The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-12

ter is blessed too. Who would have thought
that the praise of our neighbors was so sweet,
| when enjoyed, and pariaken Of, by sisler" She
gradually began to feel more and more this
truth and in lew months. it became fixed
principle in her character, TO deprive Chacune
ofno praise and good will, that their neighbors
bore towards her
Aucune little by little began to feel a certain
delight and pleasure about life, that never was
tel: before. All those who had avoided her,
from fear that she would quarrel with them,
now seemed to strive who could he most kind.
Announces greatest desire was to be as beau.
,ifIl and as much beloved as Chacune; and she
could conceive of no way Of being so, kIIF hy
making her sister as ugl lv and as drspised as
herself. For some years she had been trying
this plan, by beating and abusing her, tearing
her dress, cutting off her lovely auburn hair as
she was sleeping in the grol,o, and on several
occasions she even struck her on the face, with
the intention Of making an ugly mark, which
she hoped would destroy the charm that was
about it hesides all this, she had been known
to break into neighbors' gardens, and tread
down the flowers, and bring some away, and
lay them in her sisters bedroom, with The in.
tention of throwing The blame upon Chacune.
These were some of the means she adopted,
but some way or other Cbacune remained as
beautiful, and even more beautiful than before,
for every blow that she received from her sis.
ter, seemed TO make her still more aInabe and
lovely for, | must observe, that in no case did
she resent the uhknd treatment OF Aucune, and
therefore 10 all her beauties she added those of
f,rI, md
which are those that shine brightest in Heaven.
And Notwithstanding all the wicked and deceit.
nl plans of Aucune, no one would believe that
Chacune would in ure any one. Thus poor
Aucune had the modification ofseeing ChacUne
growing more beautiful and beloved every day,
while she was becoming more aud more de.
formed, and Stunned. and disked.
II was reported in the neighhorhood, that du.
ring the time that Chacune slept in the grotto
of her fathers garden, Ter spirit was admitted
into the company Of angels, with whom she talk.
ed and strayed into fields of eternal green. 1t
was also said. that the angels ba,hed her in the
Fountain of Beauty. which is situate on the sum.
nit of Mount Innocence, in the spiritual world,
and which was the cause Of her surprising love.
illness. Aucune. to whom nothing Of the kind
had ever occurred. had niien heard such things
reported Of Others, and when 'his was Sa!u o'
C5arlinp, she became much Interested and cn
riou, 10 know the Truth ofthe matter, "for per-
haps," thought she. " may be able TO hathe in
lh,sp waters too, and then shall be as beauli
f,l. and as much admired, and beloved as sis
teri
The next morning after she had heard the re-
oor,. she haslrned Ia Chacunes bedroom, and
stole softly aud silently along the passage, ana
listened y; the door. expecting 10 hear angels
convrrsing and playing with her. All was qni
OF however, save tn" noise Of some sweet sing.
inu bros. that came every morning, and war
blcd their music from the bnughs OF vine Tree,
10 awake Chacune from her peaceful s'nnhPrs.
As soon as she went in. Charnne, who had just
awake, asked "why she came so early! 40
see the angels" said Aucun". ITO see angels"
said Chacunr with astonishmpnt. "Why sis.
ter, how is it that you look for Them here DO
you not know that angels live in The spiritual
worldr' But have heard" observed Al.
cune, ".hat angels bathc YOU in The Fountain
of Beauty, and do sister, tell me where can
find them, for long to bathe in those waters,
and he beautiful also"
lhICune DlllSIlPu Suu SUHIIEu Ill 'HF iSh"o'>'
and cvrnesfncss of her sister, and said My dear
Aucune, you know that love you, and would
do anything for you that am able, but | cannot
show YOU angels on earth for they have not,
and never can have. material bodies. Their
bodies are spiritual and made of spiritual sub.
stances, and suited exactly TO the spiritual world
in which they live, and therefore can meyer be
seen by material eyes" "Then how must l
So. them ?" said Aucune with irnpalcnce. 81
will explain it to you sister; while here you
are an inhabitant Of two worlds this world OF
matter. and world of spirit; and yon have n
body ,dap,ed to each. One, material body
for the material world, and The other, spiritual
body, for the spiritual worlds Now, listen, sis
ter" continued Chacune with earnrstness,
..eacb of,hese bodies have senses peculiar t"
themselves and what is remarkable, when the
senses of the material bod y are active. you see
men and mate rial things; but when the senses
Of your spiritual body arc active, and those OF
the material body quiescenl, you can behold an.
gels and spiritual thing" as plainly and papa-
h,y as YOU now do the things olrarlh; bat you
canno, see svirilual beings with material eyes.
At what we call death, wc PIT OF The material
body. and thus shut out The material world Tor
ever and then live ctrrnaIly in our spiritual
bodies in the spiritual world, which will he as
r.,llv and truIy substantial as ever the materi-