The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-03-20

What scene did Mary behold Two
children were crouched beside a few sticks
of green wood, which they were in vain at
tempting to kindle; their blue legs and pur-
pie arms boosted not even as scanty cover
ing as the body, with its thin calico. A few
potato parings lay upon the hearth, which one
seemed greedily chewing. What privilege
to be Christian and Mary turning sudden
ly, beheld the skinny arm of woman extend
ed from low bed. ooh, Mr.. Lee, knew
God would not forsake u.s. Tears glisten-
ed in her sunken, gray eye, and even the
white hairs which were scattered on the fore
head, as Mary afterwards declared, seemed
like halo around that dry withered face re-
splendent with the emotions of thankful
heart.
This severe cold has set in SO suddenly,
we feared you might be in want and have
come to help you,' said Mr.. Lee. kindly ia
king the sick woman's hand; you have been
i'll again, l am afraid. This is my Mary,
Mrs. JONES' and he drew Mary toward the
bed.
God bless you my dear; God bless you,
for leaving your warm home TO come and
see an old one like me- said the woman in a
broken voice, and you are going to be like
your father, finding out the sick and relieving
the poor. Oh, Miss Mary, it's your father
that denies himself for his Masters cause
1t is not he that spends his money gewgaw-
ing, when nobody that's suffering can't come
to him without finding help some way; it's
me that knows that indeed. Yes, it's me =
and her voice choked and her eyes blinked,
and she covered her face as in silent bless
ing. Meanwhile Mr.. Lee was aiding the
children's efforts about the fire. We've
got on four potatoes there Sir said one and
they amt warm yet as in disappointment, he
thrust his fingers into the pile of cold ashes
'Oh, sir, don't you think they riH roast to-
day 2 turning his peaked, disquieted face up
TO Mr.. Lee, as he made the anxious inquiry.
IF you do not have potatoes you shall have
something, my child said Mr.. Lee, patting
the boy on his head. Shall we OH he
exclaimed, earnestly. The good man then
went TO the sleigh and bore in basket filled
with objects for immediate comfort. The
Lord be praisedn calculated the aged Chris
tian; that's he, that's Deacon Leer Grand
mother, you prayed and told us to pray, for
God only could help us, and you always said
he would, exclaimed the children, running
from the bed TO the basket and the basket TO
the bed, in grateful ecstasy.
Mary looked on in fearful silence. 1t was
scene she was not soon TO forget. To her
full heart, her father seemed like an angel.
ministering indeed to the heirs of salvation.-
What privilege it was to bless that suffer
ing family' said Mary, with deep emotion,
as they rode over the ice-bound bridge at the
foot of the hill.
BY denying myself the luxuries of life,
Mary have been enabled to do this. Our
home has all the comforts of life. Now Ma
ry you have grown up, and have voice in
the family arrangements. Do you choose
that we shall buy costly furniture, splendid
decorations for our house, or shall we use
our earnings as God has prospered us, in re-
lieving the distressed, seeking out the suffer
ing, and aiding the great plans of doing good
which are every where to advance our Re-
deemer's causep
Let me be like you, father!' exclaimed
Mary, stricken to the heart. when she re-
membered how much pain she must have
caused him.
Deny yourself, and thus initiate the ex-
ample of your Redeemer, my Mary said the
father, with deep soemnity.
From that day Mary rejoiced in her home,
and was often found in many humble homes,
bearing the blessed fruits of Christian chart
ty and love.