New Vicar of Wakefield

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Good-bye, and may God bless you in your new sphere of work, said the kind-hearted bishop, as he handed the new vicar his license.<br><br>Thank you very much, my lord, for all your kindness, returned the young clergyman.<br><br>I think, continued the bishop, that I have given you all the information I can about your parish; you will find the Wakefield people kind and generous, though somewhat careless, and indifferent to the claims of the Church and religion; it is the same in all country parishes in Australia. Our young colonials have plenty of go in them, plenty of pluck and enthusiasm; but, unfortunately, added the bishop, with a sigh, it is expended on trifles, mere trifles, such as horse racing and cricket, the acquisition of wealth, and - ah! the development of the material resources of this great colony. Not that such things are not right enough in their way; but one sometimes wishes that Australians had the capacity to appreciate something nobler than a sheep or better than a horse.