050 Samitg &nit
HOPEFULLY WAITING.
"Blessed are they that are Home-sick. t'l;r they shall
come at last to the Father's House.' Helintioa
STILLING.
Not as you meant, 0 learned man, and gOod
Do I accept thy words of hope and rest : •
God knowing all, knows what for me is best,
And gives me - what I need, not what:ho could,
Nor always as I would!
I shall'g9"to the Father's house and Elk
Him and the Elder Brother fiee itiTtiCO-- - -
What day or hour I know not. Let me'be
&e vilest in work, and•earnest l in,the race,
Not as liome-sick
Whines at its play, and seldorn : sneaks in song.
If for a time some loved one "goes away,
And leaves us our appointed work to do,
Can we to him of to ourselves be true,
In mourningids departure day by day,
And so our work delay?
Nay, if we love and honor, we shall make .
The abgenee brief by doing well our task - 7
Not fortourselves,. but for theolear one's sake!
And at his coming only of him ask
Approinl of the work, which most was done,
Nqt foii ourselves, but our beloved one !
Our Fitther' a house, I know, is broad and grand
In it how many, many mansions are!. • •
And far beyond the light of sun or star t: ..
Four little ones of mine through that fair land
Are walkipg hand in hand
Tink you I love mot, or , that I forget ,
These of.my : loins.? Still this world is fair,
And I am iiitguig while My eyea are wet
With weeping in this balmy summer air •
Yet Put.not home-sick,-and the children h ere
Have need of me, and ' so my way is
woulAjbe joyful as my days , go
Counting God's mercies to me. Be who bore
Life's Heaviest cross is mine for evermore,
And I'who wait His comingoshall not I
On his sure word rely? ,
And if sometimes the way'be rouit, "and sleep
Be heavy for the grief heisendsio me,
Or at my waking I word4•pnly,weep,
Let me reember these are things to be,
To work his blessed will - Until he core •
And take my hand and lead ma safely home,
—A. D. F. Randolph, in "Haunt at Home."
THE GERMAN FAMILY IN - LONDON.
FROM GUTHRIE'S SUNDAY MAGAZINE
(Continued:)
Sunday came, and as none of the
family were able' to uilderstand an En
glish,serintin, and the.Gernian Chapel
was too far off, Hermann officiated`ms ,
priest in his house, ~ a nd conducted
a regular service after the German
fashion, by reading, a sermon , out of
one of the, collections ., with which_ the
literature of his country is BO well
provided. He had brought several'
volumes of this kind, in the ex.pecia
tion of using them in Wisconsin,
where, as his brother bad' written, no
church or chapel was to be seen for a'
score of miles round about. Service
over, Hannah opened the,door to step
into the back room, which had rbeent
appropriated for a kitchen, when,,
started back with an .exclamation,- of
fright, as the passage and the stairs
were crowded with people—men wo=
men and children.
Hermann and Daniel rushed at once
to the door-way. -
" What is all this about ?" asked
Daniel. Is there anything the mat
ter
"The singing, sir," cried 'some of
the intruders. "Please give Ais an
other tune."
Indeed, the singing of the family
was worth hearing. Frau :Stahl and
Hannah had beautiful treble voices,.
Daniel sang a good tenor, Herrrann's'
voice was a deep bass, which made`
the floor of the room , quiver, the
boys took the alto part with faultless
accuracy. And there was little tot
wonder at in this, for Master Peter_
Vorma,nn, - who was an excellent musi
aian, had made the - )Kirchheina school
famous for its singing, so that when
ever there was a festival in the neigh
lorhood; and a chorus to be got
the `Kirchheina boys were always en
gaged for the alto'part. •
The unanimous requestrof this un
expected audience was gladly'complied
with.. Another Gernaan hymn was
sung, which the people listened to'
with breathless attention • and. ; -when
Daniel, at the close, shut ;he the.. the .
crowd dispersed, tendering loud ap
plause.
