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"Say no more," replied Johnson; "if the Lord spares me, they shall hear a gradely tale from me." It was soon noised abroad in Langhurst that Thomas Johnson was to give an account of himself as a reformed man and a total abstainer, at a meeting to be held in the village in the following month of November. His old companions were half mad with rage and vexation. What could be done?
There were always the Bible or some other good book at hand, and I couldn't prove as all were not right. Howsever, her Jim took a fancy to our Rachel, and she to him. So they kept company, and were married: and the widow came to live with us, for Rachel wouldn't hear of leaving me. Jim were a good young man, honest and true, and a gradely Christian.
I shall go to them; but they will not return to me. And now, Jacob, my lad, what do ye say to learning my trade, and taking shares with me? I shan't be good for much again this many a day, and I've taken a fancy to you. You've done me a good turn, and I know you're gradely. I'm not a queer chap, though I looks like one. My clothes is only a whim of mine.
But they're nobbut wortchin' four days a week, neaw; besides they'n enough to do for their own. Aw make no acceawnt o' slotchin' up an' deawn o' this shap, like a foo. It would sicken a dog, it would for sure. Aw go a fishin' a bit neaw an' then; an' aw cotter abeawt wi' first one thing an' then another; but it comes to no sense. Its noan like gradely wark.
Gradely chap. Champion bat 'e be, nobbut 'e's a parson." "Then I'll drive 'em," said Dick, "and you get a lift o'er to Ecclesthorpe later, an' tool 'em home. 'Long about that time you'll be rested, an' Tod'll be after his oats." Blossom nodded, lifting his tankard and waving it on the way to his mouth, in feeble farewell. As he went out Dick glanced sideways at Amaryllis.
"Jacob, I will I will!" cried his master, deeply touched. "Every word you say is true. I'm a miserable, worthless wretch. I don't deserve the love and devotion of a noble lad like you." "Nay, mayster don't say so," cried Jacob; "but oh, if you'd only sign the pledge, and be an out-and-out gradely teetottaller, it'd be the happiest day of my life." "Well, Jacob, I'll see about the signing.
I haven't done anything to disgrace myself; but I wish to get gradely out of the reach of such chaps as yon fellow you've just spoke to. I've had weary work with the drink, and I wishes to make a fresh start, and to forget as I ever had any belonging me.
He come runnin' in so proud wi's hands in's pockets. 'I'm a gradely mon now, he says, 'same's my feyther." She dropped his hands and wiped her eyes. "My word, mother," said Mrs. Whiteside reprovingly, "how ye do run on! Was my brother well, mester, when ye see him last?" "Quite well," responded the stranger gruffly. "Well and hearty." "Thank God for that!" cried the old woman.
But our factory were a good one on the whole; and a steady likely set o' people; and father was afeard of letting me go to a strange place, for though yo' would na think it now, many a one then used to call me a gradely lass enough.
"And if," added Jacob, "I can't find them as I'm seeking, nor hear anything gradely about 'em, I'll just come back and settle me down content." "The Lord go with you," said the old man; "you'll not forget me nor poor Deborah." "I cannot," replied Jacob; "my heart'll be with you all the time." "And how shall we know how you're coming on?"
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