Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-02-25


walked rapidly along for considerable dis
tance, until he reached t he court house,
where he entered. At the bar stood the o.
dest son of Mr. Willis, ARA igned for forein
tho signature of his employ eT to check, and
drawing the money. The trial. it seemed
had drawn to close, the jury had brought
in their verdict Of guilty, and the Judge was
pronouncing sentence upon tho trembling
culprit--a sentence of mprison ment for
many long years.
While you were In tho eager pursuit of
wealth. said the old man, as the officer took
: you scarcely thought or cared for your chill
dren. This son, nh eriting from you de-
sire to possess which was not is own, was
never taught the evi! of theft, q nd led with
all possible diligence, into the practice of
honesty, ia little as we'll as great things. No
you had not time TO think about or care for
him. The getting OF money was Of far more
consequence than the spiritual health Of your
children. But come'
The old man turned from the court room.
and the wretched father follow ed him. In a
little while they entered house and went
up into one OF the chambers. A low cry of
fear and pain fell upon his ear as he reached
the door Of this chamber As he catered, he
saw the husband of his unhappy daughter
Jane, with face Ike that of madman, raj
sing billet of wood with which to strike her.
The blow, il it fell, he was cons cious il must
deprive her of life. Instantly he felt paraly-
zed in every limb The missile hung sus-
pended in air over the unprotected head Of
his child; but he could not move step for
her defence; nor could he even cry out For
moment or two there was a wild. struggle
IN his bosom; then his senses reeled, and he
felt like man falling through space. Sud-
denly all was changed and he was sitting
alone in his parlor, with his head resting a
gainst the back of the large cushioned chair
in which he had seated himself. Starting
I up. he stood for some moments on the floor,
! striving to collect his scattered senses.-
These were not fully restored until he heard
the voice of his little daughter Jane at the
door calling his name. and asking him to let
her in.
Thank God that il is all, all dreamr he
said. drawing long breath
And was it then only dream, fatherp
eagerly asked Henry Barton. Didn't MIR.
Willis get richr
No, Henry, he didn't get rich. And all
this was only dream replied the father.
Wasn't it strange that he should havo
just such dream as thair said William. 1t
seems as if it was sent to him from Heaven,
to make him see how wrong it was to find
fault with Providence
NO doubt il came by the permission of
that very wise and good Providence against
which he was ever complaining. and for tho
very purpose you supposed replied Mr.. Bar
ton.
And do you think, father inquired Mary,
that if Mr.. Willis had been permitted TO
get rich, that he would of acted just as the
dream made him actl
That cannot tell, my daughter But, as
he couldn't get rich although ho triod very
hard to accumulate money, am very sure
that there was something in him that would
have caused riches to have injured him very
seriously
Spiritually. you mean. fatherl'
OF course do. Always when We think
of the operations of Divine Providence to-
wards us, we should bear in mind that they.
in every case, regard, as have before told
you, eternal ends.
i will try and not forget that as long asI
live, said Mary. 'Often things do not hap
pen just as could wish them, and then am
very apt to feel fretted, and wish that il wero
different. But this, see, is very wrong
1T certainly is, Mary. In everything, lit
tie and great. that happens in our whole
lives, the Lord is present in his Divine Prov
idence, overruling all for good. Our disap-
pointments, our losses, and our crosses, are
all permitted for our spiritual good And if
we will but bear this in mind as We travel
on through our journey of life, we will be hap
pier and better men and women than would
otherwise be the case.
And all this is true as well with the rich
oct with rbna
Yes, my son. The earth is the Lords
and the fullness thereof, and he could give
bountifully to all. But it would do very ma
ny more harm, spiritually, than good, to re-
ceive them alike. 1t is no respect for per-.
sons that causes the Lord to make some rich
and some poor; but it comes of His infinite
love to all, and his effort to save all from tho
evils and oorruptions of their own hearts
The Lord not only seeks to save all in Hsav-
en-. but if men would let Him. He would
save them even into Himself This being so
you can easily. SEQ how everything in the
Lords Providence must have reference to
mans salvation.
The children listened to their father with
great attention. They all looked more seri-
Gus than usual, but still they felt deep qui-
ct in their hearts; and there was peace there.
and feeling of confidence in the Lord. that
lie would order every event of their future
lives for the best. American Keepsake for
1851.
TnE HoPE or A BRoKES MiNEK.-A San
Francisco correspondent OF the Philadel.
phia Ledger tells good snecdote OF lucky
miner. He had reached there from Marys-
vile. on his way home with $4,000, which
he had made by the sweat oi his brow
That night he left $4,000 Of il on perpetu-
al deposit in monte bouk. Next day he
went TO BURsorNE & Co.. and purchased a
draft for $500, TO the order OF his ~ife, put
i into a letter and left il with them To be de-
posted tn the post office. Hef len started
or the mines again. saying, and saying truly.
hat most men in his situation would have
home swearing that the mines did
rot pay, &c. &C.. but that he knew better.