The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-08
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AFFECTING AkECDnTH.

W ~ i"f hllHl was QUO uuiNlHh lhih ~ W.
uit rnt liulr hoy, iLe soe pi q near Rsiah-
bprl was very sirk, n,aria drsth, ami asked
if hr souA ppl ~ Ia aud sop him. hard
ir kpo's what a. do, % ssid the s1od man biz
parents, ynu know, do not bciong N ny con
Heahon, and arc, be.iides, ppaily opposed
90 oar do'trine- which ] prrach. ! Far my
yi,ii would not be- we'll received,
Sat" rjoiHod fhg no, "-vha you were
,iek, o short time finca, the mother Of The lii-
We by senf la Kindly r,ey day 10 enquire
lov sou uprr, aud think They will cNperl
!au 10 come and see uiyir son"
1his Nas Huii'ieni indueemeni, and he was
sson on be- way 10 the dwelling Of sonOw,
The mother rhs hanginF In Hpeaisli over her
pn'ciou- nud buautidh child, who wa tossing
lsim rhlc o side 10 ih dulirimh oil brain IT,
ser n. minister, nn1 watching hin few
raonenls, tanned to the lady and said,-r
"'rLis hula follow should b. kept perfectly
qusf, inndnm he should not bc excited Ia
any manner"
"spl sid she, twill you offer a prayer 2"
At arst he hssitated fearing the effect up
ON rr rifr i-,rt r'rr ---'-'''l tloar'' k'.s''s4
ihe b,sis,dc, and utterclp few petitions W bic
name, ~ ho said "sudcr liilo children 10 come
unto mo-" The moment be- commenced speak
ing, ths littlo sufferer, who til now s,cincd
Unconscious Of his pre.rnoe ceased his moans,
lay still upon the bid, and Gxing bis large.
eyes upon him, lptred intoniy 70 every
word. The minister rose IRAN his knees,
said few wsrls 10 the mother, and went
home leaving tho child in perfectly tran.
gull state The next morning the first intel
ligence which greeted him was that littlc
Funk bad died during thc night
llo had become cxtnmcly interested, and
the apparent effect Of the voice of prayer up
ca the dyinglboy had surprised him. lie wont
again to visit the family, attended the funeral
anil NJ length learned from the mother the
iullnwing facts
She hal two children. Frank was the old
,.-i aud thr sccout was daughter Dr I've
wears. A few month. before little Alice had
jfpne to spend tho night with some compan.
ions who we're ia the ncighborhood, whose
parents were Christians, aud were training
tlioir children 20 FOLLOW their steps A. they
were nhou; retiring 10 rest, these little ones
said to thcir visitor, Come Alice, knccl down
With ~ aud nay Our Father before We 60 10
bed"
The child h'widcrod by their word. aud
knocling attitude, answered, lint do not
know what Our Fathri' H."
well, don't you want To learn ~" said
ono.
go yes" rid Alicc aud Icing bright
ltlc child size soou committed to'mcmory the
precious form Of prayer which has gone Up
from No many lip, since The Saviour first ut
tered It, Tho next mprninglh,ll Of nnimu-
ton, aud delighted with her new acquisitions
she returned home aud the moment her
brother Frank appeared from school, she be-
gan Ia tell him all alinut her visit. and beg
him % learn "Om Father and say it with
her From tlat Gmc, de mother said knrcl-
ing togrihrr, they had daily repeated the
Lorl's prayer, with great. carncsinc,s
anl dcl'g'r, and had also learned other
prayers, in winch they scencd much
Interested a fcS days before he was taken
sick, Frank had come 70 her with book in
his hand aud said
30 mother, here is beautiful prayer -
will YOU lot inc read il to YOU ?"
II was the remembrance Of this which in
dnced her to make the request that the min
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hoy, and this was the secret of the calming
influence Which that prayer cNcrtod, He con
United thus tranquil long time, but at length
his distress returned, and the hour of death
drew near. About midnight, suffering and
hgonized, he begged of his mother to send for
toe good minister 90 pray a1ain. lie must
have somcholy 10 pray. The parent, dibH
r'l I" call hun at that hour of highland know
not what 20 do. Al last the mother went M
stairs and taking the little sleeping Alice
from her bed, brought her 10 her brothers
bedside and told her what Frank wanted
Immediately she knclt down, and slowly aud
-oenrnly rcpentui the prayer which they
both so nrirh loved. and then, masked, said
Nov F5dnky ms him down To sleep,
II .lrllN The L1rll Lii aauI "a keen.
II he should die beiunr he wake,
prUy the Lord his soul - take"
The frsi wpNls soohcd the sufferer and
with the last his spirit 1cd
WitDcsscd-narih SyorasuLimor spectacle?
st tho load hour Of aigi,t, in the chamber
where whits the king Of tcrrors, surrounded
by weeping frienis'hc infant of five summers
roased hastily from the sweet dumbcrs of
childhaod knccls In her simple night dress,
and, undiaiurbcd, bnterri6cd, lisps in childish
accents she prayer which heaven accepts, and
GA whose breath missioued angels bear up
tard the ransonlc0 soul
would learn iossoa. They labor not in
vain Sho sow precious seed in the fresh soil
~ .0uthtri hearts. =,
TO IMPROVE CATTLE.
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