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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GEORGIE'S PRESENT ***
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+GEORGIE'S PRESENT; OR TALES OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
+
+
+BY MISS BRIGHTWELL
+
+_Author of "Annals of Industry and Genius," etc. etc._ [Blank Page]
+
+
+
+
+Contents.
+
+
+
+CHAPTER I.
+
+CHAPTER II.
+
+CHAPTER III.
+
+CHAPTER IV.
+
+
+
+GEORGIE'S PRESENT;
+
+OR,
+
+TALES OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
+
+
+
+CHAPTER I.
+
+
+It was a beautiful May-day morning when George Green rose at an early
+hour; for it was his birthday, and he had not been able to sleep so long
+as usual, for counting of the joyful anniversary.
+
+"Ten years old, are you indeed, my boy?" said his father, who found
+Master George eagerly awaiting him in the breakfast parlour. "Yes, papa;
+and I am to have a whole holiday, and mamma has promised to take me to
+spend the afternoon at Aunt Baker's, and--but I must not tell you that
+now, for it is a secret!"
+
+[Illustration]
+
+The afternoon visit was evidently the great treat in George's esteem;
+and pleased indeed did he look, as he started with his mother for the
+Parsonage-house in which his aunt lived. Mrs. Baker was the daughter
+of Mr. Ward, an excellent clergyman, who had for several years been a
+missionary in Newfoundland. After his death, his widow and daughter
+returned to England, and found a home in the country village where some
+of their family lived, and where Maria Ward soon married the clergyman
+of the parish, her widowed mother consenting to become one of her
+household.
+
+Mrs. Ward was a charming old lady, lively and intelligent, and full of
+goodness. Her heart seemed always overflowing with love, and though no
+longer able to labour in the missionary field as she had done in the
+days of her early womanhood, she was at heart a missionary still,
+regarding with delight the progress of that great and glorious
+cause--the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom upon earth.
+
+On the afternoon of the fair May-day, when little George and his mother
+paid their visit to the Parsonage, Mrs. Ward was sitting in her best bib
+and tucker, prepared to do honour to the occasion. Close by her side,
+upon the hearth, lay a splendid Newfoundland dog, which every now and
+then looked up at her with affectionate eyes that seemed to say, "How
+much I love you."
+
+"Ah, Boxa!" said the old lady, fondly caressing the head of the animal,
+"I don't know what you'll say to me I have actually given away one of
+your pups: at all events, I have promised it, which is the same thing."
+
+At that moment Master George popped his merry face in at the open
+window, and greeted Mrs. Ward with a shout of joyous laughter. "Dear
+Granny, you didn't know you were talking aloud; and how indeed were you
+to guess that I was so close at hand to overhear you? Ah! how glad I am
+that you mean really to let me have the beautiful pup. I have chosen a
+name for it already: it shall be called Newfy, because its mother came
+from Newfoundland."
+
+"Its grandmother you should say, my dear," replied Mrs. Ward; "Boxa's
+mother came over with me from Newfoundland, and a wonderful animal she
+was for cleverness and beauty; but after all, she could not compare with
+dear old Box, her sire. He was a marvel of sagacity, and did feats which
+I really believe have never been surpassed."
+
+While the old lady was speaking, her grandson had jumped in at the
+window, and was standing beside her, eagerly listening.
+
+"You know, dear grandmamma," he said, "this is my birthday, and I have
+come to spend half of it with you and aunt; and, first, we are to have a
+walk, then to take tea together, and, to finish up, you will tell me all
+about Newfoundland and what you have seen there, ending with the history
+of the wonderful dog."
+
+"Stay, stay, my love," said Mrs. Ward; "it is impossible that I should
+tell you all I have seen in Newfoundland. I can, however, give you an
+account of some of your dear grandfather's missionary journeys, in which
+he met with many adventures, and, at the close of one trip, fell in with
+the good man to whom the wonderful dog Box belonged."
+
+"That's just what I should like," said George; and immediately he
+hastened to find his grandmother's bonnet and shawl, in which she was
+quickly arrayed for the walk. [Illustration]
+
+It was a bright sunshiny afternoon, and as the little party strolled
+through the village street, they found half the women and children of
+the place, sitting in the doorways, or playing about on the roadside.
+By-and-by they came to the green, where there was a crowd of boys just
+turned out of school, a large knot of them clustering round a little
+Italian boy, who had found his way to the village with his hurdy-gurdy,
+upon which he was playing, while, tied to a string, he carried a little
+monkey, perched upon his shoulder. George was eager to join the group
+and see the antics of Jacko, who sat grinning and holding a little
+cap for money, into which a boy flung a halfpenny, and then asked the
+Italian where he came from. But the answer was unintelligible to him,
+for it was given in a strange tongue, and George was soon tired of
+listening to the music and watching the monkey.
