Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-01-26


baby, and Tor the frs, time She wrpt. Ovc;hcad fIowu
cd the front of the Prrcp!cc, touched before hv
hGmap hand or toni. None had ever drean ot scaling
H., and the golden eagles knew that well in their in
sinct, before cy bud, their evre they had brush
ed IT with their wings. i;u, ii; the of ,his part OF
the mountain.side though SCARED, and seemed; and
cbasmed was yet accessibe-and more tilan one per.
IN the parish bad reached the bottom oi the Gead
I lt Many wern now attempting t--and the eau
tous mother had followed her dumb guides hundred
ards, though among dangers that, although enough 10
terry the stoues heart trayersed b, her with
out shudder the head OF one appear ed, and then
me head OF another, and she knew that God had deliver
ed her aud her child in safety, INTO the their fell
tow creatures. Not word spckcn--eyes said
enongh--she husl,cd her friends with her hands-and
It'll uped eyes pointed 10 the guides sent TO her by
Heaven Small green pa,s where those creatures nib
BILE the wild flowers, became now more ireqnent-rod
den lines almost as easy sheep paths showed that The
dam had not led her young into danger: and nuv tic
brush wood dwindcd away into Struggling shrubs and
the party stood upon little eminence aboy the stream
There had been trouble and agitation, much sob;nr
and many tears among the multitude, while the mother
was scaig the chtssubime the shout that echoed
aar the moment she reached the ey!ietfcn had sue.
ceeued silence deep death; III little while arose
tbat hymning prayer, succeeded By mute supplica ton,
the wiidness of thankful and congra,uaiory 10Y had
heA' us sway and now that her salvation sure, the
great crowd rustied like a wind swep wocd And fr
whose sake was all this alienation of agony? A moor
humble creature unknosn TO many even BIZ name: one
VINO mad but few friends. wished more con,enei
10 "otk all day notwithstanding ,rlere--that she
be able TO support her aged mother and her little
ch'd--and who on Sabbath took her sea, in an obscure
pew set apart for paupers in the kirl.n "ra back
ana give her fresh air." said The oil priest of the M,
anu ''e circle OF close faces widcned around her
lying as IN death. ''Give the bo,r,v bill bai,n ;nto
my arTs" cried first mother and then another and
was tenderly handed round the circle Of kisses and
many OF the snooded majens bathing It's face in tears
ihcres not single scratch about the ruoI innocent,
lot the eagle you SIC Usun nae sucl, its talons in
10 the lang ciaes and the shawl Bin bin rnoni ;hev
be who sec not the finger u God in this ,,ina.p
Hannah started UP from her swoon and Iookinr
wildly around, cried, oh the Bird--the ird,-,he Ia
gie-the Eagle. The Eagle has carried of ms honnv
wee w alter; is there name tn pursue? A neiribonr
pat her baby Unto her breast aud sl ting her O. a. on.
s",linS her forehead the sorely bewdercd creature
SAID III low voice, And waaaen-oi tell me if Pm
waahen, or, il a. this be the wark of fever oni ,ho
delirum of dreamy
Hannah Loinand was rot yet twenty years old-ond
a'ough she was rnother-and you tnav guess what
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not, fair and gentle rcaderfro,rn
not pure and stainless thou ar-to her beIupooa
not The sacred name of wife-ard that baby was lilo
Child offs and shame-yes-'the chii! of misery jon-
tzsd IN tears! She had lovc,!-trus,ed-boen ln,r,r
ed and deserted. In sorrow and solitude nco,,
and dcspsed-slle bore cr burtien.--Dsma lad I,apo
the hour OF tTavailand she feared her ,,o,Lc: corI
would have broken, even when her own was Gift IN
twain. But how healing is fOlgycn.ss-oI,I,. :, ,lo
wounds of the forgiying and the Guft-iycuI ,rt .;
Hannah knew that although guilty before Col hor
gnIit was not such as her fellow creatures deemed
Tor Oh. there were dreadful secret, which souIt nr
We! pass her lips agans: tie father OF ;,er c!ii e o
howed DOWN her young head-aE so:!,t! i, vain lie
ashes of repentance-wal<ng with her eyes OK lie
ground as she again entered tic kii!s-yc: not t;ri,
10 III them UP I" heaven durrg TIC payer f!c- sad
ness inspired general rity-shc yva> excluded iso,n
house she had tho heart to v--,:5 eoa.se cn.-;n.-,:
no rioad jest accompanied Tic i3:ice pnofl. ,e -
her o"oy--no licentioaorustic presumed g. Ii n ~
Tor The PALE melancholy face OF TIC rr.s,;o- ,, mr.
weeping as she sung he lullaby, f ::ae al! c an
Pioach-end universal seutiffCAt al :,iiru.,;',
drove from the parish the lra:tlrss and uuDriI c,.
all had been known, too weak word for
hs crne-who left thus to pine in sorrow s. in shame
lar worse than sorro~-one who, tIl her unhappy fall
had been held up by every mother ae an exaIupa io !
daughters, CT sense and Inodesty-and the meek rn,c
Tending pety of Christian Faith.
Heycr-DeveY once had she striysn o caase o., To-,
her betrayer-but she had sriyen--and an aore,eoI
conscience had enabled her do so-to think not ~
him that he had deserted her fol ever Socct,
image as well IN love as IN wrath passed beare the eve
OF her ieaIt-but she closed it in tears OF bIco3 ,Ij
the phantom disappeared. Thus all the lave foy.,I
him that sept-but was not dead-arose in yoarD,rc
of still more exceeding love towards his child Tol
IFS head was gathered all hope of com!ort-.of ,cac
OF rev. ARD of her repentance. One of its smiles was o.
noush to brighten up the darkness of the future I,
her breas-on her knee, in its CRADLE size regarded
with perpetual prayer And this feeling It was win
all the Overwhelming tenderness Of affection ali uc j.:
vISoratns power OF passion, that, under the hand or
God, bore her up and down that fearful rroun,,;,1
brow. and after the hour Of rescue and Ge!i.er:,r
stretched her on The green swarl like CORPSE
The rumcur of the miracle soon circled Tho ,,,,
'ains base and strange story without names was t,I
TO the Wood ranger of the Cairp Forest Nv way far
ing man. Anxious TO know what truth thero w. IN
1t, he crossed the bill, and making ms way rourh ,In
sullen crowd, went up to the emnence and beg,eII
just recovering from her final ssyooD her WHOM no Lad
so wickedly ruined, and So baselv deserted U;eos
and groaDs, and h0otings, and fierce eyes and cIcn
Ell hands, assaed and threatened him on every side
Ills heart died within him, not in fear but in 70
a he folf
you'd he have been to become worm thai; ,o ason
III that united human scorn he might have ,yrir,led
way in slime into some hole of the earth! Bmi tic I
neck eye of Hannah met his in perfect forgiveness
ear of py-a faint smile Of love All his better mr.
ure rose within him, all his nature was oueIeJ
Yes, good people, yon do right TO cover me with
our scorn But what is your To the wrath OIL
Tod' The Evil One has been Of en- with me in ibe
Vood; the same voice that often whispered me 10
Ter her-out here srn--not to offer retribuiou-for
hat may not--will Dot--must not be-gut must moi
nate with innocence. But here proclaim that limo.
'ence. deserve death, and am willing here on This
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