Mary Martha Sherwood

Name: The History of Little Henry and His Bearer
Author: Mary Martha Sherwood

The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

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“The History of Little Henry and His Bearer”, published in 1815, is a work by Mary Martha Sherwood. It explores elements such as Boosy, Henry and bearer.

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Smith; "I did not mean to offend—but there is that little boy trying to explain the bible to his bearer."
"But, surely," said Henry's mamma, "you do not think that I am fifty years of age?—you are mistaken by twenty years."
Mrs. Smith. O! my dear madam, you must excuse my husband. Whenever he is a little angry with me, he tells me that I am getting old. But I am so used to it that I never mind it.
Mr. Smith. Well, my dear; leave me, if you please, to speak for myself. I am not a man that disguises the truth. Whether I speak or not, time runs on, death and eternity approach. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Mr. Smith. It is almost dangerous, my dear little boy, for a child like you to dispute with a Heathen: for although you are in the right, and he is in the wrong, yet Satan, who is the father of lies, may put words into his mouth which may puzzle you; so that your faith may be shaken, while his remains unchanged.
Henry. O! sir; must I give up the hope of Boosy's being made a Christian. Poor Boosy! he has taken care of me ever since I was born.
Mr. Smith. But suppose, my dear boy, that I could put you in a better way of converting Boosy: a safe way to yourself, and a better way for him? ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Lady. You must pray every day, and oftentimes in the day, and in the night when you are awake, my dear child; that God will send his Holy Spirit into your heart, to make it clean and pure, and to lead and direct you in all you do. Blessed are those, my dear child, who love the Lord Jesus Christ: for unto them the Spirit of truth shall be revealed ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Baron," said little Henry, seeing the tears running down her cheeks; "we must all die, you know we must, and death is very sweet to those who love the Lord Jesus Christ."
"O, my child," said his mamma, "why do you talk of dying? you will live to be a judge yet, and we shall see you with seven silver sticks before your palanquin." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Henry. Will the words be Persian, sir? I know Boosy does not understand Persian.
Mr. Smith. No, my dear child; the words will be the same as those you speak every day with the natives. When you have as much of the bible as I can get prepared for you in this manner, you must read it to your bearer every day; praying continually that God will bless his holy word to him. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ But Henry was so earnest in the cause he had undertaken, that, although he might be silenced at one time, yet he would often (after having said his prayer and consulted his bible) begin the attack again. He would sometimes get close to him, and look in his face, and say, "Poor Boosy! poor Boosy! you are going the wrong way, and will not let me set you right: there is but one way to heaven; our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the way to heaven; and no man cometh unto God but by him." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ When Henry heard this, he strove to raise himself up, but was unable, on account of his extreme weakness; yet his eyes sparkled with joy: he endeavoured to speak, but could not; and at last he burst into tears. He soon however became more composed, and pointing to his bearer to sit down on the floor by his couch, he said, "Boosy, what you have now said makes me very happy: I am very, very happy to hear you call yourself a sinner, and such a one as Gunga cannot make clean. It is Jesus Christ which has made this known to you: he has called you to come unto him. Faithful is he that calleth you. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Henry. The Word is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Lady. Do you know that from the bible?
Henry. Yes; for St. John says, in the first chapter of his gospel, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Lady. Did God make man good at first?
Henry. Yes; for in the first chapter of the bible, the last verse, it is written, God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
Lady. Are men very good now? Can you find me one person that deserves to be called good? ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Now, while they were thus busy, and little Henry was much pleased to think that he could make himself useful, the lady said, "These books have different kinds of covers, and some are larger than others, but they all contain the same words, and are the book of God. If you read this book, and, with God's help, keep the sayings written in it, it will bring you to heaven; it will bring you to where your beloved Redeemer is, to the throne of the Lamb of God, who was slain for your sins." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ It is a better country than this: there are no evil beasts; there is no more hunger, no more thirst; there the waters are sure; there the sun does not scorch by day, nor the moon smite by night. It is a country to which I sometimes think and hope I shall go very soon: I wish, Boosy, you would be persuaded either to go with me, or to follow me."
"What!" said Boosy, "is sahib going to Willaet? [33] " And then he said, he hoped not; for he could never follow him, as no Hindoo can go to sea.
Henry then explained to him, that he did not mean England, but heaven. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ I used to be so pleased when any body bowed to me, and said, "Sahib." And you cannot think how cruel I was to all kinds of little creatures I could get hold of, even the poor cock-roaches: I used to kill them just for my own pleasure. But now I do think my heart is beginning to change a little, I mean a very little, for I gave all my last sweetmeats to the matre's [20] boy. But still I know that my heart is far from being clean yet; but God can make it white and clean when he pleases. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Smith will take care of his poor bearer when he has lost cast for becoming a Christian." Boosy would have told Henry that he was not quite determined to be a Christian, and that he could not think of losing cast; but Henry guessing what he was going to say, put his hand upon his mouth. "Stop! stop!" he said; "do not say words which will make God angry, and which you will be sorry for by and by: for I know you will die a Christian. God has begun a good work in you, and I am certain that he will finish it." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ And never fear, my dear, but that the word of God will do its work: "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ I have done many, many naughty things, which nobody knows of; no, not even Boosy. And God only can know the naughtiness of my heart.
