Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-11-24

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Landlord. and tho thieyed g'ft. and tn
] sudden dismissal. the sure ruin. th
dismal wayside plans, and fears. an,
! dark alternatives without one hope il
any-these did poor Acton fluent,
B pour forth with a broken. hearted clio
, quence; to these Grace listened sor
} rowfully, with fsce full Of gentle trus
in Gods blessing on the morrow's in
,erview; theAe Mary the wife, heard Il
q IN end. with--no storm Of execratiol
\ IN ill-fortune, no ebolilion Of unjus
J rage against fool of husband. n,
yexing sneers. no selfshApprchensiors
Far from il; there really was one un
; lookcd'ior blessing come already 4
console pool Roger; and no little com
pensation for his trouble was the wa,
MS wife received the news. lie. un
lucky man, had expected something
title short Of a yirago's talons. and
beldame's curse: he had experienced
On less occasions something Of the sor
before; but now that real aiiliction stoot
upon the hearth. Mary Acton's char
actcr rose with the emergency, ant
she greeted her ruined husband with 4
kindness towards him. n solemn indig
nation against those who grind th,
poor. and a sober courage TO confront
evil. which he little had imagined.
"Bear up, Roger; here. good man,
take the child. and don't look quite SC
downcast: come what may, IN share
your cares. and you shall halve my
pleasures we will fight it out to-
gether."
Moreover. cross. aud fgetty, and
scolding. as Mary had been ever
heretofore, to her meek stepdaughtcr
Grace, all at once. rs if just to disap-
point any preconcerted theory, now
that actual calamity was come, she
turned to be kind good mother to her.
Roger and his daughter could scarcely
believe their ears.
"Grace, dear, | know you're SEN
sible good girl, try and cheer your
father" And then the step-dame ad-
Ied,
There now. just run up. fetch your
Prayer-book down, and read little to
us all 10 do us good. the fair af.
iectionate girl, unused to the accents
Of kindness. could not forbear flnging
he1r hrms round Mary Acton's neck,
md loving her, as Ruth loved Naomi.
Then with n heavenly smile upon
her face, and II happy heart within her
% keep the smile alight, her gentle
voice read these Words will do uc
good TO read them too:-.
"out Of the deep have called unto
lhee, o Lord: Lord, hear my voice.
o let thine ears consider well the
voice Of my complaint.
II thou, Lord. wilt be extreme TO
mark what is done aniss, o Lord, who
may abide II?
Because there Is mercy with thee,
-thert fore shalt thou be feared.
l look for the Lord. my soul doth
wait for him: in his word Is my trust.
My soul heeth unto the Lord, be-
ore the morning walch-before the
morning watch.
o Israel, trust in the Lord: for with
the Lord there is mercy: cnd with him
is plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel from all
his sins"
"Isn't the last word troubles. child?
look again; | think it's troubles eth
er there, or least-ways in the Bible
psalm"
mo, father. sins. from all his sins;'
and 'iniquiIies' in the Bible-version,
look. father.",
"Well. girl. well; wish il had been
troubles from all his troubles is a
better thought TO my mind: God wot.
hayerlenly OMEN. and little lot of
gold would save us from them ALL"
"Gold. father? no. my father, God"
81 tell you, cbild.p said Roger. ever
vacilating in his strong temptation be-
tween habitual religion and the new
caught lust Of money. "if only on a
sudden | could get gold by hook or by
crook, all my cares and all your troub-
les would be over on the instant"
ooh dear father, do not hope So;
and do not think of troubles more
than sins: there isno deliyerance in
Mammon; riches profit not in the day
of evil, and ill-got wealth tends to
worse than poverty"
"Well any how, / only wish that
dream of mine came true.
"Dream, good man, ,--whatdream?"
said his wife.
"Why, Poll, dreamt | was a-work-
ing in my garden. hard by the celery
trenches in the sedge; and / was
moaning at my lot. as well | may: and
a sort of angel came to me, only he
looked dark and sorrow:ul, and kindly
said, What would you have. Roger
|, nothing fearful in my dream for all
the strangeness ofhis winged presence,
answered. money he pointed with
his finger, laughed aloud. and vanish
cd away: and as for me. thought a
minute wonderingly. turned to look
where he had pointed, and, o the bles-
singl found crock OF goldP'
"Hush, father! that dark angel was
the devil; he has dropt i'll thoughts up
on your heart: | would | could see you
as you used to be, dear father, till
within the last two days"
whoever he were, if he brought
me gold, he would bring me blessing.
There's meat and drink, and warmth
and shelter, in the yellow gold,--ay,
and rest from labor, child, and a pow
er of rare gifts
MIfEnh III nnndn liam o.ond nnL