Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-11-28

" hich. as they approached it. Fergus saw
was q horse and sleigh, half buried. The
horse Stood still, nearly exhausted. and the
buffalo. ms in the sleigh were completely
" hiIened with the falling snow.
Fergus came up with The traveller TO the
sleigh, and found there was lady sitting
in il. The man spoke TO her and told her
there was a fire short distance off the
road, and that she must try TO walk to it
but she was drowsy and stupid and dio not
want 10 move. The traveller took hold OF
her to raise her up, and spoke in very !
decided tone, and she accordingly rose, /
shook the snow off her cloak, and prepared |
TO step out into the road. The gentleman
opened her cloak and took from her liu,e
child which she had been carrying, ard
then told her to walk along mmenseiy
after him. Fergus went before, Ioiio"lu2
the track he had made through the SLOW in
coming from the fire.
The lady's strength and spirits revived
by the exercise, and IN short time they
were al. comfortably established by The ire.
uCN NOHSN'tS iAsOiS cPssoo WV"
a large number OF hen!ock branches, and
then Fergus and The traveller went back 10
the se,gh. They unharnessed the horse,
and put all the buifaIo.skins and blankets
which were in the sleigh, upon his back
and Fergus led him along towards The fire.
This Traveller h,m>ei! followed, witha hatch
ct and basket Of bread aud cheese hich
he had IN the sl.gh-bo .end then returned
to the fire. They fixed up some stakes IN
the brush.fence and Ia the snow and spread
their butiaos over them so rs 10 make quite
comfortable shelter and by The time they
had got fairly established in their encamp-
men, the night was hall gone. Fergus HIM.
self was soon curled up IN u corner, sound
asleep, and even the traveller himself nod
ded several times as he sat leaning back
i against the bushes. About three O'Clock
he got up to replenish the fire, and found
to his great JOY that the stars bryan To APP
pear through the thin clouds.
JUS, before sunrise he awoke Fergus.
The skv was clear, and "A cold wind WIS
blowing from the north. west. That wlnd
had been at work, for two or three hours,
packiug away all the loose flying flakes
into every intersicc on the surface OF the
drifts. so that Fergus iound to his surprise
mat The snow would bear his weight in
manv places where il had drilled hard.
Seen by daylight, too. he recognized the
place where they were. II was no, very
Jar from his fathers house, aud only quite
u .horl distance from another farm, house
on his way. !, was agreed, therefore, Thai
he should 60 in pursuit oil help, as he could
get along so much more easily upon the
drifts. When he reached the farmers They
we're just shovellng paths TO the great barn,
and they promised 10 60 Immediately with
iesns TO release the Travellers. Fergus
ven, on towards ais home /; aLd just at
sunrise. when Mary had come out TOR the
twentieth time To strain her eyes once more
down the road which led to the pond, she
was thrown into an ecs,acy Of de!i.h, al
nearing his vel: known shout behind her,
oh another road, close al hand.
THAT evening when George came in
from his workshop. he found little fenny
smiling in his cradle. tie took him up,
and gave him Fergus iinder-box to play
with. Mary ives preparing supper. Fer
gus was in tho shop, making more match
cs. Presently Mary came up to George,
and said in subdued voice,
Husband, believe | was very wrong
last night. Ioughtto have had more faith p
mot more faith" said George, "but
more submission"
"Why - neon ough, to have be.
Iievsd ths, God would have taken care OF
our dear boy, as you did,"
NO." said he, II had no reason to be-
Ieve that God would save his lfe-and |
did no, in fact, really think we should e.-
er see him again"
| "I'"w could you be so quie; and calm
then :"
Il felt willing ,ha, God should do as he
pleased"
There was.a pause. Mary had magined
hal II wss Der duty 10 have believed all
the time that Fergus was IN no danger, bur
George explained TO her again, lha, true
submission 10 the divine y i'll, will make Us
ensy-Hol by creating a deIusion that the
objects We love are certainly safe-but by
aking us willing to leave them entirely
in Gods hands when ue .knou they are in
danger.
''Bu, tha, is very hard" said Mary.
"h depends on circumstances.
"N hat circumstances z" said Mary.
"lt is hard If The heart is wrong-but if
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