The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-23
..s From the New York Independent.
THE WORCESTER COUNTY BOY.

from the prooi-sheets ofa forthcoming book
from the press of Tappan & Whitmore OF
New York, entitled The Recorded Will {;
or. Truth aud not Fiction, remarkably illus
trating Provideutial Care. Dy Clergy
mans Widow"
The following extract not only gives the
history of the I" Worcester County Boy, "
but of many other boys who nre now in
similar situations and service with him.
See that little boy Worcester county.
driving the cows home from Chestnut Hill
where they have been pasturing.
b Ho is thinking - thinking his head
down, swichins carelessly The grass with n
slnall sick. At last, he comes to the bars
to rest. and looks across the garden to the
old homestead. -ar @.'.
raItisa low cottage, with no garnish of
paint or white.wash adorninS its brown
walls. q small hduse. small means, small
lllrm, plenty of children. - -l----4---.--
TSsivs. did you say!
No, thirteen :!
S,nusl sits long, silently gazing. An ex.
preston of pain hasl,es across his bright.
earnest face. lie clasps his hands tightly
together. nnd cScaims. l wish! oh !! |
wish I"
"Well, my bov. what do you wish Yam.
kee boys generally get what they wish.-
M moneys Thnt's no matter; they know
how ~ geti,. Is money YOU wnntl a
fine house, painted white. with green blinds
like Squire Sinss over there, among the
trees i'' ..g.,. t4.
I'M! nothing Of that kind"
"wsll. do you hatc to work, to plough
to dig nnd hurrow!"
mo. indeed but wish conld 80 to
school Il wish | could 81 to coll Sc -
will could be minister.
"Mother s,ys no, she don't liko to sec
me pref rred before tho other buys; and
father says l,c has no moncy To send me to
college, and must serve us all alike.
.Well. the world WIS not m,de in q day:
hut ir we live, we shall SEQ ifl don't g. to
college, ,rr-.
At the period of which NC speak, it is
difficult, in our day, when we so painfully
discover that the annual supply VI ministers
is not sufficient to meet the annual deiicien.
cies occasioncd by death lit is difficult n
understand the enthusiasm which inspired
the Christian youth, from one end OF the
country TO the other. The "Star in the
E,st., had attracted every eye to its faint
g'inmes!hs. puenau.' ., ,au % ,s's,a an. an
sleep " aEss u:u wy n,t."'m ~, ;r.oI,is I
lealeu 70 e'i.'.m s,"py'h ,h"d T rr,n, tho
'Inn. ""o p ppnd tho work. shon 10 schools of pre-
r"n',;nn ." @ viii, an cayerness and detorminu.
In = ss,Cdenial and perseverance, aston
;'I;., :, ~ no nr Tho nrescrt MA = - a.
''"S my '" r;,or ,voIl rcmembers ono who
i"V ,ha S,,,a ,r Ma;ne ovar n hun.
Ss"% '"V ,,;,oa ,; @ on t,ot to oiF.r himself ns n
u.su .,su,'n NM. ;n Nv ,o''',smv which nfrrded ia.
Sr' su;,;". Cav ~ m rarnS non, hnn;ny. by his own
iahors ~ meet the expcnse of board The
nr;nc;rol of this institution examined the
aanoh;l;,;os of rho vou,b. and very cardidly
,",t ,;" ,ho, b;s ,,lcnts were not sufficient
o'u ,.,, "" 49, en,,u,ra..mcnt-.be @ haj beit,r 20
hack and serve nj, master in a more humble
snLer, and more succe.,fully. By no means
d;".onr,cnJ hc ;mnod;uely went 10 unoth.
o.ssO ~ so,,';nsrv ~ and mai ,ho same rebuff lie
~ s''J .n,',,..a, ~ I nJ,ssr and l,;d ,he case
n,'.. t"vm "aa'. ,I. rrocss.ors ~ Tbev ,vmnatbized
oo "o.J;0,,,, % :, b;S s,rnss, ze,l bp. kindly nd.
coru,I ;l ny, ~ "; ~ NV mo "h;ocs al,oyeher
S,sea n'n 70 s,,g W ."u ovs To "a, ons on hi,
ho.n,ns aium.uu .pu, onS ;u ,ar;au. nj ,rays by
r ,o','ewaiu ou S.ua';u, H. ha ".on;,sd rho neces.
uin1 o' Per'e.'e'aoJI' , "s ~ = c,;,hG,i la.
sry eu"ca'.oh' "',u o'ea'"O '"''"'' ="
oorious minister VI jesus
Uncle Jerry saw Samuel 'o'l,ns on ioo'