been away; now I don't think it
+is fair, and if I were to leave my brother at home and stay out a couple
+of days enjoying myself, papa and mamma might both justly think I had
+neglected him; No, I have undertaken the care of him till their return,
+and I mean to fulfil my undertaking: and I must say, unless you have any
+unkindness to charge me with, I consider you have no business to speak
+to me as you have done." And Marten walked away with a heart determined
+to resist the wise advice of nurse.
+
+And now nurse had nothing for it but to get the things ready for the
+boys the next day, for nurse knew that Marten was always allowed, if
+convenient, to go to Mr. Jameson's when invited, and as the houses were
+about four miles apart, she also knew he was in the habit of staying
+there all night, if asked so to do. As regards Reuben, he too had been
+there once or twice to stay with his mamma, but nurse considered very
+wisely, that it was a very different thing, a child of the little one's
+age going from home with or without his mamma; but still she could not
+interfere more than she had done, for Reuben had certainly been put
+under his brother's care. She did, however, try to persuade the little
+one that he would be better at home with her, but any person who knows
+the ways of children might easily guess nurse might as well have spoken
+to a post as to Reuben, for all the good she did, for the boy began to
+cry, and begged so hard to go with his brother to play with the big boys
+at Mr. Jameson's, that she thought it as well to say no more on the
+subject.
+
+And now I must pass over some hours till the time came for John to drive
+the boys over in the pony carriage to Mr. Jameson's. Marten could have
+walked the four miles very well, or he could have rode there on his own
+pony, but Reuben could not have walked half so far, and thus it
+happened, that as John had something to do he could not leave undone, it
+was quite twelve o'clock before the three arrived at Mr. Jameson's
+house, and thus it chanced that they were almost the last comers of the
+party of children invited to meet the Roscoes.
+
+It was a lovely day, and as warm as any summer day, though the autumn
+was just setting in, and such a group of young children were at play on
+the grass plat, near the house, that the like Marten nor Reuben had
+never seen before. It was such a very pretty sight, that John quite
+forgot to give out of the carriage the parcel nurse had made of the
+young gentlemen's clothes; and the consequence was, he had all the
+trouble to come back half a mile of the road, when he suddenly bethought
+himself of his forgetfulness. But as to the pretty sight John saw, I
+wish I could draw you a picture of it; if I could I would, I promise
+you, and I would put it in this very page for you to see. Fancy, then, a
+beautifully soft velvet lawn, in front of a large handsome house, upon
+which lawn the sun shines warmly but kindly, and the blue sky looks
+most pleasingly there and here, broken by white clouds that relieve the
+eye without obscuring the light. At the farthest end of the lawn from
+the house were some fine trees, under the shelter of which two girls
+were playing at battledore and shuttlecock, and very well they played
+too. A little nearer this way, that is where John and the carriage
+stood, in the direction of the house, was a young child seated on the
+turf holding a dog, whilst two other children were trying to make it
+jump to catch a flower, one held in her hand. There was also a big boy
+on a pony talking to a great girl, who was lying on the grass; but the
+prettiest group of girls were standing or kneeling round a pet lamb
+which they were decking with wreaths of flowers. They none of them wore
+bonnets nor walking dresses, and even the boy on the pony was without a
+hat. Why they had all agreed to uncover their heads, I cannot say
+exactly, but I know they had been having some joke about it before the
+young Mortimers arrived; and the great girl on the turf had even then
+got her brother's cap and had hidden it somewhere, and it was to ask her
+about it he had ridden up to her on his pony, as she rested on the
+grass.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+"Oh! they are all girls but one," exclaimed Marten in a disappointed
+tone, "and I am afraid I shall not find the boys easily, and I hate
+playing with girls."
+
+"As much as we girls dislike playing with rude boys, master Mortimer,"
+said Jane Roscoe, advancing forwards and replying to Marten's speech,
+which had really been addressed to John; "but understand we are the
+fairies of this lawn--this is our territory, and my aunt Jameson has
+bestowed it upon us. We take tribute if you intrude on our premises, so
+either be off to your own mates, or lay down your cap as owning our sway
+as ladies and queens of the lawn."
+
+"I am sure I would rather go to your brother, or Edward, Miss Roscoe,"
+replied Marten, "if you would but tell me where I should find them."
+
+"No doubt near the stables, or at the dog kennels," she answered pertly,
+"so you had better go, for I tell you we don't want boys amongst us; we
+have had some trouble in ridding ourselves of them just now."
+
+"And if they are all like you, I am sure I for one don't want to stay,"
+thought Marten; and he took Reuben's hand to seek his friends, where the
+young lady had so uncourteously directed him to find them.
+
+And here, before I would follow Marten to find his young friends, I
+would wish to remark that it is such girls as Jane Roscoe who make rude
+boys, and such young women that make rude men. Boys and men generally
+take their manners from the females with whom they associate, and when
+one sees a very rude boy, it does not speak well for his sisters at
+home, or at least for the young ladies with whom he may happen to be
+most intimate. As to regular schoolboys, they are rude, because
+schoolboys in general are famed for bad manners, and young gentlemen
+seem to like to bring this odium on schools, fancying rudeness is
+manliness, when in reality it is a decided sign of the contrary. Think
+of the bravest men that have been known, that is bravest in their own
+persons, and I will venture to say they have been gentle and courteous
+in female society, for they know and feel they can dare to be so, as
+their credit for manly daring is known and acknowledged by every one.
+Take one of your rough ones, and I for one set him down as a mere bully,
+that hides his cowardice under blustering words. But I have wandered
+somewhat from my point, for I was saying rude girls make rude boys, as
+shewn in the case of Jane Roscoe; and civil girls make civil boys, as
+evinced in her sister Mary, as I am going to relate.
+
+"Me want to go to the pretty lamb," said Reuben, hanging heavily on his
+brother:--"Me go to the lamb--me don't like horses."
+
+"But you shall see the great big Newfoundland, Reuben, that you admired
+so much yesterday," said his brother. "Should you not like to see the
+large black dog?"
+
+"Reuben wants to go to lamb," replied the child, and he resolutely stood
+still. "Pretty lamb, Reuben, go to lamb now."
+
+"You can't go to the lamb, Reuben," said his brother impatiently, "so
+you must be content to go with me to see the large black dog. I am not
+going to give up my cap to any one, I promise you; so come on now, and
+don't keep me staying here all day."
+
+But Reuben, as nurse had said, was a weary little fellow when bent upon
+any thing, and now he was bent upon going to play with the lamb, so he
+was determined not to move, or if he did it should only be in the
+direction of the lawn. Marten was, however, almost as determined to go
+the other way, on account of Jane Roscoe, and for a moment there seemed
+a doubt which boy should carry the day. The elder had the most strength,
+and he was inclined to use it, for Miss Roscoe had offended him, and
+lifting the child from the ground he was about to run off with him in
+the direction of the stables, when Reuben, not accustomed to opposition
+of this description, set up a loud cry of passion, which at once drew
+the attention of all near to himself and his brother.
+
+"There," exclaimed Jane, "what are you teasing the little one so for?
+why not let him have his own way and come amongst us, if he will?"
+
+"Well, go," said Marten angrily, "go, Reuben, if you like; but I tell
+you I will not come with you."
