Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-15
wilt thou not hear. from thy far blue sky,
The Orphans bitter call!


The Orphans bitter call?
The grave our hearts has for ever ARID
From The deepest love OF earth
But We come. in our need. to the, Oh Lord
Who gave our spirits birth.
The tones that have soothed our wants are
still
But we wait thy il'small voice
And our hearts, through gloomy, aud low
and chill,
In thy light may rejoice.
For shield, from the storms of future path
To the, IN trust. we come;
Preserve US, Lord. from their fearful scath
And fit Us for Thy hoa'e"'
As the child proceeded, the young
woman raised her downcast eyes tl
heaven, as it mentally sharing the pray
er. For u moment tear trembied ON
her lashes-the next IL had passed away
like al exhaied dew-drop, aud the light
Of holy trust rested on her features in
its stead. Henry left the scehc with
impressions never to be ellaced. As
he walked thoughllully back to the inn,
he was joined by the village pastor
who had closed with prayer the cxerci.
ses Of The school Hearts Of the same
tone blend at once like corresponding
music. The attenuated form Of young
Aryille, his interesting counienance,
deeply marked with melancholy though,
all were calculated to awaken un imne-
date interest ia the heart OF the beHov-
olen, Harley.
l fear said the venerable old man,
as they at length approached, Il fear the
inn can scarcely afford you the qul-
ct so necessary to an invaIid-your So
ciety would be most welcome access
ion to my small family circle, come tnen
and stay with us till returning health en-
ables you to proceed
Henry might have hesitated-but the
half-lormed scruplcs Of deGcacy, were
at once obyiated by the manner Of Mr..
Harley, and early on the following day
he became an inmate Of house, pecu-
larl fitted as a sanctuary for broken
hearts. Ii was the manson Of peace,
Of piety, of love-a scene Of holy quiet
ude, where the spirit of its inhabitants
might hold bright aud continual Sab
bath.-llenry was received by MIR. Har-
ley IN his study. Reserve was banshcd
they conversed with the freedom OF
friends. The scene Of the Sabbath
school was adverted to, and Henry spn';e
OF its young and interesting teacher.
SHE is an orphan replied Mr.. Harley
to his implied inquiries, 'and The little
girls tha, ciung so fondIy around her
are her sisters. They lost their parents
while Malvlna, the eldest, was yet Il
mere child, but even then she seemed
to assume the high duties Of mother.
They were left exposed to all the Ills of
penury. Their fathers little property
was utterly wasted away by the unavoii-
able expenditures Of d long long ILL
ness. He had, hcwever, in his better
aud the bread he had cast upon the wa
ters, was found by his orphan children
IN the hour Of their extremity. The
two younger were taken into separate
families, and cherished with all the ten
derness their various circumstances al
evinced an energy of character that an
nuled the intended humanity Of proiicr-
ed protection. She became member
of my family; but, in receiving her, |
only added treasure to my household.
Her habits of industry--her intuilive
skill in all thn various branches of do
mestic usefuness-hor powers Of mind;
her gentleness-her piety--must have
rendered her a welcome inmate in the
dwelling of avarice. Her sorrows were
deer; the affections of her heart rolled
silently indeed, but with measureless
depth, and no longer divided by the sew
eral relations Of life, they were drawn
exclusively to her sisters. She felt
their desolation more strongly than her
own, and walled their severance from
each other more deeply than the stroke
that had unavoidab1y separated them
Yet she mourncd in silence, and slight
observer would have thought 'rer per-
iectly happy, JoyluIly would l also
have taken the bereaved little ones be-
meath my roof, but the small salary af-
forded by "A needy flock, sets but mar.
row limits TO the Offices of humanity.
As tine rolled on, the industry Of Nal
vina enabled her to add something to
their support; meanwhile she sought
every measure of forming their young
minds to virtue, and devised various
means of instructing them, without les
sening the little services which they
owed their kind protectors. She be-
came an active agent in the establish
ment of Sabbath School. and has
since continued uhwearied in the per-
formance Of its sacred duties Absorb
ed, however, as is every recollection Of
herself in the deep soliciIude Of the sis
ter, she neglccts no Offices which nv