Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-06-02
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lad reached ,hcir L,s. wa.nov c,enine
aud .l,houg' The sun iai sc.. ,io he., 4
tic summers day remained In all It's orp1c..
sisc 'trvrr Bran q sullivan lccl I'd aroun,
uPn his vile aud helpless family. and a
monetary CLEAN Of ,erou.y flashed iron
us sunhcn cSe-.or the fire, time the muir.
muir ot iInpaiieoc- ruse from b., lrs. The
cry for food had died away. bat Whom be
iac. the sudden glance or his ,,yor starving
Children. h.. heart .w.liei With intpl,rabl,
anguish " sound uas heard save occa.
sipna.'y The s'iacd rroan e tie ,onnrcs,
child thu l'.lc Norsh who Law on 4 straw
pallet. resting her f,,crod head upon her
mothers hrca-, thus the hours passed
unmarked Wv Any change some,,u,"-. bu,
worry seldom. thcre was heart <.n.l.pg ap-
peal FOX food. aud the low cry o. hunger
hur., from The lip. u the Younger children.
NiluisA, came. aud found the mother ,till
watching -, the bel O! her d,in, clil1. the
inmates os the wrc,ched bowel had sunk t.
rcst upon ~, carihon ADor. Mars - Sul
van al in hfca,hlc., sihnc,. h,ici,iny g.
the uneasy anl uurc'rcs'iu, slumlof. o. lof
helpless family and gazing on the wasted
face of her iayOri,c clll. Sometime a
heavy sish. OF low moan, attracted her
attention; AID directing her eyes to whore
the sleeper las. she would .t.scry by the
feeble ray Of the Pickering rushllght skel-
ctoh arm stretched forth, or the shadow
figure OF some Child. who had arisen to OBJ.
tain lt,.c water to cool hi, rarchcd lips
At length, from mere exhaustion. she Tell
into heavy .lumhcr, from which shc was
aroused by tie tones Of her husband voice.
She startled wildly: !or never before hal
word, Of such fearful meaning me, her ear.
MARY, Gesora, you shall not lie. If these
hands can get you food lac exclaimed -
Il have been driven t. this, rot through my
own faults but from the lcar,lo.. cruelty of
oppression Of those who can. aud viii not
save. Shall sec nay children d, ing aba,
me, while thcr. j, rlcniy n The land I"
Ills wife. terrified and amazed. glanced
timilly ., her husbands face, AMI there she
me, look that chilled her hearts blool-
the look OF determined guilt and ycnscanc
Bursting into tears. and unable T. reply,
she pointed - their sleeping chill O'Sa..
Esau kissed the lit,lc sufferer, and for Il mo-
ment the .cSeri'y pi III, gaze disappeared !,
bat the emac.A,ci face .. his poor, patient
wife. recalled lis recollection, and the awful
thought tina. she Was also dying FOR wan. u
food alnos, maiicnci him.
"Mary. agliist macarcc. must lose YOU
,oo.' Il, exclaimed wildly. God of heaven
.Aa Is dying. Anl have crouchcd upon
my kuecs, and begged for apar, Of the d,g-
food a crumb of bread, to save you. dazzling
Of M heart, bat WAS spurnci FROM the
opprcs,or's door. and tod t. be gone. aad
wogl. 70, III, food. Even then could have
forgotten the hard heart, that worked our
ruiu, | could have blessed them on their
beds o! down, and prayed tia, the cli.l, o!
poverty might never rcaol, them, bu, now
tue cup .. sorrow is filed. AID viii no, see
M treasures dir, before have u.adc another
effort 10 save them
H. arose hastily, aud. trembling from cx-
haus,ion. quilted the cabin. Ills eldest s,n
a boy .. d.,ccn, rushed after him, and over
taking him few steps from the door. be.
slug',, o. him g. return, A. they were ab.e
t. bear L l..,lc loagcr. he SAID and as soon
a. the morning d,.ncd he Would seek Cox
som employment,
Ny poor b." sail The ama4cl father,
YOU cannot change my purpose, rc,urn
home. and le, M away, FIR i. crime mus,
STAN this hand, it must be in the darkness
%. night, when 10 human eve can see the
d,ush e shame on Your fathers check"
3D.. the eye ofGol," said the boy. mill
Is. "you caanot hide that"
90, shawn. siy no more was The reply
&c ,i will forgive me fr he knows the -
,ri,l, have borne
The boy still cn.rca,oa, hu, IN vain; b.
then begged tia, he Nigh; bo permitted to
accompany lis father bat Bran would no,
hear Of ,hi. lie could not bear to oc the
means O: leading biz own ch.llrcu into tie
path Of guilt all shane; and q, how the
strong hear, ofthe unhappy father ,hrobbcl
With agony, a. be- Thought %! the time. no,
FAR di,,ani. when li, Children lucli around
him. ana with their in.an, Voices joined in
the PRAYER. Load Us not into temptation.
Bran O'Sullivsn remembered this, and,
embracing lis son. he besought h,un. With
fHlT@ 10 th'A - 'u' NHN' ~ IN''li7N '.''
l., him do tie Grand ...ne. Aal iaas ,hcy
parted.
shawn stood z r s.me IN lu.eni- listening
g. Tie sound Of li- father footsteps, as h.
FASTENED on 1, lpucl, way HIS mlnl wl'
Strangely conf ed b, al h. had heard and
wi,n.s.el. aul b. could uot bHa. himstf a.
Lclc,e in TIE possibility q lis ta:hc' .
e n..;,,in,a crimc: that i.thcr wio lad
-ceiucl. 10 b.. young Imagination. the 'ory
emblem q all tl.-, vac good aud A,ly H.
Couldn't L,h,ye tia, the God he bad scr.,l
fai,hfall, would iescy. L!n now, in tic Aoui
Of ir,.l aud Danger.
The .ammcr', U ,ring i.vnei, 4 bright
Is the sunbeam, ic.. sron the home q mise-
~. Hm,. dill ay' Alas how many
such home, darkea W. beautiful anl f.r'ilc
lanl. h,a counties. src sucL .esaca - de-
oi,.trn The lapry llrls furcrlnc Amnn.