The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-07-31


theif griet, and their se;van,s must do their
duy TO those whose bread they eat, even
when nature is sick--sick at heart. Another
ci he dsoeb,ers came in from the pota,oe-
field beyond tho brse, with what was 10 be
heir fugai supper. The calm noiseiess
spiiil at life was IN and s,ound The hyuse,
while death seemed dealing with one who,
few days ego was like light upon The fllor,
and the sound Of music, that always bres,hed
mp when most wanted; glsd and Joyous in
common tslk k--Swee,, siive,y, and mou nfal,
when u joined Ia hymn or psalm. One after
The o,he', they oil continued going up TO tho
bed side, and then com,ug away soothing or
silent, TO see their merry lN,ie sfs,er, who
used 10 keep dancing all day like butte, fly
~ meadow heid, or like a but e,Ay with
shut wings on Hover, uIfing for . wbile in
the silecee OF he, joy, now to,,ng rss,le.sly
on her bed, and scarcely sensible TO the words
oi endeAimeni whispered a'ound her, or tho
kisses drop, with tears, in spite oi The msci,es,
on he' burning iorehesd. +.
uuer poverty often Kills the affections /; but
Deep constant, and common ieeiing of THE
worlds hardships, and on equal participation
IN all those struggles by which they msy be
soitened, onite husband and wife, pe,cn,s aud
children, brothers aud sisters, in ,hough gh,iut
aud subdued tenderness, making them happy
indeed while the circle round he fro is un-
broken, and yet pc pairing them every day To
bear the separation when some enc or other
Is taken slowly o, suddenly away. Their souls
a'c no, moved by fits and starts, although, in-
deed, nature sometimes viii wresile with ne.
cessiiy : end Ihctc is u wise moderation both
io the Joy md the grief OF The in,ellgen, poor,
which keeps lasting trouble sway from heir
earthly lo', and prepares the m silently and un-
| consciously Ter heaven.
DO you think The child is dying I" said
Gilbert with caim voice TO the sur geon who
| on his @ooried horse, had just st,ived E. om
another sick bed, over The misty range Of
hills; and had been looking s,tdfos,iy for
some mnu'es on the little pelieni. The bu-
| maDc man knew the family well, IN the midst
OF whom he was standing, snd replied, "Wbiie
there !. lite there is hope bu, my pretty lit
tie Marea'e, -, fear, in tho last cxtcm,y"
| There was no loud ismenta,iou 81 these wo,ds
ALI had before Known, though they would
no, confess u 10 ihesnselvsss Whs< skty nex
wsse. so'd--snd lhough the crria,piy the, was
Y in the word. of the skilfu man made their
hearts beat for little with . sickev thf obbi0gs,
made their pale faces psler, and brought out
from some eyes a greater gush Of ,es,s, yet
death had been beio' in this house, and In
tnis case he came, as he a ways does, in owe,
but not in terror. There were wandering and
wayering and dreamy dclirious ph n
the brain Of the ioDoccn, child; 'n. few
words she indisilnctiy uttered were n ctins {,
no, rond,ng to the heart, for |, was .r ,ha,
she thought herself bcrd,ng bst in tho
| green si,co, pastures, nnd string wrspt in her
plaid upon the lown aud sunny side of the
Buk knowo. She was TOO much exhausted
there was ton li,,lo lie, to little breath il
her heart, TO frame . tune; but some of he,
words seemed to,be from isvori,e old songs
and at las, her moher wep', and ,ufned q sid,
her face, when the child, whose blue eye,
we're shut, and her lips slu,os, sill, breatnoe
out these Iines Of tho beautiful tweniy.thlrs
psalm:
The Lords my shepherd. I'll no, want,
lie nakcs me down TO lie
| In pastures gtecn he leadeth me
The quiet waters by. st.
The child was pow left with none but he,
mother by the bedside, for II was said 10 ~
beet so and Gilbert and his family sat dow,
round the kitchen FIRE lor q while in silence
In about quarter Of On hour, they began 4
rise calmly, and TO 80 each to his slioite
work. Onc of The Daughters went forth VII,
the pail 10 milk the COW, end sooiher bcgs
TO set out the table 10 the middle OF The A)o
. for supper, covering IL with . white cloth
E Gilber, viewed the house soId srisngrmen
6 with q sole mn snd untroubled eye and thcr
5 was aimos, the fsin' light Of a g,a,efuI sni
on his check, .. he said TO the wo-'by SO
n geon, You viii par,ske of our fave niis
n your days travel ond toll OF humanity"
: q short silent half hour, the potatoes spd o
CAKES, butter and milk were on ihe board
. and Gilbert, lifting Up his toll hardened, b.
u manly hand, with slow moriop, 81 which Il
= room was as hvsbsd IS II 1t he'd been emps
J. closed his eye1 In reverence, aud asked bic,
y ing. There was little s,ool, o. which
me sat, by the old mans side.---It had be-
. pu, there uowiringly, when he o,bs' se'
X we've rAaced ell IN The usual osdsr, bot
y gol1.en head tina, was wont to rise at ,ha. p
). OF the tsble was now wso,ipg, There v
y ,ilcocs-not o word was ssid--,heir IN
;. wa, before ,hem,-God had been thank
n