+
+In the meantime his grandmother had walked on, accompanied by her
+daughter, and they were now slowly crossing the common. A few minutes'
+brisk run brought George to their side, when he began chatting about the
+boy and his monkey.
+
+"I have no liking for those animals," said Mrs. Ward; "indeed, the very
+sight of a monkey makes me shudder with a feeling of aversion. I once
+saw a trick played by one of them which made a lasting impression upon
+my mind."
+
+"Tell me about it, dear grandma," said George, "while you rest for a
+while under this warm hedge upon your camp-stool which I have brought
+for you."
+
+"Well," she said, seating herself at her grandson's request, "it is a
+strange story, but quite true. It happened many long years ago, when I
+was a young married woman, voyaging to Newfoundland, in the good ship
+_Sarah Ann_, with your grandfather, who was then starting for the
+missionary station to which he had been appointed. We were drawing near
+to land; and after a long and weary voyage, you may imagine how eagerly
+all eyes were strained to catch the first sight of the yet distant
+shore.
+
+"Among the passengers was one young lady, a sweet, gentle creature,
+who quite won my heart by her winning manners. She had with her her
+first-born child, an infant at the breast, and was going to Quebec to
+join her husband, a military man there. She had come with the rest of us
+on deck when the glad summons was heard, 'Land in sight!' and was seated
+upon a sofa, with the child in her lap. The captain very politely handed
+his glass to the ladies who stood near him, and directed them how to
+catch a glimpse of the shore, which they were just able to discern.
+When they had all had a peep, he turned to the young lady whom I have
+mentioned, and asked if she would like to look. She thanked him, and
+rose for the purpose, first cautiously laying her sleeping baby upon the
+sofa. She then advanced a few steps, and took the glass he presented to
+her; but scarcely had she raised it to her eye when a shout was heard
+from one of the sailors--'Stop him! stop the monkey; he's got the
+child!' Every eye was turned in the direction to which the man pointed;
+and there we saw the ship's monkey, a favourite animal with the sailors,
+of which they made a great pet, climbing up a rope which he held in one
+hand, while with the other he hugged close to him the helpless infant!
+Up, up, to a towering height the wretched brute climbed, while we
+followed him with our eyes in breathless alarm. Suddenly a loud scream
+was heard: it was the voice of the poor agonized mother, who would have
+fallen senseless to the ground, had not one of the gentlemen caught her
+in his arms. She was carried down in a state of unconsciousness to the
+cabin, and left to the care of the stewardess."
+
+[Illustration: desc. Ship's rigging in night storm]
+
+"No one on deck had moved an inch. Indeed, they scarcely seemed to
+breathe, so intense was the excitement felt in watching the movements of
+the animal. Presently, a faint cry was heard,--the child was evidently
+frightened; perhaps hurt by the pressure of the brute's arm. At once the
+monkey paused: he seemed to perceive there was something amiss; for,
+taking his station in some part of the rigging, he tried to act the part
+of nurse, rocking the baby to and fro, and patting its back. In the
+meantime the captain was at his wits' end to know what course was the
+best to pursue. At first he ordered one or two of the men to go aloft in
+pursuit. But this only increased the evil, for the animal, seeing itself
+chased, hastened to climb a still higher spar; and the terrible fear
+was suggested that, if driven too closely, he might drop his precious
+burden, in order thus to secure the use of both his arms."
+
+"Oh, grandmamma, how shocking!" cried George, his interest evidently
+reaching a climax at this point of the tale.
+
+"Shocking indeed," said Mrs. Ward; "the very idea was enough to make
+one's blood run cold. What was to be done? There was, happily, present a
+very experienced old seaman, who now ventured to suggest a plan which he
+thought might possibly turn out successful: at all events, as he said,
+it could do no harm. His advice was, that everybody should be ordered to
+quit the deck, sailors and all, so that not a creature should be visible
+on board. The few men whose presence was necessary to manage the ship
+were alone suffered to remain at their post, and they were directed to
+keep quiet, and to conceal themselves as much as possible from view of
+the monkey. The captain determined to try this scheme, and his orders
+were immediately obeyed. We all hastened down accordingly, and waited
+the issue in suspense. For some minutes a profound silence reigned.
+By-and-by the captain, who had placed himself at a point where he could
+watch unseen what was going forward, announced that the monkey was
+descending cautiously from his perch. By his actions it seemed as though
+the creature felt at a loss to account for the unwonted solitude on
+deck. His curiosity was awakened, and he must needs come down and see
+what it meant.
+
+"Slowly and cautiously he slipped from yardarm to yardarm, approaching
+nearer and nearer to the deck; at last he reached it, still carrying the
+child with a firm grasp. In a moment he was seized by two lusty sailors
+who were lying in wait behind a coil of rope; and the precious freight
+he carried was borne in triumph down to the cabin. What a scene it was!