+
+But this was not what Reuben desired, and he stood at a little distance
+from his brother looking, I am sorry to say, very naughty and selfish,
+for he was really wishing Marten to give up his own desires to attend to
+and humour his; and so now he stood moving neither one way nor another,
+his face turned towards the lamb so finely bedecked with flowers. His
+cry, however, had aroused the young girls from their occupation, and
+Mary Roscoe, whom one would have supposed had been really kissing the
+lamb, so close was her face to it, when Marten had first seen her;
+sprang from her knees, and running across the lawn to the gravel path,
+now stooped down to Reuben, and looking him kindly in the face--"Little
+boy," she said, "what did you cry for? what did you want? tell me,
+little boy, and I will see what I can do. I am a fairy, little boy. We
+are all fairies on that turf, and I will take you with me to fairy land
+and shew you some fairy wonders."
+
+Reuben at once and without hesitation put his hand in hers, saying--"Me
+go see pretty lamb me go with you--me will go."
+
+"Then come along," said Mary, and turning her head over her shoulder
+towards Marten, she added, "I will take care of him; so you may go to
+Edward and William if you like, and I dare say you will like it better
+than playing with girls."
+
+"Oh! thank you, Miss Mary, thank you," replied Marten most gratefully to
+the kind little girl, "thank you, I am so much obliged to you."
+
+But Marten spoke aloud, and thus drew Reuben's attention to the fact
+that he was going to be left with strangers, and once more he raised a
+cry as much of passion as of fear. So Marten, to soothe him, made a step
+towards the lawn with the child, though Mary still held his hand,
+giving a private sign to Marten that he might slip away on the first
+opportunity.
+
+"Your tribute, your tribute," exclaimed Jane Roscoe: "not one step upon
+the grass, Master Mortimer, without giving up your cap as a sign you own
+us 'The ladies of the lawn.' Give it up, I command, or stay where you
+are."
+
+"Will you give it me again in a minute or two, as I come back," asked
+Marten?
+
+"Ask Frank Farleigh there if he has got his," said Jane. "You shall have
+yours when he has found his, that is if we can hide it as securely."
+
+"Then you may get it as you can," retorted Marten rudely, stepping upon
+the grass, and on Jane's springing after him setting off on a race as
+fast as he could across the lawn, in utter defiance of the young girls.
+A cry was raised instantly, and all the children left their sports to
+pursue the boy, who had thus boldly defied their power; and lucky was
+it for him that he was agile and could twist and turn in his course as
+rapidly as a hare. But when there is at least twelve to one and a clear
+space, the raced has little chance, and thus it came about that the boy
+in self defence was forced to fly towards the stables as the only place
+of safety, having no leisure even to think that he was leaving his
+brother amongst strangers, proving himself unable to withstand
+temptation, even during one short hour of his visit. Marten, too, had
+raised a war between himself and the young girls of the party, which was
+not likely to be settled peacefully during the time of their stay at
+Mrs. Jameson's, and thus he had, to a certain sense, separated himself
+either from Reuben or from the bigger boys, without intending to do so
+for the two parties, as might be foreseen by any experienced eye, were
+of too different a sort to get on hourly together, as their tastes and
+amusements were utterly at variance.
+
+As my story is intended to shew that temptations hourly assail us, and
+that in our own strength we cannot often resist them, else wherefore did
+Our Lord teach his disciples to pray that they might not be led into
+temptation, but because he knew that man of himself never turns away
+from the forbidden fruit. I shall not here speak much of how after a
+good run hither and thither, Marten at last found Edward and his
+companions in an open field, most of the horses and dogs from the
+stables being collected together, and such a scene of excitement going
+on that the boy had no leisure to think of anything that was not passing
+before his eye; and therefore, as Reuben did not appear, he, like the
+rest being unseen, was forgotten. In excuse for Marten I must say that
+he first ran to the stables, and there learnt from a boy whom he found
+there, that Master Jameson had had permission that morning from his papa
+to have out one or two of the horses and ponies, on condition that
+Chambers, the old coachman, and Rogers, the groom, were present with the
+young gentlemen, and that every obedience were paid to their directions,
+so that if they saw anything wrong they might enforce attention to their
+requests.
+
+As many of the young gentlemen too had ridden over on their ponies to
+Mr. Jameson's, there were a goodly collection of horses assembled
+together, and the races that ensued, and the leaping over low fences
+that followed, so quickly passed away the time that when the first bell
+rang, announcing that dinner would shortly be served, Marten was quite
+astonished to find that it was nearly three o'clock, and that almost two
+hours had passed since he had seen his brother. But now, as the boys
+were taking the horses and dogs to the stables, he hastened towards the
+house as fast as he could, for he saw the lawn was tenant-less, and
+knowing the way to the room where he usually slept when at Mrs.
+Jameson's, he hurried up the stairs only to find that his things had
+been placed there, and that Reuben's little parcel had been taken
+elsewhere and was probably where the child also was, for no Reuben was
+to be seen. As Marten could meet with no servant, he ran along the
+gallery trying to distinguish amongst the many voices he heard on all
+sides that of his brother's, but in vain, so many were the sounds that
+reached his ear, and as he did not like to open any of the doors, or
+push those farther open that were not quite closed, he raised his voice
+and called aloud "Reuben, Reuben, I want you--Reuben come to me in the
+passage--here I am--come to me Reuben."
+
+To Marten's annoyance, instead of his brother replying to his call, Jane
+Roscoe stepped out into the gallery, exclaiming--"Oh! it is you, is it?
+Whom do you want? What are you come here for? these are the girl's
+rooms! those are our bedrooms, and this is our sitting room. Are you
+come to make an apology for your rudeness this morning? If so, I will
+call the rest out to hear what you have to say."
+
+"I want my brother, Miss Roscoe," replied Marten, trying to speak
+civilly. "May I go into your sitting room, or would you have the
+goodness to tell him to come to me here."
+
+"I shall do no such thing," answered Miss Jane, "you may get him as you
+can, though I do not know how you will manage to do that either; for
+Mary has taken such a fancy to the little fellow, that she will not give
+him up easily."
+
+"Would you tell me if Reuben is content?" asked Marten, "for if so I
+would rather leave him with Miss Mary."
+
+"Just pop your head inside that door," said the rude girl, "and judge
+for yourself, that is, if you dare to do so--for your brother is there,
+and Mary and a dozen more girls. Do you dare?" she inquired mockingly,
+"come let me see you do it, then."
+
+"Dare," repeated Marten indignantly, "and why should I not dare--I want
+my brother."
+
+"Do it then," said Jane, "if you are not a coward, which I strongly
+suspect you are;" and when was a spirited boy of thirteen so urged on
+that had the prudence to know where to stop with propriety to himself.
