Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-09-24
From the Columbian Magazine.
THE ALL-sE ENG EYE.
ny ]. X. PAULpINe

here a. we'll as hereafter. The outward gliding
Of wealth aud prosperity may impose on 'he resi-
Of mankind, but in the dark clOse' "hlch every
man carries within his bosom, the sPeercs ol re-
morse and fear work in the silence ol night Ike
shee,ed phos,s. unseen except by him to whom
their snecul mission is directed, shrlekng IN The
ear and ooin,inp the skinny finger OF scorn or de-
puncia,ion. The guilty live in perpetual fear
andal life of fear is 4 life Of misery. hat though
,beir crir had no witness but the eye Of Omnip.
o,snce. which penelratcs the inscrulabe obscurlly
of midnight darkness-what though years OF lm-
punity may have siilled the voice OF conscience,
blunted the sting Of remoTSe and rendered deiec-
ton every day more improbable, still there exists
one who knows it all, aud that one is omnpolent.
He can al any time draw the secret crime from
the bottom of the deep, and when least expected
unfold the dark mystery that has so long been
hidden from the eyes OF men. There is u dread
consciousness Of this power haunting the imagl-
nation of guilt and preying on It's vilals. 10 the
eye of the world it may seem prosperous and hap
py. 1t may acquire wealth and honors, IL may
be possessedof the very iullness OF outward pros.
perity; but there is u worm in the budi disease
of The heart lurking unseen by mortal eyes, un'
known and dunsuspocted except the guilty wretch
and Him who sees and knows oil things. In this
world we see nothing but the outside; we cannot
unfold the secrets oil the hearts OF others and en-
ter into those dread mysteries which batile human
investigation. Hence il is, that we ara beyond
doubl perpetually making erroneous estimates oil
human enjoyment and not unlrequenty becoming
guilty of The presumption Of questioning the JUS
uce Of Heaven for having apparently made such
u strange, unequal distribution of happiness in this
world. Nothing but the recognition Of future
stale Of reward aud punishment, IL would seem,
could have possibly reconced the superficial
view we have of those secrets with The attributes
orthe Supreme Being. The following tale, foun-
ded on fact, will illustrate this brief introducuon
More Than forty years ago traveller, journey
ing in haste aud on an occasion OF great interest,
found himself one Summer evening, himself and
his horse equally weary, coursng slowly along
Ihe bank Of a river by road equally solitary aud
wild. On the sA he travelled the country was
rough, rocky and barren, without Il habltallon for
many miles; while the opposite shore exhibited
succession of cultivated fields, beautifully varie-
gated with waving woods aud farm houses, al
most aspiring TO the dignity OF gentemen's seals'
One at distance especially caught his attention
as exhibiting evidences OF superior taste, IN the
arrangement of The grounds and the architecture
Of The building, which was much more extensive
than any other within slSht
The night came on apace and with 1t increasing
darkness, caused by yavasI massot gathering clouds
that ever and anon were lighted up by flashes ol
lightning too distant TO illuminate The oOscuri'y OF
his wuy. As he proceeded on slowly and wearI,
ly. the thunder, mutlerng alar oil IN whispered
murmurings, foreboded coming storm, and the
traveller pricked his worn-oul sliced TO quicker
mo,ion in vain, for he was quite tired out. Bye
and bve. black, condensed cloud, with ragged
edges, suddenly appeared above the high hills
that ranged along The river, about Two miles from
its banks, chequered at almost every moment by
4ie.zag lightning that lcaped athwart It's gloomy
face, and that freezing pause OF nature which SO
frequently Immediately precedes the tempest and
the rain, announced its speedy coming
The traveller gazcd anxiously around, but the
incessant flashes disclosed no place OF refuge as
he plodded along slowly and still more slowly
close 10 the margin of the river. Al length, tur
ming point of land, he was enabled 10 perceive
BY the aid of a bright flash Of lightning, whose
radiance seemed 10 linger for almost hall MN
ute in the pitchy sky, little cove sklred oy
border Of white sand, in the centre OF which nc
thought he perceived a building ol some Klnd OF
other. Descending lhe banking, which was low
and skirted with water willows, he Peered anXl
ousIy around, and, by The aid OF another flash
discovered rude fishing house, which had beel
hastily put up for the Shad season but was now
abandoned. He could hear the roaring OF tht
Atorn across the river which was nearly quar-
ter of a mile wide, and there was no Tune 10 bt
los, nor any o,her shelter nigh. The door hat
heen broken down and the traveller, warned BY
she drops Of rain that heralded the coming tor
rent, without asking leave or knocking lor admis
sion, entered the hut leading his horse alter MN
He presently discovered that the floor was cal
pe,ed with straw, and cropping about lighted on
rude sort of bedstead, formed OF rough boards
containing bed Of straw without any ticking
The wind whistled or rather shrieked along th
solitary shore, the waves dashed in quick success
s;on on The pebblv sand the rain fell in torrents
the thunder peaIed necessarily and the sky seeme
onc shee, of living fire. After while The travel
lcy. fading himself weary, unsaddled his sleec
placed the saddle at the head OF his bed Tor piIo'
and instead of Iamenling his hard fate or ul'erln
ueevish complaints, thanked Heaven tori dry ski
and speedily sank into profound sleep, the bless
ing of quiet conscience and a wearled frame.
He slept for several hours and in all probabil
~ would not have walked till morning had not h
horse, which was equally tired, hungry and abov
ali athirs,, at length taken fancy 10 step out
the hut TO the river side, where he regaed hin
self with temperance draught and signalize
his cOntentment by long, loud shrill ne,igl
which reused his MASTER who jumped up, wide
wake to see what was the matter. tie found III
scene totally changed. The storm passed ava
and night Of surprising beauty had succeeded
The moon, almost as round as young NorVal
shield, was little declining toward the wes'cl
horizon of stately hills, giving lusre to the lon
ly scene and silvering the quiet woods and equal
ouietwayes. Nothing seemed 10 live, or move
have being on earth but himself and his hors
In such an hour and such scene if man h