+The poor mother was just recovering from the long death-like swoon in
+which she had lain, when the infant was placed in her arms, perfectly
+uninjured, although cold, and its little face blanched as if with
+terror. At first it seemed as though the sudden revulsion of feeling was
+too much for her, and she appeared about to sink once more into a state
+of insensibility; but the next moment, feeling the little creature
+nestling close to her bosom, she clasped it to her, while the tears
+trickled down her cheeks."
+
+"I wonder whether they punished the monkey for playing such a trick,"
+said George. "I really think, my dear," said Mrs. Ward, "that the
+mischievous brute escaped the flogging which he richly deserved: one
+thing is certain, he never had the chance of playing nurse to Mrs. Ray's
+baby again."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER II.
+
+
+The rays of the evening sun were now sinking beneath the horizon,
+shedding a golden glory over the landscape, and speaking in fair promise
+of a fine day on the morrow. "It is time we went home again, before the
+dews begin to fall," said Mrs. Ward, as she rose from her seat; and
+then, pointing to the western sky, she added: "How beautiful!--'These
+are thy glorious works, Parent of good. Let us praise God, whose glory
+is shown in the works of His hands; for day unto day uttereth speech;
+night unto night showeth knowledge.' I hope you, my dear George, will
+never be one of those who have eyes that see not, and ears that cannot
+hear. Your dear grandfather was only a little boy when he began to think
+of the great things of another world, and at the age of fifteen he
+solemnly devoted himself to the service of God his Saviour."
+
+"Dear Grandmamma, I should like to know more about him. You promised to
+tell me about one of his journeys in Newfoundland; and now here we are,
+home again, and tea is set out in readiness, as I can see through the
+open window." The little party was soon comfortably seated at the social
+meal, when Master George's health was pledged in the cup "that cheers
+but not inebriates;" and he regaled himself on choice plum-cake made by
+the dear old lady herself for that special occasion, taking care, every
+now and then, to break off a bit and throw it to Boxa, who sat by his
+side, wagging her tail, in evident expectation of tit-bits.
+
+"Shall we have candles?" asked Mrs. Ward, when the tea-things were
+being removed, "or would you like best to sit in the twilight and watch
+the rising moon?"
+
+"I vote for twilight and the moon," said George, placing his
+grandmother's arm-chair in a cozy nook, from which she could see abroad;
+and then, seating himself on the stool at her feet, he waited till she
+should begin the promised story.
+
+"It was in the spring of the year, 1835, when your grandfather undertook
+a tour of visitation to the southern and western shores of Newfoundland,
+for the purpose of ministering to the scattered families in the remote
+settlements of that region. He left me at St. John's in the month of
+March, as travelling over the snow in the island is considered less
+difficult in that month than walking overland is at any other season of
+the year. When we parted I knew that he was going on a laborious and
+painful journey, but I had formed no idea of the dangers to which he
+would be exposed, or my heart would indeed have sunk within me. He
+took with him a guide to pilot him through the country; a man who was
+reckoned very skilful and experienced, and who had lived some time with
+the Micmac Indians, one of the aboriginal tribes. They had not advanced
+far on their way when they missed the route, and could only ascertain
+the points of the compass by observing the inclination of the topmost
+branches of the juniper or larch trees."
+
+"How could they know by that means, grandmamma?"
+
+"Because the juniper or larch always points to the east, thus affording
+them a secure indication, by means of which they regained the path some
+time after night-fall.
+
+"This was rather a bad start, and as it turned out, seemed ominous of
+evil to the travellers. As they proceeded on their way, your grandfather
+stopped at various places to preach, administer the sacraments, and
+visit the sick; and, in many instances, the poor people received him
+gladly, being like sheep scattered without a shepherd in solitary
+places, far from the means of grace. In one house which he visited he
+was moved with compassion at the sight of the poor ailing mother of the
+family. 'Ah sir!' said she, 'if any of us be sick or sore, there is no
+one to come near us, or to care for our souls.'
+
+"I doubt not you have often heard the saying, 'One half the world little
+knows how the other half lives;' and, indeed, we have but little idea
+of the shifts to which thousands of our fellow men are put, and of the
+discomforts and troubles of their daily life. These people lived, for
+the most part, in wretched cabins, which swarmed with men, women, and
+children, while every nook and corner not thus occupied was filled with
+pigs, fowls, sheep, or dogs; and the thick smoke, or, as the people
+emphatically call it, 'cruel steam,' is most distressing to the
+eyesight, which suffers greatly in consequence."
+
+"But, why don't they make chimneys, and let it out grandma?"
+
+"They have a sort of rude chimney constructed of upright planks stuffed
+between with moss; but the danger of the fire is great; indeed it is
+always a necessary to have buckets of water at hand ready to throw upon
+the flames. In some places the chimneys were fortified against this
+danger by being lined all the way up with a coating of tin, which is
+found to last some years."
+
+"I should be very sorry to have to live with the Newfoundlanders if
+they have such houses as these; it seems more like what we read of the
+savages in their wigwams."
