Columbia gazette., 1854-05-13
THE LOVE OF MONEY.


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The love Of money is the root of oil
evil, which while some coveted after
shcy have erred from the faith and pierre
d themselves through with many sor-
rows. s.-Tawt. ii s6als Daa s.
Precisely 50. That is what money
no, the love Of money does. TWAS this
love of money which led Pious Simple
to err in regard to prayer. He prayed
for gold, tUh for gold! Lord, give me
gold I'll do great things with gold.
I'll serve God with gold. All want is
gold" We'll, Pious Simple looked q
great many ways expecting gold to rain
down on or bol up at his feet-looked
into gambling saloons, and with an in
ward heat which he called worship, he
threw the dice in prayer for luck He
lost. His face grew long, pale, and in
flexible. He prayed with sudden starts,
seldom on his knees, and then-weat to
work? No. He purchased lottery
tickets. Put them in bis prayer book.
Thought on them, when he lay down
and when he rose up; and said often,
with sigh, as be strolled listlcss about
and devoured all the stories of big
strikes, eff Providence only would faver
me''-'' He drew a blank. Morti6ca-
ton seized his heart. His face grew
petrifed. A morbid fancy, like mias-
matte vapors played about his mind.
He denied Gods being and Providence;
cursed his luck; cursed God; and died
the inquest said, "died by his own
hand"
The love of money hid from his sight
the order of God. He erred from the
faith and pierced through with many
sorrows. 81
A RATTLEsNAKE SToRY.-Last fall,
a woman residing in the vicinity Of
Worcester, was picking blackberries l.
q field near her house, having with her,
her only child, a bright-eyed little fellow
of less than a year old. The babe sat
upon the ground in an open space, anus.
ing himself with grasping at clump Of
yellow weed that grew within reach, and
eating berries brought him from time to
time by his mother.
The latter, at length, intent upon
gathering the fine fruit passed around a
rock which hid her child from view.
She was about to return to him, when
hearing him laughing and growing in a
great glce, and thinking he must be safe
as long as he was SO happy, she remain
ed a little longer where she was.
Suddenly the little voice ceased, and
after another minutes delay, the young
mother stepped upon the rock and look
ed over, expecting to see her babe
asleep; and instead of which he was sit
ting perfectly motionless, his lips part
ed, aud his wide open eyes fixed with a
singular expression upon some object
which at first she was unable to discern.
Yet, who can judge of her horror when
on closer scrutiny sho preceiyed, some
four feet from the infant, q rattlcsnake,
with his glittering eyes fastened upon
his, and nearing him BY an almost inn
pcrceptible motion!
The sight Of her darling's peril SO
nearly paralyzed her, that for IN instant
she half believed the dreadful fascina-
ton had extend to herself; but the cer-
tainty, that, unless she was the iptstru-
ment Of salvation to her child, lie was
inevitably lost, in some degree restored
her powers. She glanced wildly around
for something that might be used as q
weapon, but nothing appeared, and el-
ready the vcnomous reptile had passed
over half the space which divided him
from his victim. Another moment and
all would be lost. What could be done:
In her hand she held broad tin pan,
and springing from the rock, quick as
thought she covered the snake with it,
and stood upon it to prevent his escape.
The charm was broken, the child
moved, s1aycd to one side, and began