'.l . see those savages are at least
human beings,"'said'Hermarip: "They
havealaSte for' our` DeiitsdialiedeP
"Savages!" criedTaniel;' "let thein
not heUr you talk in , that`way. They
would soon , do for you." , ,
" Why o but , they esw.savages," said
Il.erl . cpann; ,``,Akey,spend their days io
riotihing i ,:kt,,dtinic,ing and fighting." "
Even the women here. go to, the,
public-house,"
,Aaid "and.
stand at the bar l aWtheY
call it, with 'the Weil till they - ai.e
-1
th'e woirieiii softie in
ear iislteeThiticelf -
I q - '<iievtsE sAw , a4runken woman- in
ea m country," - answerediErate Stahl; in.
an -indignant tone, except, perhaps; ,
on : occasion ot!some fair of pops., ;
lar.,,fesOval; for a woman to, frequent,
a public;house is a thing altogether
unkr.towkainong us; such a one would
be 3 ,s4,6d i iipon as disgusting outcast
by the Wholepopulation."
"The'Wdirieri' also smoke 'in this
ootfhtry," sdid I f ohand, 'the' eldeet
thti boys. iiiiverEih Old yell6w-ftieed•
wobiEloithe otherrday;= who , looked •ex
actirlikes witolic as she smoked away
freon- stump of
. ! .st ,pipe not
loogor,tharkiny thumb. Ask! it looked,
must have SteeP an Irish
woman or a kipsy, replied' l ' Dania
EnglishWciniertregriff - oke"; they
k aa tti WI.
"O; IFrale:Stahl;
"among what a set of people have we
fallen I We have become like Israel
in Babylon."
In thelftexmion, ;the family united
for Biblelie - 61ing. The thirty : 651/41/
Psalm was taken up Or discussion. I
Shall-we sing?" /tilted ' , Hannah ;
"I'm afraid we'll have a crowd again."
"Not likely," said Daniel; "the
people are in the public-hotse now, or .
out for a walk, or tiking a nap to
sleep off the drink."
" .. ,Never mind.the crowd," said,Her,
mann. " Let them come again. Per
haps the Lord may touch their hearts
through ; our iiefier; r •
The beautiful psalm was read.
,Her:
mann had selected. it- to console him-'
self and his family their present
distressing circumstances: There? was;
some similarity, he observed,. between
their position and that of David.at the
time when he conapOsed the psalm
since he found himself in the land of
the Tbilistiues, to which he had einigra'-
ted.
" True," remarked Frau Stahl, " and
thqie, is also this similarity between
him and us, that he, like us, got :bite,
his difficulties through his imprudence,
and , through his not waiting. upon the
Lord, For if lie,hadfally.committed,
his lot to the hands of ,(foci, he would
not have sought refuge with the hea
then. SO the Lord drOve him away .
from that place, and - compelled - hid to
return to the lamb he had reckleahly
&hefted:- And th(f.siiniet! Co urge,
afraid, •the • Lordi isgoing Ito take with.
usmow,-foriwerhave met with nothing
but.adversity since we left-our, good!
Kirehheim and our lovely farm,, on
which the Lord had blessed us for so
many years."
It was rather in a desponding. tone
that 'Frau Stahl' Uttered `these"words.
Nth* was "her` , 'reasoning 'altogether
groundless. The memberh of'-the fa
mily had already: several times dis
cussed what course. they should take,
supposing the Cologne house refused.to
provide them with passages in anothek
ship.: it was evident that the money
which they had stillin hind would not
last them longer'th'an two months,'
Hermann had written to - his brother
DfetriCli, ii4u'eating-him to send'back
the Money he had deposited:with/him,
but it was uncertain *hetherthat sum'
would come time to prevent starva
tion. So it became-more and. more a
Matter of earnest consideration with
them whether the wisest course would
not be to return to' before
their laSt - Shilling Was 'spent' arf - theY
were left periiiireg in this iminense
metropolis. 'But the %thought" of re- ,
.turning`. poor land belf•less Kirch;
liken, of asking bread and shelterifrom,
those.sarne.friends.who had so urgent,'
ly dissuaded them from taking this
step, was almost bitterer. than the pros-.
pect of begging i for their livelihood in
the streets of
,Loidou.' 'So, Whiehever.
may they looked,theY save befdre them
.a dark plond, and there was thud' rea
son for the'`sid tone in which Fran
,
t&tell the= ruthilltiolllii6vei'
1 - .)0,n: very ...strongly ,Tavorl• of the ,
emigration. plant-r.made .therobserva
.
ton. Her husband, however, perseiv
big, that, .if courage, and hope ~'were
lo:ht, everything would be, lost, e and
feeling . his responsibility as :the head
and support of - the family, encouraged
hiinself nn Gdd, as David did Wheia. the
town Zikhiewas'bUrnti.
