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148THE BRITISH WJanuaryXT■ i^nAJL---GREYFRIARS* B6BBY.Several months ago, the Scotsman, newspaper gave a tonchihg narrative of a Scotch Terrier, which for several years past has slept every night on the grave of his master in the Oltl Greyfriars’ churchyard, Edinburgh. The kind-hearted Curator has often tried on cold and wet nights to keep the faithful creature within doors, but with dismal howling he has pleaded for liberty to rest oh his favourite bed. A weekly treat of steaks waa long allowed Bobby by Sergeant Scott, a generous member of the Artillery Corps. When the mid-day gun is fired at the Castle, the dog punctually starts for the restaurant of Mr. John Trail of 6, Greyfriars’ Place, who for the last six years has kindly given him a good dinner. Bobby, however, never thinks of going to Mr. Trail’s on the Sunday, as the premises are closed on that day, but the sagacious creature saves a portion of his Friday’s and Saturday’s dinner for that day. Bobby has his pantry for this purpose, beneath an old tombstone near to his master’s grave. The collector who summoned Mr. Trail for payment of the dog-tax, on the ground that he “harboured” poor Bobby, has raised up a host of friends, who have not only volunteered to pay the tax, and thus save the faithful animal from being “ put out of the way, ” but who will take care that his daily wants are well supplied. It will, we feel assured, afford our readers pleasure to have a faithful portrait of this now celebrated dog. This we are enabled to give, through the courtesy of Mr. Gourlay Steele, U.S.A., who has allowed us the privilege of engraving from his beautiful painting of the noble “Greyfriars’ Bobby. ”r.i1 .1 n i ■For every one that asketh re-ceiveth; and he that seeketh flndeth; and to him that knoek-ethit shall be opened.—Lukexi. 10.NOTICES.The Thirteen Yearly Parts of the “ British Workman,” (1855 to 1867) with Illustrated Covers,may be had through any Bookseller. Price Is. Gd.♦each; cloth, gilt, 2$. 6d. each. The Complete Edition for the First TenYears, bound in One Volume, cloth, plain, 155.; cloth, gilt edges, 17$. Gd.u May my Christmas gift pi'ove a help and blessing to you /”A WORD ON FAMILY PRAYER.Perhaps some of you say, “ I am so ignorant that it is no good trying to have prayer in our family!” You make a mistake there. It is not grand words that God wants, but honest hearts. God offers you his Holy Spirit to help you in your prayers and to teach you to pray. Jesus says, “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? ” Ask God for the help of His Holy Spirit, and you will find that is far better than all the help that any man can give you.POSTAL NOTICE.The Publisher will forward packets containing four copies of the British Workman to any part of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Shetland and Orkney Isles, France, or Belgium, post free, for ..4s. a year**paidin adron-SOiBritish Colonies, c.The Publisher will send similar packets to any address in Ascension —Berbiee— Bermuda— Canada—Cape of Good Hope—Demerara — Gambia— Gibraltar—Gold Coast—Honduras—Natal—-New Brunswick— I 6s. Ditto# Newfoundland — Nova Scotia— Frlnce Edward’s Island—Sierra Leor.e—St. Helena—Suez and British West Indies, for................................To Aden—Australia—Ceylon—Heligoland—Hong -Kong—India—Labuan—Mauritius—New Zealand— ( 7s. Ditto. Singapore, Tasmania and Constantinople for .... )All orders (accompanied with remittances), to he addressed to S. W. Partridge k Co., No. 9, Paternoster Row. London. E. 0.
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British Workman
London, Middlesex, GB
Wed, Jan 01, 1868
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