The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-03

He has thus visited me, | am cast ont. cursed |
and Stunned by all the world; the mcancst |
might sneak in scorn of nc; no serf looks at
me. but weens himself the better of the two:
he turns his ewes from me. lest the very sight |
of me shall do him harm. Nav God reward
vou goc,l man. that ynu let me dwell with
YOU. and do not shun me, wrctchcd man, that
cannot requitc Your flithfulncss. However
great the pity. which makes YOU wait on me
now YOU must still be Glad at heart if should
die. How deeply am sunk that was
born vour lord, must now bc>cech YOU, gra-
riouslv to look on me-. God. however will
bcstow on YOU His blessing for the pity You
show poor wretch like me- will. howrv-
cr answer what von ask me-. have sought
ont phv>ician<. most skilled in their art. but
they told me that there was no help for me
on earth There is, indeed one remedy. but
that never can command. One physician
wiser than the rest, said pure maiden must
die and with her hearts blood, might be re-
stored But where is the maid. who would
give mp her life for a wretch like me? !
must bear the wrath of the Highest. All :,
that death would release me soon
Whilst thus he spoke to the father. the
maiden sitting at his feet as was her won't
1, 4 l.
She kept within her heart all that he had
said. Her soul wa. like an angels in purity
and Kindness
! At rght. when her parents had gone TO
sleep in their little chamberhittcr SolS >trrg-
@lShcd fnuntain-likc from her ewes, awaken
inc her parents.
To their inquiry into the cause of their dis
quiet, she answered:
ALAS. what else can it be than the woe of
our Good lord. whom we soon shall lose. We
can find no other gentle and good as he.
and will do bv us as he is doing
They spoke .Daughtcr Won sav true: but
sorrow availS us nothing We oricvc for il
as much as YOU. lut what can we do? 1t is
God that will take him away from rs. there
we must mccklv bear il: for it would l,c
wrong to murmur against Him.
! Thus spakc they to the maiden. lut gave
no comfort to her heart She >orrnwcl thrn
the ni@ht. nor did the day alatc her nrcf
she needed not what others did Thus tl,c
hour of rest returned to her still distressed
In her faithful heart she hronI,d over III,
words he had spoken. and debated Iong with.
in herself until her tears no LONGER flowed. -
She had now made up her mind 70 Law dowI
her vonng. pure lie for Henry
Having firmly thus resolved. her crief en-
tir~lv left her. Only one Thought vet CAV.
her pain. that her lord might not l." willinc
she shonld take this daring step: and if 81,
should ask her parents that their love for
her might raise objections
This was n new source of sorrow to III,
maidcn and she wept as in the night before
until her father woke. He spnlr: "Wha; i
the matter. foolish child why DO Won or,
vour ewes stone blind for things which vnr
change; When will Won leave off wailinr
Stop now. and let us sleep in quirt" Thu
he bc@an TO chidr her. for he knew not villa
hpr mind was Lprt uDop
The earnest hearted maid replied: "Our
GOOD lord has told us that there is means {,
save him vet. If vou will give me leave. m,
blood shall flow for him; am still maid
and am ready to lay down my life to prc<erv
t his"
The maidrn'S parents were sorclv grevcr
at these words. The father spokc. "Wha
! are you talking? You foolishv nndcrtak
what Won can never carry out What doe
child know ofsuch things? You have no
, vet seen death, and if Your life should l.
5 threatened and You should stand upon tn
: brink OF the grave, Your heart would soon fa
| you.vou would withhold Your hand from deaf
l if he should show himself ready to draw vo
| into his embrace. Therefore, be quiet. lcav
= off thy waiing. and do not attempt things to
Z which Won are not equal"
MY f,ther," replied the child. " though
i, may be vet foolish. know that death is wo,
But it is not less true that the end of the lone
est life is death, after many bitter davs OF
e anguish and care. OF what avail is it. thcr
h to grievc and endure long life of troubI,
e and perhaps misery, if, in the end. we attai
1 nothing but what We can have with little pai
r in our Youthful davS 1t is hard to GUAR
V the soul through all of lifc's temptations, an
/ it were better had never been born tha
1 peril its salvation. Therefore. | will pra
e with all my heart, that he will grant me tn
t grace, and take me young into the cniovmcr
e of everlasting bliss. You must not make
hard for me to do what will tend so greatly I
: our common happiness. You shall continu
r to take care of our good lord, who. in turr
! will provide generously for you. As long a
Y he lives the product of his farm will be your
e for he is too good to drive vou of. but if h
dies we shall all come to want and ruin to
: gethcr. therefore will give my life to pr,
serve his and your happiness. Thuslct it b,
When the parents saw the earnestncss 0
o their daughter, the mother, in pa>sionat
i grief, exclaimed: ''Considcr, my dear chil'
n the painful agony with which | brought the