"Dear wife'," he'haid; ‘ 4 l l think
are fight 'in . liointing to 'the: "presett
as days of deep" humiliatitd4for VS:
Perhaps we didnotpainestlY:seek the
Lord's face, before -resolving, to, quit,
our .la.nd. 4 Pcrhalis,,, also, :we have,
sinned in some other. way, sothat t the
chastening hand' of god is now heavy
upon us. But we' should ieineMber
that David, `'though "'he had' 'brought
difficulties upon hiliself by 'hiS impru
deuce . , yet' continued to *nein God','
knoWing that the Lord would not fer
sake him on acdount• - of- his transgres
sions. Many atethe aillietionk of the
righteouethe says, but theiLordi de
livereth, him out
,of them. ,Let us
walk, in that Mme faith now. if, prod.
chooses to deal with us. according_ to
out sinsoire have nothing' toy
S hope.
But Jesus died' for US; and bare, .:our
sins in hig preeiouS;bedy oil the 'tree:
We tvill'plehir on that -gtiavii - a f ,
*Arai, and 'fan* iffelieWe'tliatifthOligh
weinaY-have erred,ryettbur'efietiVenly ,
Fatherirtfho tboirght atii-prise;twilL
not forsakeltazt isHeinemerl.saidr . to,us.
thlkt..
ed we sin no more l Wte ft,y9„1ivj.gg,,.421,
the day of graee, and the fountain i that
. ,
wasopened
,I,l,pi n pq every zellutioryon*
Italvary' Still abundantly
siteVei. `-
'While:the pckir Pilgrims•Weibin thiS
wayiiefreehilietheiPsoikis at taid'Wittbri3 ,
Of-,eoneolatimigtbAt ilb*:freni the Word'
4G-Okikerritildfshufftingoiying; and
ssreaming *ere heard tovei , theirlheads.
Thenthere , .,was a. bounce on the,floor,
a' jf some„heavy hody,yere, falling,
owed by theory "Murder 1 11 - Her-,
`iii .40 Daniel rushed up' the stairs,
'arir l stepped into the room whence" the
'noise issued "` A. strange sight was pie
'setited.'tb their`vieii. Their neighbor,
'who iiaw a mirth' Mr,- *as Standing' over
his -wife' with au-uplifted peWter-pot in
Is' hand ;-he had knocked her down
and was beating= her.,unmercifully ; a
table -had been upset in the struggle,
and behind, it, two little chileten were
* O, - jw,,,pring and cryingpiteotisly. Her-
Bann threw hirnsel 7 f between The two.
lo *finch the pewter pot r fiom the'
anlikeit Man's lairid, to'drag bird Aiiiiiy
in his Vietiin, iiiia'raibe iiriethe ipoor
oman who was bleeding profusely'
t'
from the head, was the work of a mo
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1866.
ment. Frau Stahl, on her husband's,
Calling out for her, came up with
basin water and aiwt ge , a nd.
irashedatee" poor
badly cut, efShowli nolfan
gerolis wonilds. Hannah toa thi,two
ehildien, while Herman and Daniel
repla n ced.'the table on its legs. During
these Prozickelljaigp 4:I9.XESVAtoS-Pf
all Oil's - Initialer, WhOm HernAnn had
pushed down on a chair, fell asleep,
And.snored,„&w.like,,a.Turk.„,
"Thank Ood,. he sleeps,'-. said the
ivornan, " and/ Sleep.. on iiftiw till
441rnrTvn?"*giet1441032.,1 he,
awakes he 'will remember nottilig of
all that hasLhappened;:amLbe soft and
meek as a 4amb. Oh, that cursed
drink - 1. but for that he veuid be such
a good husband !
When the family was ,assembled in
their own room ; again, Frau Stahl fell
into a fit, and Hannah burst into i tears.
Suqh a scene was too much fo,r, the
tender nerves of' the good women of
Kifehheitn.
(TO BB CONTINUED.) "
EILIAL IFFE,CIIOII. .
out .
A veteran , *Orli the service
of France, was_ reduced =withoUt a
,pension, although he -had ca wife .and'
three children to. share his wretphed-
Peilk His son-was placed o , aPilitary
academy, where he might hsve pnjgyad 4
every comfork;. but ^ the„stYongekt per
suisions-eonld not induce him to taste,
anything but coarse bread and water.'
, . .
