Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-09-09
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1852.

speaking eyes confirmed the words which
dropped from her lips.
She remarked, she read my history,
Laurie Todd, about three years ago in
Europe, that she thought the description
there given Of the baptism of Rebecca. was
the most interesting scene she ever read IN
the English books. She continued, Can
you repeat that scene from memory !"
Says |, Death only eau blot it out"
VIII you obiige me" she continued.
Says |, " You have seen the painting of
the Goddess, OF Liberty; that is the cos
tune wich adorned the person ut the ladles
of that period. Her father had been al
ready dead better than three hundred days
the dress, therefore, was IN halt mouru-
ing. Her hat was a black beaver, all the
fashion at that time. the rim tVtned up on
each side, 30 as TO leave the sars visible
the hair vas IN a broad fold, resting between
the shoulders, having the extreme ends fast.
ened with pin on the crown. Hers was
very long, aud very fltxen; she was clothed
in a white garment, fine. neat aud clean, her
neck encircled with black bracelet, and
around her waist was black ribbon. The
train Of her garment was hanging on her
left arm The thought that before another
hour the eyes of the whole congregation
would he fastened on her alone brought
FAINT blush on the check. When she walk
ed up the middle aisle aud sat down, third
pew from the pulpit, thought never had
beheid anything hall so lovely.
Lecture beng ended, The preacher pro-
claimed 80 Let the person present herself
.lt
tall slim figure, straight as au Indian arrow
with measured step, like sentry uu duty
before the tent of his General, While the
minister was binding the VOW of God upon
her heart, before the whole congregation
she made the responses with the same
thoughtful oomposure as if none but the
eye of OnnIpDteuce was there While the
minister was slowly descending the fifteen
steps which led from the pulpit. she was
untylnr the strings winch held on her hat
There she stood, her black hat in one hand,
a white muslin handkerchief 90 the other,
her beautiful aud ueady-arrauEed haXen
locks all exposed under a blaze of light
When the minister dropped the water ON
her white transparent brow, she shut her
eyes aud turned her face to heaven. A, the
crystal tears rolled down her blushing
cheeks | thought her face shone like an
angel, aud swore ia my heart, # So will
- heaven, that nothing but death should
part US
Here Miss Lind stood up with excite
meut. Stop, Grant, she exclaimed. -
You ought to have been d painter; you
place Rebecca before me
And why not, SAID l. Perhaps her
rarsomed spirit is towering over that splen-
drd Bible, [polnlng to the ceIire-lsbie,
and smiling 80 see Two kludsed sspirus en-
lpymg a fore-,aste OF pleasures 50 divine
doubt it not, she observed; for witt
Young, your English poet, believe that
Friends departed are angels sent from
heaven on errands full of love
Aud with Paul added, They are
mIisteriug angels sent 10 minister to the
heirs of salvation
Here We entered invisible space, and
scared To worlds on high. She repeated
with line pu,hos, the beautiful egend cur
rent among the peasautry OF her naiiv,
mountains. 1t concerned a mother who
at the dead watches IN every night VISIT
ed the beds of her SIX moiheriess babes
covering their liule hands, aud smoothing
their pillow. 1t is beautiful Illusion.
We spoke Of the special care which Goo
takes Of ltlle chlldren, how many instance,
are recorded IA our weekly journals of child
rem bciug lost ia the woods, for days, some
times for weeks, The weather Indictment, thl
feet naked, the clothes Scani, yea found IN
hurt They were fed GA mama from Hea
ven, and the angel Of the covenant mUzzle,
the mouths of the ravenous beasts of prey
Having read Laurie Todd, she pot sew
era explanatory questions about The yellow
fever, and other scenes recorded. &c. o.
these and similar subjects we converse
more than an hour, without being interrupt
ed bat the time OF my departure was a
hand. We rose simultaneously. We he'll
each Others hands. We promised TO re
member one another al our morning an
evening sacrifice, that God woGld 50 pre-
pare our hearts that We might meet wher
the assem1bineyer breaks up, where friend
ship never ends.
Here the fountain Of The great deep wa
broken up, big tear overlooked us bauk'
caught the infection Now, | never sa,
iear on woman's cheek but | longed I
kiss II from ITS resting place that Is to SAY
provided the thing was practicable, an
whether or moi reduced this principle nl
/ prart're nn tho pra>ani nssNsrs ilsu- 70,
conceive the sovereign peop'e have ANY rigl
10 inquire Be tins as 1t may, at tina, i'm
her lips were her own she had no lor
GoIdschnidt to dispute an old mans PRIV
lege.
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