Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-07-20

LOOK us Tranquil departure foE@ls better nome.
God will bless you, madah!'
All the dying mothers tRankfulness was
compressed into these words, and her full
heart spent itself in their uttSEance.
Far away, in the inner depths of Mrs. En-
dicott's spirit-very far away-the words
found an echo, and as this echo came back to
her ears, she felt a new thrill of pleasure that
ran deeper down the electric chain of feelings
than emotion had ever, uiieil now penetrated
There were depths and capacities in her be-
ing, unknown before; ahdof this she had now
dim perception. Her action was unselfsh,
ard to be unselish is to be God-Ike-for God
acts from love of blessing others. To be
God-like in her action, Brought her nearer the
Infinite Source of what ix,pure and holy and
all proximity in this direction gives its meas
ure of darkness and disqaietude.
God will bless you n
Mrs. Endicott never ceased hearing these
words, and she felt them to be prophecy.
And God did bless herr In bestowing love
and care, upon the motherless little ones, she
received from above double Tor all she gave
In blessing she was twice blessed. About
them her heart entwined daily new tendrils,
until her own life beat with them in even
pulses, and to seek their good was the highest
joy. of hsE existence.
Still, there were times wfIen fHfss< z47Bd1c0fc
felt that to some, God was not just in His dis
pensations, and the oloser she observed Mrs.
Adair, the less satisfe9 was she, that one SO
pure-minded, SO unseNsh, 6. earnest to impart
good to Others. shoul ~ SO hardly dealt by
should be compelfed$o grope through life with
painful steps along 4 darkened way.
There is mysterysin all this, which my
dim~sion fails to peh1erate,' she said one day
TO Mrs. Eazia~ By I've see here only in part,
! must force mysclNRlo the belief that all is
right. say forqf ff9 tixindeed force work
TO me- was answered, there is no longer
mystery here. have been led by way
that knew not. For time moved along
this way, doubling, Fearing, trembling-but,
now see that i is the eight way, and though
tolsome at timcssasft is winding steadily
upwards, and begi isasee the sunshine rest
ing calmly on the hountain-tops. Flowers,
too, are springing blythe way-side-few they
are, as yet, but very fragrant.
Mrs. Adair paused for moment and then
resumed wEssHzf
1t may sound stfange to you, but I am
really happier Il In wheh>all was bright and
prosperous around mei'
Mrs Endicott looked surprised.
/ am better woman, and therefore hap
pier. ! do not say this baastfully, but only to
meet your question. fm more useful wo-
man, and therefore hppier,- for, as 1 have
learned, inward Pts is the sure reward of
benefits conferred. 9 Thsaping good to anoth-
er from an unsel6sh end, brings TO The heart
its purest pleasure; and is not that the kind
est Providence which. leads US, no matter by
what hard experience, into state of willing
ness to live for Others instead of for ourselves
alone! The dying HDther, whose gift to you
has proved SO sdgm good, might have passed
away, though her kunshle abode stood beside
the elegant residence called my home, with
out exciting more than passing wave Of sym
pathy. certainly, without filling my heart with
the yearning desire to- make truly peaceful
her last moments, wHeh led to the happy re-
suits that foloMslkef efforts in my behalf
Ny children, toy ytA9.have often lamented
that it is not so well Hitirzthem as it would
have been, had misforbune not o7ershadowed
us,--but am not so size of that. | believe
that all external disadvantages will be more
than counterbalanetd by the higher regard
have been led to y6feAa. the development Of
what is good and true in Their characters |
now see them az future men and women, for
whose usefulness and Happiness am in great
measure responsible and as my views of life
have become clearer, and, trust, wiser,
through suffering, ] am far better able under
all the disadvantages any position, to secure
this great end THAI was before
But the way is hard for you-very hard,'
said Mrs. Endicott. {
1t is my preparation for Heaven replied
the patient sufferer, while smile, not caught
from earth, made beautiful her countenance.-
If my Heavenly Esthsf could have made the
way smoother, he would nave done so. AS it
is thank him daily Ion the roughness, and
would not ask to have al stone removed OF
rough place made eyen.h