American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-10
WILMINGTON, FRIDAY 10 MAY 1922

No more to sigh, or shed the bitter tear;
Together hymning their Creators praise,
In such society, yet still more dear,
While circling time moves round in an eternal
sphere"
such happiness as this, was serene and beauti-
full moonlight night, during last fine harvest.
had been roaming all day among the magnificent
woods that overshadow the Clyde Immediately above
and below Boutwell, Castle, near which had passed
some ot my early years-and at the fall ofthe even
ing, entered cottage which had often visited
when boy, and of which the master was, even at
that time, gray headed patriarch. Hound the old
man still alive, and sitting in his arm chair by the
fire sde-the same venerable image that he vas
nearly twenty years ago, only his locks, if possible,
more perfectly and purely white, his checks some-
what more wan, and his eyes almost as dim as those
OF blindness itself. His daughter, who had been
the beauty Of the parish when was at school, vas
now meek and gentle maron and carried ar in
FAINT in her while other children, with yes Sc
features like their mothers, cheer fully ocru-
pied on the floor, half IN business and half in play.
When had made myself known to the father and
his daughter. 1t is needless to say with what warmth
of hospitality was welcomed The old man lose
from his seat as soon as told my name; and it was
then that saw in his tottering steps, that the hand
of time had touched him heavily than at first
IslSh nau SupPoseu' tneF Uau narrated the
simple story ofmy own life learnt that of theirs
that nothing had happened to them since came to
bid them farewell on that summer morning lett
school. except that the old mans daughter had
been married (as SAW to The lover of her youth
and that six children had been born of whom ,wo.
and the mother mentioned it, with low voice, but
without tears, had been taken to their Maker The
husband afterwards came in; and before our SIM
] pie evening meal was over. fell Il | had been
FIR n inmate 0f fhP haDDy and fa,,i.
ly.
1 The old man then said to me, with kind voice,
that he hoped had not forgotlen in the life had led
| in foreign countries, the religious observances of
the peasantry of my native land. And, as he was
speaking, his grand daughter, a beautiful girl Of
about sixteen years, brought the "big ha Bible, &
laid it gently upon his knees "My eyes are not
SO good,'' said the pious patriart h. Gas when you
and your schoocompaniuns USED to come to visit
of old, but there still light enough left in them
whereby TO read the word of Cod" Nothing could
i be more affecting than the trenuous voice OF the
old man, whose gray hairs soon to be laid
lin the earth, as he read, amidst the prooundest s-
i lence, that chapter OF the New Testament, that re-
l cords the cruc6xion. And afterwards when he
i psalm sung-those same feeble and almost
mournful tones, we're beyond measure touching, as
they blended with the small pipes of the children,
and the sweet melody oil the female voices. During
the prayer that followed could not help looking
round on the kneeing amily--and saw close to
the white locks OF him who e race was nearly run,
the bright golden head of his little favoure grand
son; who, during almost the whole evening. had
been sitting his grandfaher's knee. The love
of God seemed to descend alike on infancy and old
lage The purity of the allied itself the pety
lot the other; and the prayer of him who was Just
leaving life, seemed to bring blessing the head
lof him who was but just entering upon it 81 hen
we all arose together from the prayer, solemn
hush prevailed for few minutes over the room till
our hearts by degrees returned the thoughts that
had previously possessed them; and our conversa-
ton, though somewhat grave than before, re-
CURED to the ordinary topics of life.
II Seeber repropedA preacher observing that sew
eral of his congregation had fallen asleep suddenly
claimed with loud voice, "a fire. fire." "Wherel
where cried his auditors whom he had aroused from their
sumbers. SIN hell added the preacher, or those who
y sleep under the ministry of the holy gospel"
Another preacher remarkable for drowsy hearers
finding himself in the unpleasant situation with re.
gard to his auditory Or more properly speaking, dmy.
suddenly stopped in his DISCOURSE and addressing himself
in whispering tone to number of noisy children the
gallery, "Slence, silence, Children said he; sf you keen
up such noise, you will awake all the old folks below"
'Eahtness'-The Christian Observer for January
1892, says that the author of no FTctioa is the
author of 'Hahtness, tale for the Grave and the
Al Cay nor in any manner connected with it.
The Renegade, a new Novel by the Viscoun,
DARLINcoyRT, author of the Reckuse, has run thro
four editions in Paris in the of month. The
i Renegade (says Paris psper will make the Retlss
h turn pale
THE FORTUNES OF N1eEL.-This new novel
: from the pen Of the great unknown" has been re.
,ceived at Philadelphia and put to press by Messrs
Carey and Lee letter from London SAYS The
present novel is the most interesting the author has
written since Ivanhoe it is equal if not superior to
that most admired and celebrated production The
: scene is chiefly in London during the time Of James