Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-06-05
LITTLE JoHNNY's PRAYER.

poor widow called her four little children TO
her one morning, and said to them, My dear chill
dren, this morning can give you nothing to eat
there is no more bread, nor meat; nor even pota-
| foe in the house. | have worked for you as hard
| as ever could, and am now sick and can do no
more. You may pray to God, who has himself
| said: Call upon me in the day Of trouble, and
will deliver you. - XIX
Little Johnny, who was scarcely six years old.
being very hungry, was much troubled by what his
mother had seia As he Y2s On his way e school
Heavenly Father, and my dear Savior, through
whom may come to thee, hear me, little child,
ray,-Our mother has. no bread, nor meat, nor e.
ven potatoe-do give US something, that we and
our dear mother may not starve.--Help us, 0 Lord;
thou art rich and good. and can easily help U.s.
And thou hast promised to hear the cry of the poor
and needy, so hear and help us for thy dear Sons
sake .....
This was Johnny's simple prayer. After saying
it he hurried on to school. When he returned
home in the middle Of the day, what was his sur
prise and JOY TO see great loaf of bread, large
dish of meat, and basket full Of potatoes upon the
| table, ri.
Now God be thanked said he, sfor he has heard
nv prayer Dear mother, did not an angel bring
| ali these to you through the window"
| :No,' said his mother, but God heard you when
you were praying. A lady was near the place,
where you could not see her; but she could both
see and hear you and so she sent us all these things
She was the angel that God sent TO help us in our
need And now, dear children, Jet US return thanks
to God, and trust in him always M 7t@
| The Boston Mercantile Journal says. the follow
ing statement was made at a late temperance
meeting. Young men should consider it:
Young gentleman, whose name we did not
learn, then came forward, and signed the pledge
He then narrated in a very impressive manner, the
| touching tale Of his ruin. He had, he said, been
brought to ruin BY fashionable wine drinking. Six
years ago he boarded at the fremont, at the rate
| of $3.50 week. He was now not worth dollar.
but at the time to which he referred, he coulc
| have drawn his check for $4,000 He had a most
tender hearted and pious mother, and when ne
was leaving home, her words to him were " Re-
member God and temptation" In 1886, he was
engaged to one of the most respectable young la
dies in this community. He was married In St.
Paul's church but in consequence OF his mlscon-
! duct, his wife had obtained divorce. He advis-
ed all young men to take warning by him.. Hadit
not been for wine drinking, he might have been as
respectable young man as any IN the city Of Bos-
ton. Wine and theatres, and bad company had ru-
| ined him. He had signed the pledge-and prayed
to God that he might be able to keep it.
Hmaors of the House of Commons.
was good deal of fun in the House of Commons
on Friday night, when the House sat late, and the
| members had most of them come down after din-
! ner to be present at the division. Poor Mr.. Law,
the Recorder. had got enormous brief. by way OF
speech, and every now and then. whilst expressing
some very strong feelings, he was obliged to refer
with his eye glass to his papers before ne could
| finish his sentiment. The following is specimen
| of the honorable gentlemen's speech:
81 now give the Right Honorable Baronet this
open intimation of my opinion, that wheD-that
fhang IT, ,ohere the deuce haze got to notc Let
me remind the House, which do most solemly,
| fhat-that-(hdng it, schO has taken up nay spec
facles " The principle Of this measure is, bold
! Nv assert to mslead us-to take US we know not
where. (IHere Poe lost my place again deuce
take it. ,chere am ~
When remember that the act Of settlement"
Cries of oh! oh! oh! cheers and l0ughter, amid
schich the Right Honorable gentleman sat doscn,
completely settied.)
Prof Morse, by means OF his magnetic telegraph.
has long had in view the practicability Of con-
Meeting this continent with Europe, by Keeling of
rcm and to abrupt shores any amount Of wire, TO-,
OOu miles if it were necessary--having covered
more thickly the extremi,ies liable to injury from
atriton, and the whole secured from the corrosive
effects of sea water Amy danger, he says. Of the
wire parting from its own weight in sinking, 10 OBJ
Waited by the supporting power oithe water and the
wire already sunken.