Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-06-02

ifNtN. UrctHt. 'Ith whispered ,t 2
weeping mother. you vii D., q. b, nee from
pam. arnoon'
She knew no, how ,r!ls her words would
, u, verified One o. the cl.lilcn arosc AMI
FASTENED - Ne iei. hoping g obtain some
'idir = - .Acif h,'c- Gloomy am di.,r.
roanto1. BE- retained 70 bis place rs N,yah .
bed. \ oon,ulsisc spasm shook the child .
frail body, anil again her brother .praue g.
the door. q lc,l IN vain for Ii fathers rc.
turn The dying ,afcrr c,aspci Acf ht,lc
hands in agony sho strD,c. hu, 'rui,lcs.l,
g. rcarh her muihcr. that .he n,,h, cinbr,,,.
Lcr. licr head tel back. and the glazed
eve aud parted lip told that all vas over
jus, then n -tcp wa heard On ;hc ilr.,l-
hold. ard Brian o'Sulliyan s.rodr. ~
rp,hcr ;o,.crcd into his vrc,chel hornc
i'insing small bag Of potatoes on ,hc q ound
a. be rushed u the bedside
MARY --Noah--o. Hsiia af,,fs as,horr
machrrc = he crnl wildly. Il have brought
you 100! Bat Fa,hgr Of VI rcics. what j.
this" touching The li.c'c-s hand II vi. chi,l
"Dcdi' q my darlin,s and are YOU gone
forever; Bot your sorrows are over; aud
pcrhap, II l. better. Le continued MILDLY.
".or better tia. no forbidden food has .iain.
II those spo'lcss lips would o., have
Tat departed spirit proclaim her h,lc,', .iu
among the angel. in heaven ~ dboggr'
ynnr eyes cannot nov upbraid him; and your
ears are deaf t. the voices tia, mourn over
your carly death
The elder children, aroused from their
s.upc'ac:ion by The s.h, d. food. has,cucl
L" spread the scan,y fare. cousr.'in- OF a
few cold potatoes; they would n, touch the
miserable food. until they had prevailed on
their father aud mother to share it with them.
I'rian O'Sullivan. lifting li- eye. TO- heaven.
fcrvcntly returned Thank, e. God FOR his
mcrccs, and bcsoucht blessing on their
scAn,y meal. he had for = moment, forgotten
the means hy which tina, food was procured.
bu, when the remembrance o. lis gull,
crossed h!- mind, he was paraly zed with hor.
ror. Tat he shoull presume t. III lis hand
u heaven. he who Lad broken ,he command.
men, Of God The blood rushed 70 bis
temples, and. covering lila face with his
hand lie blrs! in, - tears Deer sobs were
'only heard; AID L'tcr.y did they rcproach
Themselves for having given way to one
wo'! Of complaint. and thus caisins tlcir
father such agony o.. soul
His feelings becoming more composed. he
s.s,vc - speak some co.n.urt t. hi, children
aad with 'altcr!ng voice desired them t. cat.
The Children looked a, each other in silence,
and their souls rccolcl from the ida Of
touching il; had i; been the dcadlics. rois IN
they could not have l,aiAel it more Poor
and humble u they were. they had Lcen
noarishcd on The bead III honesty. and the,
dared not violate their sacred principles.
"Fa,hcr, said ,'.c Oldest boy. 1--WE cannot
touch that. We would sooner die we do not
blame you. father; marournccn it was no,
done Tor your own sake, though the hunger
Was sore on YOU, but for the sake Of Your
starving chilircu.'
Now ! can thank God with an uuLlush.
inc face" sail Brian Il can thank him
io' hl' mercy in keeping YOU untouched by
guilt among - many trials and tcnpia-
tio"s, and may he pardon me :or my many
sins
The latch Of the door wa raised Il, j.
The soggarM. exclaimed liriar fastening
t. NEE, MS beloved pastor JOY iun.ncd
the coun;cuanrc of all, "a bchohilug their
"r'y iIiend into whose faithful bosom were
roarcd their soro.. and, although poor
h.gsci. no LIST ~ time IN supp, Sin, their
wants; bat one young hear, Wa s,illcl fur-
ever; ~ human all could make i, tlr,b a
gain. No, in the secrecy q. the confess ional
did Brian y Sullivan relate the fearful adj
venture q. the rrcyipu. night, bat ia his
,owly cabin, by the bed whcrcon hi. dead
child slept. hc on his knees. confessed To- ne
minister q God tina, crime. which t. lin
appeared .! awful magnitude. The good
pslcs, was deeply moved. for never before
had the lips Of that humble. pcni,cn, man
b,ea,h,l forth such :. declaration; never be-
fore Lad Tie sui Of the PROSTATE sinner
been stained with guilt aud q. lie, in agony
o'sViri', 'smo'e upon his breast aua prayed
aloud pr mercy. the glance Of d-pca-urc
faded from the priests taco. and a. The ,cars
rolled down his az, cheeks Bic whispered
IA Tie poor potent csr,he WELDON ,.i.nss
that the broken anal cor,f.te heart i. nv,
lc,li.cl ia heaven. 81 tie : lee e TIC
vof!l. Bran o'Sulliyau would be- Lraul-l
n tA.cf. a.mlilisht robber. ., .lthose
who would thus coldly anl hccdles.ly con.
drnn him could bu, have entered his poor
homo, how would their hc--,- have r.sl,el
into NOW. Could ,hcy have but clzcA Ola
tic It'll a. romans # the cL.id !, hose spif.i
~as With God, a. .hs La on hcr ragged bed
hvlilt- ia Aer does grasp a Jan @. Aid
rrses af-c'ior's ofrnug 20 tie dead aal
ls,ei., To- the rp,c,. thN az. t. heaven
seeking tie toriyenc,, III, ed vorll nYnll
l.uy s-re.y - such ,cenc. taey soaM
have ro..l ilcir ows 4DleiAu4G.n
The char.Iab.e aui aux. ,u- prie,t hasten.
q - fosioic d., stolen fol to it, oHnor.
AID 10 0b'a.a rom LIN forgiveness Of slc
crime without exposing the ,r.minal and
thus q sullivan va. saved r. IN tie con.e-
quencc- Of tat si..i into vL.cA wait. AL
q, .,,afa,.r ! al tfuroUl lifr