INGLESIDE.

PART I.

[CHAPTER I.]

THE FIRST SERMON.

"WELL! well!" exclaimed Mr. Asbury, after a preliminary "Hem!"

"I know what you would say, pa," interrupted Mrs. Asbury, in a deprecating tone. "But it isn't fair to judge so soon. It's a trying situation for a young clergyman. If it was our Gardner, now, we should want people to remember that it isn't easy to stand up before strangers and preach one's first sermon."