New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-09
aUTGER,s FEMALE INSTITUTE.
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fol Law the earth before me It's robes areaoy glt-
tering with the tears Of night. Starlight came
Ger it, slowly and softly, treading IN the path
made BY the angels in their nightly visits TO man
| stood silently and with heart fall OF thankful
ness: nv emotions were not strong, bat mystical,
and dreamy. soitened down BY the holy influences
Of tina, hour. / was fall Of quiet happiness,
which pervaded my being as q food Of angel
whisperings, faint and low, bat very sweet.
Gradually my musings became more and n're
dreamy, until Al last my whole soul was absorbed
Ia the contemplation Of the beautiful. A thin veil
Of yapor spres over the small sheet OF water,
which lay before me, ike diamond inserted into
an emerald of priceless value. Ths vel slowly
and almost imperceptibly enlarged, until at length
the whole surface Of the lake was ompletely Gov
cred with it. Ia the center Of the veil was dim
misty brightness, as OF light struggling through
tears such as the angels weep. My eyes were
irre,istbly attracted 70 this until all the other
things around me were forgotten As gszed, a
strange awe crept over me, and heard voice
saying unto me, in sweet unesrthly tone
mortal, look upon the joys and sorrows Of life
and be wise; for through such thy path may he
! looked, and insensiby the brightness faded
away. and 10 i.s place appeared scene, which
gazed upon,-not with my earthly eyes, bat with
those with which my guardian angel had fur
nishcd me, that might read Alright the visions on
which was 10 look and derive instruction from
them.
a young mother knet by the side OF her only
child and PRAYED softly unto the Dispenser Of evil
and Of good that he would preserve her darling
from the contamination Of the world; and as she
praved. a soft light illumined the chamber, and
settled around the child low mysterious music
filed the air with sweetness; but II was music
10 be felt not heard The mother rose up, strong
IN faith and hope, for she knew that the guardian
angel Of the babe lowered over it as an answer D.
her prayer and surely the peace which filed her
heart was sent from Heaven-it could not be
ear,h.b born. The child awoke and stretched forth
its arms rs if seeking % detsn the angel vistsnts,
which had whispered 1t 0; Heaven ia Us dreams
but when it's eye rested upon It's mother, n
brighter smile broke over its countenance, and
fingng itself upon her bosom, it rested there
peacefully and quietly
Once more broke forth that sweet low music
and. when looked again the scene had fed In
n moment, however, 1t was replaced by another Of
sSdder character. Upon a couch, in the center
OF the room. recned the mother but oh how
changed The lineaments were the same, but
her thin face had grown paler and more spiritual
Tor the A0gel of Death had set its sgnet there
and she W as bat awaiting the summons to the
silent land BY her side knelt child, with whom
she was conversing in low sad tones. My Eva,
Joy will not always abide in thy heart. Thy ma
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how can bear to sead thee forth into the cold
cold world alone with mothers hand to guide
thee through its mszes, 10 shelter thee from the
blasts Of cruelty and hate. Aye, start not for
thou wilt be hated-hated but for thy beauty and
loveliness. Eva, in the hour OF sorrow, turn unto
God, the father of light and love. aud pray him
to guide thee and orphan though thou be, a
fathers hand shall lead thee unto Heaven. But
think not that thou must turn unto him in the
hour Of sorrow alone no, when JOY Overshadows
thee with its bright pinions give thanks for the
blessings thou dost receive. Eva, when | am
gone, think OF thy mother lowering over thee UNI
seen, watching ever thy pillow, and loving thee
whom al others have proved false She paused,
and sinking back upon her pillow, awaited the
answer. "Mother, | WILL came the answer,
strongly and lervently ss even the parent could
desire :" but will you not bless your Eva before
you leave her forever r. The hand was laid in
blessing on her sunny curls, as she meekly bent
before the dying woman, and purely and iervently /
as ever prayer arose, went up that mothers petit /
ton for blessing upon her child. The hand still
rested fcndly there. though the mothers voice |
had ceased. Again stole that heavenly music on
tha al nj than W. ali had d..
parted. Then again the veil of mist escsnded,
shrouding the scene within its vapory folds.
Other images now hoated dimly, indist'- A..
over the mist before me-scenes of jov 49,.
row, bu, so mingled that it seer y
membered passage in DR." 'Vu ''"N o..
however. became s.s' -S"' VI 'V"e 80
-. oAut 49,, .,onary and | again beheld
shs Low ripening into womanhood.-
h.r., .eeping bitterly, for the world had been
-, and cold to her, until her spirit could no
longer brook its GOODNESS and cruelty aud she had
lonecd to lay her young, bright head beside her
mother in the dark, cold grave, where no sorrow
could reach her. Oh how chiilinsly comes the
sense of misery over the young, when some cher
ishea being turns eoldly away from the love so
lavished upon ,hem,-spurning it as thing of no
sought after; and, when obtained to be boarded
UP and hidden from the common gaze of men -
Oh! then the heart 10 weighed down by the
crushing sense of misery, which at no other time
is ielt. Happiness seems looking down upon them
with cold. mocking eyes and all who look upon
them know that they have been scorned.
The knowledge of it fell with dull eaden
weight upon her, till her heart turned from the
contemplation of its own bitterness with loath-
ms, aud she looked upon herself with more seorn
than ever had been ielt toward her. For long,
long time she sat mourning over the wreck Of her
happiness with fearless grief; but memory kindly
came, aud whispered her Of days gone by, Of her
chldhoOds unsallisd purity, and she wept freely
the sslatary drops relieved the burning Of her
brain, and she was calm. The desire 70 depart
and be a. rest was strong within her, and kneel.
ing down she prayed that she might fade as a
shadow from this world of care, aud be admitted
10 one where there 10 no sadness, but q holy hap
pinsss illumines every eountenance. Once more
came that low, dirsehke music on the ear. and it