The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-12

anxious and loving daughter. Maria once
noticed o rose which had been late iu blow
iug and as shp was about a. pluck it che
IriYrs -uldruly flP iumi auJ wrr tirpwrd'
nu the ground That Is az emblem ofmorial-
icy said the father 'in youth W. are lih O. a
new blown rose, but wc soon fade away; the
timc Of our ilnur-hng sppn pas,rs hy, SET
uD value my child, ou the vain and prrisha-
llc hoauty oi the hDoyi seek ater virtue
which is oycrasungly bcautfili strive ater
the beauty of tho impcri-habe soul, which
can never fade
A. the winter set in very cold md stormy,
mountain and valley were spnr ruvrrr,l with,
deep snow, and Jacob wa taken very ILL.,
Maria cutuaicd him a. allow the dprtur tu
hr brought from the meet Town, and the Kind
hearted farmer went and brought him IN his
own slcdgc, Atlcr the doctor had seen him
and prescribed certain medicines, Maria ac-
oompancd him a. the door and asked him
whether hr had nny hopes Of her f,thcrr re-
covcry. llc told her that though there wns
uu immediate danger, yet from the nature 1t
lis complaint aud hia great aHp,hc could give
hrF no hopes of, hia recovery Maria ut
down alone aud wrpt bitterly iut she dried
iei her tcara aud tried tn hu composed when
she went Ia 10 see her father, for fear she
might giic,c him
The pous old man who was conscious that
though be- might recover for a. little, this
would hc bis last sickness, was most calm aud
eanteutad. ~. -i-'k- ct hi- tirath with -ir-
rrnity, nay even with chrcnulnvss. But Ma
ria often exclaimed, weeping Oh, speak no
more OF IL, dear father dare not think sf IT,
What should do thcn ? Al your poor Maria
would have no one to care for more IN this
world
Weep not, my beloved child her father
would ray, taking her hand; YOU have a kind
Father ia heaven who will watch over and
protect YOU when your earthly father IL tax
en- away How you shall support yourself in
the world IL the least concern. The fowl. Of
the air hud food, aud why should you not do
the samr God feed. the sparruws on, the
house top, aud why should hc not feed You
Man requires but little upon earth, aud even
that littlc lac docs not long require. But |
have another aud greater care; IL Is that
you may always remain % Kind, pious, aud
humble A. God in his mercy be- praised |
now bchold you, my child. Ny ewes shall
aeon Cln.g forever on this world, | shall no
lgpg.r-AAlh over tncCT hut Uu'v-- ry-ti,-r,- t-..
more that Thy heavenly father guards thee
.,,. thee aud look, into thy mmost SOUL
Thou Would.t bc afraid to do ans thing To- dis
please thy earthly father oh, then beware of
doing ANYTHING Co di-Ilrisc thy heavenly ia
thcr Look at me once uyDrr, my Alariluht
ever you should hc tempted tu commit q
crime, remember my pal!id checks, think on
these tear Gumr, my child, Vut thy haud
into mime which must soon muuldvr m the
dust Promise me thou wilt not forgot my
worl, IN the huur of temptation, lrt my
cold hand restrain thee from the fearful ahys-.
Dear child, you gaze m m, Vol,, wtnrrru
countyuauuc with tears. Thus you scc how
rrri.hallc b. everything earthly / once had
q blooming face. fresh and rcd as thine, and
unless G,l shall call thee -ooucr hruuc, thou
also shalt lic on sick bad pale and wasted
a. 1 do now Ihg ioy, ot NV Youth are gone
like the b"auuiui luNvts ut spuu-, and tiJi'if
place knows them Not Like the drws OF
morning which glance for a moment and di.-
appear, all my earthly delights are vanished
forever. lBut virtue and good conscience
are like prytiou, stones, these are the dil-
monds which no earthly power can ilrui-h or
destroy. Oh, my child sock, seek earnestly
after this enduring treasure, Be piou, my
child; remember thy Creator; walk as in his
ilrrzrurc; hrtr hirn ~ thine hear; tra-t uHly
to him for grace to enable thee 10 do Hll this.
ln him alone have found my sweetest ioN,
and my ouly sure comfort in the time of trou-
blc. You remember your grief when icll
sick on our long journey hithcr God made
this sickness the means of bringing us Ia this
resting place, where we have been able Ia
spend three happy years with these kind
country people. But for this sickness we
might never have come Ia their door, or five
had, they might kindly have given Us a ha-
sin of milk aud 80 let Us 90 again. But for
this sickness, we should neither have known
them So we'll nor learned To love one another
so much; out of this sickness have sprung all
tho pir5sure-- wr have enjoyed tcrc--all the
good winch we may have been the means Of
duing-and all the happy and contcntcd days
we have enjoyed. Thus Maria, even in our
worst days, We may see Gods mercy and
kindness. As God has scattered beautiful
flowers over hill and valley, by streams and
+riNulets, NAY, even ~ tof,s and norasscs, that
We may SOC his gupducss; ia like manner AZ
every occurrence ot our lives, there arr irhr-
cs of his love, mercy and wisdom, 40 clearly
manifested, that every one who Is the least at
tcntiye may see them aud make them a source
of Joy aud comfort. Every man, if he will
| but attend may see them clearly in the occur
| rcnccs of his own life
With these and similar instructions did
Jacob seek to Prepare Maria for the situation
in which she was now TO bc placed; for h,
felt that his hour was Mt hand. During hi'
-ittUCSy, VIE frequently -viSiICd by the MN
/ lister, who at the same time always Undcavor
ed to cheer Maria and prepare hcr-for hcr
/ fathers loss On the night of his death Maria
lament Es4taA had .l1F4s- t,,.tt i..--e..t,44t
ion. Accept this book said he, 'as a re-
membrancc of thy father. Study it careful
ly, and follow its prcccpts, and it will bring
I thee everlasting trcasurc-- Thy father
/ last blessing is with it. About three O'Clock
in the morning, he said to her, Maria, an
/ somewhat faint open the window littlr.'-
She Immediately opened the easement. 1h,
moon was no longer visible, but the star
were sparkling bright in the sky. Look how
/ beautiful the sky is said he; what are al
the flowers Of spring compared with thes'
sparkling staiS--l shall soon come TO thee
/ oh, how IVjoicG-fivc piousty, my child
that thou maycst also come with these word
he sunk hack in the bed, and fell asleep il
peace and gladncss.
Maria thought hc had only tainted; she,ba,
never seen - corpse nor bad any one though
him SO near his end Maria grew terrified
shc awoke the people in the house, who cam
in haste to the bedside. As soon n Mari
heard that hc was really dead, she flew to th
pale corpst, pressed il in hqr arms, and witt
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