The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-09-06

were all arranged foF fee night. y no little
rongh fony rhas hsd drawn in sledge, from
the heart of the BIackMoss the fuel by
whose blsSe tho couers wero now sitting
checriIys and the litsle Highland COW, whose
milk enabled them to live, werc standing
amicably together, under cover Of rude
shed, Of which one side was formed by The
pest-stack, and which was al ooce byre, and
stable, and hen-roost. Within, the clock
licked chesrfuliy % the 6se.Iighs reached lis
old oak wood case across. the yellow ssnded
noos and small found table stood between,
covered with snow While cloth, on which
were milk and ost- cakes, the morning, mid
day, and evening meal Of these frugal snd
contcnted COVERS. The spades end the mat
tocks Of the lsborers were collected fnlo one
corner, and sbcwed that tho succeeding dey
was the blessed Sabbath while on the wood
en- chimney piece wss seen lying an open
bible ready for family worship. The father
and the mother were sitting togetber without
opening their lips, bot with their beats over
Aowing with happiness, for on this Saturday
night they were, evesy minnie, expcc,iog TO
he'd, ct the latch The hand cf theif oRly
daughter, maiden Of about 6feen years,
who,whs at service with farmer over The
10 bring home TO them I" her ssl-vorn pen.
ny iee," pittsncc which, in me besuy Of
her girlbood, che earned singing a,,hsr work,
snd which, III The benigniy OF tina, siDless
time, she would pour with tears toto The oo-
som she SO dearly loved. Forty shiilngs =
yeqr were all the wuges Of sweet Hannah
Lee but though she wore at her labos q tor
toise shell comb in her auburn 'haiF. end
though in the kitk none we're mere becom
ingy arraycd than sse, one half, at least, Of
her earnings were 10 be deserved lor the ho-
iiest Of all prrposes, end her kind innocent
heart was gladdened when .she ic~k.d on The
little purse that was, OH the long exp-csed
Saturday night, 10 be taken from her Bosom,
and put, with q blessing, into the haad Of her
father, now growing old Of his daily rolls.
OF such child the happy coitc's were
thinking in their silence. And well might
they be called happy. !, 10 y, that sweet
season that filial pie,y is most besoufui
Thoir Own Hannah hsd Just out grown The
nero unthinking giadness Of childhood, bn,
had not yot reached that time, when Ipevita-
BILE selfshness mixes with the pure curtsny
Of love. She had begun 10 think on what
her atfectonaie heart had fell so long and
when she looked on the pale face and bend-
log frame oi her mother. on the dcepning
wrinkles and whitening hahs Of her ialhe,
often would she lie weeping tor their sokes
on het midpigh, bed .snd wish that she was
beside Ihem as they slept, that sbc mighs
knecl down and kiss them, and mention their
ncuios over nnd over again in her prayer.
The parents whom before she had only 'ov-
cd. her expanding heart now Also vrnerated.
With gushing tenderness was now r,ingied
holy fear sod an awioi reverence. She
had discerned ,hs relation ia which she, sn
only child, stood 10 her poor parents, now
that sbey were gelliog old, and tbas there
was mol passagf ~ scripture that spske VI
parenss or ui child en-, t,sm lose eh sold into
slsse =, to Mey weeping bsicw the cross,
that was not wrrVtcr, never to DO oblitcrated,
on her oncc,upted heart
Ths father rose from bis ses,.. and went
10 the door, 10 lock Qnt into the n,sb,. The
stars wete in thousands; aud tho full moon
was ,isen II WAS almost light as day, and
Tie snow, that seemed inerus,cd with ola
monds, was so a,dened by the frost, that bis
daughters home ~a,d feet would leave no
mark on its sufface. He had been ,oil'pg oil
day among the distant css.lc-woods, and,
s,lf and wssricd AS he now was, he was al
mostteme,cd TO go and NEE, bis child but
his wiIe's kind voice dissuadsd him and re-
turning TO tho 6'e-side, they hega1 to talk cf
heswhcse imsgc had been 40 long before
them il their silence.
[" She is growing up to be bonny isssie,"
said the mother " her long and weary a,tsn.
dance on me during my fever last spring
kept her down awhile bur DOW she 10 sprous.
ing fast and fais AZ Z lily, and may ihe bes
sings OF God be 90 dew and a. sunshino to
our swees Aowcr ell tho days che b!oometh
upon this earth" "Aye, Aguss," replied the
father, sswe are oct ve,y old yet, though We
are getting older and q few years will bring
her 10 woman's estate, and what thing on
this earth, think 20, human or bru,es would ev.
or think Of irju'ing he' I Why was speaking
shout her yesterday to the minister ss he
was riding BY, end he told ne that none 90.
swe'ed at the examination in the kirk So well
ss Hannah. Poos thing well think she
has altthe bible BY heart; indeed, che bss
read but little else only some storiess too
tue ooes, Of the blessed martysss and some
O the suld saugs O. Sco,lsnd. in which there
10 nothing but what 10 good, ond which, 70 be