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JACOB HODGES.
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few moments that remained of the light
of day in studying its pages, in his pool
way. Never did the word of/rod appear
more precious to any one than it did to
Jacob. In reply to my questions respect¬
ing his interest in the Scriptures, he said,
" Master, if you will believe me, I have
come into my cell at night, and setting my
supper by my cot, I have taken my Bible
and become so much engaged in reading
and meditating upon its truths, that I
wholly forgot my meal, till I saw it un¬
touched in the morning."
To almost every Christian visitor at the
prison, Jacob soon became an object of
peculiar interest, as well as a favourite of
the keepers. He was selected to head one
of the" gangs," as they were arranged and
marched from their workshops to their
tables and their cells at night. Here those
who wre utter strangers to Jacob have
been forcibly struck with the peculiar
expression of his countenance and the
marked dignity of his movements.
He daily secured more and more th<!