The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-04-15
From the Philala. Saturday Courier
The Lord sent it if the Dew Brought it.
BY Our BORo

:
BY OUR BOBD
In my younger days | was what people
call a ''wii chap, and rather think | was
something of high boy. Anything like fur
! stirred me up from the bottom, and the way
''went it, sometimes when was stirred
up. people said was rather curious.
believe my respect for religious people
was not quite so high as it should have been
hot so high as it is now This grew out
OF two things detective education and
! thoughtlessness. Ten or Is years added to
! my mortal life has sobered me somewhat and
al tins present writing, ! own 10 profound
respect for religion. state tins that neither
the gay nor thoughtful reader may misnn-
derstand me, if the story | am golng relate
should seem to peal with some levly IN mat
tiers held sacred: think the rebuke got
often as have laughed at since, pullhe
laugh completely Oil me and my companion.
Thee resided in my neohb orhood poor
widow, whose means of supper, were eX.
ceedingly limited. Between nnrsing her
self for rheumatism, and spinning and knit
ting most of her lonely lime was passed: |
| am ashamed TO sa Y. that. on one or two oc
caslonS joined some wild young chaps in
playing oil tricks upon her, such as making
unusual noises about the house at night,
smoking her almost TO death by putting a
| board over the top Of her low mud built
chimney, and such like doin4s. that we
thought rare sport, but for which we Geserv-
ed little wholesale chasIsenent, if there
had been any one authorized TO administer
It.
One night soon after dark, it happened
that was returning home in company with
/ IA merry fellow about my own age, and had
to 90 by Old Granny Beuders cottage. had
been IN the Town and wa, bringing home
couple of .'Baker's Ioaves,' of which some
! OF our folk, We're as iond as city people are
of getting now aud then Il good taste OF couu-
try "home made
''lom' said /, as the old woman's cot
Ia9e came in sight at IA turn ofihe roads sup
pose we have little fun with Granny Ben
der!'
agreed" was Toms answer, for he was
Away ready for sport.
We had tulIy decided upon what we
would do when we came up to the cottage,
ana paused TO settle our mode Of annoyance.
i'he only light within was the dim flicker
ing Of IA few small sticks burning on the
health As we stood near the window.
listening 10 what WAS golng on inside: we
found that Ora my was praying, and a it,
lie 10 our surprise, askin" for food.
Gas she expects to get food from heaven"
said irreverenlly, - suppose she will have
to be Accommodated"
AMI tuning from the window clambered
up aoioe'essly. 10 he top OF her chlmney-a
iea, of no great difficulty, and tumbled my
two Ioave> down,
When reached the window again, in Or
der to see what effect this mode OF supply
would have upon Granny Bender. found
the good old creature aa4- her knees. pnuSy
DhatIkiny God for having answered her pray
er.
''rhat's COOL SAID to Tom, 'uow ism /
i!'
Il rather think it is.' replied Tom
"And is the old woman really such fool
as 10 think that the Lord answered her pray
er, and sen, her wei baked loaves OF bread
down tie chimney"
mo doubt OF IT,
at won't do to let her labor under this
mistake: no never in the world" SAID |.
Halo! GRANNY and | threw open the
window, and pushed my laughing face int
the room.
She had risen from her knees, and was
about putting piece OF bread into he'
mouth.
Nov, Granny Bender!' said | "it ism
possible that you believed that bread came
from heaven? Why, you old sinner you,
threw it down the chimney"
By this time the old woman's counienanCe
was turned fully towards me, and by ,he
dim light of the feeble fire, | could see tina
there were tears of ,hankluncss upon he
faded and wihered face. The expression
of that face did not in the least change
'houg! there We're deep rebuke in the tone:
+ of her voice, As we'll as in the words she vi
tered, as she said -
"rhe Lord sen ii iflhe devil brough, it,
You may be sure that vanished ns,aute
while Tom clapped his hands and shouted
Good! good! Too good. Oh dear! bul lh'
old lady was too much for yon that time.
> with s'indry other expressions of like tenor
, | tried to laugh with him as lie went home
and did langh, perhaps as lond as he did
| I,f,.p ,l,N,. ,l,Nt M,
c pear 10 do me any good.
Y After that | let Granny Bender alone.
y The hLeOnidas" Letter,