The Mike de Chdiseul- being in
of the circumstance, ordered'
,the, boy , before him, and inquired the
reason of his abstemiousness. ..The
boy,zwith a manly' ortitude, replied:—
" Sir, when I had the honor of-being ;
admitted to the protection of this royal
institution, my father conducted me
hither. We came on foot; ' on our
journey, our hunger and *thirst were
relieved by bread and water. I was
received; my'father blessed Me, and
returned to a helpless wife and family.
long .as ,I can remember, bread ..of
the blackest kind, with water,. has
been their daily food, and evpn4that
earned by every species.of labor that
honor does not forbid. To thisfare
sir:my father is r'eturned'; therefore,
while he,`My *mother and sisters are
compelled to/endure - such ivrefched
ness, is' it possible I' can 'enjey -the
bounteOus plenty of my gracious sove , l
reign,
The duke, deeply affected, gave the
boy three louis crprs for pocket money,
and,romised to procure the father a
peneiOn. The boy begged the touis
, d'era might be sent to hig father;
.which,' with the patent of his Pension,
was immediatelydone.
The -boy was patronized by the
duke, and became one of the best offt
cers.in the service of France.,-.
WHAT IT DID FOR,IIIM.
The following remarkable statement-
Is authorized by • D'Aubigne and M.
'de 'Pressense :
A i regiment of. French soldiers,.On
Mardi to tlie Crimea, halted for
sonie - days Toulon. the smith: of
Xrance; While there, a colPorteur'
came among them. A'young sOldier,
Pretending to beimuch moved' by the
gaud man's; - exhortations, asked for
copy, which was, of course, given to.
him. The soldier. and his companion
roared with laughter,, telling the poor
colporteur that it was all a Joke,;, but
the soldier refused to return the'boOk,
saying, " it would - do-to - light his pipe
with.'. The.colporteur-replied. , ." It is
a fearfill thing to, fall. into the hands
of tic 6 -liVing God 1"
Fifteen months I afterward, the same
colporteur stopped-for a night-at an
inn More than three hundred: miles.
from Toulon. The landlady_ was in ,
great distress, having just;lost her, son,
.of . whom she spoke in terms of the
most tender:affection., Fe conversed
I with her for "afew Inbiner!is, when ehe
withdreiV; but'sOon retained; tiring*
a:little 'bOak; which her, deceased son
had left to her as- hia:Precidus legaby.
~ It was much- rnutilated f !many pages
"havina. beez torn , out:. But oh the
0
inside of -the m,over,rwrittere.in large.
letters,. was the following inscription.:
, 414.0ei,v4,, at To on„ .: on •,the A • -T.--,,,
alad
05. . Despised. at , first, Olt ly
, used, but, afterwaid read, bei-Pvo,
,and rriaae'fhe inaiuMent of my
, s Eialia
Ore
~'''.:J. 1.4 fisifeet -of 'the qt porn=
liany of the-- regiment - of thelme.
l'rbin the condition of 'the'lititle Vol=
'rune, it was , plaint'that - Ahe -young set
dier had rmade use- ofe.lthe• missing
;leaves to slight.his. pipe, , as Awl had
he should. But, as he related
to kEi t s mether t this work of -desArvction
frras,istopped on ihe,evening :before a
-battle, in whieh his regiment 'Was to
occupy the perilous post of
_die ad'-`
lanced gnard i . gestated that it this"
, jiikn'cti'ori•.serious thoughts - "came ' itit.o
hfs' Mind in 'a very strange Manner;
and all, on a sudden the..wordai of the;
man whom he ;had, tricked out of the
book came to his reeollectiorrlike a
thunderclap—!' It ;i.s...Ei fearful thing to
1 417intotAhe hanAgALthe,living God!"
"`And if I should fall in,
,lii 4 ;hfnds 1"
This thought haunted him, he said,
without intermission, the whole of the
night; and, in,' consequence, as - Soori,ad,
)V,beeame light in the morning, he teak'
froirFhis knapsack the book whiCh all
&wed . to become. biloaccuser.
'llll - simeraea4hiChf he had read in the
' .:d ims gray , light , ..of, that , immix% had
'',4en breught-home to Itiorbeggly.ttiO
Holy Spirit. In the battle which en-
suedyhe. - was severely wounded. Old
thi)igs had passed away, and he now
re4Cd'the truth of the lultilayij:lgt;
" YeritlY, verily, Isa ' u Pon, he
3* i
0
thairheareth my word, and behave i ron
~on
HirriHthat sent me, hathrelveYl444ife,,
and shall not come into condemnation;
but ispassed from death unto life."
