Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-12-03
RAlE1eG, a0a1GGl CAROLINA i

more rough and dangerous. There was
great calm No wonder " the men MAJ
veled, saying what manner of man is this
that even the winds and thesea obey him?
Eddie became more quiet as he iistene
to his mother. He began to be sleepy.
"May l 60 to sleep in your arms |! b
inquired of her.
eff you wish to-" she replied.
"What will you do with me when | fai
asleep 7"
'Perhaps I shall put you on the sofa
and cover you with a shawl"
| 1t was not long before the lids had closet
slowly over his blue eyes, and he had for
gotten all his fears and anxiety.
Willie and his mothsEg for aeme tim
longer conversing togeta On the mar !,
tel before them stood tive small lmedallions
One represented our Saviour an infant II
the arms of his mother. She is bendin
towards him in thes &ellness of matern; :
love, while he leaa .hiS, heaara against her :
playfully and earessn{sSy. Willie coul's
rot lsok upon it without remembering thu
Jesus was once little boy, who dwelt upol
earth, obeying his parents, and patientl
doing the will of his Father in Heaven
The othermedallionr represented our Savior
in the act of blessing little children.
J was sweet picture, conveying its beauti
: full lesson oflove to his heart and it SCENE
: as if Jesus was saying to him, "Come unit
i me-"
Q It was getting late. Still Mr.. Dude.
did not return. Mrs. Dudley conclude
. not to wait for him longer. Willie pulle
Q the bell, and when Libby came to the par
9 lor, she told her to have the tea sent U
/ Immediately. She carried Eddie in he
> arms to the dining roon,s andlsid him upon
the lounge. Then she spread shawl owe
# him, that he might sleep without takin,
70 cold. She had no sooner dese this tha
If the sound of the carriage was heard, an
~ Willie ran to the door,
N "Father has come," he exclaimed, Gan
ps here is Ellen, too VI
n Eddie was aroused from his nap, an
+ started up to welcome his friends. Blanc
cd too, ran to tie door waggng his tail, al
h. manifesting no less pleasure than the boy
;s "Dr, Douglas has come, too," shoute
in Willie, who had just discovered a thil
ve person in the darkness
to James came from the kitchen to tai
les care Of Billy, and Libbj and the childre
took charge of the carp& bag and varic,
2m parcels. They all entcrsd the dining roor
,ut and so soon as coats and hats and bonne
ird were removed, the dumb waiter came up
the pantry laden with frtgrant tea, deleio
l. ,nslL asasl-.e-i--~ssa fihoJnsS 4nxs;nalu b sL
ds sSa sS%iszs sS.-5 % 5sy .'al
md cup cake. Libby PLACED all these thin
sat On the tea tables, sdpe family gather
.ew around and enjoyed Aieir evening rcp'
self together.
Eddie had quite kaked up. His n
e I had refreshed him, and he was bright a
happy as in the morning.
lnt The wind was hyshed. Mrs. Dud
use called Eddie to her, and whispered in
n it ear, "God did preserve US from harm
ing Didn't he?" A smile lighted up his f
as he answered and went again to P
airs with Willie. His mother will not =
mo- forget that smile. 1t was so full of me
ing.
hear Mrs. Dudley knew how to sympatl
d be with her children in their fear of the "
She remembered how 'trembingly she
have tened, when herself aichild, to the fur
the blast as it swept around her noun
home. When the ram. fell in torrents
The after day, and the intervals was COW
and with water by the oyerfowing stream,
'dley locked On with delight, for God has
lie in the earth shall no more be destroyed
How food, and she thought nothing less th'
FIRE food could raise the water SO high as
with elevation on which her fathers house st
from But when the wind beat against the he
down and howlod, as if il fierce arger it "
b Je- unroof or destroy i, she was much at
!, but She did not reIrove Willie and I
icates for their fears, fol reproof was not
ihost they needed. She endeayored to t
pray them at all times 70 trust in Jesus, and
n had to Linn to deliver them from evil.