+Marten, choking with rage, did advance to the door pointed out, and put
+his head inside, and there, on beholding a group of young ladies of all
+ages, from eight to fourteen, and no little brother, and finding all
+eyes turned upon himself as an impertinent intruder, he drew his head
+back quickly, and was met with a loud laugh from Jane, which so annoyed
+him, that without stopping to think, he ran off to his own room as fast
+as he could. The voice of Mary Roscoe however reached him as he ran
+along the gallery, uttering these words: "I'll take care of Reuben,
+Master Marten--I'll take care of Reuben, he is very happy." And so
+Marten allowed himself to be content, and as he knew dinner would
+shortly be ready, he lost no more time, but set to dress himself in his
+best as quickly as he could. Mr. and Mrs. Jameson did not dine with the
+young people, but Mrs. Jameson came in and walked round the table, and
+spoke to most of the young ladies and gentlemen, and asked after their
+papas and mammas, and she said she hoped they would be good children and
+enjoy themselves very much, and in the evening she and Mr. Jameson would
+come in to see them at play. She told Jane Roscoe she expected her and
+Mary to take care of the young ladies and see that they had everything
+they wanted, and she said much the same to her son and William Roscoe
+about the boys.
+
+There was a very long dining table laid out, and, as might be expected,
+all the boys got together at the end where Edward sat, and all the
+girls got round Jane Roscoe, for it must be remembered that hostilities
+had begun in the morning between the boys and girls, and Jane was not
+the kind of girl to make peace, or desire to make peace and conduct
+herself as would be becoming a young lady. Frank Farleigh, indeed,
+crossed the barrier, and once again demanded his cap from his sister,
+but he pleaded in vain, and I do not know how the matter would have been
+settled if good-natured Mary Roscoe had not proposed that it should be
+considered as a forfeit, and that the cap should be cried with the other
+forfeits in the evening games. "And I promise you it shall be hardly
+won," cried Jane, and Frank's sister then whispered to her as if they
+were settling what Frank was to do for it, and then Jane laughed--her
+teasing laugh--and if Frank did give his sister a most cruel schoolboy
+pinch, I can't but say she had only herself and her rude companion to
+thank for it. "I don't care," he said, as he joined the boys, "I can
+wear that old cap of Edward's, and when I go home they _must_ give it
+back to me."
+
+During this time Marten was looking about for Reuben, and soon he saw
+that the little fellow was seated by Mary Roscoe, as happy as possible,
+for Mary was a kind-hearted girl, and loved every thing and every body,
+and every body loved her, and now she was taking care that the child was
+helped before herself, and with what he liked, and when she met Marten's
+eye, she kissed Reuben very earnestly, and called him a sweet darling
+and her own pet, and she asked the little one if he did not love Mary.
+Reuben returned the kiss and looked so smilingly up at Marten, that his
+brother could not but be contented, and having thanked Mary most
+heartily for her very great kindness, he was only too glad to get away
+once more to where the boys were seated. Poor Marten was not aware, and
+I do not exactly see how he should have been aware, that the easy
+kindness of Mary Roscoe was but too likely now to bring his brother into
+trouble, for Mary did not like to refuse the little fellow any thing;
+and as the child was hungry and more than ready for the meal, for it was
+past his usual dinner hour, I am obliged to confess he ate greedily of
+the good things set before him, one after another without moderation or
+discernment, pudding following meat, and cheese after pudding, and fruit
+after that, till quantity and diversity were so mingled together, that
+it was a wonder the babe endured himself as well as he did. He was,
+however, so satisfied and even cloyed, that towards the end of the time
+he contented himself with a taste of this and that, and under the easy
+rule of Miss Mary, the remnants of his desert were transferred to his
+pockets, to serve to regale him at some future moment. I have said that
+Marten could not have been aware of this foolish weakness of Mary
+Roscoe, but Marten was not free of blame in the affair, for he had
+started wrongly as regarded Reuben, and in his self conceit he had
+placed himself in circumstances where the temptations that surrounded
+him were more than his nature unaided could resist. Marten would not
+listen to those who would have taught him that our blessed Saviour
+verily took not on him the nature of angels, but he took on him the seed
+of Abraham, wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto
+his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in
+things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the
+people, for in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able
+to succour those that are tempted. Heb. ii. 16, 17, 18. But we shall
+soon see from Marten's story a verification of the words of St. Paul
+addressed to the children of God. "Wherefore let him that thinketh he
+standeth, take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but
+such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you
+to be tempted above that ye are able; but will, with the temptation,
+also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Cor. x. 12,
+13.
+
+And now,--to return to Reuben, he had ate and ate so much, that I am
+almost ashamed even to think of it; and silly Mary Roscoe, who should
+have put a bridle on his little mouth, never once thought of doing so,
+and how should she, for she had never had one on her own? till the poor
+child felt so uncomfortable that he was half ready to cry--for, added to
+the over quantity he had contrived to swallow, he was very weary, for he
+was but a young one, and he had been out in the air all the morning and
+undergoing more active exercise than even he was accustomed to go
+through, for he had moved about at the direction of others, and not by
+his own voluntary will. So feeling uneasy, he was just about to raise a
+cry, which I believe would have recalled Marten to a sense of his duty,
+when the whole troop of children rose from table to amuse themselves as
+best they liked till six o'clock, when tea was to be served in a large
+room for them, and the evening was to be finished in games of whatever
+description they chose, Mr. and Mrs. Jameson having promised to be
+present.
+
+Marten just stopped to see Mary Roscoe lead off his brother, who
+accompanied her very contentedly, and then I am obliged to own he
+thought no more of the little fellow for such a length of time, that we
+who take an interest in poor little Reuben must banish Marten from our
+thoughts and follow the child, the poor little victim of his brother's
+self conceit. The young ladies on leaving the dining room ascended the
+stairs and went to the room with which Marten had so daringly put his
+head in the morning, and here they divided into groups of two or three,
+as chance might be, and a chattering began, the like of which could
+never be heard again, unless under the like circumstances. It seems a
+cruel thing to try to put down any of the nonsense, and perhaps worse
+than nonsense, that was then and there talked; and I would not do so if
+I did not hope it would prove a warning to some girls that persons do
+listen to their conversation sometimes when they fancy no one hears, and
+that those same persons do think them very silly and ignorant, and
+occasionally wrong. And first, I will take a party of three girls, who
+all went to the same school, and these three, I am sorry to say, were
+talking of their governess and teachers in a way they ought never to
+have done. It was not Mrs. Meredith and Miss Williams, and Miss Smith,
+but it was "Meredith, that cross old thing," and "pretty little Smith,"
+and that "detestable Williams." And then one asked the other if she
+remembered how funnily Fanny Adams had managed in the affair, of
+laughing at the French Master, how six of them had been sent up to their
+bedrooms in disgrace, and when that detestable Williams came in and
+found them still laughing, how she scolded them all, and how Fanny Adams
+put some Eau-de-Cologne to her eyes, which nearly blinded her, and made
+her eyes water very much, and so deceived Miss Williams that she
+pardoned her, though all the rest were left in disgrace.
+
+And here, because there was no better disposed person to speak to these
+poor girls upon their light and improper discourse, I would just say one
+word:--My dear school boys and school girls, our Saviour says, "Love thy
+neighbour as thyself." Let me then ask you, do you in any way follow
+this kind command when you so treat your teachers and governors? Think
+you, for an instant, of the labour, the anxiety, the perpetual
+self-denial, the patience required by an instructor of childhood, even
+when the children do their best; but when deceit, hypocrisy, and
+hardness of heart is also added to the giddiness and thoughtlessness of
+youth, what must be the teacher's suffering?
