Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-05-26


set ahoat than The Coming week would see
settled! Ihave said / looted upon this bic.
tdre with regret, forI saw good heart whose
thirst after the news and knowledge, oerrert.
ell, marred the devolions of an Otherwise,
noble soul, and spoi2cd christian
man who bad long been connected with
the church--wlo was rich and influential, but
whose sincerity had always doubted, was
the. object towards whom next directed my
magic glass. But however little | may bave
suspected his true moral worth TO have been,
wes wholly unprepared for what saw
realized for once, he force of the licture of
the lIypocrite, drawn by the Poet, and tho't
upon the "Great Day Of Revelation" when
he should leave bis mask and stand "in naked
ugliness." ! shuddered, anxious 10 escape
from the contempa ton Of SO revolving sight
and such unpleasant reflections | turned to
q poor woman--a widow, who had united
hers Il 10 no church, but who regularly at
tended place of public worship each Sab
bath / saw that the spirit Of devotion how
cred about her heart, which was the throne
both Of public and private faith and PRAYER
1t was beautiful TO observe the aged heart,
that bad seen the various objects to which
clnng its earthly affection wiiher and return
TO the silent dust pouring out the DER charged
feeling in simple, but sincere visions, and with
the eye of faith, beholding the land "where
the wicked cease from troubling, aud the
weary are at wrcst." | would have looked
longer, but an object not far distant arres ed
my gaze and which she'll describe as fol.
lows: Silks, cotton whaetone, tlounccs, frs
ribbons, laces, gold rings, feathers paint and
powder oil combined with marvellous skill,
and made to resemble somewhat, the "hu-
man form divine" and which performed o
variety of evolutions, such as winks, bocks
and mods, TO things Of the same species, which
occupied various portions of the house, so that
together, they rcsembled number of artifi
cial mandatians, bobbing their unique heads
AT each other or at random | searched for
the purpose of ascertnining the secret thoughts
Of tlis Object but failed; when, turning my
attention to the heart, soul and brains cculd
detect the presence of no such things, and
thus accounted for the whole matter, upon
the hypothesis that this class of beings have
no minds, and consequently never think.
was about to carry my investigations farther
when the Geni taped nae on the shoulder
and demanded the glass, and promising me a
visit in she future, and peep into siilmore
valuable article he vanished Just then
was aroused from my stupor by the clinkna
of money, and rubbing my eyes, ! discovered
Ithat the deaerns were passing round for con
tributions in aid Of foreign n Missionaries. (This
practice much dislike; not that am unwi
ling to give, but it is uncomfortable and un
! pleasant, and trust you VII do what yor
can as public editor, to abolish t)
! The Lawyer dropled into he box hal
dollar, aud as be did so, saw a bright teal
glistening on it., AID | thought il was ,he tea
of the widow whom he was harrassing will
unnecessary litigation.
The man of fortune then carelcssly threw
into the box a dime There was dark spo
upon it | thought it was portion Of :ht
nifty per cent investment with the blood o
the inebriale upon it, and shuddered; S,
forcble was my dream.
The lady gave her dollar with generou
heart and wiling hand which showed, that
with regard to her, my glass had not decevet
me.
The Hyprocrite bestowed his gift with os
tentation; but am not sure that his hant
did not return with more than it was extend
ed that he did not
with one hand put peny in the urn of Poverty
And with the other take shilling ont"
But the brightest among those gifts, wa
the mite Of the widow, which she mad sayet
from her scanty earning, and in the giving o
which, she felt that she was not impoverished
but sent her blessing too. That trifling gift
looked to me as precious as the repenlan
tear shed by the ''man Of blood" and whcl
opened to the Peri, the gates OF the Celesta
City. p
P. S.-Should the Geni favor me as h
| has promised, you shall be duly informed,