A Good Story Of Bishop Selwyn

ni mee ut the Ranches tér Kxamioer, Iu the autumnof 1857, ï spout a few days ia a oouutry parsonage, aud, on the duaday inoruiug, ut bieukfast, the j tor'a wife reeeived a lottor, whicli her tittering told us must ba a litbit. "Ha, unció," exulaiined sha, " thore aro clerical doiogs exuctly to your taste." The wrik-i-, a lady in a diataut county, uarra te(J that thero bad latuly come luto the nest pariah a novr vicar - a very fine young man, who, at school, had no superior oither iu Gruek or in boxiiig, u ad who, at the univursity, won honoiv t'or hia classics and silver cups fur his boating. Ho was beguu:ing in earneat the 7ork of au evangelist a'.nong a longuegleetud, vicioua and brutal peopli - He had a plau uud ;i will ; but many worthy folk wero feuring that his zoal was without knowlodge - or wisdom, at auy rato. One of his firnt rnouaures was to open a school in a remoto pari of tho purish, aud get the room licensed for week-dnj preachiiig. But all the drunkards rose agajní't uh uuheurd of pi'ooeedings. They would ruu aftr him, ouroiiig aud hootiug, and discharg ing vollcya of sods and other missitea - Finding romonstrunce vain, he adopted auother course on the Wcduesduy eveuiug iü the weuk buforo I heard the story. Makiug a staud in tho middleof thj road, at the outrance üf the hamlet, just as the storm aroso, and lookiag tlio saages in the face, he addressed them thus, iu a linii, quiet voico whiuh coui manded their attention : " My gnod fel - lows, I havo borne this patieutly for soQJo tiuie, but now I must put a stop tu it; and 111 do it in your own wuy. - Chooso your best man, and we'll fight it out. If I beat, you'll give up, you know." They looked at him uubulievngly ; but, tlirowiog his coat on a bush, ho added, " I am iu earnest ; send your man." Tho ruffians laid iheir heuds to gether, and thena burly ginu'tsteppL'd ou! und mado a furroua dush at bis reverood shalleiigcr, who quiully punied tho auikillt'ul blows, aud pluyed with ihern for i few seeouds. But, thon, a fist was plantod in the peasant's chest, and ho lay at full length on tho ground. Quickly gathering himsolf u), howevor, he skulted awuj to hid oompanions. "Now send your noxt best, and I'll go throngh the lot of you." Again their head.s drew togother, aud auother throw down his aokot; going to work, howover, with a moro cautiouá energy. But at once a stomaoher strotuiiod him ou the road. " Your uext." Onue more a conglomor ato of donse patos was formed. "Bil!, thee toek hun." Bil! eyod the hero aak&nce, and shook his head. " Theu, Jim ;:' a shake of tho houd from Jim also. " Dick, thu'll teek lh: parsou ï' A. shake more decided, and a stiff "Nay, uay; I'so see thoo hang fust." Aud uow tho fiist ouo who was vunquwhud stood forward, and, liko a br:ive mu:i ualled out, " I say paraon, yo're a raro youug uu, yo are. I'so teil thee what : we'ro going to hoar you pronch." Aud they all followed him along tbo little street, said tho writcr, and heard the Word, quietly, ndding, "it romaius to bo aeeu whut wlll como of the figut." What did cotneofit? I heard a long time afterwm-d, that from that day the men doü'ed their hats, aud the wonien omtsied, aud the childrou lookod aivostiicken, whou thoy m6t or passod him ; that the church and schools wore filled; that the beei-houses were tiearly all shut up ; and that a graat moral aud religioud i-cformatiou '.vas ia progress. That gentleman had previously been the instruinenl, of a liku cliange iu au equally dernoralizüil parish. I may add that a few years bauk he was doomed tho" fittest clergymau iu tho church to go out a a biahop to a sueno of great personal danger iu a heathen country.