_After yeruoval ,fr9nLonelikomLtal..to
another, he was brought back to_ his
home about six weeks before the visit
of,the.aolitortero,.....Thaanntilated.Zes,
' Ament was .soareely ever,, out of-his
*skink
mlhipAly
perpapithj only one in his native vil
lage: Ifis-cnialith was. full Of tender
entreaties that his dear !mother and
friendslnight embrace Christ' Hal his
salvation.. =To his very' last breath he
ceased nottoexhort them: all toiaecept,
God's z offered merey.in Jesus, and not.
to rtu3..thq*lF : of fE. I, Ilingyinan-uncoli
verted state "into the ...hands, of the
IM.P,ORTANCFr OF NUANCE OF MIND
~.FLMILY. ; • ,
If. anima faintEkeplaceEh flat on
!hialbaCks Artdtlet ,
;• if wilppig , o4§ IMaktoWittArink
,insfantly , half lie glass_ of. ,cool water
wlAh- a , 1 4 6 aPugJect9 0 9 1 , 26 4,.P,ae1l r of
coinmOn' groTad.':*.iataild
stfried into ilLth i la s ifornitg as soon.e as It
re clies' he aionisian Tar'ffiar `some
oflthe`p'oison may remaln;~'swhllow the
wbiteOf "One dftivtliia*dggk or drink
a '6p- of Istrong noffeax- ‘Thise , two
bang antidotes) for a ,greaten,taamber ,
ofPoisons.thananyisosenOther.axtioles,
known„ . .with the advantage. of their.
being always at.
,kan. • it not, a
,pint ,
sweet . rippings;"'
or .in.elted. bitter, , are good;
substitutes, especially if they 'vomit
41 . 41 - ek)y.
3. , The best thing to stop the bleed
ing , of. , a- moderate cut, instantly, is .to=
cover:' it4.profusely with nob-web, or
flour
And , : salt, h4f-,a94-half•
. -
~If the blood comes, from a wound
btjets or 'spirts, bp, syry, or the man,
die - in a few.nrufkutes, because an
artery is levered; tie a handkerchief
loosely around, 'near the part 'between
the - wound and' the'lleart ; put a stick
'between - the handkerchief-and the skin
and twist it, around - . until the blood
ceases to flow.; , keepAtothere until the.
doetor comes ; if. in..a position., where;
the handkerchief cannot be :used press
the, thumb on a spot near, the wound,
between the wound and the heart; in
crease the - preisUre until the bleeding
ceases, but - do not lesson the pressure
for an instant 'the' physician ar
rives, go'=aErto 'glue' up the wound "by'
thßcoagulation or cooling ofthe'hard-`
enlng blood.
1 5. If your elothinvtakes - fire, slide
the,, hands, dow4, the-4;lress keeping
them as -close telthe .body as possible
at the same time sinking ~to,the floor,
by' bending the knees ; .this - has a
smothering effect upon the flames if not
eitinguislied; OF it 'grater 'headway' is
gaten,•l4'down °AA - 641;56r; rollover
an over ; or better - envelope yourself
it(' a earpet, -Tug, , -Ved • clothes, ‘or any
garment you can ,get ,hold
s of,- always ;
W,0,91941,
6. If the,body is tired, rest; if the
brain is tired, sleeP.
7. The threeliek medicines in the
world are warmth ; ibstineitee;'atht!re
pepe.—Hall s journal of' Health.
CHILDREN jg SITS,
AND
A irMicakiNst INCIDENT:
•e.• • , •
An eye-Witness - sends to the AMERI
CAS' PIFABYTERIAN I the fpnowilig
A. few' weeks ago ; as Mr.-Hammond
ad his wife, just, starting for Europe,
seated themselves in the Erie Railway
cars at Waverly, a lady eamP.3-a,nd
asked it her littleclaughter_raight,
have thel privilege of speaking with,
him. In, a monient the little girl *as
sitting contentedly on his knee; when
the following conversation ensued.
“r don't renieriibter,' said Mr. 'Hain:
rtiOud, "that 'ever 'SaW yoir , before. ,
How= did you know-nie
0 .I=have seen fyour :picture."
