The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-12-21

ser, Ainslie, was the stated hour of family worship
His bonored minister took the book. chapter
was read-a prayer was sad;--and so, too, was
Huny psalm, but il was sung low, and with sup
nyessed voices lest the chiId's saving sleep might
be broken; and now and lhen the feInhie voices,
trembled or some Of them ceased altogetherj FOR
there had been irbulalion and anguish, and now
hote and faith were tried III the JOY OF thanks
giving
The child sill slept; and ia sleep seemed more
sound aud deep II appeared almost certain that
the crisis over, and that the Hover was not I"
fade. 'Children, said Gilbert, our happiness IL ~
the love we bear to each other; and our duty Is in
ADMITTING to and serving God Gracious indeed
has he been unto us. Is not the recovery ol our
little darling dancing singing Margaret, worth all
the gold that ever was mined If we had Ind
thou "a nds would not have filled up her grave
with the wort bless dross Of gold, rather than that
she should have gone down there with her sweet
face and all her rosy smilesY There was no re-
py; but Joyful sohnIng all over the room
"Never mind The letter, nor the debt, father,
said the oldest daughter, "We hnvc all some '''le
things of our own-a few pounds--and we shn'l
raise enough to keep arrest and prison NJ Il dls'
tonce. Or If they do take our iurnitlre out OF The
house all cxcept Mnrgaret's bed who cares? We
will sleep on the aoor; aud there ARE potatoes IN
the field, and clear water in the spring. We need
fear nothing, want nothing; blessed be God io' all
his nercies.
Gilbert went into the sick room, got the letter
from his wife, who was sitting ut The head OF The
bed, watching, with heart blessed beyond az
bliss, the calm and regular htea'hlnES " her c!l'"
This letter said he mildly. rs not from hard
creditor Come with me while read II aloud 10
our children The letter was read aloud, and 1t
was we'll fitted te difuse pleasure and satisfaction
through the dwelling of poverty IL was from an
executor TO the will Of distant relative, VINO had
left Gllber, Ainslie fifteen hundred pounds 'The
sum said Gilbert 's a large TO folks like US.
but not, hope, large enough TO turn onr heads or
make us think ourselves all lords and ladies', II
will do more, far moro, than put me talr'v above
the world ut last I behave that 1i,h it, may
buy this very farm which my fnreathers have
,toiled. But, God, whose Providence has sent
Shis temporal blessing, may he send wisdom and
prudence how 10 use 1t, and humble and grateful
hearts to MS all
tYou will be able 10 send to school all the
year round now, father said tho youngest boy
land YOU may leave tho fail to your sons now
father said the oldest You may hold the plough
still for you draw n s,:aight.r lIrrow than any Of
us; but hard work for young sinews; and you may
sit now citener in your chair by the ing|e.-
You will not need to rise now in the dark, cold
and snowy winter mornings, and keep thra Shing
corn in the barn for hours by candle light, before
the late dawning.'
There was silence, gladness, and sorrow, and
but little sleep in Moss side between the rising
and satiinq Of the that were now ont in thou
snnds, clear bright, and spark ling over the nncl"n
ded sky Those who had lain down tor an hour
or two in he'd could scarcely be said have sIepi:
and when about morning, little Margaret awoke.
an altered creature, pale, Ianguid, aud unable TO
turn herself on her lowly bed but with meaning in
her eyes, memory in her heart aud GOODNESS in all
her veins, happy group were watching the first
faint smile that broke over her features; and never
ing, on which she seemed to look around upon
them all with a gaze of fair aud sweet bewilder
ment, like one half conscious Of having been
eued from the power Ct the grave.