Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-03-27

tha. the money was good, babe him take
them with him, and then sighing as he
took another look at the piece, he handed
it to the poor widow, who with joyful
smile, received it from him, and hastened
| from the store. #
In low and very humble tenement,
near the water, was a family Of poor chill
dren, whose appearance exhibited the ut
| most destitution. On cot-bed lay wo-
man, i'll and emaciated. The door opened,
and man in coarse patched garments en-
| tered with wood-saw and horse, and lay
ing them down by the door-side, he APP
preached the bed. .a ...-
"Are you any better, dear ?" he asked
in rough voice, but in the kindest tones.
mo. Have you found work ? II You
could get me little nourishing food, l
could regain my lost strength.
The man gazed upon her pale face a
moment, and again taking up his saw and
| horse, Went out. He had not gone far
| before woman met him, and said she
wished him to follow and saw some wood
| for her. His heart bounded with hope
| and gratitude, and he went after her to her
] dwelling, an abode little better than his
own, ye, wearing an air of comfort. He
sawed the wood. split and piled it, and re-
ceived six shillings, with which he
| fastened to store Tor necessaries for his
sick wife, and then hurried home 10 glad
den her with the delicacies he had provi-
ded. Till now he had no work for four
1 days, and his wife had been starving, and
from this day his wife got better, and was
/ at length restored to his family and 10
health, from a state of weakness which
another days continuation would probably
have proved fatal.
These six shillings which did so much
/ good, were paid him by the poor woman
from the FIVE dollars she had received
from the stcrekeeper, and which the sail
| or had paid him. The poor woman's
daughter was also revived. and ultimately
restored to health. and was lately married
to yo,ing man who had been three years
absent, and returned true to his troth.-
But for the five dollars which had been so
instrumental in her recovery, he might
have returned TO be told that she whose
memory had so long been the polar star Of
his heart had perished.
So much did the five dollar piece do
which Peter Chancery, Esq, SO reluctant
ly paid to Mr. Lasts apprentice boy,
though little credit 10 due to this legal
gentleman for the results that followed
1t is thus Providence makes bad men in
straments of good TO others. Let this lit
tie story lead those who think a "small
bill" can stand because il is small bill,
remember how much good five dollar
bin has done in one single day, and that in
paying one bill, they msy be paying a Sc
ries oftwen,y bills, and dispensing good
10 hundreds around then.
Don't forget the application, reader.
| DIEp-On Monday. the 9th Of Janu-
airy last, at Keokuk, Iowa, Mas SARAH
A. WoLcorr, eldest daughter Of the late
Col. WIN. Morrison, Of Lock Haven,
Penn, in the 22i year of her age.
Mn NoRroS:-D Doubtless, the larger
number of your city readers often revert,
with emotions OF deep satisfaction, to tina,
season of solemn religious feeling enjoyed
by your church in the Spring OF lS49.--
The entire results of that great revival,
will be known only in eternity; but our
God, has, however, kindly permitted some
Of his children who labored upon tha,
memorable occasion TO win souls tor
Christ, to witness, even on earth, a few OF
those results.
| Among those Of the young, the gay, the
fashionable, who were at this time arrest
ed by divine mercy, in their thoughlless
chase after the fascinating vanities OF life,
and constrained, by thepouer Of truth, tc
survey the endurab!e realities Of fu,urity,
| was young lady from an Eastern State.
Reared in home amid the magnificent
mountains and beautiful valleys of the
susquehanna, happy and delightful as
worldly interests and resources can rem
i der a home, and in which death had never
entered, and disease had rarely visited
life to her whichever way she looked, pre-
sented an unchequered scene of unalloyed,
enjoyment. But voice came from the
spirit land, and spoke to her as it spoke
to others, of the imperishable bliss Of a
better world-to he secured only by re-
nuncia,ion Of, and complete separation
from, the sinful pleasures of earth, and the
i
exercise of genuine faith in the cross OF
Christ. She listened to that voice she
opened her heart to its celestial teachings;
and ,he,bessed Redeemer took up his abode
there. Oh! had others, who We're then
solicited to receive the Savior, and with
whom our departed friend associated from
day to day-some Of whom have now
gone to their account-but initiated her
submissive spirit, what glorious scene
of triumphant rejoicing, may we now be-
lieve they would. experience, in their re-
union around the throne OF God to-day.
Miss Morrison, the subject Of this no.
tice, was married in the summer of lS49,
to Mr. Arthur Wolcoott, merchant Of ke-
okuk. She al this time, was on visit to
Fort Madison, to witness the departure
of a beloved brother for California. In
August last, she received Intelligence Of
his death: few weeks subsequently, the
news Of her fathers death reached her:
and while the tears Of bereavement were
still flowing, cousin-manly, generous
and noble, in every respect-sickened and
died. How soon was she thus called to
pass through the deep waters Of affliction.
But the Saviour, whom she sought and
found ere the least cloud of adversely had