Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANT. Manchester: JOHN DALE, 296 & 298, STRETFORD ROAD. ABEL HEYWOOD & SON, 56 & 58, OLDHAM STREET. London: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT. INDEX. CHAP. PAGE. INTRODUCTORY, 1 I. A HELOT'S NURTURE, 11 II. A PHILANTHROPIC PARSON, 24 III. THE "ALLOTMENT" CURE FOR HUNGER, 31 IV. MANUFACTURING CRIMINALS, 48 V. JAIL LIFE, 69 VI. NATURE OF A SERMON, 85 VII. MEN FOR A STANDING ARMY, 96 VIII. VERY ARISTOCRATIC COMPANY, 115 IX. AN OLD, OLD STORY, 123 X. THE PARSONAGE, 131 XI. A MERE PEASANT MAIDEN, 139 XII. HIGH AND LOW BREEDING, 150 XIII. PREACHERS OF "WORDS", 157 XIV. "CHRISTIAN" RESPECTABILITY, 166 XV. TOO BAD FOR DESCRIPTION, 179 XVI. A BETTER QUEST, 186 XVII. NOTHING THAT IS NEW, 195 XVIII. SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERSITY, 209 XIX. THE LOST ONE IS FOUND, 217 XX. THE LAST LONG SLEEP OF ALL, 226 XXI. THE JOURNEY'S END, 236 THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANT. INTRODUCTORY.