New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25

There was one lovely group: eight ten little
girls hand In hand lettering about as often IN tue
sunshine az the shade making no noise because i w'
SUNDAY but 30 quietly happy in their freedom, and look
ing so BRIGHT and sweet in their neat dresses and white
APRONS Some kept their bonnets on some hsd them
hanging at their backs and held hers by the strings
and swung it csrelessly round her hand Rosy cheeks
bright eyes and flowing curls, Glow and sparkle ana
wave on in bssfu ignorance Of al that lies beyond the
first twelve pages Of your textbook Of life knox
that stern orthodox principles and parents should have
confined you to your chairs and catechsms to-day Da
your presence blessed the sanctuary this morning yen
have listened the instructions Of your sabbath teach
ers and have now come firth 10 enjoy the Eht and ar
of Heaven in their purity Is there no worship IN the
hearts Of little children when thus il LIES spring tms
they stand amid towers, beneath the summer Heaven
If not in theirs. know in whose heart they d. excite
emotions Of praise. Of gratitude, OF worship Heaven
bless the little children.
remember when crossing that almost intermnio.e
piece Of monotOny the Illinois prairie this SIDE OF Cn
cago sat by the window gazing out for miles ana
miles and wishing in vain for some object o. lnerel Oh
which TO rest nv eyes Mrs Penn sat beside me, fresh
from the rocks and ravnes Of Susquehanna ani % her
this boundess fattened landscape vas the perfection o
the picturesque and beautiful Sic gazed anil pralseu
as though she could not gaze and praise enough Inc
cars were moving slowly If to lengthen her Opprr'u
nity for admiration when to my JOY and surprise Oe
held two little girls sitting piece Of castoh railroad
timber rot ten feet from the track How came they there
wondered with their hands full Of lovers-ther curly
hea1s uess Of boDnets and their bright eyes staring
I'D 20 Wstfuy at US Very beautiful l thought the!
were and hurried to point them out TO Mrs. Penn
Oh children - said she, in tone OF contempt yes,
one sees plenty Of them everywhere 10 his world -
Now husband" she added in the same breath turning
In that worthy who sat near her, ave should have %
mv-ork and diy and carry or stones and manure our
garden for years and years, before It would look Ike
"tbat-aud tlrn II romd MT" and she pointed 20 black
patch of earth that had just been poweduP from 'he way
er small cabin stood near 1t perhaps that was the
- I hrff hara Va "a
of rocks and trees 70 protudng heads in such place
so | rested mine the wnd0wsil and gaZn1 DacA AZ
those two little prairie blossoms till they were lost IN the
distance Ny eyes blessed the children, and my heart
said, Amen.
Rut here. our little group in the grove are coming
nearer They have been circing round and roand IN
waving line and they standing on the nm oil the
basin that contains our sleeper They have discovered
him how still they stand! One, the little glpse! VINO
holds the bonnet by the strings, has ad that on he
grass and venurcd on tptOe halfway down the slope
where she stands with her finger on her lip doubtful
whether to explore s farther retreat To the oecAoa-
ing band above The shadows wave over the dreamer
she thinks he strs and flies back noseessy a. butter
fly TO her c0mpaniOns Three times she ventures ana
each time frightened back by shadows 1t not time
for him Vaken yet he is only IN the third quarter Of
bis nap The branches are thinner now above hun ana
great spots Of golden sunshine have fallen through One
lies like broad shield on his BOSOM another Is Dalhhs
the boot on his left foot and another has nestled In the
crown of his hat which stands his head This one,
however is stationary an instant for at every
rustic fthe breeze pops out and goes dancing over
the sleepers head and face TIL the breeze Is quiet anu
then settles back into the hat again 1t was this
that frightened little haxen cuTs away the fiery little
sentinel performed his duty to charm. But father
has come for his two stray lambs who are in this flock
they all off together and fingers are again laid on
lips to suppress the musical laugh that threatens 10 Orea
through Sabbath decoum Pas pet relates her ven
tursOme exploits.
The grove is filling up; groups of ladies and gentle
men have to this airy retreat for an hour OF free
dom and pleasant converse after the abOrs OF the week
and the Sabbath devotons in church over Even our
literary friend has found companion or rather been
found by one but not Eve of his own sex IS on
bis knees in the grass beside him. Strangers are com
inc this way let us retire but first give parting glance
at our sleeper Behold the shield has extended nearly
to his feet and the sentinel has left the hat and perched
itself Ike little defiant ball of fire on the very crown
of bis head His last quarter is nearly comPeted-he
will wake soon Let US leave him alone in his basin OF
sunshine and clover. l. B. A.