+
+Remember that our Lord himself was subject to his parents. Luke ii. 57.
+Though what could they, poor human creatures, have taught him? Then
+follow, as a loving child should do, his holy example, and remember his
+precept, of "love thy neighbour as thyself," and inquire of yourself how
+would I like to be treated as I treat my governess or tutor?
+
+But perhaps you would wish to listen to another couple of girls, who
+soon drew a larger party round them, and what folly were they about,
+you would ask? Why, one child, who was very vain about her figure, must
+needs get a piece of string, or tape, and begin to measure her
+companion's wrist, thumb, neck, waist, and height, saying--"Twice round
+the thumb, once round the wrist, twice round the wrist, once round the
+neck, twice round the neck, once round the waist, and twice round the
+waist, once the height." As Louisa Manners well knew of old that this
+measurement suited herself, she was always disposed to try any young
+girl by her rule, knowing well her own turn would come, and that she
+would be able to appear with satisfaction to herself; and here again I
+would say, was our Lord's precept followed, of love thy neighbour as
+thyself? did Louisa desire a rival? This couple, as I said, soon drew a
+party round them, and after the measurement, which lasted some time and
+led to a discussion of dress, most of the frocks and sashes coming in
+for notice, one of the three school girls, mentioned at first, named
+some new step in dancing, just introduced at her school the last dancing
+day, and then such a practising and trying of this step commenced
+amongst the young ladies as made a pretty sight to look on, the young
+ladies being all nicely dressed, and for the nonce thinking more of
+their occupation than of themselves.
+
+In the meanwhile Reuben had been supplied with something that served the
+purpose of a plaything by Mary Roscoe, and being seated in a corner of
+the room away from harm or interference, the little fellow shortly
+became so drowsy, that before long, notwithstanding the noise and
+chattering about him, his head drooped on his bosom, and he was so sound
+asleep that he was unconscious of his uncomfortable position. He had
+slept full a quarter of an hour when he was discovered by one of the
+elder girls, who proposed that they should lift him from his seat and
+take him to a bed in an adjoining chamber, where he would be more
+comfortable. And here I must again remark, for want of some one else to
+do so, that of the twelve or fourteen girls there assembled, there was
+not one present who would have been unkind to the little fellow
+intentionally; but yet I am afraid, that with the exception of the
+good-natured Mary Roscoe, there was hardly one who would have put
+themselves out of the way on his account, or have given up a pleasure or
+amusement of even five or ten minutes to comfort the boy, who ought in
+truth never to have been amongst them, so little had he been accustomed
+to the ways of other children, even of his own age.
+
+Reuben slept on, and that so soundly, that when tea was ready he was not
+awake, and he would probably have been wholly forgotten if the young
+ladies on their way down stairs had not made so much noise by the door
+of his room, that startled and alarmed, he began to cry violently, and
+his good friend Mary could not easily appease him. However, the child
+was really refreshed from his sleep, and the kind girl having washed his
+face and hands herself, and smoothed his pretty curling hair, led him
+down with her to the room where the tea was served, and provided him
+with all he wanted, and withal with such a large lump of sugar, the like
+of which he had never perhaps, not even in his dreams, possessed before.
+Whoever has read of Mrs. Indulgence in "The Infant's Progress" may have
+some idea of Mary's management of Reuben, but if the little one could
+have spoken or reasoned on the point, how heartily would he have said
+that he pined for his own dear mamma's judicious kindness and controul,
+under which he used to sport all day happy and joyful as a butterfly on
+a bright summer's morning.
+
+After tea, which did not last very long, the tables were cleared away
+and the plays began--the elder children, as might be expected, taking
+the lead, and for awhile all was order and propriety. Fortunately for
+the young ones they had no lights near them from which they could be in
+danger, for the lamp hung from the ceiling and the fire was allowed to
+go out in the grate. The tables, as I said before, were moved away, and
+the seats were piled one above another so that a good space was left in
+the room for the games, and only two chairs were kept for Mr. and Mrs.
+Jameson, who had sent word to say they were coming down to see the
+sport, and as they were very fond of a dance, they expressed a wish
+that the evening's amusement should begin in that way.
+
+The boys were somewhat annoyed at this, as they wanted more active
+games, and Frank Farleigh absolutely proposed to change the dance to
+leap-frog; however, as Mrs. Jameson wished for dancing, no one was bold
+enough openly to speak against it, and Miss Farleigh and Jane Roscoe,
+who were intimate friends, played a duet together very nicely, to which
+the rest danced.
+
+And now it was that Mary Roscoe first felt the annoyance she had
+incurred by her kindness to Reuben, for the child did not wish to leave
+her, and seeing all were dancing, or jumping to the music as he thought,
+he believed he could do the same, and clinging to her she found that to
+appease him she must take him for her partner, and thus this really
+good-natured girl was unable to dance with any pleasure to herself, as
+the little one was unable to make his way alone. However, Mary was
+truly kind-hearted, and not one cloud was on her fair brow when the
+dance was finished, and she told her little partner to sit down amidst
+the piled up chairs at one end of the room. But as nurse had said Reuben
+was a weary little fellow, and Mary little knew the truth, if she
+thought she was so easily to get rid of him, for the child was half
+alarmed at the numbers of strange faces thronging around him; he was not
+well, too, with the many sweet things and fruits he had eaten, and now
+it was approaching his usual bed-time, and though he had had a sleep,
+yet he had been roused from it suddenly and improperly, fed with sweet
+cake since, and any experienced person present might know that shortly
+the child would get so excited in the scene before him, it would be no
+easy matter to soothe or calm him.
+
+Now it happened that Marten, feeling exceedingly obliged to Mary for
+her kindness to his brother, and equally disliking her sister, and Miss
+Farleigh and some of the other young ladies, was very anxious to dance
+with Mary, to thank her for her kindness to Reuben, but he little
+thought that by doing so, the child finding both his friends together
+must insist upon being with them, and the second set of quadrilles was
+danced by poor Mary as the first had been, the little fellow clinging to
+her, for both Marten and Mary were afraid of a burst of tears if they
+opposed the child in this matter. Marten, however, spoke somewhat
+sharply to him, saying he was teasing Miss Mary, and if they allowed him
+to dance this time, he must promise to sit still afterwards, and not be
+troublesome again. Reuben knew that he must obey his brother, so when
+that dance was finished he went and sat himself down, as directed,
+though his young heart was very sad, as he longed to be jumping about
+with the other children. Mary was now able to enjoy herself, and I do
+not hesitate to say she was very glad to get rid of Reuben and be at
+liberty to run about where she would, for she was a happy girl, and this
+evening she was the happiest of the happy, for she was a favourite of
+all.
+
+After the dancing had continued some time, a game was fixed upon, which
+game being one that kept the children seated, they soon got tired of it,
+and blindman's buff was proposed and entered into with great spirit,
+though, as will presently be seen, this spirit, for want of some less
+indulgent to controul it, became at last almost unbearable.
+
+It was whilst Edward Jameson was blindfolded that the first rudeness
+began, for Miss Jane seized hold of a newspaper and began rustling it
+so about Edward's head, that being blindfolded he became so annoyed by
+it, that he began to toss his arms about, making such rushes hither and
+thither, that the girls had to run away, lest they should be struck.
