The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-06

.e. much true poetry. II is fall Of that loving,
trusting spirit which seems 10 say, put truth in
ihs way Of tie child, and il viii love ii; lead II
NJ 10 God, aud ii viii forever seek him.
A., old man, Susan Lees Grandfather, had
lost twelve sovereigns. This was large sum
for him. tie had piled one upon anoiher--a
small Trsjan column. He had not quilted his
room; all day lys had set croe-lsgged upon his
,si!or's board hard at work; but the money was
rome. Who could have entered unseen, nn-
heard, and taken III 1t was strange, very
strange.
Tho child (s;usan) was never 80 uneasy. The
dny WAS getting far advanced, an It was neces-
sary thai she ,hould think OF returning home.
Shr iniinated Ibis to The cid man: he acquissced
by a nod of tn, head, but spoke moi a word--did
not raise liis eS cs from his work. Heaven. did
he think that she-----. Sine could not bear The
though She Withdrew into tho little garden,
ana seating herself upon an oil stone bench,
wept in agony.
The birds sang blilhely, early In the season a
| il was. Susan sat ami wept on tha oh bench.
She coull not endure to lie II moment longer
under such sn imputalion. But perhaps, afsei
eli, her grandfather dii not suspect her. She
| would clear her mind Of doubt. SO, starting
eagerly from her seat and wipipg her eyes, she
reiurned to the room.
"Grandfather," she said, "do you think that
have taken those sovereIsns2 Oh, don't say
| you do--pray DON'T Say you know me better
| Than that" She held her ciasped hands towards
him, ana Ia GREATNESS suspense awaited his
reply.
| mo, Susy," he said. presenily 81 don't
think YOU have taken them, for YOU could never
| - fifth.
intended 10 have given you six of those sove-
rrigns, 10 pay for schooling for yon folly in
tended to i.aVe done that. No, Susy; you ddn't
take ihem.--at least, 4 hope yoa d,d"L"
! For oil the SUI sireamed into the room, an0
shea paflsh light into the hooks ami Tecessrs
that were obscure other ;iines, she saw nothing
the room contained, II grew suddenly dark.
Shewa seized with vertigo, and fell unc0n-
sciOus To the floor,
Reader, you are hones;-of course you are.
Were you charged with thcft--oPenly, or
by inuendol Dill Tie disgrace ever burn into
your soul--ihc disgrace Of being suspected!
Oh, pity poor Susan Lee, who, hearing her
grandfather speak those terrible words, 81 hope
YOU Oiin't." fell to the ground Ia her innocence,
oyrrtaken by sy ncoPe. 10 jump from ms shop
board-io seize her in his arms, and carry her
into the garden. that the fresh mir might vsil
her brow heuliDgly-were the first proceedings
of Simon Buckwheat. Ola man, thou art terri
lied. lie thy terror Thy punishment, for thou
hast grievOusiy wtonged u future angel.
How ,enderIy he hinged her in his arms,
when her life returned sgain.-with wsverag
consciousness, for as yet she only fIiAily under
stood her position.
"Granaisiher," she said, kissing the old mans
cheek, II have had terrible dream--i thought
had robbed you, haven't, have l2''
< .No.Sweet susan; no, sweet, darling Susan;
T mo. my pet any lsdy-b Robbed ne. On,
ne, no. DoAt tremble so, my lamb"
She old treobble, and wept ia renewed sgony,
as sine recoieS ted all,
"G;rsnCisstSer, il YOU think that took those
twelve poseHsk, how mistaken YOU afel''
"You did dot take them, nay darling"
"But, g.Sasfather, pbo dld take them. fheal'
IL was a qdesiioa 10 which reply couidber
given. Without tile act of human appropi a.
iion, they seemed to have oisaPpeareG. Sunon
had never once, even for all instant, quilted the
room.
r Strange, most strange.
Could it Ice THE TINKER
The affair OF The purse came strongly back on
usau's recollection.
eli he Gil take tiiem," cried Simon, IL will
1 nsyri--' Bat he Jeff the &c atrnce unfu-
isheI.
You will never what, grandfiiherl' asked
Susan.
"Gol forgive metz said her relation 81 was
aEoat TO say that | would never trust hu,naD
, bring rgain,--bat wcuid, Susy, woGit. Yes
though knew the tinker 10 be oisl;oaesi,
wouiI place ihs same confidence in my neigh
: Dvrs that have hitherto placed. Oh. who an
anJ what AN !, that in nv desperate ignor-
nee should care for one moment TO Insist on
the uuvtr sal Gepravity Of my fellow inortuis
4 God forgive mel have libeiied all Mankind
Az many blsck- eoRned preacher does, with
lees excuse than thou, old uIan, couG's ciaiin.
'Let Us have another search, grandfather
said Susan. "You may be mistaken about Ia,
e man;et-sheli,
mo, he was sire Of the naniel-sheit;" bur
he aided in the renewed search, nevertheless.
Nothing came Of ii, the money WAS moi to be
found. IL was impossible 20 suspect any one
, Dut the tinker GA the other hund---and Simon
knew il well from ten years tried experience OF
his honesiy-it was impossible TO suspect tie
tinker.
+ Simon Buckw wheat, thou dii'st not quit the
: reom Tor one instant during the grandchili's
absence, when she saw the tinker mile upon
MS roa1. Thou didst not But oiI'siihou sleep:
DiI st lhol eater upon mystery, altriL t,Uu
E arr now unconscious oil III DiI The iuvisibie
woriJ disclose its secrets TO thee, anu show thee
! bright-winsed angel with serene aud golden
brow, whose features while on eat In haI been
those Of thy bodii1den friend, deceased that
lnorningi
Even so. Discourse unto M, grandfather OF
little Susan, how IL effected thee. What! the
heavens opened, aud thou witness. Reveal,
: reveal, that we too may adore.
He was clothed with eternal youth. Yes;
that garment awaits US all. Beyond the tcrren.
no angel grows OLD. Only ON earth angels are
sorn and ole. age sometimes lies between.
Not always Witness that mother following
, the colin OF her infant child.
AnG thou sawest hn--sawest him ia the SUI
pcrnsl-a white-robed spirit, with Intelligence
giaucing through the Immensilies. Compared
with him IN his transformation, Shakespeare ana
Newton were OATS Of the pioughei field.
But Thy money WAS stolen hilst thou slept.
An idiot boy, Archy Page, The sport and mock
Of the inconsiderate, came into Simon Buck
whcst's shop when he was busted with work.
Archy had been out in the fields. "Been a.
looking FOR prim-roses a-lcoking for them uuder
the hedges. They knows me, the prim-roses
do" ibid you find any, Archy," asked ST.
mon. "lss, Simon, and daisies, but the butter
cups and cow-slips are asleep. God hasn't called
hem ye;.' He was told he would soon. "lss,
he will soon; mother told me. But dye
think, Simon,-ior have been out in the fielas
listening to them-d'ye think the birds sing like
,hey used 10 DO" The idiot thought not. He
thought they used 10 sing 'bccauso old John
liked 10 hear them, but he's gone to Heaven
Daddy F'risk had told him that. "He says it Is
a fine place, shall get my reason there, he
says, and nobody there will cry 'poor fool to
Archy, when Archy peeps in at their doors.''
Bat Arcly hss caught the worlds infection