The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-05-29
CHILDREN.

The following. cxfrart,rl from Stuart Of
Iunl"ath. hv Hon. Mrs Norton. is rcplc,c
with cloGrrnrc and Truth:
There they wcrc. dear children. in that
rra'l'" ra'iiant with future hope: and they
grew and rr">prrcl exceedingly Pro>perci
not equally; Frederick the Younger was
strong blooming and lovely: Clr,hanc. the
cider was pale and feeble Mothers will know
(f there was auv difference in her loye)which
Eleanor preferred The one that was no,
beautiful The on" that WAS not stronr-th,
one that. being les Ia others. was more ,u
her Dear to her very soul Were those SOFT.
w'>'inl intelligent eyes. the clasp oii tho,. lit
tie. slender fingers. the tones of that ,im,,l
VOICE; lrarrr. If possible. than the rosy bean
tv of tn father t.rnri'r the ror,i>h. inroue.
rrhclli"n>, coa,inr Fr,rI
'm'drcn--ti"H are a >a.r>,i happiness.
lhclr niar" in oar hearts i marked ont IN
every l'a=" "i Iiniy Writ rv the mouth Of
a child, God rcrrovel and doomed his IIiei,
Prie>'. when th,' tr,at house Of E!i was inf,ll
and lIorhni ami rhincas 70 die. .i.o.li in ,,.,.
DAY Bv TIA" example "i 4 ciil,l. Chr
warned and eAhortrd hi, ,li>cinlc>. VII, Ia
they would ha,r forbidden the c".. l,an, Of
ih"e" little ones. a. intrusive ahd trivial in
the "rrtt Presence.
Nearer to glory they stand than We, in ;i.',
world an'l in the next Ir was a gentle aa.l
moi uhh"v i..mr, that made the Porturuc>,
ariINi >lfil~ra, in "ne "t his sweet pictures.
form O. millions at infant faces the floor al
hcarrn; 'iiliiing II this from the fiery yaul,
beneath. with Ii> "rouT~ of damned and ln>r.
For how many women has this imasr lr,.-.
realized, How manv have h.cn SAVED fr ...
despair sin ly the vui,e ant. .s..lsEc ot ih, 90
unconscious little ones. The woman who J.
mother dwcll> IN ,ke immediate prrst,s...
Guardian angels. She Will bear on for =
childrcn'> sake. She will toll for them .'.,,
for them-lice for thrm-whch Is sometime
harder still. The neglcr,cd miserable. m;..-
treated witc has >till one hrish, spot in H..
home; in that darkness watchlisat lurr,
she has her childrcn'S love: she will s,yir..
for her children The woman tempted L.,
passion has still one Safeguard stronger ;h =
all with which Won would surround her; :.
Will not leave her children. The ,encrv AZ:
outraged woman sees in those TIM featur, ?
pleading more rloer"nt than words:
wrath against her husband mcts in the ,..r
shine of their eyes. Idiots are they whc :.
family qrarrels, seek to punish the noth.- -
parting her from her offspring; for IN ;t...r
bla>rheny aesf:ist nature tlr-v dc lioler.., =
Gods own dccrccs, and lift away fro,a l..r
heart the con>ccrafrd instruments of h.
The fact that there arc careless ami u..,...
ural mothers does not destroy the ar,-u.,...r,.
30 there are men who are mrrie! -. ,.,.i,-
drcn who are monsters. Nature max, ..y
cePtlons TO all her great unswsrvir.s r..l..s
bat rules they will r.m.,i y TIC end ,i tine
and among them, none more general, l.,.-c
mighty, more untaiins, than the lorc 0. .Y:i,:-
er for her child,
tiearor loved her children with al the
strength of her soul. Her trials and II .l .i,..
and irrlta'ons seemed nothing whcn L...a.,.,-
cd with this new JOY. She dtl no, knogv,,l.e
had not imagined, 50 much happiness r,.,n:l;,,-
eli upon earth. Even the thought of i,.r;a
Stuart, though it departed not. rcrc.s!
fading into mournful past. Menro,y arn
place to hope. Tie lovely lincs of T., ..reoa
were realized for tha, early sorrow, a 4. u
poem .or the carly love:
BABY finger, vaaen ee, -..,e<.
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