+Whilst Jane was teasing Edward, one of the boys seized hold of the
+handkerchief that blindfolded him, and another boy made a thrust at him
+in front, and it was only a wonder that Mr. and Mrs. Jameson, who were
+sitting by, did not speak to the children, to advise a little more
+quietness in the play. But there were a party of young girls whispering
+together behind Jane, and when Edward turned in her direction, though
+she escaped, he fell amongst these girls, and, as might be expected,
+such a romping scene ensued, as may often be seen at blindman's buff.
+Just at this moment a servant came in to say a gentleman had called on
+some business, and both Mr. and Mrs. Jameson left the room together, to
+see this gentleman. They were scarcely gone before the noise increased
+to such an extent, that one or two of the servants came to the parlour
+door; and well was it, as we shall shew presently, that they did so, but
+Mr. and Mrs. Jameson being gone to another part of the house, were not
+disturbed by the sounds. So, as I said, Edward found himself amongst the
+group of young girls, who all struggled to get away from him; and then
+such a scene of running and screaming, and shouting and romping
+followed, as the like of which I have no desire to see. Every one ran,
+and no one knew whither they were going, and it so chanced that some ran
+in the direction of where Reuben had been seated by Marten, amidst the
+piled-up chairs. The child, who had been sitting there sometime, and who
+did not understand the game, for he had never seen it before, was
+doubtful whether to be frightened or not; but as Edward, whom he knew so
+well, and who was always kind to him, was the pursuer, and as the
+children were laughing, he thought he might laugh too, and not liking
+sitting still when all were running and jumping round him, he slid down
+from his high seat and joined the group that had fled to that end of the
+room from Edward. As ill luck would have it, Edward turned in that
+direction somewhat suddenly, and there was a loud cry of one and all to
+run, and instantly all did run, Reuben too obeying the call, and setting
+off as fast as his little legs would let him.
+
+As might have been expected, the elder children escaped, and Edward
+caught the boy, whom he instantly named, and tearing off the
+handkerchief from his eyes, he was going to tie it round those of
+Reuben, when Marten interposed, and said "he would not understand the
+game." Edward was, however, tired of being blinded and of being
+buffetted about, and not thinking how very young Reuben was, for he knew
+very little about children, as he had no little brothers nor sisters of
+his own, he only said he had caught the child, and that it was but fair
+he should be blinded, as he was caught and had absolutely prevented him
+from catching one of the others when they were close to him. As Reuben
+himself thought it was manly to be blinded, and believed all he had to
+do was to run about with the handkerchief round his head, he was very
+anxious to do as Edward had done, and Mary, to whom he pleaded for
+permission so to do, blinded him herself, and as she tied the
+handkerchief round him she said, "Now, young gentlemen, don't hurt the
+little fellow, pray be gentle with him, for he's very young."
+
+Mary then took his hand, and leading him into the centre of the room
+she slightly directed him where to go. It must be understood that Reuben
+knew no one in the room but Marten, Edward, and Mary, and as he did not
+know the rules of the game, the elder boys and girls, soon wearied of
+the little fellow running hither and thither, for they did not wish to
+hurt the child, and so they ceased for awhile their boisterous play;
+but, as might be expected, this would not last long, and Marten stepping
+forwards on the little one laying hold of some boy near him, said, "My
+brother does not know any one here by name, is it not enough that he has
+caught some one? He does not know, I am sure, who his hand is upon, even
+if he were unblinded."
+
+"Oh! it is a boy," replied Reuben. "Me know it is a boy, and a large
+boy. Yes, it is a large boy."
+
+"That is enough, is it not?" asked Marten, looking round, "surely
+that's enough;" and he unbound Reuben, telling; the child he had done
+very well.
+
+No one seemed inclined to dispute the point, for all saw the child was
+too young to play with them; and William Stewart, the boy caught, and
+who was desirous of being blindfolded, was quite pleased to have the
+handkerchief tied round his head, and now the play became more
+boisterous than ever, owing to the cessation before, and probably all
+would have gone on well if little Reuben, elated by his brother's
+telling him he had done very well, had not chosen to join in the play,
+saying over and over again to any one who would listen to him, "Me knew
+it was a boy--a large boy--me knew it was a boy--me said a large
+boy--yes, me felt his coat--me knew it was a large boy." This too might
+have passed, and the child might have repeated his story over and over
+again without much harm if he could have got a listener, or he even
+might have been content without one, if he had not fancied he understood
+the game as well as the oldest present, so he entered into it with all
+his little spirit, and intruded his small person where others could not
+go--now here, now there, till excited and heated and confused by those
+around him flying in all directions, he was thrown down, and as he did
+not fall alone, the poor little fellow was rather severely hurt. And now
+in that one moment of downfall was assembled all the troubles of the
+day,--weary, excited, hurt, and overfed, he began to cry, and that so
+violently, that those who lifted him up trusted to his being not really
+injured by the very noise he made in his distress. Marten and Mary ran
+to him, but they were as strangers to him, for his eyes were dimmed by
+tears, and his ears closed by his own wailings; and luckily for all
+three one of the servants, for, as I said before, they had come to see
+the young people at play, and who was a motherly kind of woman, advanced
+into the room and offered to take the charge of the child and comfort
+him before she put him to bed. Marten was most thankful for this offer,
+and you may be sure Mary was not sorry to part with the sobbing boy, and
+thus Marten put it out of his own power to keep his voluntary boast to
+Nurse at home about sleeping with his brother, for when the riotous
+evening closed, for it was a very riotous evening, Reuben had been
+asleep some hours, and in a quarter of the house appropriated to the use
+of the young ladies where beds were as plentiful as requisite on an
+occasion like the present. Marten then had nothing for it but to beg
+Mary to see after his brother, which the young lady as thoughtlessly
+promised to do, and then he accompanied his young companions to that
+department of the house appropriated to the use of the boys, where, as
+might be expected after a little more rude sport, he fell into a sleep
+so profound and long, that every thought of Reuben was banished from his
+mind. And now, to return to the poor baby, the victim of mismanagement,
+or of his brother's self-conceit. Sobbing and roaring he was carried or
+dragged up stairs, undressed, and put to bed, where the extreme violence
+of his grief proved its own relief, for he fell asleep with the tear in
+his eye, and long long after the cause of sorrow was forgotten, his sobs
+might be heard proclaiming that the effect even now had not passed away.
+By and bye, however, the calm of sleep restored him more to himself
+again, and before the motherly woman who had taken pity on him left the
+chamber, he was sleeping the refreshing sleep of childhood.
+
+As the young people had gone to bed so late the evening before, for it
+was quite twelve o'clock, and the next day was also to be a day of
+indulgence, it was nearly half-past eight before Marten awoke, and what
+with one thing and another it was quite nine before he had an
+opportunity of asking any one after Reuben, or indeed of discovering
+that no one knew anything of the little one farther than that he had
+awoke at his usual hour, seven o'clock; that the kind woman who had
+attended him the night before had helped to wash and dress him, and
+having told him to be quiet, lest he should awake the children asleep in
+his bed room, she left him as she thought safe in the young ladies'
+sitting room, to amuse himself as best he might. Two hours nearly had
+passed since then, and no further information could be obtained of the
+little boy; but he was gone, that was certain for he was nowhere to be
+found in any part of Mr. Jameson's large house. It so happened that
+breakfast had commenced, and Marten and some of the bigger boys had
+nearly finished the meal before all the young ladies came down, and as
+Mary Roscoe chanced to be late, for this good natured girl had been
+helping others as usual, Marten did not discover the absence of his
+brother till she entered the room and seated herself at the table. Then
+he stepped round to her and asked if Reuben would soon be down. "Oh!
