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For 27 years having previously been curate at the Parish Church in this town Mr. Clark was incumbent of Christ Church. He was succeeded by his son-in-law, the Rev. Raywood Firth, who has worked through Longfellow's excelsior gamut rapidly and successfully. The father of Mr.
"You an' Raywood can come off with one o' the other boats. I'll take you on board when in deep water shove off, lads." "Jump in with me, sir," said the first mate, as he hastily descended the side. "Come along, Raywood," shouted Charlie, as he followed. "No time to lose!"
"My chief regret at present is that Raywood and I, being two extra hands, will help to consume your provisions too fast." "Luckily my appetite is a poor one," said Raywood, with a faint smile; "and it's not likely to improve in the circumstances."
Don't disturb it till I come." "Thankee, sir, I won't." "Now then, Raywood," said Charlie, descending to the cabin, where his patient was already busy reading Maury's Physical Geography of the Sea, "let's have a look at the gum." "Oh, it's all right," said Raywood. "D'you know, I think one of the uses of severe pain is to make one inexpressibly thankful for the mere absence of it.
It was arranged that Charlie should go in the long-boat with the captain, Raywood the passenger, and ten men of the crew. The remainder were to be divided between the other two boats which were to be in charge of the first and second officers respectively.
"Jump in, Brooke," cried the Captain, as he sat in the stern-sheets looking up at our hero, who was busily engaged assisting the first mate to complete the arrangements of his boat, "we've struck twice already. I must shove off. Is Raywood ready?" "He's in the cabin looking for something, sir; I'll run and fetch him." "Stay! We've touched again!" shouted the Captain.
Raywood Firth, the present incumbent, in memory of Miss Buck, who remembered him kindly in her will; and one by the Rev. Mr. Firth and his wife, which was put up when the Rev. T. Clark relinquished the incumbency, and gave way for his son-in-law. This "in memoriam" act was done out of affection and not because the incumbency was changing hands.
"Why, Raywood, that is indeed a bad tooth; nothing that I know of will improve it. There's a cavern in it big and black enough to call to remembrance the Black Hole of Calcutta! A red-hot wire might destroy the nerve, but I never saw one used, and should not like to try it." "Horrible!" exclaimed Raywood. "I've been mad with pain all the morning, and can't afford to be driven madder.
Perhaps, somewhere or other in the ship there may be a a thingumy." "A whatumy?" inquired the other. "A key, or or pincers," groaned Raywood, "for extracting oh! man, couldn't you pull it out?" "Easily," said Charlie, with a smile. "I've got a pair of forceps always carry them in case of need, but never use them unless the patient is very bad, and must have it out."
Poor Raywood protested, with another groan, that his was a case in point, and it must come out; so Charlie sought for and found his forceps. "It won't take long, I suppose?" said the patient rather nervously, as he opened his mouth. "Oh no. Only a moment or "
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