The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-15

SebbinE voice was close Oehlnu ncr, ana 10
she goat, with two little kids at her feet =
Wild heights. thought she, do these crea-
lures cmn-but the dam will lead down
her kids BY the easiest path, for on even
in the brute creatures what is the holy pow
er of a mothers lover and turning round
her head she kissed her sleeping base, and
for the first time wept
Over head frowned the front of the preci-
pice. never touched before by human foot.
No one had ever dreamt of sealing il, and
the Golden Eagles knew that well, in their
instinct, as, before they built their eyre,
they had brushed it with their wings. But
all the rest OF this part OF the mountain side,
though Scared and scanned, and Ghasmed,
was yet accessble--and more than one per-
son in the parish had reached the bottom
of the Glead's Clif.-Many were now at
tcmpang it--and ere this cautious mother
had followed her dumb guides hundred
yards, among dangers that, although e.
nough to terrifylthe stoutest heart, were ira
versed by her without a shudder, the head
of one man appeared, and then the head of
another, and she knew that God had deliy-
cred her and her child in safety, to the care
of their fellow creatures, Not word was
spoken--eyes said enough; she hushed her
friends with her hands; and with uplitted
eyes pointed to the guides sent her BY hea-
ven. Small green plots, where those crea-
lures mbble the wild flowers, became now
more frequent-trodden lines, almost ca
sy as sheep paths, showed that the dam had
not led her young into danger; and now that
the brush dwindled away into strag-
Cling shrubs, and the party stood on an en-
jnence above the stream, and forming part
of the stroth.
There had been some trouble and agita-
tion, much sobbing, and many tears, among
the multitude, while the mother was sealing
the cliffs-suhline was the shout that echo
ed afar the moment she reached the eyrie
then succeeded silence as deep as death
---n little while arose that hymning pray
er,succeeded by mute aPplcatlon--the wild
ness of thankful and congratuiatory Joy had
next its swav; and nov. that her salvation
was sure, the great crowd rustled like
wind swept wood. And for whose sake was
ali th,s Attenuation Of agonye A poor hum
bic creture unknown to many even by name;
ore who had but few friends, nor wished for
more, coBttnted To work all day, here, there,
any where, that she NIGH, be able to sup
port her aged motker, aud her little
child; ann who on the Sabbath took her seat
in an OBSCURE pew, set apart !or paupers, IN
shr kirk
.Fall back, and give her fresh air. said
the ~ minister OF the parish; and the cir
cl. OF close faces Widened round her lying
as ii & Ath. 'Ge me the bonny Bit BARN
into my arms, cried first one mother and
tnen sf.ather, and it was tendery handed
round thr circle Of kisses, many OF the
snoaael inaidehs bathing its face in tears
'Tcere's not single scratch upon the poor
innocent, for the eagle, YOU see, maus har
stuck its talons into the lang claes and the
shawl. Bin blin' maun they be, who see not
the finger OF God il this :
Hannah started up from her swoon, and
looking wildly round, cried, Oh the bird
the bird!-the eagle-the eagle The ca
gle has carried of nv bonny wee Walter,
is there name to pursue" A neighbor placed
the babe into her breast, ard shutting her
ewes, and shifting her forehead, the sorely
bewildered creature, said in low voice, am
auken-oh' tell me if Pm wauken, or if
a. TINS be the wark o. fever, or the deliri-
uUi o dreamp
Hannah Lamond was not ' set twenty years
Old and altho' she was a mother--and YOU
ma sntss what mothrr--vet-frown not,
fair ,ud getf.e readtr-trown not, pure and
stainless as thou artto her belonged not the
sacred nane of ~ife--and that babe was the
child of sin and shame--veS.--"the child OF
sfustt d--9-en BETRAYED and deserted In
sorrow and s0ltude--pnclmf4rte and de-
spisrd--she hrre her hurihea. Dmn,al had
been the h mr. of rravan--- and ste feared her
mothers heart would have broken, even
W.T. = atro8n was cleft in TWAIN Eur how
heal. is f]rgiveress-alike to the wouB.i:
of we torfivne and the faI biysn And thrr
n nn4h kies that although guilty before
G,f. hsr giil, VAS not such rs her fellow
creatures nrtmsd it--for oh thelt were
drerd II S,r Is @hC snoud never .ass hel
liE> against the father ut her chilli 50 she
bcWeA io@n aer Young htad--aAd soea i,
WIKI n asnes ot iet,entAnce--WalkinE with
her ewes on 80 reaand IS She again entered
the XIX vet re. irarlng 10 Int tde'i up "a
heaven during IN" prdy er. Her sadueS> in
sp,rc 2eHer4 plt@ --sae WIS exelua-d trum
no hnnSe shr hac istr to yisit--no co4rsr
comment--ho ribaia jest accompanied tne
ust.cr people took 3~r ind --llu hceht,sn.
E4ttt presIa.-d Oh Ger tratltv tnl tie pals
nIs'alcaoly face OF tire nursing mother
ipg IS she sung the LULLABY, forbade ali
eevf 754 rsach-4ad .ne universal sentimen,
y af son drove from the parish the
htsyt s. 80 unprnciplei seducer--if ali
faa nteN known, TOO weak a word for IN,
Gr'me--~ho left thus to pine il sorrow
and in shame far worse than sorrow-on,
x,,Ln Ts31 mar M l. II l,a..,