Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-03-08

covered a roof aud chimney ON slope not
Ear Off
"Why, father it's a Int you are going
10 p The strong horse found some diff
Guilty in making his way from the main path
toward the house. They reached the door.
The steps were unshoveIled. The snow
had been soiled by no human step, and no
signs Of active life were visible since the
storm. IL am sure nobody lives here" said
Mary, as her father jumped out of the
sleigh, ADD, making path with his feet,
| lilied the latch Of The door. He entered
and disappeared for few minutes as this
the call father meant to makew thought
Mary, surveying the building The
next moment he was by her side. "Come,
Mary, lei me take you ia my arms child
aud carry You in; the snow is pretty deep"
"How funny, father p said Mary, laugh
ing to find herself in her fathers arms,
which she had long since reinquished TO the
other children.
What scene did Mary behold Two
children were croucbed beside few sticks
of green wood. which they were in vain at
tempting TO kiude; their blue legs and pur-
Pile arms boosted not even as scanty a coy
ering as the body, with its thin calico. A
few potato parings lay upon the hearth,
which one seemed greediIy chewing
"What privilege to be Christian r. and
Mary turning suddenly, beheld the skinny
arm of woman extended from low he'd
"Oh, Mr.. Lee, knew God would not for
sake u.s." Tears glisiened in her sunken,
gray eye, aud even the white hairs which
tba c,rabo.1 .c
reward declared, seemed like a halo around
that dry. withered face, resplendent with The
emotions of thankful heart.
"This severe cold has set in so sudden.
lly, we feared you might be in want and have
come TO help YOU" said Mr.. Lee, kindly
taking the sick woman's hand ''you have
been i'll again, am afraid This is my Ma
ny, Mrs. Jones" and he drew Mary TOWARD
the bed.
"God bless you my dear; God bless you
for leaving your warm home to come anc
see an old one like me" said the woman II
a broken voice, "and you are going TO BE-
like your father, finding out the sick and re
lieying the poor. Oh, Miss Mary, it's you
father that denies himself for his Master
cause. II is not he that spends his none,
gewgawing, when nobody that's snfferin.
can't come TO him without finding help som,
way; it's me that knows that indeed. Yes
it's me !" aud her voice choked aud he
, eyes blinked, and she covered her face a
in silent blessing. Meanwhile Mr.. Lee wa
: aiding the children's efforts about the fire.
We've got on four potatoes there, Sir
said one, "and they amt warm yet, as, il
: disappointment, he thrust his fingers into
pile of cold ashes. "Oh, sir, don't yol
think they pW roast to-day 7" turning hi
: peaked, disquieted face up 10 Mr.. Lee, a
he made the anxious inquiry. aft you d.
not have potatoes, you shall have someihin.
my child" said Mr. Lee, patting the boy OF
his head. "Shall we ohp he exclaimed
: earnestly The good man then went to III
sleigh and bore in basket filled with object
for immediate comfort 1.-The Lord b
: praised |" ejsnlaied the aged Christian !
: ''that's he, that's Deacon Leer' "Grand
mother. you prayed and you told us to pray
for God only could help us. and you aIway
! said he would" exclaimed the children
running from the bed TO the basket, and tn
basket to the bed, in grateful ecstacy.
u Mary looked OH in fearful silence. II wa
: scene she was not soon TO forget. L
= her full heart, her father seemed like an an
! gel, minis.ering indeed 10 the heirs OF sa
J, walton. "What privilege it was TO bles
= that suffering family !" said Mary, with dee
emotion, as they rode over the ice-boun
. bridge at the foot of the hill.
: "By denying myself the Injuries of ifi
y Mary, have been enabled to do this. On
+ home has all the comforts OF life. Nov
Y Mary, you have grown up, and have voic
y in family arrangements. Do you choos
y that we shall buy costly furniture, spendi
e decorations for our house, or shall we us
our earnings as God has prospered us, in r,
9 lieving the distressed, seeking out the suffer
2 ing, and aiding the great plans of doin
= good, which are every where TO advance ou
: Redeemer's cause 7"
L "Let me be like you, father - exclaime
, Mary, stricken to the heart, when she r,
membered how much pain she must hay
e cost him.
9 "Deny yourself, and thus initiate the e,
. ample of your Redeemer, my Mary" sal
her father with deep soemnity.
g From that day Mary rejoiced in her home
p and was often found in many humble
e homes, bearing the blessed fruits Of Chris
h iian charity, and love.
; PoRTsMoUTn, N. H., Dec. 1913.
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; ExERcIsE.-'W alking, said Jefferson, 4
II the best possible exercise. Hibituaie YOU
self to walk very far. We value ourselye