The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-07-31
REWARD OF HONESTY.

| REWARD OF HONESTYe
After stating the vision which made him
entreat of his mother to allow him to 60 to
Bagdad and devote himself to God, Abdool
proceeds:
2"I informed her what I had seen, and
wept: then taking out 80 dinars, she told
me that as had brother, half of that was
all my inheritance she made me swear,
when she gave it me, never to tell lie, e.
afterwards babe me farewell, exclaiming-
I" Go, my son, consign thee to God we
shall not meet again till judgment" 1 mo-
we'd on we'll till came to Hamadan, when
our kafillah was plundered by sixty horse-
men; one fellow asked me "what I had
got?'' "Forty dinars, said I, are sewed
under my garments. The fellow laugh
ed heartily, thinking that was joking
what have you got7' said another I
gave him the same answer. When they
were thus dividing the spoil. was called
to an eminence where the chieftan stood.
What property have you got my little fell
low said he. i have told your people !
have forty dinars sewed up in my clothes.
He commanded them to be ript open, and
found my money. How came you,' said
he with surprise, 'to declare openly what
you have 50 carefully hidden?' Because
I answered, Il wont be false to my mother
to whom I have promised that will new
er lie.' Child said the robber hast thou
such a sense of thy duty to thy mother at
thy years, and am insensible, at my age,
of the duty owe to my God? Give me
thy hand innocent boy, he continued, that
/ may swear repentance upon it. He did
So; his followers were struck with the scene
You have been our leader in guilt, said
they to the chief, 'be the same in the path
Of virtue;' and they instantly, at his order
made restitution of their spoil, and vowed
repentance on my hand.
CHILD AND GRANDFATHER.
The following conversation took place
between Sunday school child of Eve or
six years of age, and her grandfather, with
whom she was on visit. The old man
was then in a decline.
Child. / think you are very i'll, GRANDPA
Their.
Grandfather. Yes, my dear, i ann very
C. Where do you expect to 60 when you
die2 g.,
G. To heaven, hope.
c. I hope you will but if you do, you
must leave off swearing and saying sinful
words, and if you do not you will 60 to a
bad place, and there be tormented with
wicked creatures; but if you 60 to heaven,
you will be happy with God for ever. But
you must pray, and keep or praying; and
il you ever awake in thesnight, you must
pray. Do you ever p!ay2 A :.
The last question with all the simplicity
of infancy touched the old mans heart &
melted him into tears. Nothing could have
been said more pointed and seasonable; &
have reason to believe that lasting i'm
preston was made upon his mind. He was
soon after confined to his bed, when ] Wis
tied him, and had the satisfaction Of hear
ing the following lamentation from his lips,
"What sinner have been What means
I have sighted! What vile creature am
u He also showed a deafness to the
world. "Oh, he said, 81 have done
with the world. The little time that may
be spared, shall! be spent in mourning over
my sins, and seeking an interest in the bles-
Sed Savior.
trust that he died in peace n and who
knows but that at the last day, It will APP
pear that this was brand plucked out Of
the fire, through the medium Of a Sunday
school childf
Too Honkins q. Rntler