+
+"Well, George, your grandfather fell in with some of these people, a
+party of Indians from Canada; and, as it was late at night when he
+reached their wigwams, the guide begged to be allowed to pass the night
+with them. This they courteously permitted, and showed every hospitality
+to their unexpected guests. It was a curious sight, the whole party,
+men, women, and children, lying around the fire in the middle of the
+tent, upon spruce boughs, spread like feathers, to form the couch. The
+softest and cleanest deer skin was most courteously offered to the
+guest, and he passed the night very comfortably, truly thankful for the
+accommodation thus afforded him, and without which he must have suffered
+greatly from exposure to the weather, for the snow fell fast during
+several hours."
+
+At this point of her narrative Mrs. Ward rang for a candle, and desired
+the servant to bring her writing desk. "I shall find there," she said,
+"the original MS. given me by my dear husband on his return from this
+journey. He wrote it amid much difficulty, for very frequently the ink
+would freeze in spite of all the precautions he took. Paper, too, was
+very scanty, and had it not been for boxes, containing a supply of this
+article, which had been washed on shore from different wrecks, he would
+have found it impossible to procure enough for the purpose. Anxious,
+however, to preserve a diary of each day's proceedings, he persevered to
+the best of his power, and the result was this scroll, now discoloured
+by age, and some of the leaves a good deal torn, but the hand is clear
+and legible throughout. I think you will like to have me read you
+a short extract, giving an account of a very dangerous part of his
+expedition. But, in the first place, I should mention that, when
+travelling into the interior, he was obliged to walk in Indian rackets,
+or snow-shoes, a very difficult matter to one unaccustomed to their
+use."
+
+"Why difficult, grandma? I thought snow-shoes kept you from slipping,
+and made it much easier to walk in winter."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+"The snow-shoes of which I speak, my dear, are very different from
+anything you have ever seen; nor could you imagine it possible to travel
+in them if you had a pair now before you. The racket is a machine
+consisting of a sort of net-work stretched upon ledges made of very hard
+wood. They are about two feet and a half long, and fourteen inches
+broad; and in the middle is fitted a kind of shoe, lined with wool or
+hair, which is tied on to the ankle. By means of these strange snow-
+shoes, the feet are prevented from sinking into the soft, deep snow.
+Even the Indians, shod in this fashion, occasionally meet with heavy
+falls, especially when descending very steep hills; and a foreigner
+feels terribly awkward and at a loss when first he attempts to use them.
+They are exceedingly fatiguing, too, as they become very heavy when wet;
+and the wearer is compelled to walk with long and rapid strides, in
+order to prevent the rackets from striking against each other.
+Sometimes, when the day's journey was a long one, the faithful terrier
+which accompanied your grandfather throughout the whole route would howl
+for very exhaustion; and whenever his master stopped to look about him,
+or to set his compass, the poor brute would scratch about and make
+himself a bed for a few minutes' rest in the soft snow."
+
+"Poor Doggy!" said George, "I can pity him for I remember once when I
+walked some miles through the snow, and my shoes got clogged up, I was
+so tired, what Uncle Tom called 'dead beat,' that I could not help
+crying the last mile before I reached home."
+
+"Imagine, then, your grandfather starting and making the best of his way
+over the snow-clad country until the afternoon began to warn him that he
+must make a halt. At about four o'clock the traveller has to begin his
+preparation for the night's lodging, and this he does by clearing away
+the snow (which is sometimes ten feet deep) from a square space; for
+which purpose he makes a rude shovel, cut out of the side of some
+standing tree; and, as snow does not adhere to wood as it does to iron,
+this is the best thing to be used in removing the snow. When the ground
+is quite cleared, the wood for the fire is laid in the centre, about
+a foot of loose snow being left round the space in which it is to be
+kindled. Upon this, the spruce or fir branches, which easily break off
+when bent sharply backwards, are laid all one way, with the lower part
+of the bough upwards. Thus the bed is made. The excavated snow forms
+a lofty wall round the square; and here the traveller lies, with no
+covering from the weather, nor any other shelter than the walls of snow
+on each side of his cavern, and the surrounding trees, may afford."
+
+"I wonder," said George, "how they got a light to make the fire with;
+perhaps by rubbing two pieces of wood together."
+
+"Your guess, though ingenious, is not correct, my dear," said Mrs. Ward,
+"there is a certain yellow fungus which grows on the hazel tree that
+supplies tinder to the Indian, who is never without flint and steel; and
+he has a very expert method of rapidly whirling moss and dry leaves and
+bark in his hands, so as to cause a draught, and in a wonderfully short
+time he succeeds in making a cheerful blaze."
+
+"And what has he to eat?"
+
+"Plenty of venison, for there are large flocks of deer in the country.
