The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-17

"'p'pHi anu nvtisliihH NblApofod, You were
4 s'pl' That man soAroeiy thanks you for re-
turning what he never would have missed.
IL would have made yoa happy for months
and yeaFs- apt
kesolutoly putting down the evil thoueRts,
lao raised silent prayer for help aud resie-
nation, aud pressed on his way, IIe grew
weaker aud fainter every stepand litiie mosa
'l'An half the distance was gained, when he
at down by the way utterly exhausted. He
covered bia face with ~ hands aud wepi and
but for the thought Of hs wife aud children
al hnnie, would have eEsFt aside, and laid
down upon the snow 10 die, Fortunatol- a
man cams alaae ~itA iil7-44.1 Ess,...,
and asked for ride, The stranger took him
and brought him within mile OF his own
door. y
IL was late when he reached home, and Ee
had scarcely strength to cross the tBrcshold,
and throw hinselfupon his bed, His over
taxed physical system had given way, aud be-
fore morning he was raying IA the delirium
OF svioient fever Then lid the poor wife
feel that the hand OF the Lord was heavy up
IN her but her faith failed not As earthly
hopes faded away, brighter and brighter grew
lhe hope Of eternilyAs she watched day after
day by the sufferers couch, bathing his burn.
ing brow and soothing his wild frenzy with
her loving voice she was able IN say, Enough
he slSy me yet viii trust In him. on blea
'cd' sustaining power of faith and hope Gath
not in man, but Cod hope, not Of earth, but
Heaven, Cling to thy hith, poor woman !
make thy heart strong in confidence, for God
viii not forsako thee Even now ho 4 pre-
pairing the reward. He will not broak the
bruised reed, nor crush the humble heart.
Did the rich man rest sweetiy. ns he Law
do'vn'ou hH downy pillow ? Were there no
remorscfil thoughts when he remembered tho
careless sct ~ ininziice OF which he had been
f'iltyp Like Ahasucrus, he could moi slecn.
for God troubled him, and he resolved 10
make ample rccompcnsc for the wrong he had
done He concluded NJ first to send him n
letter aud q handsome prcscut, but the tho't
DID not sativfy hiur; AMI bc resolved 10 60
himself and sec what hc could do for his
poor friend that would most benefit him, and
quiet his own conscience.
II was the fill d,.. . ,'-...---'--'''- '''E'"
-;nl,fd be the crisis; II he lived through II hc
might recover. lie had then fallen into n
lcthargic sleep. Ills pale wiic sat holding his
hand gazing anxiously on his sunkcn features
mud half shut eyes. The children with sad
faces and noiseless step; crept round the room
there was a rap at tho door; IL was opened;
a gentleman entered Mrs Garter looked
with surprise on her unexpected visitor. ffts
dress and bearing, so'din'crcnt from those Of
their humble ncighbors, ,at another time might
have Awcd her, but that was no place to feel
the pnltrX distinction Of human society In.
I the presence OF thot power Bciore which the
rich and the poor, the mighty and the weak
alike bow, men feel that they are equals
that they are brothers, She arose and offer
ed him chair lie did not seom to notice
her, but advancing to the bed, he gazed long
and earnestly on the ashy features Of the suf-
feror, while the tears chased one another
down his checks then turning away he
threw him into a chair, and wept with uncon-
ttroiicJ emotion. --tDsi as the reader may
have guessed, was Ar Carlton. lie came in
TO the .ncighborhood, aud inquired for VIII.
lam Carter and had hcen told Of his siclsnes,
and its probable cause, The good woman
= where he stopped har wHrm heart and q
yolublc tongue, and little suspecting who hei
auditor was, she had given full scope to her
L eloquencc, in denouncing the man who sui
fered her poor neighbor to walk fifteen mile
d aud TO return without even a dinner.
4 N,Nl -, ii Il
ment on her visitor, when he arose, and plao
. ing heavy purse in her hand, said, TAX
, this, and let no expense be spared for you
husbands recovery. ] will call again an,
y before she had time TO express her gratitud
y or surprise, he was gone. The next mornin
d he was better. The crisis had passed-th
d fever was gone, but he lay weak and helpies
> as a babe, and bat for the many comfori
o which that purse procured, he might hav
died. -fs.
le He grew stronger day by day, and at III
70 end offs week he was sitting, supported b
il pillows, in a large arm chair. Mrs Carte
approached the window and exclaimed =
A. There comes the stranger who gave me III
o. purse
A minute more, and he entered the room
L Approaching William he grasped his han
Is aud said earnestly
st Thank Heaven that you are alive--th
Us you will live If you had died never coul
a have forgiven myself have come TO NAL
ry YOU some atonement for the injustice ofwhit
re was guilty ) and he placed a folded pap
- in his hand. There, he continued, VIII,
by you. are able, read that. DO not thank me-
ye II is no more than justice The pocke. box
was of great importance to me, and it h
,is cost you dear
k j. When the gentleman was gone, Villa
Ps opened the paper, and found in it de-
&C made out TO himself OF his old house and far
,e- There was dancing and shouting among i
Mt, children; and in the hearts of the father al
in mother ~ deep nd-holy joy, mingled wi