The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-09-13

lived eli her days smoog the hardships OF the
hills. What will become Of the poor
Sheep" thought she, but sill she scarcely
thought Of her own danger; for innocence,
and youth, end Joy, arc slow TO think OF augh,
evil bcfailing themselves; and thinking bo
nignly Of aIl living things, forget sboir own
fear in their pic'y Of others sorrow. AT last,
she could no longer discern q sihgle mssk
on the snow, either Of human steps, or oil
sheep track, OF the foot print ola wild fowl.
Suddenly, 100, che folt out Of breath and ex
baus,ed and, shedding teafs for herself, o,
las. sunk down in the snow.
1t was now that her heart began 10 quskr
for fear. She remembered stories of shep-
herds lost III tho snow Of a mother and
child frozen 10 death on that very moor and,
in moment, she knew that she was 10 die.
Bitterly did the poor child weep, ior death
was terrible to her, who, though poor, en-
ioyed the bright little vsrid OF you'b and IN
pocence. The skies, Of heaven were deafer
than sho knew 10 her, 90 werc tnc f2wers Of
earth. She had been hsppy at he work
happy in her sleep; happy III the XIX Oh
Sabbath. A Thousand thoughts had the soli
tary child; /; and 10 her own hes't was
sprIpg Of ha ppiness; pure and undistu, bed
ss any fouot that spsk,es onsecn all The
year through IN some quiet no"k among The
pastoral hills. But now soete was to bo On
end OF all this she was to be ltogon 10
death and lie there till ,he thaw might
come and then her father would lind her
body, and carry it away TO be bn,ied ia the
kikyNd.
The tears were frozen on her cheeks as
soon as shed; and scarcely had her ittlc
hands strength TO clasp themselves together,
ss she though, OF on overriding Lord came
ecross her heart. Then indeed, the Tears Of
this religious Child were calned, and she
heard, without terror, the peyer's wailing
cry, and the deep boom Of tho bittern sound
ing in The moss. 81 will repeat the Lords
p,ayer." And drawing her plaid more
closely around her, she whispered beneath
its Intellectual covSr. "Cu Father which
art In Heaven, bslowed- be thy name, thy
king dom come thy will be done on earth as
il is IN hcavcn." Had human aid been with.
in fi'y yards, IL could have been OF no avail
eye could not see her : ear could not hear
hor in that bowling dafknfss. But that low
prayer was heard IN the centre OF eierniiy;
and that little sinless child was lying in the
snow, beneath tbs sil-soong eye of God.
The maiden having prayed 10 her fa,her
Heaven, thea though, Of her father on earth
Alas they were DOT far separated! The Ia
thor was lying bu, short defence from his
cbila he too had sunk down in the drifting
snow after having in less than an hour, ex-
haus'od oil 'bc sl'eng'b OF fear, piiy, hope,
despair, and resignation, tba, couid rise inn
fa,hss's honr,, biindly seeking to rescue hi.
oliiy child from death, thinking that one des-
i'm, lUl ,he a
IN osch Others srms. There they lay, with.
in a stoncs throw Of each other, whies huge
snow def, WAS eve y momen. piing i,scsf up
irto a more ,nsurm mpuDtabIe barrier between
the dying ps,cn, and his dying child.
There was all this while a blazing FIRE 10
NC cottage I; a whi,c spread table erd beds
prepared fer the Foiniy TO lie down in peace.
Yet was she who sai ,hsrein more % be pii.
led than the Old man and the Child stretched
upon the snow. 81 will not 20 to seek
ihcm; lha' would DO tempting Providence,
and w'lfnily puislDg ou, the lamp OF lifs.
No! Will abide here, and pray for their
ouis ]" Then, as she knelt down, looked
She a, ,hn useless fire burning swcy so
rheerfu'ly. when oil she loved might be dy-
ing Of cold and unable TO boar The thought,
she shrieked out prayer, rs IL she might
pierce toe ,Sy up TO the vc'y throne oi God,
ard send with /, her own miserable soul TO
plead before BIN for the deiiverance of her
child aud husband. She then fell down in
blessed forge,f0lness of oil trouble, in toe
m,ds, of the solitary cheerfulnsss of that
brigh; burning hearth aod the bible, which
she Ind been trying TO read in the pauses Of
her agony, remained clasped in her hands.
Hsaosh Lee had been 0 servant for more
than six mouths and il was not to be thought
tba, she was not beloved 10 her masters
family. Soon after she had left the house,
her masters son, youth of about eighteen
years, who had been among the hills, looking
after the sheep. came home, and was dissp.
pointed to find ths, no had lost 90 opportuni.
" Of accompanying Hannah part Of the WY
to her fathers cottage. Du, the hour Of
eigh, had gone hy, and not even the COMPANY
Of young William 0rievs, could induce the
kind hearted daughter 10 delay setting out on
hes journey, Few minutes beyond tho time
promised to her parents. 0 do not like tho