Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-04-07
Alistrllanrous. 8.
TiTTTE C1Tif1RfSE.


obey the Savor's command to preach the
Gospel. His wife was beautiful and lovely.
They had saveral pretty children, one of whom
was named Csthaline. after her aunt Her
form was handsome, like her Muthers's;
her complexion yet fairer, and all her features
beautiful Her behavior was yet more at
tractiye than her person. She was graceful
in motion, obedient, and gentle in all her ways
When but six years of age, she seemed to
imitnte her Savior in meekly passing by in
juries done. Emotions of revenge. we hum.
bly, trust were never allowed to en- Or her
peaceful! bosom. Last summer her parents, in
their missionary labors. found themselves
in sickly place upan the Illinois River. To
preserve their health, and as they especially
hoped, to save their fair daughter, they re-
moved to the purer inland air. There she
became much interested in school taught
by her cousin. A good man of the Sabbath
School gave her book, the little stories in
which she easily learned to read. With de-
light she would come each day to her pai ients
and read one after another, these good pieces
When she found strange word, she would
ask what it meant, and be much gratifed to
receive the idea it was used TO convey. AS
thus explained TO her these lessons about the
Lord, and his wonderful works, sho would
kindly with interest and JOY almost unspeak-
able? Whit promise and hope, and fond
expectations, surrounded this lovely child
But alas the destroyer came. A fatal dis
ease ragged among the Children and at last
stole into the system of gentle Catherine
Her father at that time was quite sick, and
her mother too delicrte to wait upon her as
she desired. But Catharine was quiet and
happy. On the day of her attack she had
gone with her uncle TO the Sabbath School,
and in the evenings while others were at sup
per, listening with pleasing interest to her
fathers comments upon the Gospil story of
Lazarus and the rich man You may read it
in the l6 chapter of Luke. She wondered
how in the abundance of this mans wealth,
he could allow poor Lazarus to suffer and die
at his gate. Finally, when told that he vert
TO heaven, she asked how he got up to that
happy place. Her father informed her. that
God sent some good angels to carry him there,
and she rejoiced. She patiently bore her af-
Fiction until Thursday morning, when ! er
father grew better, and prepared to remove
her to town, where she might have better
attention. She was relieved apparently by
a pleasant bath, and then started, with her
mother in an easy carriage. The ride SEEM
ed to do her good but still her disease held
on. Day after day. and night after nigh,
did she lie and patiently endure this painful
disorder without a word Of murmer. The
only objection she made, was against the RENE
dies employed TO save her. To her dear
mother she said--'Let me die. for ii s better
to be free from this trouble"
When her father would insist upon trying
nigh! die unless she submitted to remedies,
she said she was willing to 60. Her eldest
brother told her that if she left us, little AS.
aph would have no one to play with. to
which she readily answered, that "he and
Edwin could play with him" About the
10th or lth day she appeared better. and
desired to eat. A little soup was prepared
for her-and after relishing few spconsful
ofit-she payfully remarked, that rhe might
som be able to go home--if we would but
give her plenty of soup.
But in few days she grew worse having
as we feared asue chils aud fever, with the
dysen!ary, her main disorder She ran &C
low, that her parents and brother several
times gathered round her bed to witness her
last struggle. One day as her father watch
ed her. alone she suddenly exclaimed, Oh
pa, am dying! and swsoned away almost
into death. BY cool water, and rubbing, SHE
again revived. At last on the 26 day of hel
illness she asked her nother to move her in
to another room. A neat little bed was pre-
pared and the change made Before moor
she was restless At twelve o'clock, sh
seemed to fall into a trsnquil, happy state
Believing that she was about to depart. he
parents called her brothers TO see if sh
T would konw them. and TO have all join i
, bidding her farewell She seemed to be con
scious of the solumn scene around her, an
Fl yet she was the only one that appeared tran
, quill Her end was indeed "peace." Not
pain seemed to disturb her body. nor fea
her tranquil mind Not a wave of troubl
rolled across her peaceful breast She gent
ly fell ssleep--to be wakened by her Save
in the morning of the resurrection. and cloth
ed upon with Immortality and eternal life.
Left as We are, to linger little longe
here, let us give all diligence to Improve tn
time, that we may indeed live the life of th
righteous die bis death, and have our las
end like his. p.