The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-02

that he had been member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Conn, but
becoming satisfied of more excellent
way, left them and united with the "lat-
ter day saints. THAT he had sold his
farm in Wisconsin, where were his fam
lily, and gone forth without penny, to
declare the truth to sinful world, but
especially TO the priest-ridden sects of
Christendom. He then preached us a
short sermon full of holy zeal, and very
benevolenily said to us that if we desired
it, (for we seemed to give good heed to
what he taught,) he would conduct us
down the banks of the st Joseph and give
us the rite of Baptism, thus evidencing our
espousal of The true gospel. On asking
fer the benefits that would accrue TO us
by change of faith, we were told that
if we believed. we could work miracles
and heal the sick. We then put the
question direct whether he really believ-
ed that we could heal those on whom we
laid hands. He replied, most assuredly,
if YOU believe you can, and the sick one
believes also All we replied, your
system hangs on so many contingencies,
that really we can see no very marked
advantages in its favor. We of course
declined his kind offer TO baptize us, and
bade him good morning and rode on.
While riding through a wood by twi>
linht, absorbed in a revery of thought, !,
a bounding deer came dashng into the
road only few feet before us, and, with
out exchanging ceremonies, quickly
sought seclusion, on the thick under
growth, on the opposite side of the way.
These innocent animals are taken in
large numbers b, first being driven into
the ponds and small lakes, and then pur-
sued with boats and shot. Hundreds are
thus captured every year.
Who that has ever looked upon dis
appointed countendnce wishes TO repeat
the sight 1t is the glaring index of
dying hope, blighted anticipatons, cor
roding care, false expectations, and de-
ceived mind. Nothing leadens the eye,
wrinkles the brow, tinges the skin, fe>
vers the pulse, and burns up Il e marrow
of the bones, like some unutterabe dis
appointment. An individual had ccl>
lected all his treasure together, amount
ing to s400, and started for the golden
placers Of California. lie proceeded
safely to Utica, N. Y, and while in the
station house, had his pockets rihed of
his all, by vilainous ck-pocket. He
did not miss his treasure until he had
taken his seat in car and had left the
station, when, feeling for his only friend,
twas not there, twas gone, and past re-
covery. There was only one course TO
be taken, viz, to leave at the next sta
ton. poor and penniless. This he did.
lie unused sadly upon the change that
had come over his prospects. lie tried
to fathom the mysterious occurrence,
and could do so only by saying that this
loss was no doubt instead of a greater,
and more serious one, that Of life. Dis
couraeement for a few days pressed heav-
ily upon him. At length he summoned
all his intellectual resources, and ems
gagged heartily in his former pursuits, to
retrieve his fortune; saying with true dig
nifty Of soul,
Is it right,
That should while av ay the entrusted hours
On rosc.leaf beds, pampering the coward heart
With feclinss-sll-tccrtciic"te-for use :"
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