The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-19

distant a. see them hhe passed. away AMI
seemed 10 carry with her all hope Tor lie
brothers, james Sat down and wept--Joln
was beyond that, and fslt that his day was
nearly closed,
They lay down side by ,lAe that evening
for John aid he wanted James 10 be near
him They prayed once more together, Ia a
weak voice, but calmly, dislinstly and tcnder,
ly
oiames, do you think YOU will ever reach
,homoy ! seem 10 feel that YOU win, though
know not why feel -, Iiut shall never
see another day. But lot nie ak one ques-
ton, james, do wo nov really and fully for
give each other every nllrY DO you for.
! give me-, Jrh ?"
! "Ycs, from my heart, II had anything 10
forgi,c. DO you, John, forgive ne every
hultf'
From my soul, do"
"And now. John, want wlen nm dead,
yaa should wind me mp in niece Of sail with
orrpr t-.e ''f tl,u-r- iir1u wriF'JtF, ttIt tUNy
sink directly 10 The bottom orlhc orcan, BE-
fore you tbus put mo in, want you should
knccl down and make one prayer over me,
asking God 10 forgive nc that ever leit our
poor mother aud asking him 10 take care Of
her Cut on biz ofny hair, aud put II with
that curl in my ro'kct.hook IN the I'm ofmy
chest Keep them togclhcr. if ever you
got home, Oh, James, stay there, and never
leave mother again, Give her nay best love-
and my dying prayers. Ask her 10 forgive
me- ihai over lcft her. See II oll Rover
win get up and 90 10 the door as he used to
do when you mentioned my name, when |
wn' ronc Whom yor 20 over the river, see
if the sama stones ave ther, whirh VIZ rlprrd
,hrrc, aad On which we used 10 cross. Don't
! cu' down that great huticrnut tree under
whirhwc used n swing, md then, when We
were older. M and read, IIclp mother 10 get
10 mccnug every SUNDAY, and go Yourself
Jcm And when Won see Laura-thpt shawl
i' spoiled, suppose, by the 'alt watcr---'cll
her that mlkcl about tcr the last evening
that lived. aud on this ra0. Perhaps she
would Ike 20 SEQ the hblr together 10 tho
Same pnrkct.hook. ono thing morr, dear
Jcm; when Won get homie and pray 10 Gol
,on m1y, and when won md mother 90 ~
9 meeting on Sunday, aud nave apnvcr read
from the pulpit giving thanks 10 God iha, be-
spared ,ou and lci yon come home. don't
forrr, 10 ask our-good minister 10 eivrlhsnks
that I. who diol here aud was iprri ia .Iho
ocean, did not die in despair, nor in fear. No:
have hccn a'rrcnt sinner, md ouI great
sinner; hut the Lori jesus Christ, who once
walked ON The waters, hn, seemed TO como 10
me, and seemed 10 hear his voice. saving,
"lt is |, be not afraid" ! comm, our moth
or. and YOU. aud Laura and my body and my
sonl. all to him. and lio fill of pcarc. We
t-'-stf'Iit IHerf S4HlH. tiFTf Jamt1, Whtc iicrr
are no winds to blow, no o"can to roll, no
T. death to die, na sin to lament Come now,
= let mc take Your hand your right hand, once
, moro :"
. Thcy Law down hand in hand, aud wcpt
? nit both felt us'rrp. Whrr Jrtnr- aroAe e
q the haul Of his brother was still within his
/, but it was cold and stiff The angel Of death
< had found them on their littlc raft, and the
4 spirit Of lis brother was gone. He fulfilled
1 his promisc he did knecl over the corpse
II and pray, with many 1cars, that God woul'
n remember the widowed mo;hor--that h,
B, would pardon their sins, aud especially tha
r he would forgive him, and make him ft Il
o follow his brother into the eternal world
!. The morning sun rose as fairand as bcauti
Y ful as ithe were TO look upon no scene ofsor
h row. But no sail or any Kind was in sight
- The day passed away, and James felt that il
V he tit'i not fuifi his NEXT promise to his broth
r er now, it would soon be- too late, for hi
i strrnglh was fast going from him. AT thi
e close OF the day the so'itsyry mourner hat
7 his brother trapped IN hi, wnding-shcct ant
n ready for the burial He had cut of larr
2. 10 of his hair, h1d kissed his litelcss lips
- had placed the weights in at his feet, and al
u was ready, lie once more knelt over tn
" dead, and prayed and wopt over one frou
4 whom he had never been separated before
lc With lingering movement, and a sad heart
t. he at length rolled il into the waters, tee
v foremost. The dark blue deep received it.
IN it sank at onrc-thc waters closed over il
y till the angels tUumpct shall call it into liz
N again,
The day closed, and James felt that beior
,r morning he also should Ge in eternity, an
m lamcntcd that there was no one TO put I'm
# into the deep, to rest with his brotlrt II
70 lay down, uneasy and almost expended, II
l. heard the murmu~ OF the waters around hin
ii sullcn and cheerlcss. He closed his eyf
y praying for his mother. And then he drra9
cr ed. lie, was at home. The mountain stos
near n bcforr--the Amnonoosuck leaps
10 and murmurcd as formerly. His mothE
t.psss theFer--B,t- the sun seemed 10 be in L
il eclipse--a gloom rested upon every thing.-'
., Then thurc was . funcra.--it was his broti
. er's They were carrying him to the ltd
- grave yRrd-bot betore they got there, thor
,o was another funeral. IL was that OF Laur
= Hill Fhrt, the vision changed, at,a liz, him
N self was 10 be buried in the coffin with hi
"a brother lie could feel that cold .-tnurh o.
a. tire rrrpsr-4 htit he hinsssH was alive aa
L,rnr, ,h,+ Io ,vas alivp vh;lc hha,. yynr