American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-01
Volume v.

too, under roof; and she liked tbs stormy We a.
ner when the rains on, for then ne found some
ingenious employment within the sh;eing or cheer
cd her with some book lent by friend or with the
lively or plantye music of his Dstive hills. Some
Times 10 her gratitude, she said that she was happier
now than when she had SO many other causes to be
so; and when occasionally an acquaintance dropped
IN upon her solitude, her face welcomed every one
Win smile that spoke OF mole than resignation
nor was she averse to psr,ake tie sociaity OF the
DINER huts, and sa sedate among youthful merr-
ment when summer or winter frs wal came round,
an6 poverty rejoced in the riches OF content and in
nocence.
But her trials great as they had been, were nc,
yet over tor this her only son. was laid PROSTATE
oy aiesef; and when il left his body, he survived
hopeiessiy stricken 10 mind His eyes, 40 clear amt
Intelligent were NOW hxed 10 diocy, or rolled abort
unobsersant Of all obectslting or dead. To hln,
al weather seemed he SAINT snd il suffered, H.
would have lain down, like creature void OF under
standing, IN rain or snow, not being able to find his
way back for many PAGES from the hut As all
thought and feeling had lett him, had speech--aii
out a moaning as oil pain or woe, which none but Il
mother could bear to hear without shuddeting--bpt
she heard it during night as well as day, and only
sometimes lifted up he' eyes as in prayer to God.
An offer was made TO send him TO place where the
afflicted are taken care Of but she besesched charity
Tor the hrst time such alms would enable her.
along With the earnings of her wheel to keep her
son In The shieling; and the means were given her
from many quarters TO do so decebty, and with all
the comforts that other eyes observed but OF which
the poor object himself was nsensble and uncon
scious Ibenceorth it may almost be said, she
never more the sun, heard the torrents roar
She went not 30 the XIX but kept her Sabbath
where the paralytc lay-and there she sung the
lonely psaiu', and said The lonely prayer card in
Heaven, as many despaiting spirits would have
hough,-but it was not so--for in two years there
came meaning to his eyes, and be found lew
words OF Imperfect speech, among which has
OF Mother Oh how her heart burned within
her, 10 know thar her lace a, last Recognized.
10 ietI that her kiss was returned aud 10 see the
hrst tear that trcklea from eyes that so long had
ceased 10 weep! Day alter dsy, the da' kness that
his brain ! CIV less less tetp----to her,
that be"ilderment gave he BILE -sedness OF hope /; Tor
her son now knew that he had an immortal SOUL and
one evening joined family, and eebIy, and e,rinply
III prayer lew week. afterwards he ten,e Dbrr.
ed only events and scenes long past and distant
and believed that his iaher, and all his brothers AID
sisters, were yet alive. He called upon then, by
their names to come and kiss hlm--op them who
had all along been buried in the dust But his soul
struggled itself into reason and RENE mbrance- ard
he last said, Mother did some accident bsisl
mr. yesterday al my work down the glen tesI
weak and about to dep The shadows of death were
indeed around him-but he lived to be told much e
what happened--and rende. cd up pe,fsctly un-
clouded spirit unto the mercy of his Saviour. His
mother fell that all her prayers had been granted IN
that one boon-and when the coffin was borne away
from the Smelling, she remain ed in it with fren..
assured that in this world there could for her be 10
more grief. And there in that Smelling, nov
that years have gone by, she still fingers, visited Is
often as she wishes by her poor neig hhors--for. 10
the poor, sorrow is a sacred thing-mho by turt.,
send one OF their daughter, to stay with her, ani
cheer HE that canno. be long. hu, that, end whvn
It may, will be laid down without one inpious mis-.
giving, and in The humility of Christians faith
Btackcood's .NagaSine.