The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-01
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Special Providence.

that on their return from the expedition,
the people of Que vicinity would entrust
| their collective gains to one man to bring
over! .Oh, uo!'sa,d he, don't believe it.
It is hard trusting any one in this world.
A priest going along one Sunday on the
road, saw boy in ragged dress dang-
ling his feet in the water of a brock that
run by it.
well, my boy ; said the good father.
what makes ven sit there to>day, and
why don't YOU 60 to the ctlapell'
At is because I'm not 6t to be seen
there, because Of my raggedness Of my
clothes, said the boy.
And who may your parents be, and
and what are they doing, that they don't
see you better clad and going to the chap
ell on SundayE
4 can't exactly say replied the boy,
what they may be doing just now, be
cause they have been dead some years,
and get along as well as Can without
them. ...
But you should not neglect gong to
the chapel said the priest, 'and if ,ou
are ashamed OF your clothes, why ! would
have youget up betimes in the morning,
aud step into The chapel when no one is
there, and say yours prayers, and depend
upon II, God wii be dropping something
in your way.
So the boy ,hapke ed his reverence for
his advice, and promises to follow it,
Some time after, as the priest was going
the same way, he saw the same boy, but
now very much altered in appearance aud
being very well dressed.
well, my boy, did you follow my ad,
vice, and do you now go to the chapei!'
AN! bless you reverence replied the
lad, shat did, indeed, aud | wish had
seen yon years before, for II was the best
day of my life when did see you
How was that said the priest.
why, God bless your reverence! got
up early in The morning, as you advised
me, and went aw~y to the chapel, aud as
l did not want to be seen, | slipped in
quietly and got behind the door, and be>
gan to say my prayers, and sure enough,
it was just as your reverence said il would
be--Providence was after dropping some
thing in my way directly. Wnen first
went in there was nobody there, but pres,
emily there came blind man, and he put
his head into the chapel and said is ther e
l.
ed for kept quite still, for would see
what Providence would be AFTER the blind
man entered and made his way TO seal
and began saying his pray ers, and present.
y, ly another blind man came and put In his
head and said, is there any body herel'
And the first blind man answered and
said, 'rhere is nobody here but me, and |
am blind And with that the second
blind man entered, and sat down by his
side and began to talk. And the Que
blind man asked the other how long he
years.
Eighteen years! that is very long
time; why. you must have made pow ef
Of money in all that time.'
Nay replied the first man, mot SO
much as you would think-bad has been
my best luck. have only saved E1o,
and have it stitched into my cap here,
lest any one should steal it,
and that is very odd, i faith, said the
second man, sfor have been blind only
six years. and have saved just Flo, too,
and have it stitched into my cap here
that nobody may steal it,
And with that, your reverence SAID
the boy, Il saw that all your reverence
had said was the truth; aud that Provi-
deuce had dropped some thing in my
immediar ely. So went up softly 10 the
men, aud took each his cap out OF his
hand, aud made for the door. Bot, chi!
the two bIud men, but they we're aston
ithed. and they seized each other by the
throat, and one said-'Oh, ye thief of the
world! but ye have stolen my cap and my
money from mel! aud the other said
Nay, ye thief of the world, but We have
stolen my cap and my money! And to It
they svent like furies and when the peo-
pie came into the chapel, they foun them
rolling on the floor, aud screaming that
one had robbed the other, and the other
had robbed the one-but no caps nor
money were there 30 be seen--and then
both were more astonished than ever
But was by that time far across the field
blessing your reverence for the true words
We had said TO me, for, true enough, Prov
idence had dropped something in my way
all at once. Aud now your reverence
sees that dress decertly ns any bd, of
them all, and 60 to the chapel every Sun.
day; and often bless the day that | me
your reverence as did,