220 IN THE GREEN LEAF 



Stern puritanical teachings influenced the 

 folks in our fishing village. 



"Tis a quiet night, Master Baxty." 



"Ah, 'tis as you say, Reuben. Let's hope 

 'tis as quiet a one with our old neighbour, 

 Ephraim Tranter, fur he's passin' away." 



"Ah, well! I reckins as he wun't hev much 

 to trouble him ; he's allus acted like a Christian, 

 if he didn't talk about it, same as sum do." 



"Acts and work is nothin', I tell ye; they 

 awail nothin'! If he ain't one o' the elect, an' 

 knows it, no matter what he've done or tried 

 tu du, I tell ye things is desprit fur his soul's 

 peace." 



" I knows that's what you tells 'em over an' 

 over again at your Bethel." 



"Yes; an' will continue doin' so, fur 'tis 

 God's truth." 



" Do they believe ye, Baxty ? 'cause I don't ; 

 so good-night to ye." 



It is something to be remembered as long 

 as life lasts, that sight of a strong man, 

 who had done his best to curb a passionate 

 nature, passing away. This passionate nature 

 had been mixed with kindly and generous im- 

 pulses, and with many vain regrets for hot and 

 hasty words let loose in the boiling heat of 



