Yes, he was there, our good and earnest Rector, And firmly strove his weakness to withstand, Giving the cup, he, the pure Faith's protector-- That cup of blessing with a trembling hand. His church, for which he felt such admiration, Was deck'd with flow'rs and evergreens that morn, In praise to Christ, who died for our salvation, And deign'd as a weak infant to be born. Ah! little did we think that happy morning-- So truly, bravely kept he at his post-- When next a Sabbath came, to us his warning And kind, yet noble, presence would be lost. That solemn sound, which tells of souls departed, Took the glad place of that which calls to prayer, And his loved people, shocked and broken-hearted, Could hardly enter, for _he_ was not there. But when they heard it was his last desire That they should meet at midnight as was said, They met by thousands, mov'd with holy fire, And spoke in whispers of their shepherd--_dead_. No, no, not dead, but calm in Jesus sleeping; Free from all sorrow, all reproach, all pain: And though he leaves a congregration weeping Their earthly loss is his eternal gain. He loved the weak, and all the mute creation, In generous deeds he ever took his part; At Death, the _thrice_-repeated word _Salvation_ Showed the firm trust of that true, tender heart. * * * * * Again we meet: they come his coffin bringing Midst solemn chant, and deck'd with purest flowers, And feel, whilst we his own sweet hymn are singing, The joy is _his_, the sad rememberance _ours_. Mrs. HILDRETH. At the sale of the HUGO COLLECTION, I purchased among many others:-- LOT 405. London Cries, also used in Newcastle and York Cries, two very pretty series of early Cries, some with back-grounds, from Hodgson's office, and R. Robinson, Newcastle--[51 _blocks_], To carry out the suggestion before-mentioned, and to utilize the very pretty series of fifty-one woodcuts as above, and other Bewick, Bewickiana, and _ultra anti_-Bewickian woodcut blocks I possess, formed and accumulated by reason of my published works: "The Catnach Press," 1868. "Curiosities of Street Literature," 1871. And "Life and Times of James Catnach," 1878.