Sought and Saved. A tale

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■ ■ SOUGHT AND SAVED. THE MAN IN POSSESSION. rage So- SOUGHT AND SAVED, M^ gjak. BY M. A. P^ULL, AUTHOR OF "TIM'S TROUBLE.^fBWT TRIED AND TRUE." "THE VIVIANS OF WOODIFORD," ETC, ETC. " Trust in God, and do the right." j2_onbon: T. NELSON AND SONS, PATEENOSTEE EOW. EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK. 3mo anitct) Ittrtgoom $anti of JSirpe Hnion, 4 LUDOATE HILL, LONDON, E.C. l880. }_§> r z f a tt. HE Committee of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union having offered prizes of One Hundred Pounds, and Fifty Pounds respectively, for the two best tales illustrative of Temperance in its relation to the young, the present tale, " Sought and Saved," was selected from one hundred and sixteen MSS. as that entitled to the first prize. The second tale, entitled " Lionel Franklin's Victory," was written by Miss Van Sommer, and will be published shortly.

The adjudicators also recommended, as possessing exceptional merit, two other MSS. for publication. These have been purchased by the Committee, and will be published in due course. Appended is the report of the adjudicators respect ing the prize tales : — VI

Preface

. We, the adjudicators appointed by the Committee of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union to examine the MSS. submitted in reply to an advertisement issued by the Committee, offering a prize of One Hundred Pounds for the best, and a prize of Fifty Pounds for the second best Temperance Tale illustrative of and adapted to promote total abstinence amongst the young, hereby declare that we have selected the tale with the motto, "A little child shall lead them," by Miss M. A. Paull, as that entitled to the first prize ; and the tale with the motto, " Qui patitur vincit," by Miss E. Van Sommer, as that entitled to the second prize. William Barker, M.A., Honorary Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Vicar of St. Mary, West Cowes. H. Sinclair Paterson, M.D., Minister of Belgrave Presbyterian Church, London.

J. P. Bacon. United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, 4 Ludgate Hill, London, E.C., February IS, 1879. P.S.— Two prize tales, entitled " Frank Oldfield " and " Tim's Troubles," were also published by the Committee some years since, which have had a very large circulation, and are still on sale. dgsontcttts. I. THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, ... ... •■■ •■• 9 II. ABOUT THE HAMPDENS, ... ... ••■ ••■ lfi III. CRYSTAL, ... ... ... •■• ••■ ••■ 26 TV. BERNARD'S TIDINGS, ... ... ••• — 3* V. NEW YEAR'S EVE, ... ... ... ••■ •■• 41 VI. A FAMILY OF FRIENDS, ... ... ••■ ••• 63 VII. A TEMPERANCE MARTYR, ... ... ••• ■■• 71 VIII. THE MAN IN POSSESSION, ... ... ••■ •■• 85 IX. DISCLOSURES AND DIFFICULTIES, ... •■ ■•■ 10° X. A DRIVE IN A DONKEY-CART, ... • ■ ••• 1U XI. A MISERABLE MORNING, ... ... ••• ••• 124 XII. THE TOUNG COVENANTERS, ... ... ••• ••• 143 XIII.

A STORM IN BARLEY MARKET, ... •■■ ••• 160 XIV. "i WAS IN PRISON, AND YE CAME UNTO ME," ... 172 XV. THE CURIOSITY OF BUTTONS, AND WHAT IT LED TO, ... 189 XVI. BY THE TAVY, ... ... ■•• •■• — 207 XVII. THE TRAVELLING PARTY, ... ... ••■ ■■• 219 93ft XVIII. OVER THE BRUNIG, ... ... . 940 XIX. A RELAPSE, ... ■•• •■■ ■•• •'• ™" XX. WHAT THE BOYS WERE DOING, ... ... ••• CONTENTS. XXI. NEBUZAR-ADAN JONES MAKES A MOVE, ... ... 272 XXII. WHERE? ... ... ... ... ... ... 236 XXIII. THE WITCH IN TROUBLE, ... ... .. ... 302 XXIV. TEMPTATION, ... ... ... ... ... 311 XXV. AT NIGHTFALL, ... ... ... ... ... 329 XXVI. UNSEEN, YET FELT, ... ... ... ... 343 XXVII. SUNRISE, ... ... ... ... ... ... 353 XXVIII. THE PALACE OF CRYSTAL, ... ... ... ... 370 XXIX. "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL," ... ... ... SOUGHT AND SAVED.