The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-21
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~ the autumn approached uio husband
neu Of Judah prepared Ia SOW their sued,All
things werG ready aud lliry waved lor llc
f,H Sdit Tie muniIi orNOttubrr was faSt
passing away, 0s ouch morning lhn eyes OF
The inhnhmi's of brlhlcbom Jdal, were
turned n the west, hoping Ia drsrry Ihr
gathering cloud impending over the MedIl-
cftnncnu. Not spccl was seen IN tic skies,
and the glorious slIn continued duly 10 No.
cend 10 hi- meridian nnd scorch the dusiy
hil- of Judcn, Al length The yernh' equinox
arrived lhHI should have brought the luilcr
rnini bat Il came not. Tho wells wurr dry
md the csicrns Ind nn wnicr. The ilucks
ftiutcd in the fields, mud the hcnl-men rclnrl-
cd 10 their muslcrs s sHt down before them
IA sorrow.
Ilimclccl,, The chicf"f tho lir,llrheuilc-,
looked upon Naului, tic tnilt fins youth,
aud hrhcld her Wuuntly iurm yielding 10
The famine, lie tcWruly dared Ia cbtl q
rlrndy glance upon his iwo SOM. NlAllDu nud
Chlliuu, who year ago, were twO vigorous
sprouts shooting zap IA his house, Hud prom.
lsng tn ovcrshHduw mad refresh the old age
of lhrir parents, aud maintain tie sttl rcuilcN
Of their fuuiy nu"us their people. EliWtl'
crl n.cTndcd anuihwufd 90 the heights that
o"crl1okrd the Dead Sea aud commanded %
view Of tho land of Nuuh. Tie hrhrld it,
frlds Wl 'tcuiug tptho harvest, aud a. cryS-
tai sf'cnmt snark.ing ia lle fIr, And al.
though II was laud Of the Gruiilrs where
an the pen.,l,' bowed down to Chrmo-h, gel
hr resolved 10 ~ tlilhcr, thhl ic might OBJ
tain bread aud wnt,", aud his iapily 1--we. Tie
quickly found q grave - ,his Land OF ldolnlri,
aud Naomi was len widow Wiui lirr ~"
sous blooming luin ulnuhnnh. G'"yihE ne
dictates of nature, which Triumph, ov,T con
vcuiiuunl rules, the young men looked mon
the rudiy daughters ofMonh and lnvrd them.
They chose from among ihru Ruth md o..
pull lpr wives. Ia n few wears the WdaW.
hood nf Naomi was rcn rrrd unillcrUliy
hlucr hy the loss Of her tNo sous aud li-'
hercnvcncpi of her daushlcrs.in-law, who
were lsuhly afflicted by being l"tt Chldlcss.
tn t,ftii,.sl r ",tA!t'
tnMnrds her nrupic la rlhrhcui.Judali,Gu m
Nhencc tho report had rrnchyd her that lcu.
" had ngnn blessed hrr land. Sfo arose to-
4st4.si IA Ler aAil! eiIIi.iIt ALL l.llllI aud Or
pnh accompanied her 20 the borders oi No.
alb.
Here oui proposed to- take luvc crihc-c
~ Young widow; mud her address lo-tbcm
Isl ns -uL- lle-n-nsi- InurLln4- p4AaaGGs eyer
pronounced hy the hps of woman. The c~--
scncc ui wonmu'S heart aud LupcS, Ha God
hufi rnHdc thcu j. tlisrlusr ! ~ It. She be-
gins with profound aud lnurhtug express
sion of gratitude The Lord dead kindly viii
yoA,, us Sc lave,dcat with the dcdi aud with
me- What M exalted character ofthcSc twu
Young widows does this expression snggcsi'
Their conduct towards their husbands had
been such MS TO satisfy even their mother IN
law,nnd to hccome the measure oT ihr divine
hlcrsing which she desired should he given
TO ihcui-'The Lord denl kindly with YOU rs
yo have dealt with the dead aud with me
Bur when she comes to specify the bless.
ings nf the Lord which she deems Just re.
ward for their fidelity aud kindness To their
husbands aud herself, she drscendS into The
secret fountain of the female hcnrt,nnd utters
forth the precious truth which d"ells I'M
chnurruhly there. The Lord grant That We
Amy find rest, tGch in The house ofhe- husbGrf'
Tier words recalled to these young widows
the tnppinrss of furmer. dny~; md MS their
rrruutfrr-ftft,r trrr ltt-ttt tire ftttt;s hi-,
they lifted mp their voices and wept, nnd said
I'VE will return with thee TO thy people
Tile reply Of Naomi gtows wiih :he grcuI
living truth, that women can find her natural
aud permanent rest ouly IN the 'housc of her
husband And Naomi snil--'NNhy will yc
go with ne; ] have 40 more sous that may
be Your husbands; I am willow; and had
husband, should ! also have sous, would ye
,arry for them till they me CtownS' And
when she had uttered these words, they lin-
ed pp their voices md wept again Otpal
henrkcueh TO the ndyicc'of her mother in law,
give lHr parting kiss, aud returned tn her
own ptivpie in Moab. But Ruth clavc to Ma
ON, wnA INV Hing that the beauty AMI bloom
Of youth shonld hq wasted in her service: aud
she took the advantage of the example of Or
pnl. aud suid-'l}chuld, thy sister hath gone
back unto her peoplc md unto her gods:
turn thou nticr hcr.n For ihtru Thousand
wears the answer Of Ruth tn The enrnest aud
,l-iuterestrh advice of Naomi, has stood forth
IN the history of flini Affection mud durv MS
HE sun. in the hrmHuem at hruerfr. ftrrfy'
IL no parallel to il in The records ufhumRuity.
And Ruth said, Eutrent me not to leave
thcc or 10 return ffom tItnwIur 'tttrr fit-t-t
for whittier ,hou goest. will go; mud Hhcre
thou ludgr-t | will lodge; My pGaple shall he
MY people aud thy God my ,tiad. Where
thou deSt viii Idle, RHd there will ho bur
led; the L"rIf eia so To me, and morH also, IT,
aug!,i but death shall pnr' thee mud NE"
To these words Naomi nnde no reply ihcy
we're unnnswerale; aud silently the Two
widows iotrr,yel on foot towards Bethle-
hen-JudalI. When bic relief of Elinelech
nppeure,l among Ter peoplr, they said in
fundamentally this Naomi? The sound Of
her name used to suggest to Hsl her beauty
aud happiness. Sire departed FROM us with
her husband md sons, and 10, she returns 70