+dear little fellow," exclaimed Mary, starting up, "He did not sleep in
+my room, so I know nothing about him; but now I will run to find him to
+bring him to breakfast. I dare say he has overslept himself, or I should
+have heard of him before now."
+
+"If you are speaking of the little boy who cried so bitterly at
+blindman's buff, Mary," said a Miss Lomax, "he was put to sleep in a
+little bed by himself in our room. Maria and myself noticed how soundly
+he slept through all the noise we made when we went to our rooms, but
+when we got up this morning the little fellow was gone, and we wondered
+who had drest him and taken him away so quietly as not to disturb us."
+
+"Oh! then I'll find him in a minute," said Mary, "if he has been drest
+so long he must be sadly in want of his breakfast, poor little darling,"
+and Mary was half way up stairs before she had finished her speech.
+
+And now how shall I describe what a fearful state the whole house was in
+before ten minutes more had passed away: the child was lost, the fearful
+question of where and how he might be found was on everybody's lips.
+Poor Marten, it was dreadful to see his terror and grief, and Mary, oh!
+how negligent Mary felt herself, for had she not assisted greatly to his
+loss by taking him from his brother, and had she not promised that
+brother the evening before to see him in his bed and look after him,
+which she had forgotten to do. Jenkins, too, the motherly female who had
+so kindly attended the little one the night before, how did she blame
+herself for not taking the child with her after she had dressed him,
+when she was obliged to go to her work, which was much increased that
+morning by the state in which the young people had left the room, the
+scene of the last night's revels.
+
+And here I would make a remark, which I must beg no one to reject,
+without well weighing the idea. The most amiable females of the party
+assembled at Mrs. Jameson's, Mary Roscoe and Jenkins, who had put
+themselves most out of their way, and had really acted the kindest by
+the child, were those who felt the most in the affair, and most blamed
+themselves for their own conduct, whereas if all had tried their best,
+as they did, the little fellow would have ever had some kind heart
+beside him to soothe and comfort him, and some one might have
+anticipated his uneasiness at finding himself alone amongst strangers.
+Anyhow they would not have been as strangers to him, for he afterwards
+acknowledged, on being questioned, that had Miss Mary been sleeping in
+the room, he should not have done as he did. But now to my remark, those
+who strive to do best have the most tender consciences, and the more one
+strives after right the more scrupulous and tender does the conscience
+become, and the more does it aspire after noble feelings and honourable
+thoughts and actions. This is a work of the Divine Spirit and of no
+mortal power, and it is a training for glory, purifying our hearts for a
+divine home, obtained for us through our Saviour's death and
+righteousness, and in familiar language we will liken it after this
+manner. Supposing two children stand side by side in the open street,
+one is the child of a king, nicely drest and delicately clean, as would
+be expected from his noble birth and expectation, the other is the
+little hedge-side vagrant, to whose young face water or cleansing has
+probably been unknown. Imagine, then, ought passing these two children,
+which could pollute their persons, what would be their feelings? the one
+might even laugh at the filth or mud that bespattered him, the other
+would shrink with loathing or disgust, and would not be easy or
+comfortable till every effort was taken to remove the stain. And we are
+children of the King of kings, we are washed and clothed by Him, and
+the more our garments are fitted for our future station, the fairer are
+our inward persons; the more do we feel annoyed and grieved by any foul
+spot, which could sully their purity and disfigure their beauty. My
+young readers remember this, and smile no more at sin; aye, and shun
+carefully its stains that would pollute you, and when they do alight
+upon you, remember whose blood alone it is can purge away their
+slightest trace.
+
+Poor Mary had no breakfast that morning, nor no comfort nor rest either,
+for after searching for the child all over the house, she must needs
+look for him in the gardens, the pleasure grounds, the lawn, behind each
+tree and shrub, and even in the stables and offices, but no Reuben was
+to be met with, and the dear little girl, when wearied out with
+searching sat down to weep and lament herself, starting up occasionally
+when some fresh place came to her mind, and running to it, but to meet
+with disappointment and increased alarm. But Mary was not alone in the
+search, for both Mr. and Mrs. Jameson were full of anxiety respecting
+the child, and trusty men were sent in all directions to look after the
+lost one; and when Mr. Jameson spoke to his lady on the imprudence of
+having invited so young a child, she replied, that having given
+permission to their son to ask a certain number of young people, she had
+not attended to him when he named the bidden guests, taking it for
+granted that a boy of thirteen would prefer companions of his own size
+to a child of Reuben's tender age. And now it came out from Edward how
+Marten had refused to come without his brother, and that Mr. and Mrs.
+Mortimer were from home, and this, as might be expected, added not a
+little to the distress of Mr. and Mrs. Jameson, for hitherto they had
+thought the child had visited them with the permission of his parents,
+and now that they heard that those parents were at Portsmouth, they were
+more and more uneasy, and they blamed themselves not a little for having
+been so indulgent in their direction to Edward. "But, indeed," said Mrs.
+Jameson, "one could not have foreseen these circumstances, and when I
+saw little Reuben seated by Mary at the dinner table, though I wondered
+at his presence, yet he seemed so happy I believed all was right with
+him." But the lesson was not lost upon Mr. and Mrs. Jameson, nor on
+Edward, and I am happy to say, in future the latter was more ready to
+ask advice of his parents than before this affair, for he too was very
+uneasy about Reuben. As to Marten, without thinking of his hat, on
+learning that the child could not be found in the house nor in the
+pleasure grounds, he told one of the men who was sent with him by Mr.
+Jameson, that he should go home as fast as he could to see if his
+brother might not have made his way there, or at least be met with upon
+the road. The distance from one house to the other was, as I said
+before, four miles, and though poor Marten had little expectation that
+the tender child could find his way so far, even if he knew the right
+road, yet he understood the little one so well, that he felt convinced
+he would at least attempt to get to his home, so that he considered it
+useless to look for him in any other direction. And now we must leave
+the unhappy and alarmed brother to speak of little Reuben, who was left,
+as we mentioned, by Jenkins in the sitting-room with a few toys near
+him. Never had Reuben been so left to himself before, but still for a
+short time, though it was for a very short time he was content, then
+came a wish for his breakfast, and with it the remembrance that if his
+mamma had been with him he would even then be in her dressing-room. She
+would be listening to his prattle, or he would be occupied in doing
+something for her which he considered was useful, but which in reality
+she could herself have done with half the time that she was obliged to
+give to her baby boy. The thoughts of his mamma made the forlorn one
+cry, and call upon her name, but no one heard his sobs or saw his tears,
+and with it came a recollection of the sorrows of yesterday, and he
+suddenly thought "Where is Marten? Where can Marten be? Is he gone? Has
+he left Reuben?" The idea was not to be borne by the poor child in a
+state of quietness, he rose from his seat, dropped his toys from his
+lap, and without looking back he went to the door, which being ajar he
+opened wider and passed through into the gallery. His friends, he
+believed, had left him; they were at home. His mamma, too, he thought,
+might be there with his papa and Marten, and, anyhow, he was sure Nurse
+was there, Nurse who loved him so, and whom he loved so dearly. So down
+the stairs stepped the sorrowing baby, holding the banisters with both
+small hands, for it was necessary for him in descending the steps to
+have both feet at one time on each, and noiselessly almost did he
+proceed, for his fairy tread made no sound, and his sobs were tried to
+be suppressed, in the earnest determination to attempt to find his way
+to his home. And now he reached the last step, and lightly did he run
+across the hall to the great door, which was open, and with some
+difficulty, for there were more steps; he arrived at the carriage drive
+between the house and lawn, whereon he had seen the lamb the day
+before.
