The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-06

hollow cough constantly rings IN her ears
is far from well. She knows that cold
: aud hunger, aud exposure of every kind
are daily aud surely wearing away he
lise-and yet sha, can she do? Poor soul
how many times has she calculated all he
little resources, 10 see If she could pay
doctor, and ge; medicine FOR Mary yet al
IN vain. She knows that timely medicine
ease, fresh air, and warmth, might save he
blu, she knows, tina, all these things, arr
out of The question for her. She feels, too
as a mother would feel, when sho sees bel
once rosy, happy little boy, becoming pale
aud anxious, aud frettul--and even when ht
leases her most, she only stops her work q
moment, and strokes his poor little thin
cheeks, and thinks what laughing, happy
httle fellow be once was, ill she has not q
heart to reprove him. All this day she has
loled with sick and fretiul baby IN her lap,
and her little, shiverlng, hungry boy at her
eide, whom poor Mary's patient articles
carnot always keep quiet; she has toiled
over the last piece OF work which she can
procure from the shop, for the man has told
her after this he can furnish no more. Aud
The lule money that is TO come from this is
already proportional out IN her miud, and
after thai she has no human prospect o.
more.
But yo, The woman's face is patient, qui
Ell, firm. Nay, you may even see IN her
suffering eye something like peace-and
whence comes il ! will tell you.
There is Bible in that room as well as
in the rich mans apartment. Not splendId
ly bound. TO be sure, but faithfully read-a
plain, honely, much worn book.
Harken now while she says TO her chill.
dren, " Listen TO me, my dear children,
and | will read you something out OF this
book. Let not your heart be troubled, in
my fathers house are many mansions. So
you zee, my children, We shall not always
live in this, little, cold, datk room. Jesus
Chris, has promised 10 take Us 10 better
home.
"Shlll We be warm there, all day 7"
SAYS the little boy earnestly, "aud shall We
have enough 10 ca. 7"
"Yes, dear child" says the mother,
I" listen to wha, the Bible says, They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more,
,cr the Lamb which is IN the mids, OF them
shall feed them and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes,"
81 am glad Of that" said lll!e Mary,
{" for mother, never can bear 10 SEQ you
cry"
"Bui, mother" says little Henry, won't
God send US something to eat Tomorrow !"
Z" See, says the mother, wha, the BIZ
bic says, Seek ye not what We sha! eat,
nor what ye shall drunk, neither be Of anx
ious mind. For your Father knowe,h that
ye have need Of these things"
But, mother" says little Mary, q
God is our Father, and loves US, what does
be let US be so poor for 7"
"Nay," says the mother, " our Lord
Jesus Christ was as poor as we are, and
God certainly loved him."
Was he, mother -
"Yes, children, you remember how he
said The Son Of Man hath not where TO
AZ bis head And it tells US more than
,nce, that Jesus was hungry when there
vas none 10 give him food"
"Oh mother, whs, should VIC do with.
on, the Bible !" says Mary.
Nov if the rich man who had no, yet
made up his mind what 10 think of the Bl.
bic, should vlsi. this poor woman, AID ask
her on VIVA! she grounded her belief Of ITS
truth, VIVA. could she answeE! Gould she
give the argument from miracles aud proph.
ecy Can she account for all the changes
which might have taken place IN It through
iranslaiors and copylSi, and prove that we
have genuine and uncouupted version !
Not she But how then does she know
that 1t is true How, say you How
does she know that she has wnrm life blood
in her heart How does she know that
there Il such thing as air and sunshine
SIC does no. beliere these things, she
knors them; and 10 like manner, with
deep heart consctousness, she Is certain
that the words Of her Bible are truth and
life. Is il by reasoning that the frightened
child, bewIdered in the dark, knows its
mothers voice? No Nor is II by reas.
ouing that the forlorn and distressed human
hear, knows The voice Of lis Saviour, and is
still.
Go, when the child is lying in IFS moth
er's arms, and looking up irusifully in her
face, aud sc if YOU can puzzle him wlh
difficulties about personal
identity, until you can make bun think that
i, IS not MS mother. Your reasons may
be conclusiS e--Your argument unauswera
bIe-but after all, the chiId sees his moth.
or there, and feels her arms around him,
aud his quiet, unfeasoning belief on the
sui ject, is precisely Of the same kind which
the child Of Christianity feels in the exls
tence Of his Saviour, and the reality of all
those blessed truths which he has told 10
bis word.
From The Foreign Quarterly Rcriew.
PERILOUS POSITION OF ST. PETERS.
BURG.
II ia melancholy 10 contemplate the con.
o.. Al. L A