Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-11-26
No. 81. wuoLaE No. 1907.

on desolate island, like chained wild
beast" .' 7zt al.t blua7 Il
I" am sorry 10 see you are 50 easily ore.
JUDGED. Indeed, must say you have \
very narrow mind. I doubt whether yoM
! are capable Of admiring heroes. You had
better by all means be q farmer. Yoae
highest ambition, suppose, is 70 brsalsa
pair Of steers, or ride duh cart.horse %
markell l'-" % 'si' G..as
The voice of the father was heard frsn
an adjoining apartment, % s'ft isf
4" Boys, go to bed" Es 'sfs' iei
Thus ended for that night, their CONVEX.
sation on martial glory, the emily subject on
which they strongly disagreed. sTss.Er
A few lustrums swiftly and silentlypass
| by. How quiet is elapse of timein1all
ar ricul,ural village Masses of men are
not there 10 lsvetthe hillocks, or rear tho
red brick where the. forest waves, or
toss tho slumbering waters into the cauE
dron Of the steam spirit, or give the green
lanes to the tramp of ito iron horse.
Seed.lime and harvest alternate-tho
beautiful seasons complete their arnual
round. The child comes forth from tfa
arms of its mother and guides the plough;
II
heads that have passed their pRime-ther
old man leans more heavily upen' bic
sta(f-a few more green mounds are visi--
BILE in the church yard. 7".' 80 7>"1i- 27a
The features of the rural scenery which
we. have already described, were but
slightly changed. The elm had thrown
lis groined branches somewhat higher and
marked out a r ,ader circumference Of
shade. Tho brook still told an unfinished
tale to listening summer, and ia win.
ter incrusted with frost work and dia-
monds its root -wreathed basin. On the
roof of the farm house more moss had
gathered, and its rough brown fence was
replaced by q white paling. y 'g1@ -
Within was the same cheerful firesthat
blazed when we last visited il. By lis
hearth stood the same arm chairs,
but its former occupants had becomc tern
| nan,s Of that lowly bed, which no srisisg
sun awakens. In their place sat the cid
ct son, and by his side q woman Of ma
ture age and pleasing 'countenance, on
whose knee rested a fair infant. On a
pallet. in shaded nook of the apartment
Two little ones quietly breathed in the
sleep OF innocence, add at small. table.
two boys with thoughtful brows ponder
ed their lessons. wintry storm was
raging, and as the blast shook the case
ments, the farmer said to his wife, d SAB
In such cold nights, cannot help
| thinking of my poor brother. Bot SO
many years have passed since we heard
aught Of him, and his way Of life .was SO
full of danger, that it is most probable
he no longer needs our sympathy ~
F" Husband, just as you began 10 spsak.
I thought heard some one knock; OF
was it the winds str king the old elm
tree - -............. @'f'9 s@" ,l"2
On opening the door. motioAles&
form was found extended near the thrssh-
hold. A staff was still feebly gfasped in
his hand, and crutch. that supplied the
place of lost limb, had fallen at his side
With difficulty he was borne in, and pill
lowed near the fire. After the applica-
ton of ,sloratives. he opened his eyes,
and seemed TO gaze on every surround
ing ohject--clock and oaken table, and
large old bible-as on some recollected
friend. Then there was some faint
sound of 'Brother.' ~ fp.y-..}sg 30. ss9
That tone touched the tender nnerisor.
les Of earliest years. Their welcome 70
the poor wandsrer, with the broken
frame, and tattered garment was heart
felt. Yet there tears flowed freshly at
his pathetic tones. 5y' "iD se 3sfa t09aa
See, have come home to die pinned
They fastened 10 spre Id the refreshing
repast, and to press him to partake. Ar
terward they induced him 10 retire TO rest
without taxing his exhausted strength ny
conversation. The next morning he vas
unable to rise. They sat by his couch
: solacing his worn spirit with kindness,
; and with narratives of the changes that
f had befalen them and other friends in
! the peaceful spot of his birth, At inter.
e walls he mingled his own sal recital.
$ have had many troubles. But that
) which hath most bowed me down inward
~ was my dis0bedience in leaving home
against the wishes. and without tho
Knowledge ofmy parents, to be Q colder.
have fcl: the pain OF my wounds, but
the sting Of conscience is keener. Hun.
} ger and thirst have I known, and the
, prisons of foreign land. When lay
, sick and neglected, Il would someti@es
seem, in the fever dream, that ny esoth-
er bent kindly over ma, az she vosia If I
: had only the head ache--or that ay
father came with the great Bible 10 his
, hand, to read, rs he used TO do, bef0rS
prayers, morning and evening, Then |
: cried out in my agony, am 70 lnors
. worthy 10 be called thy son. Ya -"
r He paused, overcome With emotion. saa
r his brother hasiened to assure him Of thSir
perfect forgiveness, and Of the ferpas with
which he was brought ever before ,hsir fams
lily altar as the son erring yet beloved. 20
"Ah, those prayersl They followed ~
like angel wings. But for them, I migAs
; have been reprobate both TO QsS 90 1
man." ~'| ?" Aotsf va .9asf4rea aAl
BY little and little, as his febieness admit.
ted, he told the story of his vanderiass.
He had been in warfare both BY see Esd lag.
} He had heard the deep ocean resosnd 70 bat.
tie lhunders, and seen earth saturated with
the red shower from the bosom Of her sons.
He had served in the armies Of Esrope, ant
! pursued the hunted Indian in his owa native
cline. He had plunged recklessiy amid the
S lhiekest dangers, seeking every where IL.
glory that dazzled his boyhooi, bu, In vain.
He found the soldiers lot was hardship,
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