+
+And now would I could picture the little one, as he stood in his short
+red frock, blown by the breeze which showed his dimpled knee, for his
+white sock did not extend much above his shoe. His arms, neck, and head
+were without covering, and his pretty curls played around his face in
+graceful confusion. Calling on his mamma and upon Marten, he took the
+carriage drive towards the gates, so far not having a doubt he was in
+the direction of his home, and unseen by any one, he passed through a
+small gate into the high road. Here he might have been puzzled which way
+to take, if it had not been for a clump of eight elm trees on the left
+hand road, and he had often heard John and Marten talk of those elm
+trees, for they were called the "Nine Elms," and yet Marten had said
+there were only eight now, and whenever he had gone to Mr. Jameson's
+with his papa and mamma, and John who drove them, John had kept the
+carriage waiting under the elms, and he used to put Reuben out of the
+carriage amidst the trees, to run in and out amongst them, touching one
+after the other, whilst John taught him to count them, saying one, two,
+three, four, and so on. So Reuben knew he must pass the elm trees, and
+as he was just awake, and the morning fresh and pleasant, his small feet
+carried him along some way nicely, and even swiftly, and for a few
+minutes, they were not many, all seemed promising, and the inexperienced
+one believed he should soon be at his home. After the clump of trees,
+the baby so confidently considered he was in the right way, that when he
+came to a place where two roads joined the one up which he had ran, he
+never looked about him, fancying they must both go to his home, and not
+yet being weary, he took, as might be feared, the wrong turn, and soon
+he heard distinctly the roaring of a cascade, much famed in those parts,
+as it dashed over the rocks in the direction in which he was going Now
+Reuben knew the sound of the cascade, for he had lived near it all his
+young life, and he knew it was not far from his home; but he did not
+consider that he never passed it on his way from his father's house to
+Mr. Jameson's, but still, not mistrusting the road he was going, he ran
+along till he suddenly found by a turn of the lane, that he was in full
+front of the stream. The child however was not disconcerted by this, and
+the fresh air meeting him, and for the moment raising his spirits, he
+stepped on over the loose stones brought down at different times by the
+waters, boldly, and even gaily, though his course was impeded by the
+unevenness of the way. He must have stepped on some distance, when all
+of a sudden he was unable to proceed farther along the path, by the
+jutting out of a rock into the stream, for the water was pouring down
+rapidly and more profusely than was general, for there had been heavy
+rains in the mountains, and thus the bed of the torrent was fully
+covered, its width being very inconsiderable beneath the rock. The spot
+was one wholly unknown to the child, and surely it was a terrible sight
+to meet the eye of a babe, who hitherto had not known what it was to be
+left without a mother's or nurse's care. The place was in the heart of a
+mountain gorge, famed for its rare beauty, and the cascade came dashing
+from the rocks, which were very bold and picturesque in the little creek
+or gully where the child stood. The water, as I said, was pouring down
+white with foam, and majestically pursuing its course, shaking the
+earth around with its terrible roarings.
+
+Fancy our little forlorn one then standing under the shelter of the
+rock, which, hanging over him in rough masses, threatened to fall an
+crush his baby form, the stream rushing impetuously at his feet, and one
+little place beneath the rock, in fact part of the rock itself being
+somewhat elevated from the bed of the stream below, forming his only
+secure and dry resting place. I have said before, he had no covering on
+fit for walking attire, his arms, neck, and head being fully exposed to
+the breezes which now blew cruelly on his young figure, so that he could
+scarcely keep his feet, and glad was he to creep under the shelter of
+the threatening rock. There he stood looking around him in wild despair,
+for he had raised his voice to cry for pity, and its infant tones were
+not heard amidst the roaring waters; again and again he looked round
+him, but no help was there, and he trembled more from fear than cold. He
+was frightened at the roaring waters, for they seemed to him to be
+approaching, and wholly overcome with fear and wretchedness, and quite
+incapable of contending against his unhappy situation, he crouched
+beneath the threatening rock, too miserable to shed a tear. "Mamma,
+mamma," he said,--"Mamma, mamma," and that weak cry was repeated again
+and again, though no human ear could hear his sorrows or soothe his
+cries. Poor baby, what availed it then? your earthly father was the
+tenderest of parents--he could not have foreseen this trouble, and
+therefore he could not have been armed against it, but your heavenly
+Father's eye was on you, little one, and his eyes are ever on infants,
+the loveliest beings of his creation, and he who spared Nineveh,
+because there were in that wicked city more than six score thousand
+souls, who knew not their right hands from their left, still watches
+over his babies now, for has he not said of "Such is the kingdom of
+heaven."
+
+But observe the little one, what makes his cry of 'Mamma, Mamma,' cease?
+the babe has heard a sound, a pleasant sound, and he forgets his
+trouble. It is the sweet song of a bird upon a branch of a tree on the
+rock above him, and the bird likes the morning air and the sound of the
+waters, and he is singing his song of joy, and Reuben listened to him
+and was pleased, and then the little bird hopped down from his high
+perch and came lower and lower till he was quite close to the child, so
+close that the little one held out his hand, which frightened away the
+pretty bird, and Reuben was once more alone again, and commenced his cry
+of "Mamma, Mamma, come to Reuben, Mamma." But the bird had come to the
+rock because it had seen some bright berries on the bushes there, and
+before it had began its song it had pecked off one or two with its bill,
+or perhaps it might have been that other birds had pecked them off, and
+then rejected them, or the wind might have blown them from the parent
+bush; be that as it may, there were about as many as a dozen red berries
+scattered on the ground, where the little bird had hopped, and Reuben
+had seen them in looking at the bird, and now he began to collect them,
+looking here and there to find some more, and he thought if he put them
+into a nice heap together, their bright red colour would draw thither
+another singing bird to visit him. So he collected his berries, and
+tried to pile them together, and thus more time passed, for whilst doing
+so, every little thing seemed to divert his attention--a skeleton leaf,
+a small flower, a smooth pebble, a drop of water sparkling in the
+sunshine, all attracted his infant eye, and thus, as we might say, his
+heavenly Father watched over the boy and soothed him from the real
+sorrows of his situation, till the time of his deliverance was at hand.
