Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-27

THE THREE LITTLE CHILDREN WHO


esq aged4 years. The circumstance
of this child's death are peculiarly dis
tressing On Monday she went ear
" TO school. and by some means her
clothes took ERE from q stove which
was in The school room, and being o
cotton cloth, were ell in blaze IN I
moment There being only three Of
four small children present, they coulC
sender hor no assistance, and before
any was given, her situation was near
" hopeless. The little sufferer finger
ed un,l TUESDAY, at IL o'clock, snc
then expired.
Died, OF Newark, N. J. on The
s6ih ulI Miss Elizabeth, daughter Of
Mr.. Sheldon Smith, of ths. town,
aged 9 years. The cause OF her de
cease is peculisTIy painful. On the
morning proceeding her death, she
had gone 10 school as usual foil oil
health and vivacity Before school
opened, her clothes took FIRE, and
none but children being present, she
was so dresdful'y burnt as to occs.
sion her death the following day.
Children ought to be careful no. to
80 100 neGr The fire Many being
needless in this respect have Iosl their
lives. Elisabeth Rates. q Sunday
scholar, belonging 10 ihe Methodist
Sunday schoo. al the settlement OF
Wreck Sound, in the Bahama l.
lands, West Indirs, was one day
parohing some Indian corn in her fa
iher's knchco, when her clothes caught
fire. In heg frighs, she ran into The
open air, and in moment her clothes
were in blaze. and remained IN that
state tiiI q negro womsn came to her
assistance. She suffered the most ex
cruciatiDg pains for nearly 3 months -
The Wednesday evening before she
died, she expressed wish TO see me
ahd her sescher, who was with her at
the time, perceiv'ng change 10 her,
which she though, would coon terni
nate her suiferings. sent for me On
my visiting her, | asked how she felt
Sne answered, Poorly in body, but
happy in my soul then ssked her
II she thought she should die. She All
swered, 'Oh yes, SIR Do you kno"
that you are sinnerP She answered,
Eyes, air. I have been undusitul to
my parents, but Jesus Christ has par
doned my SINS Shr then said thai
she believed her Saviour had PERM,
ted her body 80 be bsrnsd, that her
soul mignt be saved, and sdoe6, there
in one thing thal grleves me. which is
This. my brother and used TO quarrel.
i then asked her il she for gaUe her
brother. She answered, On yes.
and God has forgiven me- She then
begged Of her brother that he would
repent OF bis aims, do better in future,
and prepare TO meet her in heaven
l asked her if she was willing TO die.
'Oh yes, SIR said she, with grea,
Il am willing to diel l am
waiting! am all ready
About 10 clock the same night she
called her uncle, whom she knew to
be srsnsgressor both of the laws of
God and of man; and having mention.
ed the particular sin of which he vac
guilty, exhorted him to strive by all
means to reform, and TO pray to God
TO enable him so to do. that he might
not go to thai bad place. hill. She
lhen called on all The young persons
who were present, to sing hymns with
her; and although she was III an agony
Of pain from .be dreadful manner in
which her body was burned, and
which was then Turning to gangrene,
yet she Joined with them in singing,
and when they had finished, offered
op smost fervent prayer TO God for
ell who were in the room, but more
particularly for her father, mother,
brother and sisters. After this she
exhOrted her parents 10 hive 20 God,
that she might meet them in heaven,
where, she said, she was going -
Then turning herself little. she fixed
her eyes on two men who were pre-
sent, and who were much addicted TO
druukenness, aud entrested and exhor
ted them TO leave off their sin, as they
valued their eternal welfare. After
speaking a great deal more TO the
same purpose, she sw estly fell asleep
in Jesus, iuthe 18th year of her age.