Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-11
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times in the breast Of the young maiden,
and she learns to heaIkeD for q well
kaowS fsotsssp, OF 10 blush a,Jhe mention
Of an unconscsous'y cherished name. Bu,
this never yet had been the case with
Fife and though many 'sIranger-lads'
Ionged nightly TO break through The
sanctiiy Of their minister's presence, md
have chat with his sweet daughter, yet
only occ asionaIly would one of,heM nsm-
Der, and he the boldest, venture 20 break
tbro' the charmed barrier--and Effie
was thus fancy free.'
The days Of persecution had com
menced, and Robert Cameron had be-
come in many respects a changed man.
So long as he thought there was any
possibility Of the storm blowing over, he
had counselled gentleness, moderation,
and, as far as possible, obedience to the
powers that be > but, when once tho
blood hounds Of persecution we're un-
loosed, no saw the day for mild counsels
was past Every feeling then became
merged in one--that none OF his h"ck
should abandon their faith. He knew
that, constituted as men are, iallibl- and
imperfect, a degree of resenlmen, To
wards their oppTessors was most iavor"-
bile to an adherence to the prescribed
tenets, and The faithful maintenance Of
them through the storm Of persecuiio
that was abroad. Thenceforih the mild
radiance which had formerly character
lied his sermons 10 his people, became
as the forked lightning, which served u
like to light up the way Of the faithful, as
they stumbled onward through the gloom,
and to warn and terrify ihe fain,-hear-
ed Bu, the conss quences Of such a
change were obvious--from, being the
least, he became one ofthe most obnoxi-
Gus Of his sect and even more obnoxi-
Gus, because he hsd bsesA 6rsl the kas.
go.
The head and front OF the persecution
in the section Of country where Mr..
Cameron lived, was very wealthy
farmer by the name Of johnson. De-
see nding from an old covenanting family.
he had always, until the tempest began
to threaten, attended regularly UpoD Mr..
Cameron's preaching. lie was the
we althiest, and OF course one of the most
influential members OF his church, and
the first to fall away. Not only did he
renounce the faith in which he had been
educated, but, in accordance with the
old maxim that 'ooe aposiate Is worse
than ten infdels,' he became very open
and bitter in his denunc iation OF those
who still adhered TO it. Mr.. Cameron
could not, even il he had felt The dlspo-
sitiop, allow such a giarTng apostacy To
pass over in silence. He held him up
10 the adherence Of his hearers the next
Sabbath, as a traitor to his name, his
conscience and his God. He pictured
him as OF like nature with Judas, one
selling his Lord and Master TO acquire,
and the other to retain, the good things
ofths world the "thiry pieces OF silver"
The effect Of such sermon, the pur-
port Of which was soon conveyed to
Johnson's ears, was as might have been
supposed. In proportion as he felt that
his old associates hated and despisrd
him, became his hatred OF them, and. his
desire to grow in tho favor of his new
friends. And though he had Do, taken
at first IN active part with the persecu-
tors, he soon became one oiihe most vi
olent and unrelenting Of them. In on
espe cial manner his hatred ragged against
MIR. Cameron, who in short time was
obliged to leave his home, visiting his
family only by stealth, and take refuge
in the hiding places among the hills.
Il Ii was sweet morning IN summer,
and Mr.. Cameron, who had stolen into
his house JUS, before the break OF day,
was sitting between his wife and daueh-
ter, narrating in a light, playful tone,
what it was very evident from their faces
they thought was no light matter, his
adventures since he had last departed
from them, when lad who bad been de.
pu,ed to watch and announce the sp-
proach Of any strangers, burst into The
room with the information that party Of
soldiers had renched the vicinity Of the
cottage unperceived, and were already
on the point of entering ,hs knle enclo-
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