The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-07

peated those prayers to the Lord Jesus, and
those hymns which her father had taught her,
then Vie little girl prayed with her, and learned
the hymns and prayers by heart. In this mel
anchoiy state of slavery these children remained
nine long years, till Regina reached the age of
nineteen, and her little companion was eleven
years old. They were both 6ne-looking girls,
particularly Regina. While captives, their
hearts seemed to have always been drawn TO-
wards what was good. Regina continually re-
peateQ the verses from the Bible, and the hymns
which she had learned when at home. and she
had taught them to the little girl.
They often used to cheer each other with one
hymn from the bymn-book used at Halle, in
Germany: Alone, yet not alone am l, thou oh
IN this solitude so drear." They constantly
hoped that the Lord Jesus would sometime.
bring them back to their Christian friends In
1854, their hope was realized. The merciful
providence of God brought the English Colonel
bonquet to the place where they were in cap.
hvity. He conquered the Indians, and forced
them TO ask for peace. The first condition he
made was, that they should restore all the
prisoners they had taken. Thus the two Door
girls were released. More than four hundred
capsfves were brought TO Colonel bouquet. 1t
was woeful sight to see so many young peo.
pie wretched and distressed. The Colonel and
his soldiers gave them food and clothes, and
Colonel Bouquet brought them all to a town
called Carlisle, and published in the Penhsyl.
vania newspapers, that all parents, who had
lost their children, might come to this place,
and in case of their finding them, they should
be restored to them. Poor Regius's sorrowing
mother came among many other bereaved
parents, to Carlisle; but, alas | her chiia had
become stranger to her. Regina ha1 &C.
CURED the appearance and manner as Will as
the language of the natives. The poor mother
went up and down among the young persons as.
sembled, but by no efforts could she discover her
daughter. She wept in bitter grief and diaap-
pointment. Colonel Bouquet said, "Do YOU
recollect nothing by which your children might
be discovered?" She answered that she recol.
lected nothing but a hymn, which was as fol.
lows:
"Alone, yet not alone am l.
Though in this solitude drear
feel ~ Saviour always nigh
He comes the weary hours to cheer.
am with him, and he with me,
Even here alone cannot be.n
The Colonel desired her to sing this hymn.
Scarcely had the mother sung two lines of it,
when Regina rushed from the crowd, began to
sing it also, and threw herself into her mothers
arms. They both wept for JOY, and the Colo.
mel restored the daughter to her mother. But
there we're no parents or friends in search of
the other little girl; it is supposed that they
were all murdered and now the child chung
to Regina, and would not let her 90 and
Regina's mother, though very poor, took her
home with her. Regina repeatedly asked after
the book in which God speake to u.s." But
her mother did not possess Bible; she had
lost everything when the natives had burnt her
house. She resolved to go to Philadelphia and
buy one there, but the pastor Muhlenburg, of
that place, gave her one. 1t was most extra
ordinary that Regina still retained her early
instructions, and was able to read it immedi-
ately. ts. .