Where did:you:ism ,
0, I saw ikial , gle.. 6o 9k- .74;04. wrote
ft. , little folks"; called .‘,Children and,
Jesus,' and evvee have wanted
- , ~at ,!
to', see you and thank ,you, and get
navy' heart . and 'he a Christian
What i lk Said " are'
ptt'a
"think' I Ante-
„ How old Ittetycom: V' I
~,.” I anr ieven,years old:" ~ - , I
stf , Wheurwas it orour.gokallewhr
eaTt
! ItiMs Ilst i „-W Pg, , AIP .I
.:,
read
y i ur littlehoor." ,
t,"Do Y 9,1 remember what was writ
0i in ' Children and Jesfs' -
?" ' -
..;j,"All I 'Y i es ; I know it all by liesit.
Irhave leafried nearly all' the .stories;.
as te.`reMenabgic them and tell thence
ITt -My little frisnds."'
':.She . then repeated- several of them f
very correctly.: ,- .
: "What:makes you h tlinkyou ge,a
Christian.? Il.ow a flo you know you
live a new hesrtr , ,
''' t), I knew - I have, fin. I feel so
differently from *hit I ever did before'
'read your book,; and 1 loVe to pray'
*td Jesus no*, 'and I lovi to" . fead`iiii
''hisHoly Bible, atidllove every body
that floves .lElitu,Dand I trry•to . .fget. , all;
my little friends tol3eome,tand; trust
Him i . , thatr, they , faapbataeohoPPYrftw a l
va .
~t.:, , - -= 9 , i1 =i_w, kt
; 4141 . 5 * 3 : i f APOI FlMC'figt l i ati l lig (Ale
eat evidence that ahe was :Awn:
L 2)
again by the Spirit.of God, the
of all in that group grew tender.l? ,
t littlii.g - Figantap.-willeAktked in tears,
ands ,Mr Camr> on l with moil*ned
eyes, could only sky, ulthank•
'o6:l"and:Vray
cacti' head• was bowed while he led in
a low, heartfelt prayer. It was a
uWe
learned from the >littlelittle
.motlierrwhowhad.listened.to-tle.con-..
yersfttioit e that all her child said was
quitettud. Though born in Burmah,
thendiapted.gpc
sionary, she. had never given evidence
of 'changer until :she' read.'
ughilaren andlitesusT' - • •
THE BEST, FUN.
.
' •" Now, boys; I'll , tell you r`howwe
cant have some. 'fun," ' , said Freddie
84-- to his, coinpanions,. who -had
assembled,: on, nbeautifuLmoon-light.
ievWing,lor,slidlng, aliow7l3.4lln:k& and
-fun generally ,
,- t : •
`°t owl" " Where7r " WhaP is it 2"
asked several eager , voices,all at ~9119 g.
'rgit heard" Widciiill tell a man`.
til' 'hile : 4e' lied Frie,
/
"'t at '- she Would go t- and • sitn
4 , ifft tOsick child Ito: t. She said
sliDieuld. be over almit eight o'clock.
1•1 - inc, asLsoon -as sffialis gone, let's go
acid:. inake .a big snow- man on her
I dcgr : step i so that, when ,she . , returns,
ahtiPPlanat,get -111 4,9 -lier , hougeNlPhou , t,
1 flat ,kno6king liim down" ...
,6444 t" -, viiit •atpl;' , -Ho - orar
'shented some of the bOys. -
See` 'here - said Charlie N—,
i
1" Er tell you the'-lideT fiin," •
• What is it ?" again-inquired seve - :
rai a , nce. ~, , ~ - ,
.40 Wait awhile," . said Charlie.
" Who's got Iv wood-saw ?"
have ;" So have I," answered
three.of the boys. "But what in the
do,
you want aweed-saw for?"
You shall - see," replied Charlie.
"It is abnost eight o'OlOck now, so gO
and 'get your Saivi: Yikr,"Freddie and
Nithan, get each " ' an axe, and r will
.get a shovel:- `Let us all be back here
inlifteen minutes, and then I'll show
you the fun."
The boys separated to go on their
,several errands, each, wondering what
the fun could be,_ and , what possible
Use could be made , ofwood-saws and
aXei in' their
. pla'y. But Charlie was
not only a great' favorite with them
but also an acknowledged leader,
and they fully believed in him and in.
his promise. Their= curiosity gave
elasticity - to their: steps;sand they were
soon assembled. •
"Now " said
,Charlie, "Mrs. M—
is gone, for I met her when I was
commaback; so let's be oit it oncp."
