Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-03-06
GOD SEEN IN ALL HIS WORKS.
A TALE FROM THE GERMS

TALE FRuH THE GERMAN.
In that beautiful part of Germany which hor
dcrs on the Rhine, there ls n noble castle, which
n. YOU travel on the Western banks of the river,
YOU may see lifting lis ancient towers ON the OPP
positc side, above the grove Of trees about as old
us use,f. About forty gears ago ihcro lived IN
that castle Il noble gcnricmrn, whom We call
Blron- The baron had only enc son. wh"
was no, only a comfort to his father. bnt bIcs
sing 10 all who lived on his fathers land.
1t hnppcnci on certain occasion, that this
Young man being from home, there came a French
gentleman to the baron. As soon rs th'<
gentleman came into tho castle, he began to talk
of his Heavenly Father IN terms that chilled the
old mans blood; on which tho baron r"provcd
him. saving, 'arc YOU not afraid of offending q d
who rcigns above, br speaking IN such mtnnot
Tho reni!etnln sniB that ho know ""th'"G "h""'
God for no had never seen him. The baron dtI
not notice Il, this titnc what the gentleman SAID
bat the next morning took him about his castle
md grounds and tnoii. occasion first 70 sho" h'm
very beautiful picture that hung on the wall
Tho gentleman admired Inc picture very mach
md said, whoever drew THIS picture, Knows very
well how his pencil
.My son drew TIT, picture. sail the baron
Then your son is Il very clever man, rep'icd
the gentleman.
The baron then went with his visitor into tn"
garden aud showed him many beautiful flowers
and plantations Of forest trees.
WHO has The ordering of this gardens! asked
the gentleman.
NV SON. replied the baron; 'hc knows every
plant. NAV say, from, the cedar oil Lebanon, 10
the hyssCp on the wall.
.Indeed.' SAID the Genticman i shall think very
highly of him soon
The baron then took him into tho village, and
showed him n small neat cottage. where his son
had established s~hoa}, and where he caused all
yciinp children who had lost their parents, Ia he
received aud nourishctl q his own expense. The
children IN the house locked Inn"ceui- and 50
happy, that tho CenticmNn was very much pleas
cd and when he retIrnci to the castle, he sand
TO the baron, 'whai happy man You arc To
have so good som
.Ifow do YOU know I have Sd good son?'
.Bccausc haye seer his works. aud know
that he mast be good and clever If hc has done
all YOU have shown me-
Bat YOU have never seen HIM
No, but know him very well, because lldgc
Of him hv his works.
Tue rcnlied the baron. 'and This IS the way
Ji,Jge Of tho character oi our Heavenly Father
know from His works, that lie Is being OF IN
finite wisdom. and power. aud goodness"
The Frenchman telt the force Of the rcPronl.
and careful DOT to clIeud the good baron any
moro by his remarks.
The Senate of Pennss ivania his adopted
olution suspcnding, Tor forty dtvs. the existing
penalties against the suspended banks. 1t
supposed the House would concur.
President Van Buren, has rc-aPPoinited David
Caihcart Postmaster al Dayton.
SIT is stated that John jacob As'"r. Of New
York. has los, million If dollars by the failure OF
the United States Bankr
Well. what il he has9 He has got ten or iIf-
teen millions left, and need not he very unhappy
about II. We once know a poor fellow VITO me;
with heavier misfortune shan this al Jnhu Ja0ot:
Astor's. lie lost his cor, and with her almost
the only means Of keeping hts children out 81 The
poor house. and vet nobody thought az making
such mighty off..ir OF ii in tho newspapers
An old maid up town SAYS. il Gen. Harrison
does no, make some reform in the state Of sin
gle b!essedness she shall, teapot ID hand, oppose
him 10 the last ditch.