+You will wonder where these creatures find pasture; I will tell you. At
+the time when your grandfather travelled, the whole land was covered
+with snow, excepting on the tops of some of the hills, from which the
+snow had melted. These lofty, bare spots are called 'naps,' and they
+resemble island meadows in an ocean of snow. Upon these, the deer were
+grazing leisurely, like cattle, in numerous herds. They go in quest of
+food from one of these naps to another, in places near water, which
+after long frost becomes exceedingly scarce; in the interior, the tracks
+of the deer were as thick as of cattle in the snow in a well-stocked
+farmyard. There were, beside, plenty of ptarmigan, which abounded on
+these hills, searching for a species of cranberry, a food of which they
+are very fond."
+
+"Vension and grouse! dainty dishes, indeed, dear granny; after all, that
+is not quite a land of barrenness."
+
+"Nay, child! there is provision made in all places of our heavenly
+Father's dominions for the supply of the necessities both of man and
+beast. But I must hasten on, or you will be weary of my tale."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER III.
+
+
+"In addition to the first guide, your grandfather now engaged one of the
+Indians with whom they had passed the night, to accompany him. The three
+cheerfully proceeded on their route, and for the first few days enjoyed
+very brilliant weather, and made so much progress upon the hard snow,
+that I believe they had nearly traversed a third of their destined route
+across to St. George's Bay.
+
+"But now they began to suffer severely from the state of their eyes
+which became exceedingly painful, and no wonder; for by day they were
+exposed to the full glare of the sun upon the wide expanse of snow,
+and all night to the red glare of the fire, together with the pungent
+wood-smoke, which proved a constant trial to the sight. At length they
+became almost blind, and to add to their distress, provisions began to
+fail them. They had counted on securing plenty of game as they went
+along, and no one ever thinks of carrying provisions for more than a day
+or two into the interior with them. Now, unhappily, this resource was at
+an end; for not one of the three could see well enough to use a gun, or,
+indeed, bear to look upwards.
+
+"What follows is very sad; it is touchingly told in the journal, and I
+will read the account as it is there given:--'The atmosphere now became
+so thick, that, had we not been troubled with snow-blindness, we could
+not have seen more than a few yards, and could not possibly have made
+our way in an unknown country.
+
+"'These Newfoundland fogs are fearful things; they surpass, indeed, the
+imagination of Europeans. You seem to be actually in cloud-land; for
+nothing but cloud is visible above, around, and beneath. This state of
+things lasts often for days; now it is a bright white, as though the day
+were struggling through; now it becomes shaded, and now almost night.
+Sometimes there are little openings, and you catch a clean vista between
+two walls of vapour, but it is presently shut out by the rolling masses
+of fog. I could compare it to nothing but ghost-land; nothing is real
+except the danger!"
+
+"Were you ever in such a fog as that, grandmamma?" asked George.
+
+"Yes, George; once at sea we were overtaken by a most fearful and
+prolonged fog; never in my life did I experience such feelings of awe
+and alarm as during that weary week.
+
+"But I must tell you of that another time. Your grandfather often used
+to recall his emotions when travelling in that thick cloud. One day they
+rested in the icy chamber they had dug for the night's resting-place,
+and he said, 'That was indeed an oratory;' and fervently did we pray,
+'Give us our daily bread,' and 'Lighten our darkness we beseech Thee, O
+Lord.'
+
+"The tears dropped fast when he thought of my anxiety on his account,
+and of the probability that his usefulness was at an end, and that we
+should meet no more on earth.
+
+"At length he came to the resolution to retrace his steps, hoping to
+make the scanty supply of biscuit which still remained hold out until
+they could regain the spot where the Indians had encamped, and where
+they had buried some venison. Of the three travellers, he suffered least
+from snow-blindness, which he thought was owing to the fact that he had
+kept a black gauze veil over his face at mid-day, and had resolutely
+adhered to his purpose of not rubbing his eyes. He was, therefore, best
+able to guide his companions. He thus describes the plan on which he
+proceeded:--'Maurice, the Indian, would open his eyes now and then to
+look at my compass;--we could not see for fog more than one hundred
+yards; he would fix on some object as far as the eye could reach, and
+then shut his eyes again, when I would lead him up to it. On reaching it
+he would take another look, and we then started for the next point. It
+was literally a case of the blind leading the blind.
+
+"In this manner, by forced marches, we were enabled to reach, by seven
+or eight in the evening, the same spots at which we had halted on our
+outward march at four each day. Thus we were spared the labour of
+digging and clearing away the snow, to which, in our enfeebled
+condition, we were quite unequal. The stint of food was now so small
+that I advised my companions not to eat any quantity at a time, but
+to take a piece the size of a nutmeg when hunger was most craving. We
+gathered also each day, on our return, about as many partridge berries
+as would fill a wine glass apiece, and these we found both refreshing
+and nutritive. They had ripened in the autumn, and had been buried under
+the snow all the winter, so that they resembled preserved fruit in
+flavour, and reminded me of a rich, clarety grape.
