American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-26

old man, az he embraced him. felt that, in his limo.
|cence and simplicity, he indeed comioI ter
Us The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, said
the old man, blessed be the name oil the Lord"
The outer door gently opened and, he whose
presence had in former yeats brought peace and rs
lsgnation hther, when their hearts had been tried,
even as they now were tried stood before them
On the night before the Sabbath, the minister of
Auchndown never left bis Manse, except, as now
to visit the sick or dying bed Scarcely could Gil
bert reply to his first question about his child when
the surgeon came from the bed room. and said,
/" Margaret seems lifted up by Gods hand above
death and the grave think she will recover. She
has fallen asleep; and, when she wakes hope
believe-that the danger will be past and that your
child will live"
They were all prepared for death now they were
found unprepared for life One wept that had till
then locked up all her tears within her heart; an
other gave short palpitating shrek and the ten
derhearted Isabel, who had nursed the child when
it was baby, tainted away The youngest brother
gave way TO gladstone smiles; and calling out his
dog Hector who used to sport with him and his little
sister the moor, ne told the tdings to the dumb
irrational creatures whose eyes it is certain. sparked
with sort of Joy The clock for some days had
been prevented from striking the but the si-
lent fingers pointed to the hour Of nine and that 10
the cottage of Gilbert Anslie was the stated hour
of family worship His own honoured minister took
| the book:
| He walled portion with judicions care,
And let us worship God, he said, with solemn air
chapter was read--s prayer said land so, too,
was sung psalm but il was sung low AID with
suppressed voices lest The childs saving sleep might
be broken; and now and then the female voices
tTembled, or some one of them ceased altogether,
t"r there had been tiibulatlon and anguish and now
hope and faith we're tried in the Joy ofthankspiyng
The child still slept and its sleep seemed more
sound and deep 1t appea ed almost certain that the
crisis was over and that the flower was not to fade
t. Chil'rcn," said Gilbert, our happiness is in the
love we bear to one another: and duty is in sub
hitting 10. and serving God. Gracious indeed, has
| he been unto u.s. Is not the recovery OF our little
darling, dancing, singing Margaret worth all the
gold that ever mined II we had had thousands
OF thousands would we not have filled up her grave
with the worthless dross of gold rather than that
Hhe should have gone down there with her swee
ACE and al! her rosy smiles - There was no reply
but joyful sobbing all over the room.
"Never mind the letter. nor the debt, father
SAID the eldest daughter. We have all some little
thing OF our own--a few pounds-and we shall be
able to raise as much will keep arrest and prison
at distance. Or, II th.y do take our furniture out
vt the house. all except MaFgarets bed who cares
We will sleep on the floor and there are potaoe,
in the field, and clear water in the spring. We
need tor nothing, want nothing, blessed be God for
all his mercies !"
Gilbert went into the sick-reom and got the let
ter from his wife. who was citing at the head of the
ned, watching with hear, blessed beyond all bliss
the calm and regular breathing nf her child This
letter. SAID he mildly" IL not from hard creditor
lone with me while read it aloud TO our children :"
The letter was read aloud and il was well fitted toI
dIHuse pleasure aud satisfaction through the dwell
ing OF poverty It from an executor to the will
ni distant relative. who had lett Gilbert Ainse
1880. The sum-" said Gilbert, is large one 10
'oiSs Ike US, but not hope large enough to turn
our heads or make us think ourselves all lords and
ladies. Il will do more, far more. than put me fairly
above the world at last. believe that, with it, Il
may buy this very farm, on which my forefathers
nave toiled But God whose providence has sent
this temporal blessing, may he send Us wisdom and
prudence how to nse it, and humble and grateful
hearts TO Us ALL
You will be able to send me to school all the
year round now, father" said the youngest boy
AND you may leave the Rail to your sons, now
'asher, " said the eldest. "You NAV hold the
plough s'ili' tor you draw sraiehter furrow than
any OF US ; but hard work for young sinews; andi
you may SIT BOW oitener in your arm chair by the
'hgie You VIII not need to rise now in the dark
coid' and snowy winter mornings, and keep thresh.
ing corn IN the barn for hours BY candle light be
fore the late dawnng."
There was silence, gladness, sorrow and but little
steep IN Moss-side, between the rising and setting
OF the Stars that were now out in thousands clear
bright and sparkling over the enclouded sky Those
who had lain down for an hour or two in bed couidl
scarcely be said to have slept and when about NOR
nng little Margare awoke, an altered creature pale
anguId and unable to turn herself on he, lowly bed
but with meaRing in her eyes, memory in her mind.
afecton IN her heart, and GOODNESS in all her veins
q happy groupe were watching the first faint smile
ma. oroKe over her features and never did one who
stood there forget that Sabbath morning. On which
she seemed to look round upon them ali with Gaze
oil talr and sweet bewilderment, like one half con-
scous OF having been rescued from he power Of The
grave. V ''o