Litchfield enquirer., 1841-08-12

| liuence overmas;ered him, and he wen, on
ward till the poisonous miIdew Of guilt SET
lied on his soul and wasted his existence.
Let me curse God aud die - said the
unhappy sufferer.
"Oh that thou hadst died in the calm
ness and sweetness Of thy childhood !''
murmured the self-accusing mother.
Again The father knelt by the bedside Of
his son, and his voice was once more offer
ed up in prayer" o Lord I! whatsoever
thou givest or wi,hholdest, enable US to say
sincerely" Thy DiN be done ~
Amen!" clearly arliculated the mo-,
Their, and the angel Of death took the spirit
of the hopeless to the bar Of God.
The Eveming of the Wedding.-ft
was upon summers eve. as The sun was
sinking behind the western hills, and the
,winkling stars were slowly, one by one,
sl"dding the vast cOncave Of heaven with
their brilliant scintillations, that group Of
buoyant spirits and exultng hearts, might
be seen gathered to witness the consumes
ton Of that anxiously looked for need of
happiness, that should fall to the lot Of two
whose hearts had long been intertwined by
loves silken ties. Ii was, too, within one
of those lovely villages Of the west, by the
industry and virtue Of whose inhabitants,
are clearly marked the lines Of New Eng
land enterprise; and within that region
where 10 one can wander and behold the
white villas, planted beside the stately
forest, and the rich harvest field waving,
where but yesterday the sturdy oak was in
its stead, and not feel on inward wish TO-
make this their home. A gentle breeze
from the west had borne off the sultry air,
OF midsummer's day, aud all around
seemed gladdened and joyous with happy
thoughts and bright anticipations Of tho
coming scene.
Al length, in sacerdotal sanctity, the
ambassador Of God appeared, and upon tho
verdant grass plat in front of that villa,
where many gladstone hour in rosy youth,
the maiden, decked in bridal vestme n,s.
had innocenlly whiIed away. The nu-
merous friends and relatives encircled
round and greeted the happy couple, as
they tripped arm and arm within the ring.
Tho office work Of the minister vas soon
performed. and the tie was sealed. MANY
were the kind expressions and saluta,ions
that the happy pair received, and all wish
cd them long lives and abundan, happiness.
The honr approached when the bride
was to- bid adieu to her cherished home,
aud all its endearments and associations,
which had for years been growing aud
Frightening, and entwining SO closely
around the purest aud tenderest feelings of
her heart. How reluctant that step, as she
moves towards the carriage how eloquent
those tears which rush unbiddcn from their
f"untain. She has just bid adieu 10 her
home--she has given the parting hand, the
aGeclionate kiss. With what deep and
s'rugeIi ling emotions has she bid .fareweN!
and oh! how fond, and yet how mournful
a spell this word breathes; perhaps it 10
the last, to the domestic circle she is lsay-
ing, her fond hear, will ever utter in theft
presence.
NOW commences a new, momcntous
period of existence. She reads in living
characters uncertainty, exchanged for that
where all was peace-where ali WINS happj-
ness-whoro home, "sweet home" was
all in all TO her. But those ties, associa-
tons, and sweet endearnents she has
yielded. in exchange for the love and guar.
dianship of him 10 whom she now clngS
| VAIN careSsing tenderness.
VII or Wisdom.-Whch is the most valu.
able for a young man to store his mind will,
the wit of deistical and atheistical writer's,
or the wisdom OF the Bible? The tests of
ThorRns Paine or the Proverbs of Solomon!
The sarcasms Of Voltaire or the Sermon Of
Christ on the Mount? Tho brilliant salies
Of the Earl ofShaftesbtiry or the serious and
solid epistes Of Paul? How miserably do
they delude themselves who prefer the shall
low and turbiG streams of infdelity, to the
"sfW lbut clear and deep) Vaters" of that
eternal fountain whose author is God, and
whose draughts cleanse the soul from all i'm
purity and fit it for everlasting glory. Let u
young man make the Bible his pocket COM
panion, if he would make himself prosperous,
or useful to his country, in this life, or ac-
ceptabIe to God in the life to come. II 10 in
deed fountain, deep and. clear fountain,
while the ablest of the infidel authors are
nothing in comparison with it, but foul ana
bubbling springs.
| The Pilgrimage to Mecca-To be mcshc.
dee, or a "hadji," il, in fact, deemed a great
honor. The latter title is to be obtained at
Mecca only, and then the black cap is en-
changed for the turban. They will some
times take two years to perform this last pill
grimage, leaving their worldly pursuits, and
sacrificing half their wealth, thus TO propi-
tate the prophet. The Koran thus enjoins
the pilgrimage -" Verify, the first house
appointed unto mo to worship was that which
is in Mecca. blessed and direction to all
creatures. Therein are manifest signs, the
place where Abraham stood; and whoever
entereth therein shall be safe; and II is u
duty towards God, incumbent on those who
are able TO 60 thither, TO visit this house,
At Mecca they show the stone, and pretend