Lady. Then you think yourself a sinner?
Henry. A very great one.
Lady. Where do sinners go when they die?
Henry. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Psalm ix. 17.
Lady. If all wicked people are turned into hell, how can you escape?
Henry. If I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, [19] I shall be saved. Stay one moment, and I will shew you the verse. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ As soon as Henry's mamma was dead, a lady, who lived at that time in a large puckah [1] house near the river between Patna and Dinapore, came and took little Henry, and gave him a room in her house, giving strict orders to her servants to provide him with every thing that he wanted. But as she was one of those fine ladies who will give their money (when they have any to spare) for the relief of distress, but have no idea how it is possible for any one to bestow all his goods to feed the poor, and yet lack charity ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ The first thing I can remember is being carried by you to the Mangoe tope near my mamma's house at Patna. Nobody loved me then but you: and could I go to heaven, and leave you behind me in the way to hell? I could not bear to think of it! Thank God! thank God! I knew he would hear my prayer: but I thought that perhaps you would not begin to become a Christian till I was gone. When I am dead, Boosy," added the little boy, "do you go to Mr. Smith at Calcutta. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ These things considered, it cannot be a matter of wonder that this little boy, as he grew older, should love his bearer more than all the world besides; for his bearer was almost his only friend, no one else taking much thought about him. Henry could not speak English, but he could talk with Boosy in his language as fast as possible; and he knew every word, good or bad, which the natives spoke. He used to sit in the verandah, [6] between his bearer's knees, and chew paun, [7] and eat bazar [8] sweetmeats. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ And now the lady had brought Henry to know that he and all the world were sinners, and that the punishment of sin is eternal death; and that it was not in his power to save himself, nor for any thing on the earth to wash him from his sins ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ He thought, also, that if people hurt him, it was right to hurt them in return. After several days, however, she made the subject clear to him; and then farther explained how sin has corrupted all our hearts: and she made him repeat the following words till he could say them quite well: The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ It was very interesting, and rather uncommon, to see a fine lively young man, like Mr. Baron, attending a little sick child; sometimes administering to him his food or medicine, and sometimes reading the bible to him—but Mr. Baron feared God.
When Henry first came to Berhampore, he was able to take the air in an evening in a palanquin, and could walk about the house; and two or three times he read a chapter in the Hindoostannee bible to Boosy: but he was soon too weak to read, and his airings became shorter and shorter ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Smith, "you are in the safe way of giving instruction, in an ancient path cast up by God. Jeremiah xviii. 15. Do not trust to the words of your own wisdom, but to the word of God. Hold fast to the scripture, dear boy, and you will be safe. And be not impatient, if the seed you sow should not spring up immediately: something tells me that I shall see Boosy a Christian before I die; or if I do not see that day, he that outlives me will."
Now the time arrived, when Henry's mamma was to leave Calcutta. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ He spoke mildly and civilly to everybody. He would return the salam [14] of the poorest coolie [15] in the bazar. If any body gave him a rupee, [16] he would not spend it in sweetmeats or playthings; but he would change it into pice, [17] and give it to the fakeers [18] who were blind or lame, or such as seemed to be in real distress, as far as it would go.
One day Henry came into the lady's room and found her opening a box of books. "Come," said she, "Henry, help me to unpack these books, and to carry them to my bookcase." ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Then turning to his bearer, he said, "O my poor bearer! what will become of you, if you neglect so great salvation?" Hebrews ii. 3. "O Lord Jesus Christ," he added, "turn the heart of my poor bearer!" This short prayer, which little Henry made in Hindoostannee, his bearer repeated, scarcely knowing what he was doing. And this, as Boosy afterwards told Mr. Smith was the first prayer he had ever made to the true God—the first time he had ever called upon his holy name. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ The same evening, his mamma being gone out, Mr. Smith called Henry into his own room; and learnt from him all that he could tell of his own history, and of the young lady who had taught him to read his bible, and had advised him to try to make Boosy a Christian. I will relate to you the last part of this discourse which passed between Mr. Smith and Henry.
Mr. Smith. Do you think that Boosy's heart is at all turned towards God? ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Smith, this verse, from James v. 20. "He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."
When I first visited Berhampore, I went to see little Henry's monument. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ When he brought him in, he bathed him and dressed him, and gave him his breakfast, and put him in his cot to sleep: and all the day long he played with him; sometimes carrying him in his arms or on his shoulder, and sometimes letting him walk, or roll upon the carpet. ”

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Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of Little Henry and His Bearer (1815)

“ Smith's house, she found less inclination, if possible, than ever, to pay any attention to Henry. According to the custom of India, she must pay the first visit to all her acquaintance in Calcutta. Her dresses, too, having all been made at Dinapore, did not agree with the last European fashions which were come out: these were all to be altered, and new ones bought ”

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