text:  A nicely manured field or common place to sow and reap on--and what a harvest it yielded accordingly!--the dear friends! the dear native hill! the honour of suffering for the truth! (political martyrdom!) the mother that bore him--(and a good deal besides)--his helpless children! (a proper number for the occasion )--all these fascinating themes were dwelt on one by one till moved apparently at our emotion he dropt his menacing attitude and mitigating his voice assumed a resigned demeanour of which many of his audience had long since set him the example