lantations, where great numbers of the most wretched part of the
community are employed in the hopping season. Great numbers of tracts
were distributed among them, while the author entered into many free and
familiar conversations with them. Many were found very much depraved;
but none were more depraved among the Gipsies, than many of the other
class; for they were blasphemers of God and his religion. One man, like
many of old, stirred up the people to reject and despise the truth. He
said, "No one would get any thing by praying to God;" and, "if people
wanted bread on a Sunday, it would be better for them to steal a mess of
potatoes, and wood to cook them with, than go to church." Some of the
poor shuddered at his boldness, and contempt of God's law. With much
impudence he declared, "that he knew a man who put his dough into the
oven on a Sunday without heating it, and then went to church to pray that
God would bake it for him; but that the fool was disappointed." The
minister said to him--"You know that you have told a wilful lie. You
never knew such a man. There is not one of these little children will
believe you." He appeared confounded at this unexpected rebuke. May
this sinner repent and be saved!

Among the hop-pickers of Farnham were many Gipsies the visitors had long
known; and their smiling faces spoke the gladness of their hearts and the
warmth of their gratitude, when they were noticed by their friends
affectionately and kindly; nor had they forgotten the favours that had
been shewn them at Southampton.

Those of the Gipsies who were not acquainted with the object the author
had in view, in paying them a visit, were much alarmed when enquiries
were made for the Gipsies in the hop-grounds; supposing they were pursued
by the magistrates. One youth told Stanley, that he knew not whether to
run, or stay where he was; but recollecting to have been _in no spray
lately_, he resolved on staying. When Stanley spoke to him in his own
language, and introduced the minister, all his fears vanished. The
Gipsies were astonished that any one should travel forty miles to see
them.

Their public meeting was after the labours of the day, near one of the
hop-grounds, about half an hour after sun-set. A few small candles gave
light to a small tenement, used as a lodging place for the hop-gatherers,
where the congregation was accommodated. A few of the inhabitants of
Farnham, and some of the female Gipsies, wh