Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-07

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mother.
/ On the night appointed for their depart
ure, Charles rose from his bed when all
was s,Il. and softly feeling his way TO the
door. opened and escaped. II was a
beautiful night. and as he proceeded round
the corner Of thehOnse to get small bundle
Of clothes which he had concealed the day
before, his heart bea, with unusual vic.
lence, and for few moments faintness
came over him at the thought of leaving
mother and a sister. the only objects on
earth whom he had truly loved. He stop
ped for moment, as il medi,ating bet
ter resolution, and then proceeded to the
gate. which he opened and weat out
Here he again paused-turned- looked
fingered hesilated and even put his
hand again on the latch. half resolved 10
creep once more TO his little bed ROOM
But that moment the low call Of Thornton,
a. SOM istance. reached his ear-he had
lngel longer than he was aware, and
now 49, moment arrived when he mus,
60, il at all. With sort Of desperation
Of feeling. he fastened away. ahe tears
trickling down his cheeks as he hade adien
to the humble cottage which contained all
he loved on earth His bundle was sill
under his arm. and in tina, buadIe am
glad to say was "mother 'segf,. the
poke, Bible.
Before morning. the young sailors were
long way toward the seapof, whence
they expected 10 sail, and cnupIe of
days brought them quite there. The ship,
i, so happened was ready, and Charles
having been accepted on the recommen-
dalon Of Thornton. took up his line OF
duty before the mast. Shortly af.erward,
the ship weighed anchor, and stretched
forth on a far and distant voyage.
must leave my readers to imagine il
they are able. the surprise and even con
slernalion of Mrs Gran. and Alice, the
morning following Charles departure. at
no. finding him in the house nor about
the premises What could j, mean! wha,
errand could have called him away! a,
what hour did he leave! wha. accident
could have befalen him,
Search was made for him nv the in.
and sister for an hour or more, before
they ven,ured to make j, known to their
neighbors. My own residence was not
far distant; and before had Fl lished my
breakfast. a messenger in haste made
known the truly distressing snnation Of
Mrs Grant aud Alice. hasened 10 the
HOUSEHOLDER friends a, no distant hour
were there-in inquiries were instituted
messengers were dispatched around the
town, but not the sighted tdings could
be obtained. and even conjecture wa.
bafflrd. AT length, however, Mrs Gran
made the discovery that his better sui
was gone, and there was alransen, CLEAN
. of Joy on her face as she ann s&tlced tia
his pocket Bible was not in his chest
Some days had passed-long days,--an,
long gloomy nights. before any satisfacto
ry intelligence was received. and thea the
! amoun, of that intelligence was in a shor
but affecliona,e letter from Charles him
self, jus, on The eve OF sailing for the Pa
, ci6c Ocean. |, runs thus:
"MY DEAR MoTHER:--Can you. will
you, forgive me the step | have takel
without your knowledge or consent! NJ,
! heart has smote me every hour since
1 left you. l am at -, and on boar,
the ship -, which sails in an hou
for the Pacific Ocean. Fondes,, best o
+ mothers. do not grieve; | will one da
' return TO bless and comfort you and m
dear Alice. must do something for yo
. and her.-Kiss her for me. Mother,
r can write no more, only hope sha
e have your prayers. | have got my peck
!. ct Bible, and shall keep it next to m
h heart.-Farewell. Your a1ectionate SO,
h =. S. have somewhere read, what
i am sure will prove true in my own case
n "Whereer rove-whatevcr realms / see
My heart. untrammelled, fondy turns to thee
By some means, the latter did no. reac
!, the post Office as soon as it should hav
. done, and the uncertainty bore heavily q
! the hearts of the mother and sister. III
, postmaster on its arrival kindly sen, il
!, me; aud hoping that it contained ,idn!
>, of the lost child, veniured to break Il
9 seal. 1.-THE tru,h-sorrowfuly il was
was a great relief. and was fell to be
by Mrs Grant and Alice. Yet for a Sc
son and who can marve! hear
were filled with sadness. which scarcel
admitted Of allevialion-i, was dar
and mysterious providence. and whe
!" friends called in, az they often did.
II administer consolation, the most they d
was to say. His ways are in the Sc
and his judgments pas. finding out.
But time does neutrality-suspicious. do
d more. BY degrees these sorrowing on
IS were able to pray, and as the Christie
+ poe, says, Prayer makes the darke
:. cloud Withdraw
IS But there were days Of keen and bitt
~ anguish. and in those nights, when Il
s. storm swept its angry BLAST across the
~ humble dwelling, and rocked their be
j. il was impossible for mothers hea
Il not TO tremble for her sailor boy. far I
a upon the stormy ocean. and perhaps sr
ering the perils of the billowy tempest.
re But even at such times she was enabl
n to commit herself and her wanderi
e. child to the care Of covenant keep,
as God-u,tering the language Of holy co
VI tidence-.Hls fai,hllness is as the eve