The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-11-26


fellow mortalsl--God forgive me--Ihuve
libelled all mankind. Asmany black
gowued preacher does, with less excuse
than thou, old man could'st claim. W
"Let us have another search, grand
father" said Susan. You may be mis-
taken about the mantel- shelf" ~
"No, he was sure of the mantel shelf"
but he aided in the renewed search, new
ertheless. Nothing came oft, the mon
ey was MOTTO be found. wasimpossi-
bleto suspect any one but the tinker,
Onthe other hand d-and Simon knewit
well from ten years'tried experience of
his hoHesty-it was impossible to suspect
the tinker 5iGabAe h
Simon Buckwheat, thon did st not quit
theroom for one instant during the grand
child's absence, when she saw the tinker
mile upon his road. Thou did'st not
But did'st thou sleep! Dids't thou enter
upon that mystery, albeit thou art now
unconscious of itl Did the invisible
world disclose its secrets to thee, and
show thee bright winged angel with a
serene and golden brow, whose features
while on earthhad been those ofthy bed
ridden friend, deceased that morning?
+ Even so. Discourse unto us, grand :
father oflittle Susan, howit affected thee.
What! the heavens opened, and thou a
witness!-Reveal, reveal, that we too
may adore. IS F'e
He was clothed with eternal youth!
Yes; that garment awaits Us all Only
on earth angels are born and die; age
sometimes lies between at8~
Not always Witness that mother fol-
lowing the coffin of her infant child.
Andtho sawest him---sawest him in
the Superual---a white .robed spirit, with
Intelligence glancing through the I'm
mensities.--- Compared with him in his
transformation, Shakespeare and Newton
were OATS ofthe ploughed field
But thy money was stolen whilst thou
slept. sfFa
An idiot boy, Archy Page. the sport
and mock ofthe inconsderlte, came into
Simon Buckwheat's shop, when he was
busti ed with work. Archy had been out
in the fields. "Been alooking for prim-
roses; a-looking for them under the hedg-
es. They knows me, the prim-roses do
"Did you find any, Archy," asked Simon
"Iss. Simon, and daisies, but the butter.
cups and cowslips are asleep. God
hasn't tcalled them yet" He was told he
would soon. "lss, he WILSON; so moth
er told me- But dye think Simon---for
have been out in the fields listening to
them--d'ye think the birds sing like they
used to do" Thei idiot thought not, Ht
thought they used to sing "because ole
John liked to hear them, but he's gone
to Heaven" Daddy Frisk had told hin
that. "He says it is fine place. | stal
get my reason there, he says, and nobod!
there will cry 'poor fool to Archy, wher
Archy peepin at their doors But Ar
chy has caught the worlds affection
money loving. This makes him thinl
the birds sing less sweetly, and doub
whether the flowers will awake. It2i
such brave thing to have money. HI
, will not be a fool if he has it; none, at leas
will call him SO. For thus does he rea
son:
/, 80 money must be good thing yo
! know, Simon" continued the lido
). Tell me, how, does God like money!
g "How?" exclaimed the tailor: "no, Al
:, chy no; you mustn't ask such questions.
!, lis it wickedl' 'said Archy "Becaus
!, the church is God'sShouse amt it?'
> "They say 50" replied Simon. aye
what thenl
j "Why," said the idiot, "when | go
= church, they make me sit down any wher
!, and they put poor people all by then
= selves; and if they amt room, they mu
stand But the rich people have the be
!, places and the best seats. So God mu
G. like money. for he likes those best WI
= are we'll off, and have fine clothes"
"No, no, he don't, Archyg You mu
:, " not talk like that. '1is the wickedne
!, = of man that puts the rich in one plac
:. : and the poorin another. Whenever VI
- see the poor treated differently from Il
= rich, in ever so slight degree, in
+ church orin chapel, you may know tn
y, '. God is not there, and does not hearthe
- - prayers, ,&is displcased at theirw worship
IN us that true, now! Well, Archy,
d glad to hear H."
IN "But what put it into your head to ia
ii about money!" asked the tailor who
lis thoughts reverted TO his recent loss.
III The other did not reply; and when 5
he mon turned his head to discover the, re
son, he found that his visitor had disa
he peared. He had stolen out Of the roo
,lc as quietly as he entered it.
II Cbristianl does the idiot boys talk .
upon your earl Does start your bloc
ng Well may it-for on many heart has
,b pressed until dount beleaguered it, a
SO, skepticism reigned where love might ha
ruled. Look to it, as you would j
ed hereafter! jeaSs
Alchy this newinfection had $
'ok len, OF taken rather, the tailor's tive
ou guineas. He was an only son, and
mother as poor as could be, but ri
!" noblo sun bright womanin honesty a
IN, virtue. He took them to her. He Il
how proudly he would rido now. g.
ply chy will ride with them won't he moth
hu- The boys won't call Archy fool no.
I'VE But his mother asked, "where got /,
ce, the money. g-s.f4 el.'s s1s34