Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-07
The four words

II L our llttle words Ola me more pood Wnci
! | was a boy, than almost anything else, said ;
gentleman the other day.
Il Il cannot reckon up all the good they have
done me they were the first words which my
mother taught me-
II Indeed what were the four little words !
| said |.
Il lie answered me by relating the following
| story.
| My father grated pear tree it was a very
| choice graft, and he watched it with great care
II The second year it bossomed, but il bore bu
| one pear. They were said to be a very mic,
kind of pear, and my father was quite anxious
to see if they came up to the mans promises
| This single pear, then, was an object OF some
concern to my father lie wanted IL to become
| fully ripe the high winds he hoped would not
blow off the pear and he gave express direc-
tions To all the children on no account to touch
Hit. The graft was low, aud easily reached by
US. 1t grew finely. Il think that graft will
meet my expectations, said my father many
! times to my mother. | hope now there Is
some prospect of our having good pears
n Every body who came into the garden he
took to the graft, and every body said; 1t will
prove to be a most excellent pear
4 1t began to look very beautifully; it was
full and round a rich, red glow was gradual
ly dyeing its checks, and lis grain was clear
and healthy.
is it, not almost ripe! long for bite. >
cried, as followed father one day down the
ally TO the pear tree.
'Wait patiently, my child; it will not be
fully ripe for week, said my father.
Il thought loved pears better than any
thing else often used to stop and look long
ingly mp to this. Oh, how good it looks, !
used to think, smackirg my lips, wish it was
all mine.
The early apples did not taste as good the
currents were not as rolshing and the damsons
| thought nothing of in comparison with this
pear. The longer stopped alone under the
pear the greater my longing for it, until was
seized with the idea of getting it. Oh, wish
! had it, was the selfish thought that gradually
got uppermost in my mind
'One night, after we were in bed my broth
ers fell asleep long before did | tossed about
and could not get to sleep. 1t was warm,
still, summer night; there was no moon; no
noise except the hum of numberless insects.
My father and my mother were gone away. !
put my head out of the window and peeped in
to the garden, snufied pleasant smells. |
traced the dark outlines of the trees. glanc-
ed in the direction of the pear tree. The pear
tree, then the pear My mouth was parched;
was thirsty. thought how good would a
! juicy pear taste, was tempted.
A few moments found me creeping down
the back stairs, with neither shoes, stockings,
or trowsers on. The slightest creakng irigh,en-
ed me. stopt on every stair TO listen. Nan
cy was busy somewhere else, and John had
gone 10 bed. At last, fairly made my way
to the garden door. 1t was fastened. 1t seem
a., =, g. ,1
| of making noise and the bolt grated.
got it open, then out and lalched il after me.
1t was good to get out in the cool air. | ran
down to the walk The patting of my feet
made no noise on the moist earth. | stopped a
moment and looked all around, then TUNED in
the direction Of the pear tree. Presently was
beneath lis branches.
Father will think the wind has knocked it
off; but there was not breath of air stirring
Father will think somebody has stolen it-some
boys came in the night and robbed the garden
he'll never know. Itremblcd at the thought
!, ,;e what was about to do. Oh it will taste so
good and father nsGer will, never can know
it he never would think took 1t.
] leaned against the trunk of the tree and
raised my hand to find it, and to snatch it. On
tptoc, with my hand upliiicd and my head
upon me through the leaves. 'THoy GoD
sEEsr Mr!' could not help saying over and
over again. God seemed on every side. lie
was looking me through and through. was
afraid to look, and hid my face. 1t seemed as
if father and mother, and the boys, and every
body in town would take me for chief. 1t
appeared as though all my conduct had been
as by the light OF day. 1t was some time be-
fore dared to move so vivid was the Impress
ion made upon my mind by the awful truth IN
those four words, Thou God seest me-. !
knco he saw me. ] teh that he saw me.
| FASTENED from the pear tree nothing on
earth would at that mement have tempted me
to touch the pear. With very different feel
ings did or eep back to bed again. | lay
down beside Asa, feeling more like condemn
ed criminal than any thing else. No one IN
the house had seen me but oh, II seemed as It
every body knew it, and should never dare
meet my fathers face again. 1t was great
while before | went to sleep. | heard my
parents come home and involuntarily hid my
face under the sheet. But could not hide
myself from sense of Gods presence. His
eyes seemed every where, diving into thc,very
depths OF my heart. 1t started a train of in
nuences which, God be praised, ! never got
over. II was ever tempted to any secret sin,
Thou God seest II e., stared me in the face,
and stood back restrained and awed'
The gentleman finished his story interested
me greatly. think il will interest many chill
dren. | hope it will do them much good.
Thou God seest me- Those four little
words are from the Bible. Hagar uttered
them. She fled in anger from her mistress,
Sarah, and went into the wilderness. An
angel met her by fountain of water. The
angel bade her return to her mistress, and told
her some things in her life which llagar thot
nobody knew but herself Thou God scest
me, she exclaimed. Then she knew it was
the angel Of God, for nobody but he could look
into the most secret things.
Children, learn these four small'words In
press them upon your heart. Think of them
when you lie down, when you get up, and
when you go by the way when alone or when
with your companions both at home and abroad
remember Thou God seest me.'-1merican
Messenger.
A NEW ARTICLE or MERcHASDIsE.-A man
named Nomer, yesterday called at the police
office to obtain redress in the following cir
cumstances. lie went from this city some
three years back to New Orleans, leaving his
wife here, and on his return found that she