22 SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE. 



of Shaftesbury in Exeter Hall. He was whirled out 

 of Lessudden one afternoon, and the following day 

 saw him in London lionized amid the plaudits of 

 multitudes. It was the triumph which ambition 

 could have envied, to have seen the north country 

 shoemaker, with the guileless unpretending presence 

 standing up to receive the well-won reward. This 

 was the greatest event in John Younger's life, and 

 he ever afterwards referred to it as something, in its 

 public and exciting accompaniments, far beyond the 

 possibilities that fate had allotted to his career. 



To mark the gratification which was experienced 

 in the district, by this recognition of his abilities, he 

 was entertained at a public dinner, in St Boswells 

 Inn, by a highly respectable gathering, and presented 

 with a purse of sovereigns. 



Upon the solid merits of the " Light of the Week," 

 the title of the essay, we need riot occupy much 

 space in remarking. We question if the author ever 

 held the pen with a freer or more vigorous style. 

 The composition is admirable throughout, distin- 

 guished by sententious force, picturesque illustrations, 

 and a vivid logical treatment of the subject, such as 

 the pulpit or divinity of a heavier texture might 

 envy. 



Shortly after the event, a vacancy having occurred 