+
+"One great privation in this winter travelling is the want of water. We
+were obliged to content ourselves with the supply gotten from the snow,
+melted by the smoky fire. This water, together with the wind, had the
+effect of parching and cracking my swollen lips to such a degree, that
+when, after an interval of eight days, I had an opportunity of surveying
+my face in a piece of broken glass, I was at a loss to recognise my own
+features. The most scorching heat of summer is not so injurious to the
+skin as the effect of travelling in the snow at this season.'
+
+"After this tedious fashion, stage by stage, the wanderers slowly
+proceeded, until at length, by God's mercy, they reached the place where
+the Indian wigwams had been left. During the latter part of their route
+they heard continually the noise of the woodpeckers upon the bark of
+the trees, which is considered a certain sign of approaching rain, a
+downfall of which they much feared. The weather was beginning to soften,
+and consequently the ice lost its firmness, and it became both difficult
+and dangerous to get so far as this place, but by great effort they
+accomplished it. Nor was your grandfather satisfied to trust to the
+imperfect shelter the tents afforded, but persevered in journeying on
+to the hut built for the winter crew, and which he knew was at no great
+distance from thence.
+
+"Scarcely had he reached this spot when the rain fell in torrents, and
+truly thankful did he feel that he had a roof to protect him, instead of
+being in one of those miserable un-roofed snow-caves, which had for so
+many nights been his only retreat during all weathers. For a time
+he suffered greatly both in his eyes and from the smarting of his
+cold-blistered face, which, together with the fatigue he had endured,
+rendered it necessary that he should repose for some days before
+venturing on his journeyings again. I shall not trace his onward
+progress, which continued to be attended with much difficulty and
+danger. His nerves became at length so shattered by his great exertions,
+that, when travelling along the coast, where he had to pass over very
+lofty cliffs, the sight of these dizzy precipices would so affect
+him that he burst into tears, and experienced all the symptoms of
+fainting. Once when clinging by his hands and knees upon the edge of a
+steep cliff, he felt as though he must inevitably loose his hold, in
+which case the fall would have been certain death. Closing his eyes, he
+breathed an earnest ejaculatory prayer, and supported by an invisible
+arm, and strengthened with new vigour, he felt empowered to maintain his
+hold, and, gradually advancing, reached the bottom in safety."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+"Oh, how glad you must have felt when you saw him home again, safe and
+sound, dear granny."
+
+"I did, indeed, my love, and with thankful heart acknowledged the
+goodness of our heavenly Father. Nothing but the strong sense of duty
+can sustain the heart under such anxiety as falls to the lot of the
+faithful missionary and his family. Love divine is the constraining
+and blessed principle that bears the fainting spirit up. 'We love Him
+because He first loved us.' Let that, my own dear boy, be your motto;
+and then if you lose your life in the service of your Lord, you will
+find it again in eternal joy."
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IV.
+
+
+After a short pause, Mrs. Ward said, with a smile, "You will be wishing
+to hear the story of Boxa's ancestor, a dog, as I have said, deserving
+of renown. It chanced, in one of his official journeys, your grandfather
+visited a part of the coast peculiarly fatal to European vessels,
+especially to those outward bound to Quebec in the spring; the shore in
+the neighbourhood being very low, and the ledges of rock extending far
+out to sea. On one of the islands which he visited, he took up his abode
+in a neat cabin belonging to a planter, where he found welcome shelter,
+and a cheerful fire made from the wreckwood scattered abundantly upon
+the shore. There was a family of children, a merry group of boys and
+girls, who kept jingling in their hands some sort of playthings.
+
+"What have you got there, my boys?' he asked. They showed him their
+treasures, which proved to be bunches of small desk and cabinet keys,
+that had been picked up from the wrecks--a melancholy kind of toy, he
+could not help thinking. By-and-bye the good wife spread the hospitable
+board, at which he was invited to take his seat. He looked with surprise
+at the plates which she placed upon the deal table. They were very
+beautiful old china ware, and several pieces of a modern elegant
+breakfast set of dragon china, which had been ranged upon the shelves of
+the cabin alongside of the most common earthen crockery. These also had
+been cast ashore by the waves in boxes. When he asked to wash his hands,
+a fine huckaback towel, neatly marked with initial letters, was handed
+him. On inquiry, he learned that it had come from a wreck in which there
+were several ladies.
+
+"There was something inexpressibly painful to the sensitive heart of
+my dear husband, in being thus surrounded by tokens of calamity. He
+inquired, with a sigh, whether any efforts had been made to help the
+sufferers?
+
+"'Oh, yes!' said his host, a worthy man, though rough in his address and
+appearance. 'Yes! we do our best, but it is very seldom our help comes
+in time to be worth much. Once or twice we have saved a solitary seaman
+by throwing a rope, or by sending in our dogs to drag others ashore; and
+some years ago there were seven men wrecked in the night, unknown to us.
