Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-05
ExTRAcT OF A l.ETTER--coMMuNIC
TED FOR THE ahRCUs.


TED FOR THE ARGUS.
Ny Dear Friend,
You rccollect, no doubt,
the appearance of the conntiy .,sycu pass, |
the muuntans NJ - Gap. it woula seems
as il by sone dreadful explosion, a.large
portion ut the Garth had been thrown ii.p
the air, and the enormous fragments iudis-
Criminately scattered III huge pics Giong Vha,
tract OF Country. 1T was IN this wild 10 t,isD
that your friends Mrs *s~%S aud Mrs. %~ss
ira, eiling with me, met poor woman on /
foot, carrying bag oil spun cottph over Tire
mountains. as SHE STAGED, to tile SreaDtr g.
She was clad IN 4 rustic carp, ard " IS much
embrowEed with toii, but had an cpe,,~
hess and peasantness OF cuun,enanee, which
invited tree anu friendly coni crsa'on.--
You seem TO DE taking u lo.g walk" SAID
vMrs. -. No, not very iuns--l anl Just
hong over the mountain to Carry sone cor
On To the weaver's." AiIer sp,ie Com,non
aace remarks about the rousihess OF the
road. and the ruggcaness ii &c country, She
was asked, Have YOU any preaching IN this
part OF the world - Yes, suinc times, but
very seldom dee,.."-' Do many recipe AT
teGu !" "Yes, 81 many that 10 .ooa al The
Country you wcuid wonder where ,lIey all
conie irosa "-Weii, SAID enc oi the cum
pany, when saw you walking III before
us, Thought tony sell, 1t may b. ,i.ere is
an rsn,oI,ai soul that never heard Of a ga
viour." :" les. replied she, very promptly,
and with'a ,enunce Indicating affection
ate grati,"u 4 nave hot only heard of hin,
Bit nee tiat have ieit the power If his
grace. But IL Ia very areat Si.et To M
tnar SO seldom have anuaror tGnIty oi hear
inS Tie gospel preachcC. Have you any
good books to rcadf "Aes. ss.iu she, llavc
the BIBLE"
By a number Of questions. we drew out
from the good Woman the fo.io@ing account
ot herself: ~
e l was bern in the county OF Stafford
My partnts were poor, and Could Go nothing
Tor me, bGt have me taught 10 read. 1 lost
my mother when quite young; ana my father
went 10 tic woriu o. spirits year OF Two "a
go. was married 10 poor man, and We
settled among these mountains. MY hu. band
had not the Saline advantages that E.u, Uul
learned him L. read and We hasea Dioie
and Hymn BoCk W hen We Caunol 30 to
v AIeetg on the Sabbath (Which is ,e,y VI
ten the case) Ne spend the ii.-y reading tne
Bible and singing Hymns ijuiinG tie " eeh I,
we have 10 Work hard for our iiSins. Alter
1t pleased God by his grace to Change ny
heart, as hope he has dong, 1 used u cry
almost ali day Of a Sanduy, because could
not go 10 meeting but | ihuusnJ alter u
time reading the BiDle. Anc 1 ili,i great
comfort IN 1t. There seems TO DC in chat
Iood book every thing that need; and Inc
sinOle 4 read 1t, the lnoic / find to col,.fol,
and instruct NE. We are very poor llt.e.d
but we are not d!scontcnISu. Inere IS d
great deai more IN The scriptures TOR The
poor than for the rich. We pa. our q ust III
the Lord, and he has proiiiseu 10 provide
for u.'--" Have 3 Il any Child. en-" " as
asked b. cne OF tue company f-"Nes, re-
piled she, we haye,"-and she nance The
number, oui / forget it. e. Aid are you no,
very ANXIOUS about them ?'' = lndeea am. -
SAID she, land ain very sorry mat We ;ile
not able send them TO school, & give them
a good education. But / nave comfort ill
this, that the Bible says Iran UP a child
l.. the way he sii ould 80, and when ne is old
he will not depart from it Aud am de,
termined to do my best to bring u,p my CHI
dren III the right way. IL is true am a We
rv poor, weak, ignorant creature, but here
ismy Comfort again, the Bible saws, III a
ny man lack wisdom, let him ask Of G d.
who giveth to all men literally said Mrs
Yes, added she. aud upbralde,h
not" " Have you heard of the war in which
this country is engaged!" said one OF the Ia
dies in company. 'Oi Yes. replied She, l
have heard Of IL" {" And are. oil, u,,t ,,fr,id
thdl lOui huoNH"u Wit DC CdliGQ QUIZ
t,Yes. very much atraid-.But, said she
could bear it the better, because 1 belle
that my husband has embraced The Lord lie
sus Christ by faith; and il lie should never
come back. should hope to meet l.im in a
better world"
While conversing i'm his way we came to. a,
small path which windetl round tee f,.ssst AZ
the mountain, Here is my path, s,issd si,e
and we must par:" .S!g, sSsRsed affected
at the thought '',fF alt Se.if @(said we ali
as we sfiook. her HANDY and, God bless YOU %
: -" Farewell. (repied she,) and God bless
yon too!'--"l hore. (added size, smiling
thro' her tears,) i nope we Shall meet il,
Heaven -" Yes, (said ii neverto part
again--and until then, may Sod be with Won
Nnnd bless you 49, She wiped her eyes with
: She corner OF her apron, look ed after us for
a moment as if implorlng the benediction of
Hea, EN- upon us, then suddenly turned into
q dark valley and disappeared.
We were all too much affected for a little
while TO speak. How does Christianitv said
j, recovering myself, open mems h, art.
aud how does the blood of Jesus Christ uni,e
IN iraternal love even the most rerfec CT sran-
gers!---ChrIstians who are Christians m
deed, perfectly understand each other =
however different in education, habits, man.
neTS aud circumstances in life in regard ~
this one great matter. the | We Of Odd in
Jesus Christ, they have ore Common semi;
ment, and it unites them as Though tnev
were acquaintance of long standing.-Yes.
replied Mrs. -, and what a blessed book
is the bibIe Iii il itnat roor sU,.,,,o,,,. 80. =