"But what are you., going to do ?"
inuired several impatient members of
thee . a,rty. '
You shall see directly," replied
the . leader, as' they approached - the
humble residence of Mrs.
y' Now, boys,'" Said Charlie, " you
sie that pile of wood; <a man hauled
it here this afternoon, and I heard
tell.„him, that unless she
glti some one to saw it to i night,.she
should have hardly anything to make
afire tre of in the — friofiiih - g: Now, we
cfn ga l .* alidispliti ilia% pile of = wood
justabout as easy as we could build,
g r e a t snow, , man, and when, Mrs.
.11,f--.= comes home fr_ora her Watc
hing, she,will,,bei full as much surprised
id:find her wood sawed, as "she would
tO - fmd a snow Man' on her Itoor-itep,
and a great' more pleasantly sur
prised, too. What say you? Will
you do it?”
One or two of the boys rather der_
marred , at first. They, didn't like, to.
..r
sa,a,Nwood, they said. But the majority
,Niere in favor of ,Charlie's pr.pject; so
they finally joined in, and went to
work with a will.
"I'll go ' around to the back of the
shed," said Charlie, "and crawl through
- the, window and ' unfasten the door:
Then we'll take-ttrns in sawing, split
liiiig, and carrying in the wood; and
. 2,lWaiittto pile it up teat-nice, and to
shovel ;,all .the snowi avoy,,from the,
door , and,,a good wide path too, from
the door to thq,strept—won't it be fun,
~, i ilieri . she comes, hothe and, sees it ?"
114 `boys - began to a l ppreciate the,
*ll,lbl:they felt that they` Were &chug
'its6oirdee4, l and Individhally e4eri
-diztedd "that `self gatiafibeidii -"tile- joy.
- i`obliawhyt •telifilis.tfroirt welMOingz ,
• tvitts , noval. long • andlwearisome dolly
.. 4r:= seveirrobust: anll,:healthy boys lo
flt
sikwpsplit and piletup the ppox,widow's
.11E411, a , Po.r4 , of 'w199(,..1r1 and to - sho,Yel
,g00d,., pa,Ah., Awl. when jit , ,,Was clone, •
E4Ueot was i their, Pleasure
~,,i4 Safis-,
faction, that
on of thellpyg - ifho `66-
jii:Cted lc 'the' WO& 'at - first` proPOsed
that, theY - should h'
..gar tb a neighbering
`carpenter's'' shop; ' (*hereplentY , '%Of
giiaVings - tbiild- be , had. foillie:carrying
a w way;) rart&iach bring an- armful of
..14ndling-wood:. ~.The, propositionovas
'Ataaily acceded to, and this Aenc, they
•repairedto their- several homes, all of
, therm, more, than, satiskted with the
'fun" of the weary
( evening. And
N. i , + (r, ,
next morning, When the weary widow
teturnerfrediVatofifitg by 'the 1316k
lid, and saw' what itat ' dime;''She . i'vas
Pleasantly surprised ;- and after-ward,
then a neighbor (who had, unoh ,
srved,- witnessed the .7-.labpra:. ot the
ys,)LtoldlLher, how,it wAs„ done, her
17 - o,,y_en,t'
viar,3,ilrYsPeationi -f, 'Ag a „Ileas
, the
Y 8 !161P4- 9f # 3 ,4i i f „ tYpY c°u/ 4 b „
Y.P.w h e o OvltAPP4i t T 9wa ri 4 t .
- t e o
l*oy . s . n d „ gir l. , 'the beit ifar i
always found in dging something that
is kind and useful'. This is the delibe
ate opinion of a grayheaded old man ;
but if you doubt it in the least, just
try it for yourselves, and you will be
iibrivineed.
0 A SONG OF PRASE FOR OPPISG
SERVICES.
•sr Banc ic.! lissaftiri.
Cleat God, thy praise all worlds proclaim,
nrkeiwitiaildsoundsliirthtthyanatne;
The power an g ory o our o .
e ;
In: /s hs h 144. 1
Higher &A's stililiniikt flights—
Thp,glrmisl?telOsitnporloth'l,- ~
14brighterung:pro!spersrf pew:
Thesvoteer~tvotildalfektaai
Lift up thol:smithuraillt pinwr
The heavenly worlds catchup' the sound,
And send the iliiiionstatithemrnildv
7,t
itethat_great anth
eta e.tola ,
Thy-people, saved bilitiveteSgnlntkight;
We.raise the song, Aith,kefor i eir-si,hqstx
.To Eallief,'Son; and H43119-hota.
