 On the bank of an open field on our left I perceived a gentleman observing us attentively . He beckoned me , and I went to him . He was one of my late employers . He took my hand , and rather <unk> , but kindly , said he hoped no harm was intended by all those people who were coming in . I said " I would pledge my life for their entire <unk> . " I asked him to notice them , " did they look like persons wishing to outrage the law ? were they not , on the contrary , evidently heads of decent working families ? or members of such families ? " " No , no , " I said , " my dear sir , and old respected master , if any wrong or violence take place , they will be committed by men of a different stamp from these . " He said he was very glad to hear me say so ; he was happy he had seen me , and gratified by the manner in which I had expressed myself . I asked , did he think we should be interrupted at the meeting ? he said he did not believe we should ; " then , " I replied , " all will be well " ; and shaking hands , with mutual good wishes , I left him , and took my station as before . 
