He made many experiments on its nature and properties.

In summer he used to gather a multitude of flies and insects, and, by his entertaining description, amuse and instruct his children.

They shared all his daily employments, and derived many sentiments of love and benevolence from his observations on the works and productions of Nature.

Whether they were following him in the field, or surrounding him in school, he took every opportunity of storing their minds with useful information .-- Nor was the circle of his influence confined to Seathwaite.

Many a distant mother has told her child of Mr.Walker, and begged him to be as good a man.
* * * * * 'Once, when I was very young, I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing that venerable old man in his 90th year, and even then, the calmness, the force, the perspicuity of his sermon, sanctified and adorned by the wisdom of grey hairs, and the authority of virtue, had such an effect upon my mind, that I never see a hoary-headed clergyman, without thinking of Mr.Walker....