+When the morning came, I was out early and discovered footmarks along
+the shore, which told me a tale I could read plain enough. I knew there
+had been a fearful gale some hours before, and my mind misgave me that
+these poor creatures, whose footsteps I saw, would perish of hunger in
+the interior, where they could find nothing to eat, and where there was
+not a solitary cottage at which they could get help.
+
+"'Well; I determined to track them, and I called up my brother, who was
+a strong, active young fellow; and we followed them, and found them at
+last, just as they had given up all hope, and had laid down to die. For
+three days and nights they had tasted neither food nor drink. When first
+they caught sight of us, I shall never forget their faces. Haggard and
+starved, as they looked, they cried for joy, and kissed our hands, and
+bade God bless us!'"
+
+"And would they really have died, do you think, grandmamma, if the two
+men had not overtaken them?" said Georgie, eagerly.
+
+"No doubt, my love, such would have been their fate. After hearing this
+tale, your grandfather retired early to rest, being weary with the
+fatigues of a long and exhausting day's journey. He slept soundly, and
+though the wind, which had blown a strong gale when he landed, increased
+during the night to a hurricane, his slumbers were undisturbed for
+several hours. At length he was aroused by a loud uproar, for which at
+first he could not account. When he had quite regained consciousness, he
+found that, in addition to the noise of a raging tempest, there were
+the shouts and cries of men outside the cabin, and loud talking in the
+chamber beneath.
+
+"It was evident that something unusual had occurred to disturb the
+household. Hastily rising and dressing himself, he made the best of his
+way downstairs, and there he found the wife of his host busily engaged
+in chafing the hands and arms of a poor half-drowned lad who had just
+been brought into the cabin and laid upon the floor. He, it appeared,
+had been cast ashore by a heavy swell, but there were others beside him
+who were still in danger.
+
+"'Could you manage, sir, to stand against the wind, perhaps you could
+carry this coil of rope; they may be wanting it,' said the woman. In
+another minute your grandfather was battling against the storm, making
+his way along the rugged shore in the direction of a small group of men
+who proved to be his host, with a younger brother and the two men who
+had manned the boat in which he had himself come to the island.
+
+"It was a fearful sight. The sea was in a white foam, the whole air
+filled with spray, and the wind blowing heavily. Not far from shore was
+a boat with a part of the exhausted crew from a vessel wrecked in the
+offing. The breakers made it impossible that the poor fellows should
+effect a landing. A terrible death seemed their inevitable fate. Just at
+the moment your grandfather reached the point, he saw his host leap into
+the sea, his object being to give the men a rope. It was at the peril of
+his life he took that desperate leap. His favourite dog, Boxa, saw and
+instantly followed his master. The two rose in a moment, and were borne
+by the swell toward the boat. They had nearly reached it when it
+capsized. Moir--that was the name of the gallant man--seized one of the
+seamen, and, wonderful to tell, succeeded in bringing him safe to shore.
+In the meantime, Boxa, following his master's example, caught hold of
+another of the poor drowning creatures, and began to drag him along. It
+proved, however, that the dog's hold had fastened upon the seaman's
+south-wester cap, which came off in the water. The animal evidently was
+not aware of what had happened, and, not perceiving the diminution in
+the weight of his burden, was proceeding to make his way to land with
+the cap only.
+
+[Illustration] "'The poor fellow is lost!' cried the bystanders on the
+point.
+
+"But no! they presently saw the sailor clutch hold of the dog's
+tail,---it was a fine, handsome, large tail, George;--and in this manner
+he was towed to land in safety. Imagine how glad he must have been when
+he found himself on terra firma! His first act was to give thanks to
+God, and then he threw his arms around Boxa, caressing him again and
+again, and loading him with fond epithets, part in English, part in
+Swedish. He was a young Swede, a fine, handsome youth, about twenty
+years of age. Without loss of time he was conducted to the house, where
+he shared the kind attentions of the mistress; but she had soon another
+and a more difficult case in hand.
+
+"The master of the wrecked vessel, who was one of the boat's crew, was
+rescued from a watery grave by the further exertions of Moir and his
+companions, and was carried in a perfectly insensible state to the
+house. Some hours elapsed before he was conscious of anything that
+was passing around him. He seemed, indeed, so completely gone, that
+every one had given him over, when some faint symptoms of returning life
+appeared.
+
+"In the meantime the day wore on, and your grandfather, feeling that he
+caused additional trouble to the family by his prolonged stay under
+such circumstances, was very desirous to leave the island as soon as
+possible. The state of the weather, however, continued such as to render
+it impossible he should attempt to put to sea, and he passed another
+night and a part of the following day with the friendly planter, whose
+heroic exertions on behalf of the shipwrecked crew had greatly exalted
+him in the opinion of his visitor.
