A knight that smote the dragon; . dicated his great temple and theglory of the Lord came down in a cloud andfilled all the house ? Would not such a spirit of dedication havebeen blessed to the bookbinders home in New-buryport ? Would his mothers God have failedGough if there bad been a looking up to him ?It was a verv serious corner in his life that hews turning; and would he turn it right? 76 A Knight that Smote the Dragon. Blessed the life where God is invoked to stand atevery corner and by his grace effect a right life, though, was away from his intensely social nature
A knight that smote the dragon; . dicated his great temple and theglory of the Lord came down in a cloud andfilled all the house ? Would not such a spirit of dedication havebeen blessed to the bookbinders home in New-buryport ? Would his mothers God have failedGough if there bad been a looking up to him ?It was a verv serious corner in his life that hews turning; and would he turn it right? 76 A Knight that Smote the Dragon. Blessed the life where God is invoked to stand atevery corner and by his grace effect a right life, though, was away from his intensely social nature asserted itself,turning away from the home he had established,he turned to an unworthy social circle whose influ-ences did not help any inclination to be temper-ate. There came another fishing voyage, thevessel going out and coming back in soul of John Gough, though tossed onthis lifes wTaves, did not find a harbor of ref-uge ; would such ever be sought ? and if desiredwould there be persistency of effort to reach it ?. Rays of Light, then Darkness. 77 CHAPTER X. RAYS OF LIGHT, THEN DARKNESS. IVTEWBURYPORT is a place of strong relig-1M ious influences. It believes in a retired street stands an old house of God,surrounded by many venerable and cherishedassociations. Outwardly it is a quaint piece ofarchitecture, with its two diminutive have officiated within its walls, and can imag-ine myself in its pulpit many years ago waitingfor the opening of the services. Glancing door-ward I can see a young man entering thechurch. His appearance at once interests is not nicely dressed. I think he must havemade a special effort to come to church. Ifancy his wife has mended any rents in his clothesand nicely brushed them. He has a quick,sharply glancing eye, and there is a kind of in-telligent self-assertion to his air, as if he knewthat he could be somebody if he wished or hada chance. At the same time there is a shy,startled look, as if he were not a
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