The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-13
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child to find if she were perfectly composed lIe bd the light towards her, she opened her blue eyes full up on him, she avered her head and sobbed Mop, ex- claimed the traveller, "hy all sha.s sacred, swear will not leave you behind!' He forthwith sl,no lis axe and bis gun resumed his former equipment raised ttle Lydia from her lonely couch, and carried her safe Y to the long lookedfor house of entertainment. Al. though 1t was quite late, Capt Josiah Trew was easily aroused to admit the oiworn traveller and his nle companlon who now stood beside him at the threshold for something told him that ii was more seemly that she shooid walk lhan be carried into the house. He had also ted handkerchief under her chin in ,he fashion of tho gypsey head dress.
 They were soon placed by Il comfortable fire in a good house. well stored and blessed with beartv and hospitabe landlord The females; us is the custom o the county were speedily aloo and busy preparing inc required repasi. Ne fancy we can see the mirth-lt countenanee of the faeetous Josiah, beaning with downright exuaiion he issued his muiarious or- ders for every Viad the house could afford 10 comfort the weared travellers. Ne can also fancy tba we see hls features oyerelouded and his eye osenino with pe hume feeling as he related that the whole country side had been up and in search of child that had been lost In the woods that parties had gone in all directions, but enhappy without success and that one of the peo- pie deeply distressed on the oeeasion was now in the house. Our traveller immediately exclaimed that Pro- ! vidence hadmade him the happy instrument of recoy ering that lost child, who now sat before them. Eve ry one flew round the little girl examined and fonded
  her, and vented eXclamalons o amazenent and sa;is faction. During this sudden hustle, person from the adjoining chamber rushed wildly in afaeng the compa- ny, snached the hand of little Lyda gazed on her for moment, then clasped her to his bosom. It was her father!
 What scene was here! what an oyeriowino of the finest feelings which adorn humanity what gddyinq interchange of those pure affections which spring ionl sincerity and truth! But what tongue can tell what pen portray the varied emotions which feefed in rapid succession through the minds of that painfully happy gronpe! The half frantic joy and gratitude of the pa. renthe wandering fits of delight of the cnfeebled lt- tie suferer-he conscious selfsatsfacton of the de- vefer-the of6cous but sincere grauatons of the ex- cited nmates-fus al De estimated by the susceptj- bllty of the reader.
 The beautiful tram of circumstances which Proyi- dence employed this affecting story is worthy of se- rlous consideration. If the traveller had passed Hartts mills when the people were stirring abroad if shn's creek had been bridged-f the tree had fallen across--ie he had had gun when he thought bear was byi these things had happened, the child might have pershed.
 He who sustains the planets in their courses and controls the motion of particle of dust--IIe who rules the awful storm and sends forth the smiling sun beam, works his wise purposes in mystery to us--
 "Come then expressive silence, muse His praisep