The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-07-04

lions; for she fel, painfully CONSCIOUS oI
her extreme ignorance.
1t was our pastor who first noticed il
my little brother the indications OF men.
tai superiority, and we felt them 81
hoogh The magical powers Of some fs.
vored order Of beings had been trans,
ferred 10 one in our home circle; and
we loved the little Winthrop (for father
had named him for The old Governor)
with stronger and holier love than We
had previously felt for each other. Nod 10
these new feelings how much was there
IF happiness! Though there was now
less health, and OF course less wealth,
n our home, yet thGre was also more
pure joy.
have sometimes been out upon the
barren hill side, and thought that there
was no pleasure in stand Dg on spor
so desolate. have been again in the
same bare place, and there was balmy
odor in the delicious air, which made il
bliss but TO inhale the II agrance, Some
spicy herb had carpe,ed the ground ,and
though too lowly and simple TO stlrac,
The eye, yet the charm it threw around
the scene, was not lest enIran cling be
cause so viewless and unoblusve. Such
was tie spell shed around our lowly
home b. the presence of religion.
was with us the exhslallon from lowly
plants, and the pure fragrance went uT
he more freely because they had beer
bruised In our .icknes we had JOY
IN the present. and brigh, hopes for the
future.
1t was early decided that Winthrop
should be a scholar. Our pastor ssid
it must be so. sndEndcolt,w who wa,
but few years older, assisted him il
his studies They were very much TO
gether, and excepting in their own lam
lies, had no other companion. Bu
when my brother returned (rom th'
PASTORS study with face radiant
with the glow Of newly acquired knowl'
edge and heart overflow in lis desire
% impart 10 others, he usually went 10
his pale, emaciated mother, 10 give ven
10 his sensations of Joy and came 10 mt
to bes,ow the boon Of knowledge. | wa
The nearest in age. had assisted tc
rear his infancy, and had been his con,
slant companion in childhood; and now
our intercourse was 10 be continued and
sreng g,hened, amidst higher purposes
aud Io(tier feelings. was The deposi
rary of ell his hopes and fears, the sha
rer OF ell his plans for the future: and
his aim was then TO follow in the foot
steps Of EIdicott w. II he could only
be as good, as kind, and learned, he
should think himself one of the best Of
mankind.
When Endlcot became our pastor,
my brother was ready 10 enterCollege
with determination 10 consecrste him
self to the same high calling, i seem
ed hardly like reality 10 us, that one OF
our own poor household was TO be an
educated man We felt lifted up--not
with pride--fo' the feeling which ele
waited US was too pure for lhs,; out we
esteemed ourselves better than we had
yer been before, aud strove TO be more
worthy Of the high gift which had been
bssto W ed upon us. When my brother
eHl home, il was with the knowledge
hat self denial was 10 be practiced, for
nis sake by those who remained; bu.
ne also knew that il was 10 be willingly
Gay, jealously performed. SnIl he did
not know aM Even things that hersio
fore in our poverty, we had deemed
essentisl TO comfort, were now resigned
We did not even permir our mother to
know how differently the table was
spread for her than for our own frugal
repast. Neither was she aware how
ale and pslnluIIyI oiled TO preven, The
| Miro Of nddilional service npon our lillIt