Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-08

nv of them had splendid ride in spledid carri-
ages with splendid horses. All had an OPP
portunity to exhibit the life of fashion in their
dress, and Of gentility in their demaenor, and
had listened to most eloquent and harmless SER
mon, that disturbed the conscience of none; for
while it denounced all sin in general, it touched
no sin in particular, and Of course no sinner
Alas! that the Sabbath should be made day of
show, for bringing out for exhibition and envy
all the silks, aud laces, and jewelry, that illgo-
ten wealth can purchase. Alas that ambassa-
doris of the Most High do not sit more often at
the feet of the Savior upon the Mount and learn
from his example, to preach simple truths in
simple language, exposing the errors and the
sins Of the times.
Sick Of all this mockery of what is good and
holy, fastened to my chamber, and as the sun
began to Decline | felt my spiritual nature wrap
ped in sadness, and longing for communion with
those spirits who are set free from the PRIDE and
weakness, and sinfulness Of earth, | immedl-
atey sought the place where the high and the |
low the rich and the poor, the proud and the |
humble, are equally consigned to be food for
worms.-Iere, wandering around among the
dead, and reading the inscriptions upon tomb
stones, and listening to the wailing Of the wind
through weeping willows planted by the graves
Of love departed ones, spent some two hours.
AS | was retiring from this lonely spot, casting
my eye into a humble corner of the graveyard
behed little child lying upon new made
grave. As approached near, found it was
small girl about eight years of age, fast asleep.
Every now and then she would heave deep
sigh, catching for BREATH and evidently showing
that she had gone to sleep weeping AS shock
her gently, and she was half awakened she ex-
claimed in a sweet voice Father is that you!
How glad am that have found you " Poor
thing, she was dreaming Her father lay buried
beneath her, and she fanced what she was long
ing for, had happened-that she was dead and
, had found him. But as she opened her eyes and
saw me standing by her, she cried in anguish,
Don't whip me! ! havn't lost it | don't
know where it is" | spoke kindly to her, and
she soon saw that ! was a stranger. ooh" said
she, II have no father or mother. My mother
died when was born and was buried here, and
a few weeks ago my father died too and is buried
and the woman live with does not like me be-
cause / amt her chiW She has a good many
children, and when they do wrong they always
lay it to me, and she whips me for it, and when
tell her the truth, she says am liar and she
can't believe me, and this is worse than to be
whipped for my father taught me it was wrong
to tell lies, and that never should see him
again if did, and would rather die than to tell
a lie; for he SAID that if | always told the truth
and was good, in little time should sec him
and live with him forever i'll Heaven"
proposed to the child, that | would 90 home
with her, and talk with the woman where she
lived.
90, no" said she, 81 cannot go home she
will whip me to death. This morning John
threw one of her spoons away and then told her
that had lost it and when told her the truth;
she said she knew better-that lied-that John
wouldn't do such thing-and that if | didn't
find it, she would whip me to death. So look
ed for it till it was no USE and then | came here
and have been here all day without any thing to
eat, and had rather stay here all night and die
than 90 home and be whipped to death"
assured her that she should not be punished
that | would pay for the spoon, and that she
should not be whipped. And then she was will
ling to 90 with me, for she said call she wanted
was pay"
On opening the door, lctthe little girl in frs
when the old woman exclaimed, "There you lit
tie brat, where have you been We have been
hunting the city all over for you. You deserve
to be whipped to DEATH"
At this moment | entered, and the girl chung
trembling around my knees | saw at glance
that she was one of those women with whom it..
word and blow and if the word does no
come first, it is because the tongue is more lin
Der than either hands or feet. One of that kline
who never stop to enquire into matter to fine
whether a person is to blame or not, but arc a
apt, and little more so, to punish the innoccn
as the guilty-a kind of treatment that woul,
turn an angel into fend; for there is nothin!
that will harden the heart Of a child equal to be
ING blamed when they are guiltlcss, and tina
without hearing.
As the light fell upon the little child | saw sh
}, was perfect beauty. Her speech before ha
betrayed her as being of no humble parentago
She was, as have said, about eight years of age
with large blue, intelligent eyes, dark hair, an
eyebrows, light and smooth complexion, pcrfec
symetry Of form, and looked like fairy spir
it sent from heaven to beautify the earth. AS
gnzcd upon her and thought of her forlorn stu
alton, my heart was moved with compassion, an
| could not bear the thought that she should sui
fer and be ruined in that miserable place
therefore proposed to the woman to let m
have the child. This she readily agreed to-
:. Before leaving, the little girl whispered to m
something about the spoon which did not III
s derstand, when | offered topay for it, which tn
cid woman refused to receive, saying that tn
boy had found it and the girl was not to blanc
- She really began to show little compassion, an
l. the children all came round crying as took he
away.
Arrived at my rooms visions passed ava,
and earthly things began to occupy my mine
ten and l was placed where | must naturally con
and meuce thinking what should do with my litl
yer pet l had children enough at home more tina
der [ could decentIy feed and take care of, beside
un not knowing what day might bring forth.
With finally remembered that had friend VII
is had been married some years, who had no chi
oil dren, but every thing else that heart could wisl
and had heard his wife speak longingIy for a chill
llsh worthy of adoption. lconcluded that ProvdenC
rib had opened the way, and could walk in it.
cen | took the little girl to my friends related II