LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. I.
| Page | |
| The Old Shepherd, | [Frontispiece]. |
| Within and Without, | [Engraved Title]. |
| Return of the Widow's Son, | [22] |
| A Prospect of Fairmount, | [32] |
| First Interview with Farmer Pickford, | [47] |
| The Church of the Neglected Parish, | [66] |
| Mr. Guion's First Interview with the Misses Brownjohn, | [82] |
| A Lamb of the Flock Borne to her Rest, | [87] |
| The Woodman's Family in Affliction, | [105] |
| "We Work on Sunday till Dinner-time," | [110] |
| Mr. Tennent and the Tract-seller, | [151] |
| The House of Mourning, | [187] |
| Evening Walk—Moonrise, | [261] |
| The Lost Child Restored, | [270] |
| The Dark Vale Illumined, | [300] |
| The Discussion in the Stage Coach, | [423] |
| Christmas Eve, | [551] |
| The Death of the Woodman, | [570] |
THE
SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON.
THE LONELY WIDOW.
I n the summer of the year 18—, I took an excursion through part of the west of England; and after travelling on horseback several days, I resolved to tarry at the beautiful village of Stanmoor. Passing along, I stopped in front of a small but respectable looking inn, whose honeysuckled porch and tidy exterior promised to afford a tranquil and comfortable place of sojourn, and I made up my mind to rest for a season beneath its humble roof. Having taken my horse to the stable, and given the hostler instructions to take good care of him, I was shown into a neat small back room, which commanded a very beautiful view. As I stood gazing and musing while the homely-looking landlady was preparing my coffee, the lines of Milton's Morning Hymn recurred to my recollection; but never, till that moment, had they produced such an exciting effect:—