+
+"During the early part of the night the two sat up together, there being
+a dearth of sleeping accommodation, for the beds were all given up to
+the sailors; and for some hours they conversed together on topics of
+mutual interest.
+
+"Moir was a pious man, and his early history had been one of striking
+adventure. As he sat by the fireside, quietly narrating various passages
+of his past life, his faithful dog crouched close beside him, dozing and
+evidently dreaming at intervals; for he made strange noises, and paddled
+with his fore-feet, as though he were still struggling with the waves.
+His master looked fondly on the animal, and said,--
+
+"'You'd hardly credit, sir, the surprising sagacity of these dogs. Some
+of them are perfect wonders. They have more sense, really, it seems,
+than many so-called Christians, and I have sometimes thought they must
+reason.
+
+"'Boxa is a fair specimen of the race, and I could tell you some of his
+doings which would make you ask--Is it possible? I have known him help
+to carry to shore some light spars which the captain of a vessel in the
+harbour desired him to convey to the land-wash, in order that a boat's
+crew might be saved the trouble of taking them. Another dog belonging
+to the same wharf, whether of his own accord, or being pressed into the
+service, took to helping him at this work for a time; he soon tired,
+however, and, in the middle of his second turn, thought proper to swim
+to shore without his spar.
+
+"'When Boxa saw what he was up to, he quietly made his way to land with
+his own turn, and then went in search of the runaway, and gave him
+a sound thrashing; in short, his arguments were so unanswerable and
+convincing that the culprit returned to his work, and without more
+ado, set to and persevered at it, till every spar that had been thrown
+overboard was rafted to shore by the combined labour of the two dogs.'
+
+"'That was certainly a very sagacious and knowing proceeding,' said your
+grandfather, 'and I do not wonder you are so much attached to your dog.'
+
+"'O sir, that's only a sample I give you of his sense and clever
+ways. What I value him so much for it his fidelity to myself, and his
+attachment to the whole family. As to the children, be they never so
+small, we can always leave them without fear in his charge for hours;
+and to crown his good deeds, I must tell you he saved the life of the
+youngest of the fry. The child was playing close to the water-side, and
+fell in. There was nobody near, and how the dog found it out we never
+could tell; he was some distance off, and a few minutes before, when my
+wife passed that way, she saw him lying asleep, to all appearance as
+sound as a church door. But he must have heard the little one cry; for,
+certain it is, he had dragged her out, and was licking her little face
+and hands when the mother came back from her errand. You'll not wonder
+after that to hear that we would one and all of us share our last crust
+with Boxa.'
+
+"'I do not, indeed, my good friend,' said your grandfather; 'and I must
+say I should be heartily glad to possess a dog of the breed having the
+same admirable qualities; for I have just lost my good old terrier, a
+tried and faithful animal, which I brought with me from England. He died
+of old age, about a month ago, and sadly shall I miss him.'
+
+"Moir made no answer at the time, but the next day, shortly before his
+guest departed, the worthy man made his appearance alongside the boat as
+it was pushing off, and handed in a hamper which, he said, contained a
+pup of the right sort, if his reverence would please to accept of it.
+This pup was no other than the mother of Boxa, and an excellent animal
+she proved to be--faithful, sagacious, and patient; in short, a worthy
+scion of such a stock.
+
+"I need not, I am sure, by way of conclusion, sing the praises of Boxa
+herself, for you know as well as I can tell you her many good qualities;
+and therefore I have only further to say that I hope Newfy--as you have
+named him--will turn out all that could be wished."
+
+"Thank you, thank you, dear grandmamma," said George, who had listened
+with such fixed attention to the last part of Mrs. Ward's narrative,
+that he had not once moved upon his stool; "I am so pleased with my pet,
+I shall not know how I can thank you enough. I think, if you please, I
+will run and fetch him out of the kennel, and put him into the basket I
+brought, hoping you would let me carry him home with me to-night."
+
+[Illustration]
+
+"Do so, George," said his mother, folding up the handkerchief she had
+been embroidering, "and in the meantime I will put on my bonnet, for it
+is time we were on our way home."
+
+No sooner said than done. In five minutes George and Mrs. Green had said
+good-bye and were crossing the common in the direction of their own
+home.
+
+"What a happy day it has been, mamma," said our little friend, "and how
+glad I am I have such a nice birthday present;" and he bent down to take
+a peep through the wicker-work of the basket.
+
+"And I am so glad, dear boy, that you have enjoyed your treat," replied
+his mother. "May you see many happy, returns of this day; and may each
+succeeding year find you wiser and happier."
+
+Here ends the story of Georgie's Present; but, as I think my young
+readers may like to know how the Newfoundland pup turned out, I will
+just tell them that he is now a full-grown, handsome young dog,--the
+great favourite and inseparable companion of my friend George, who
+assured me, not long ago, that of all his possessions there is none he
+prizes more highly than Newfy.
+
+
+
+
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