•
TITEtaItES.-
A.leir years age says the RiNgiot_ ! . s
Herald, e were n company a
highly= intelligent - MY, 'who had' her
self been on4hentagel , • Sheinfornied
us that she aria, spent somet time' in
the house of -Maor*yilthetcolebrated
English trageaan.N. He ...ha& a , very
interesting daßghters, in
whose education he, hid great
pains; but he Wonrd : not, permit them
to' attend the theatre. 'He promised
them that, for the gilitifiCation: of their
curiosity, they'night =vvisit -it'once , , but
Only once. •The Itldridi'd' not state
the motive which:induced him to im
pose this,restrietionpn ~his daughters
in regard to theatres, of which he was
deemed so bright an orna ment. We
can, howeVer, scarcely co nceive of but
one motive for his - course.. He knew,
from his extensive and accurate obser
vati.on3 that - it was a plea e`'' not suited
'to - promote the virtue 'and the real
Welfare of susceptible and impulsive
yonng women. His judgment and
affection ,as a father, :were in conflict
with his taste and interests4s4/1 actor..
His habits,, love of fame, and desire of
gain bound him to the stage; but a
regard for the welfare'of hisdEinghters
prompted' him to Sherd them against
its corrupting influence.
His opinion in - ..favor of the stage,
formed as it would have , been under
influences likely Ao pervert his judg
ment, could weigh .but little ; but his
verdict against it, reached in opposi
tion to all his tastes , asseciations habits
and interests, and practically expressed
in the manner befitadapted" to evince
its:sincerity and earneetnees, speaks a
volume on the. subject. It is a deci
sion from which therelies no appeal,
If he would not permit his daughters
to attend - the theatre:under his own
eye, and to witness-Ads own :unrivaled
impersonations, what, parent, especially
what Christian parent,,. can trust his
daughters, or his sons either, to be al
lured within its faseinating, but COY
.rapting influence!
SOWING _LITTLE SEEDS.
Little 'Bessie had got
,a present. of a
new book and she eagerly 'opened it
to look at the' first pied:lke. It was
the picture Of .a boy sitting by the
side of a. stream, and throWing - seeds
int) the. water. • "
"I wonder what 'this picture is
about," said_she;. "why; does the-boy
throw seeds into the water ?"
0 01 I know,". said her brother Ed
ward whO had .been looking at the
book ; "he is sowing the seeds of
.1
"" But how small the seeds look!''
said Bessie. "It seems' strange that,
such large plants should grow from
such little things."
"You are just ,sowing such tiny
seeds every day ; Bessie, ,and they will
.come up large, strong„ plants after
laWhile,' said her father.
6, no, father";: I have not planted
any seeds for a long while."
~" I have seen my daughter sow a
number of' seeds to-day."
t , .Bessie looked. - puzzled,- . and het
father smiled -and said, "Yes, I have
`watched you planting flowers, and
'0:60;16,- , allct weeds 19 - dAY.:.! . .
4; ‘" Now I ,know :that you are joking,
TO I would not
.plant, ugly weeds."
-' "I will tell 'what_ I mean
When you laid 'aside that interesting
book, and attended to what your
.
mother wished , dmie, you Were sowing
seeds of kindness and `iiiii. , When
i - Ou broke the dish ;'that=: , you knew
'four; mother valued,' and :came instant
lyt, and told her, you were sowing seeds
Of truth. When ycr l i,tpok tt Le. cop of
cold water to the poor woman at the
gate, you `were Sowing ' the seeds of
mere:y.' These are all beautiful flowers,
Bpisie. *But I hope my little girl has
l*n. planting - the great tree of 'love
to:-.God - ,' and Ahat she will `tend and
Watch it, untit,its !branches reach the
'skies ands meet before his throne."
f" `And= tawweeds,:father.?'-.'o:
" When you were impatient with
baby, ylm sowed the seeds of ill tem-
Pen When you -spoke cr ossly to
Robert, you 14**4 1 anger. When
you waited some ~.,tie:.after your
ther called you, yonsowed disober,
'end° and selfishness' ' These are en
fijous_lvoe4 Bull them up. 13°
i 5)
let .them grow iThyourtgaium"
4E 4 --
-oi/firen's Friend.