Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-25
beneath ii stood that cradl. whore occupa ton

happiness had brought nc close 10 the slight
partition and could hear amidst suppressed
and gentle weeping, a gad young voice ex-
J claim, " Mother ye II send me and W Willie 10
the schulz nov and we III be men in no time
and gang 10 Greenland like o1r father 70
" Dlnna think" at length sobbed out the
sot, mild weeper, Z" that I'm no grateful, John
Donaldson, because Gamma speak TO tell you
and my pur Wiles kindly neigbbors, how
muckle think o. your kindness God alone
kens-and TAX ii the mair freely, that mony s
the time the pur fellow has done the like Tor
them that needed il -
cay. Helen, that did be,' anssered the
canny Elder" and is it no true text that
says, Cast Thy bread upon tho waters, and
ye shall find il after many daysn'
a." But neibor," said the oppressed widow,
81 canna think upon worlds gear tho day
no even TO gle the praise whar il is ri.hlly
due c-w when would gle a that men ever Hsr-
| ed or won, to see Willie Ionic standing f. ok
less and plackless us | once saw him aller
shpwrcck-wi' naeihing on the earth but his
| lcal heart and stout arm to trust TO = But"
added she, signing, and suddenly changing her
tone, " Gae wa, John Donaldson, and ihank
| the lads for mo and tax wee johnny in your
hdad-that's his puir fathers picture. The
blessing o. the widow, and The hanks q Il O
| father!oss, will DO mucklo thought o. the day
| amang them"
"There's one no far of, Helen" sad the
good Elder, "wbo wad maybe like TO hde
| them too though he's douce lahd"an gen.
tleman, and no about encounierns ony jeop-
ardy. Hos friend o the Ministers fol6ye."
Is he, indeed - cried the widow then
he is wel,omo TO me, though he had never put
his hand in ms purse for me or mine ! | Whles
grieve that l Gamma repay The guide ge, at
mony hand but tho Minister, honest man,
never lies on my conscience for his heart, and
his treasure, and his reward, are a tbegrbor
in Heaven"
Iopcned the door cautiously, and, introduce
ed by the good old man, Land my hand alice
tionately on the heads Of tie dark rosy boys
and then held il out 10 their Borrowing mother
How impartial is nature in her Distribution ol
personal advantages How on,nipolon, tie Ie-
galty Of mind aud character Had a painter
wished TO portray Roman mairon Of HE
softer stamp--the mother 10 whose caresses
Coriolanus must have yieldcd-or the EponI-
ma whose smiles could cheer long yeas oi ia
mine and proscrpion-he might have been
his model. Yet there was Madonna exprcs-
SION IN her downcast eye, that spoke rather OF
Christian frmness than Roman stO,cIsm aud
a royal martyr Of the early church, meek
Tough undsmaycd, aDld a nosIie army, might
have perhaps found IN Helen LONE a stIil
meeicr representative. | really shrunk back,
half unable to proler coincidence to SO conf
mdnding being.
81 thank ye, Sir, kindly" said she, 4" for
me and minU, for your Christan help 20 a lone
woman. that has been e'tn over i,lile used
either TO work or want While Willie ilvcd,
had little need 10 do either but II | do the
best for the tame, Providence will take care o
the other. THIS is to be the last day o. NV
sinfu' rcpinng The Lord has sent this sup
ply TO rcbuke my heartlessnrss aud quicken
my dill ycncc. TAX II WI 20. John Donald
sun, and set me up in bn shop wl't and see
If IT winna be like tho widows cruise of OIL,
and grow aye the LANCER the mar But ye
mounna forget the kind gycis, John-oh
d;nna let tho lads sail without my blessing --
And stop, John, promised Peter Morrison his
spy. glass, for token o the love he bore him
Two never looked at II since the day he tried
10 see his ain vessel as she came up the Firth.
1T Wilma do, lIc!cn,' said he. quietly
There's glaze on my &C that Wilma let me
see any thing muckic langer.' tried to Look
and tell him how the Nancy stood IN the wa
ter but the tear blinded me and he sand 80
Helen, lock by the glass, III never need it
mar !!
As .he widow repeated these las, words, the
key turned in the lock of the old fashioned
scrutoirc, and, along WITH the glass, many ia
miliar objects, long carefully exclud d, rushed
upon her sight and memory. All her tor'l-
iudo at once iorsook her, and cxclaIming,
"Tak il yourself. John, Fm 40 abIo," she os-
capped through inner door INTO the other
room. We respected her sorrow too much 10
interrupt its vent-so, taking zach hand oi
the boys, and lIllmg, like precious rolic, the
honest sailors spy glass, We stole out OF The
house.
Ih,,,. s,., a. rc,y in our ,,,v Tho cn,nrad do
for whom the token was Designed. lie rccev-
ed i: with burst Of rude cmuiion, 10 cover
which, he ralicd To the children, and hurried
away, with ono III each hand, 10 treat them
with gingerbread. The eldest strove 10 dctan
him 10 deliver iiclcn's message oi thanks TO lhis
spok csnan Of The benevolent cicw; but ho or
ly shook his head, ard iau the faster oui OF
hearing. al muun get tho minister say word
for her, puir thing! he II do /, better than eau.
| mind where he he now nae doubt asking
blessing on the grace drank at SandIc Nichois,
ihG old suIiiug masters. Hes boon TO hfceh-
land lnair times than anc | recon, and makes u
play o., just like ony ladd,c. aud $40 does tho
whole family. There's tNa o his sons GAVIN
W. him this trip; the gudo0Ifs's stout hear II
be tried bat II never faded her yet; .ho's an
unco woman for eanlInsss!'
The beach was my natural resort. and on
lrollnu towards il, found there u knot OF two
or three young unmarried men, apparently too
slightly connected in the village 10 eXe''o any
OF ihe overwhelming feelings called tohh by tho
more ondearlng relations of lite ysl who's en-
ed TO find some compensatIop ~ the friendly
adicus, and lively bsn,cnugs Of ho'y oi
bright eyed damscls, who, loungng about li
gray caps aud top.knos formed a striking con
trasl tn he general complexion oi The village
Amid this group of Lads, however, soon re-
rocnizcd Que, who, seouiingy either unable or
unwilling 10 Join In tho laugh, or tciorl Tie
good hunnred jcst, stood apart from his con-
adcS, with tho lingering look aud reluctant
| lemcanor Of QUO whose honrt was on spot,
,,ht.h NJ hr has nj