+And are we not children of a large growth? are not our sorrows soothed
+and relieved by our Creator's mercies? and are not innocent pleasures
+and consolations put in the way of every child of God? and it is our own
+fault, yes, our own fault, and very much are we to blame when we reject
+the blessings of consolations offered us. "When our Saviour left us, he
+promised to send us a comforter to abide with us for ever." John xiv.
+16; and as the Divine Spirit never fails in his fulfilment of his
+promises, be assured, you mourners, if you are not comforted, it is
+because you will not accept the consolation offered to you; for he has
+said, "I will not leave you comfortless, for he shall dwell with you,
+and shall be in you." John xiv. 17 and 18.
+
+But why does little Reuben suddenly move his curls from off his cheek?
+why does he listen, as he never listened before? and why does a merry
+little laugh escape his lips? and then he listens again, and now he does
+not laugh, but springing to his feet, with arms extended, he calls out
+"Nero, Nero." It is not that Nero hears that baby voice, it is not that
+the noble dog responds to the call, for the soft sound is lost amidst
+the roar of the waters; but he who fed Elijah by the means of ravens,
+and taught the dove to bear the olive leaf to Noah, has guided hither to
+the child a sure and safe conductor to his home. Look, look there!
+across the stream stands Nero. Nero let out by Thomas for a wild run for
+exercise as directed first by Mr. Mortimer, and then by Marten; there
+he stood, his eyes red with eagerness, his tongue protruding, and
+panting and impatient as not knowing where next to turn his agile
+bounds. But not for another moment did this hesitation continue, for
+Reuben ran to the edge of the rock, both arms extended, and scarcely
+able for the breeze to keep his little feet firm upon the ground. "Nero,
+Nero," he cried, and almost ere his lips had closed, after the appeal,
+the noble dog, with a glorious bound sprang from stepping-stone to
+stepping-stone across the stream, and had overwhelmed the boy with his
+caresses. What mattered it to Reuben, that his kind friend in his joy at
+their meeting had absolutely overturned the child upon the ground? What
+cared he for that? It was Nero, his own Nero, his Nero from home, and
+Reuben did so love him, and Nero returned his love so warmly, and
+they were always so happy together, and there was no danger to be feared
+for Reuben, whilst the faithful animal was by him, which he had power to
+ward off. Reuben had recognised the dog's bark even amidst the waters
+roar, and that had made him laugh, for he never doubted that Nero would
+come to him shortly. And now I don't know how to tell how the rest
+happened, for in truth Reuben never could explain how things went on,
+particularly after the arrival of Nero, and there was no other living
+thing in that solitude but the child and dog. All that Reuben could
+recollect afterwards was, that he was cold and hungry, and that he
+wished to get home, and that Nero, too, seemed even more anxious than
+himself to get home, but Reuben dared not cross the stream, and Nero
+seemed almost as unwilling as himself to take the child across, and yet
+the faithful creature would not leave the boy for more able assistance.
+Reuben was frightened at the threatening rock above his head, and yet he
+knew not how to leave it, for he had run on far enough to lose the way
+to the lane which led to Mr. Jameson's, and he was frightened at all
+around, and shivering and hungry, for he had tasted no food that
+morning.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+At last, finding all his efforts useless to tempt the little one across
+the stream, a new idea seemed to strike the sensible dog, for Nero was
+very sensible. He seemed all of a sudden to bethink himself that there
+might be another road home; and taking hold of Reuben's dress in his
+mouth, he attempted to draw him along the road the child had come. Now
+to this the little one was rather inclined, for he believed it would
+take him home, but on attempting to walk he found that he had hurt his
+foot before he had reached the rock, and that the cold air had made it
+stiff and painful. Poor Reuben was going to cry, and then I do not know
+what would have happened if Nero, finding out that something was wrong,
+had not seated himself beside the child on the ground to comfort him;
+and in so doing, reminded Reuben that Marten always told Nero to sit on
+the ground before he told his brother to get on the dog's back for a
+ride, for Reuben often took a ride on Nero's back. And now, then, fancy
+the child seated upon Nero, who rose at once gently from the ground, and
+with great care and stateliness commenced his progress homewards. It is
+said that a white elephant will not allow any one to ride upon him who
+is not of royal descent, and then the king of beasts steps on with full
+consciousness of the honour of his kingly burthen; but what could his
+pride be, compared with that of Nero's, as the faithful creature
+stepped on and on with his infant rider? It was not, after all, so slow
+a progress as might have been imagined, and as it is believed the dog
+followed the scent of the child's footsteps, he naturally went up the
+lane the little one had trod that morning. On arriving where the road
+divided, Nero was, however, no longer at a loss, for he knew which
+direction his own home lay, and Nero was not likely to be tempted
+elsewhere than home, for if he could have reasoned he would have said,
+in as strong terms as nurse herself could have used, that Reuben had
+better be at home than anywhere else whilst he was so young. Nero, as I
+said, now knew the road, for he had often accompanied the different
+members of Mr. Mortimer's family when they went to visit Mr. Jameson's,
+and how carefully, on account of his young rider, did he step on his way
+towards home.
+
+And now I could say a great deal upon the fidelity of Nero, the
+trustfulness of Reuben, and the useful lesson the little one was
+learning; but I am anxious to speak of Marten and nurse, and all those
+who loved the child and trembled for his loss. And yet I cannot talk of
+their distress, the deep deep remorse of Marten, his full and complete
+acknowledgment of his own carelessness and ignorance of himself, so that
+nurse could not even say one word to him, though her tears and sobs were
+a deep reproach. No, I cannot speak of this, I would rather tell of how
+in the midst of all this trouble, tears were changed to smiles, and even
+laughter took the place of sobs, when Reuben came riding into the court
+yard tired, cold, and hungry, it is true, but no little important at his
+wonderful adventure. And then came such kisses and caresses, such
+warming by the kitchen fire, such a comfortable breakfast for the
+child, such luxuries for the dog, which Reuben was allowed to bestow;
+and then such runnings hither and thither to inform all the kind
+searchers all was right with the child, and such congratulations, that I
+should never have done, if I attempt but to repeat one half of them; so
+let me conclude in these words of the apostle, "Let no man say when he
+is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil,
+neither tempteth he any man. But every man is tempted when he is drawn
+away of his own lust and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it
+bringeth forth sin; and sin when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
+James i. 13, 14, 15. But our Saviour has declared, "I will ransom them
+from the power of the grave. I will redeem them from death. Oh! death, I
+will be thy plague: Oh! grave, I will be thy destruction." Hosea xiii.
+14.
+
+By this little narrative we are taught that whoever fills himself up
+with the belief that he is wise and clever, will be apt, like Marten, to
+fall into some sort of trouble, which he did not look forward to. All
+the wisdom of man lies in knowing that unless he is guided in all his
+actions by his heavenly Father, he is sure to go wrong, let his age or
+condition be what it may. If little Reuben had been really lost or hurt,
+very severe indeed would have been the punishment of Marten for his
+conceit, but God in his tender love let him off for his fright only;
+which, however, we doubt not, was sharp enough to make him remember the
+lesson all his life.
+
+It is well for poor sinful men, women, and children, however, that they
+have a brother, even the Lord the Saviour in his human person, who
+cannot forget them as Marten forgot Reuben, no, not for one moment.
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