The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-04

eHo"N IiiidT.WHllc tnc uTlttS Were sometime
up to your knees The walk was mos, ,lrca-
ry. On either hand the mountains lifted
their heads loitilv. covered to the SUNNI,
with SHOWS; the pine trees and cvcryrccn>
which >klrtcd the highway, presented the
spectacle of small pyramids: every wee /
which the foot struck was ".azrI over: and
bushes. III the faint beams OF the struggling
light. >,arkied with gems. In wild. Titan
lc dciiie. gigantic iciclc> hun. from the ooz-
ni- rocks: aud As We passed a mill stream
We had the sight OF frozen Waterfall. ar
rested IN ITS descent. and with all lis volume.
>pray,.anti INST, as if bv the hand Of some
en,hantrr changed suddenly into stone.
All these Objects. in INV walks through the
mountains, had impressed their lessons OF the
n,gnliiccnce and glory Of God. Bu, wha,
ncw ideas did the ssl,ir >ccnc> suggest. asso-
ciatcd As they were with this wintrv t;.ncral '
At last We arrived at the place of graves.
II was All accii'itv Of the mountain small
field surrounded hv rude fence in oac cor
ncr OF which were erected many woolcn
crosses: and a pile of sand or rather of san
dv frozen r,o!>. dug ont with pickaxc. anal
cast upon the surrounding SHOWS. indicated
The SPOT "t this new >cpuiturc. There. wa>
not >Ia"ir marble erected. not 4 monument
OF brown >''nc, or cI,itaph: bli: the emblem
OF 'fIr cross a.onc denoted that 1t WAS t.,
resting pace OF the low.ic>t of the lowly-
OF The !'oor sons Of Elm. the kcw,r> of wood
and drawers of water. who hal from time Ia
time, IN these distant regions. gwen az, their
lives 10 toll. TO suffering. or 70 crime. Hr,
the mountain IN which they were buried WA,
Itself i monument which. without any dis
tn ton. IN spot where all were e,ja.l. wa
erected equally ior ali. There i no nrmori-
al, even of the greatest - 200 a, The. ,i..c
IN which they rci'n>c : ard when looked At
the Sina-lihc ak which rose lc.orc u.
thought that these poor p"oplc had. in their
depth of poverty. rcsort,.d to the very God
OF nature 10 mcmorlZc their dead.
Bat must not forget 'o no,irr hv WAY Of
memorial. The history of tha, poor man H..
WAS one OF those ho live hv the sweat Of the
brow. l;y digging aud dclvins in the earth:
tv hearing heavy burdens. AID rct;ormina
dangerous work. he obtained Twin, lu hard
labor. ''brtwixt the daylight and dark = AMI
while the famine was raging in his own land.
>a.nc noble generosity and devotion. (what An
example 20 those Of lotier RAM y he had
saved his earnings and Transmitted
them to his relatives. They arrived too late
/ Ii, father and mother had already del of
>Iar,atinn: tut his only sister had scarce
rcachD'! the doors Of th, poor mans howell.
after 5" long journey. when. As she awaited
an>on>lv his return that evening from the
labor> OF the Iav. the litter which contained
hi> body arrived a, the door.
| reflected upon this little history. As We
;hc grave upon The mountain
SIDE. and. melancholy as the sccnc WAS. with
The SHOWS drifting upon our uncovered heads.
| woui! t.: have EXCHANGED the good maich
i did my soul. for the warnr>t and best
lighted rhambcr where rcvrrv ahonnd> =
and As repeated those mos; touching words.
80 Lord. cod mos; holy.O Lord. mos, M III
". q holy and most mr:c:ui S.,iour drli,-
cr Us not INTO the bitter pains q. c,ern,
death" thought thar the surroun ing rlCom
was itS,lf suggestive Of hope TO the Christian
>opl In A few months M ,re, the mountains
woad again be clothed with veriurc. and the
li'llc hills would rcioirc on every side As
the winds died away into vcrnal gales. as the
lcicle> Tell from tii" rok>. As the SHOWS van
>hcd. they would be- succeeded b, the yoi,e
o: the blooming and beautiful earth with al
lis forest chor>. rrolonc:n. the chant o.
How much more should the
body of Inn. which now lav cold in lis Grave.
with tie rlo1s and the SHOWS of the noun
tain> piled upon il. awake 10 a sure. and. il
was 70 be hoped. Joyous resurrection. With
such clccrin. thoughts We hurried away
tr"nl the spot whcE the service was ended.
hrmb'v prayinc that a portion OF consolation
III CHI he conveyed to the heart Of her. who.
in strange land. mourncd the loss of AN on
~ brother. h. pqr. rqu;,>cn'