The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-16


l. fawn who had been startled from his stun
bers. Agnes heart died within her. Sh
i felt the sickness of "hope deferred Th
transition from expectation, from almost cer
- tainty, to disappointment, had been so abrup
!. aud SO decisive, that she seated herself on tn
d cold grass, and wept in uncontrolled emotion
9 Cheer up, lady!' said her companion
"don't be down hearted the boy will yet b,
: found. if hannah nature can accomplish it, TO
L never saw any body go cute in the wood
! as you be. And besides all that, you trust in
the Lord, and the good book says, that He
hath said, i will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee"
'ltis true" replied Agnes, ''and it is thank
less ingratitude in me to be so unmindful of
bis precious promises, and SO distrust1ul OF
Ills goodness; but my heart hovers over my
remaining treasure, as the bird futters around
+ the only nursing that is left in her riled nest.
Come, let US on ! the sun will soon be set
ting, and alas for my little one, if he should
have to spend the night in the lone desert'
They pursued the search-but Agnes with
less buoyant hopes than before. As hers
faded the faint expectations of her compan-
ion vanished utterly; and he gently limited
that she had better consult her safety aud re-
turn.
IL will die here" shereplied, rather than
desert my precious boy do thou 90 home,
and leave me; the God of the wilderness will
be my safeguard"
mo, no, lady no, no. don't value it at
all; many's the night I've lain in the woods,
with no other covering but the blessed heav-
ems"
The shadows of evening gathered slowly
round them; and the trees of the forest be-
gan to assume in the twilight those fearful
and unearthly forms which excite startling
fancies even in the stout hearted. Agnes tho't
of the helplessness and ignorance, Of the tim
idity and cowardice Of children, and the stu
ton Of her desolate little one, came over her
clad in tenfOld horrors. In the anguish of
her soul she duplicated.
"Oh Cod thou hearer Of prayer-thou
Father Of the fatherless in mercy lead
mother to her child for His sake while on
earth never turned a beggar from His feet,
oh, listen, listen TO my cry -
---" Hark do you not hear
something?" she said quickly turning 10 her
companion. They stood still" There
it is again oh, arken!'--Every fac
ulty was now strained 10 its utmost point to
ascertain the nature of the sonnd.
"lt isi-it is oh God thou hast heard
my prayer! it is his angel voice be still,
my sOul!-oh, which way does it come my
heart beats SO violently l cannot listep!"
"Quiet yourself, LADY," said the man, who
now distinctly heard the soft sweet accents of
a child. "You are right! yes, the little in
nocent is saying his prayers do believe!-
Come little further this way-where in ma
ture does this sound come FRONT Well it's
the strangest thing that we can't see him"
eyes seemed as if they would penetrate the
thickening darkess of the forest in their in
tensity. "There he is! kneeling on that
roca; that hard, bare rock. My child my
precious boy! My God, | thank thee
She sunk npon her knees but few pa
ces from her PROSTATE child. The moon
was at that moment rising in the east, as
if to gaze upon the delightful and holy
spectacle The widow and her son were
kneelIng together under the broad canopy
of Heaven; one rendering the fervent
homage of her heart for distinguished mer-
cy; and the other resigning himself in all
the helplessness of infancy to the protec-
ton and care of that Holy Being, whom
he had always been taught to love as his
Father and his God. The kind compan-
ion of Agnes looked on in silence but he
could not help bowling his heart to the
power and goodness Of Him, who had
manifestly guided their wsnderings, and
shown himself in a remarkable manner
the nearer of prayers made in the faith Of
Jesus.
i The little William was soon locked in
the arms of his doating and now happy
mother and was relating to her the SIM
pie story of his wanderings his alarm;
his trust in God; his ascent upon the rock,
to see if he could discover any signs of
habitation; his consequent disappointment;
and the feelings with which he was sub.
hitting TO his lot while their sympaIhiz-
ing protector shed tears of pleasure and
admiration.
eff this doesn't beat all p' he at length
exclaimed, swallowing to keep down the
emotion which choaked his words. "W ell
the darkest hour of night is Just before the
dawn of day and had given up the lad
for lost, the moment before we found him
But now, Just sit down bit on this log till
thev kindle the bonfire, for we shall be as
like to get further into the woods, as to
get out ofem if we trust TO ourselves"
The happy party were soon seated but
they were not long obliged to wait. The
beacon streamed upwards to the heavens;
and showed them to their establishment.
that they were not very far from their own
dwellings. The light of a brilliant moon
shown upon their footsteps and Agnes
and the kind hearted associate of her
search, returned, to awak en- happiness in
the hearts which they had left sorrowing,
and to render devout thanksgivings to the
widows God and the orphans Father.
FINE Wool IN OHIo.-We were shown,
tho other dav a samn1e of wool taken from