Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-07-25


brother WHY he spake not regarding this mat
Ter. lie ssw that there was something Of a
cold and sullsn pride rising mp in his heart,
that not easily may any man hope to DISMISS
from the chamber Of his heart even the VI
lest guest ifonce cherished there, With a
solemn sud almost severe air be looked on
tho rclen,ing man, and then, changing bus
countenanee into serenity, aaid gently -
Behold how good a thing it is,
And how becoming well,
Together such as btethercn are
10 unity TO dwell
The time The place. and this beautiful cx.
preston OF n natural sentiment quite over
came a heart 10 which many Kind, It not
warm affections dwclt; aud the man thus
appealed Go. bowed down bis head and wcpt.
Give me your hand brother aud it was
given, while a murmur Of satisfaction arose
from all present and all hearts felt kiudiicr
and moro humancly towards each other.
As The brothers stood fcrycnly, but com
posedly, grasping each other hands in the
little hollow that lay between the grave Of
their mother long since dead and Of their
father, whose sbroud was haply not yet still
from the fall Of dust to dust, the minister
stood beside them with pleasant countc-
nance and said $50" must fulfil the promise
! made TO your father on bis death bed.
must read to you a few words which his
hand wrote at On hour when his tongue de-
MED its office must not say that you did
your duty to your old father, for did he not
often besocch you, apart from one another
for your own sakes as christians for his sake
and for the sake Of the mother who Dor,
YOU. and Stephen, who died that you might
be born? When the palsy struck him for th,
last time, you were both abscnt-nor wa
il Your fault that you were not beside thu
old man when he died As long as sens
continued with him here, did be think Of you
aud you alone Tears were in his eyes
saw them there; and on his checks toe
when no breath come from his lips Blu
Of this no more. He died with this papc
in his hand and he made known that VIZ
to read it to you over his grave. ! now 0
hey him ..
a. My son-if you will let my bones Ii
quiet in tho grave, near the dust OF YOU
mother depart not from my purlnl' TN /
the namo Of God and Christ, you promise
love one another as you used to do DeO
boys receive my blessing
Some turned their heads away to hide tn
tears that needed not to be hidden-an'
when tho brothers had released each othe
from long and sobbing embrace, man
, went up to them, and in a single word
/ two expressed their JOY at this pertc ct re-
p oncilcmcnt. The brothers themselves wal
cd away together On the followir
Sabbath they were seen sitting with the
families, in the Same pew and it was o.
+, served that they read out ofIhe same Bib
n when the minister gave out the text; Al
S that they sang together, taking hold Of {
psalm book. The same psalm was sun
igiven out at their own requost) o! VIII
j, one verse had been repeated at their iaihc
crave; a larger sum han usual was ON tn
y Sabbath found on the plate, for the POI
n for Love and Charity arc sisters. And
>. or after both during the peace and
, troubles Of this life, the hearts Of the bro'
81 e-s we're as one and in nothing were tn
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