American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-11-04
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teacher might have been seen vending her
way toward ! small, but neat and pleasant
schoolhouse, situated in one of the interior
districts Of this State. Any one would
kaye been struck with her childish appear
snce, for scarce sixteen years had. passed
over her head. yet she impressed with I
sense Of the responsibility Of her calling.
Bright young faces grew brighter at her
spproach, and as she entered the school
room the husbed silence showed that she
possessed thsre, an auiboIityt surh tss nei-
iher age ihorIstatars can attain unsccom-
panied by an even. firm and moderate dis
position: She opened the Book Of Books,
read a few, verses, and after a shJrt,. ap
ps pirate prayer cVhmencsd her days Ia
Dor.
After the dayis exercises gare CLOSED,
school is dismissed, The "good!nights" are
repeated, and III, children may be seen
leaving school. house all save one, . little
boy or about ten summers. He has told q
IlislI The leaSher's usual happy smile had
vanished, and ss the boy boldly returns her
searching gage and Questions with repeat.
ed denials of his guilt. her heart becomes
painfully oppressed. and she raises an in.
ward prayer to Heaven for guidance. But.
as she tries TO awaken some compunction
Of conscience. she feels hers is ar. almost
hopeless task, for the boy has been taught
to utter uDtfulhs By totherl She leaves
nothing unssid which she thinks cans u
waken panitencs,' but &ll in vain. The
boytwill not confess, but with repeate de-
nials, adds falsehood to falsehood. She
goes 10 herBi'ies and while she is speak
hing kind and tender words to, the errirg
RboR searching out ~ those tekts efScrip'
Eture which refer TO ly sng, holds, The holy
book before him and bids him. read.
Asthe boy readethe thfeatenings agains
the lisr., his lips qGiyer and his, voice grow
iremulous, with, emotion. But an evil i'm
pulse giumphs. and though, he dares no
Iraise bis eyes, as lie did before. be say
with . ALTERING voice. II did not iell tha
lie. The teacher feeling that she has dom
all she can, tells rim be may go, But sh,
Isays, 'Itknow the great struggle in your
heart, Charley;T know how Wretched 70,
Heel, and how you will wish. even befor'
you get home, tbatyou had told the truth
Listen, now1 Charley, while you are goinl
home, ! will be praying that GSd viii giy'
youssrength even 70 tnrn back and com'
tiolme wilha confession. Eben We cal
ask his forgiveness. ,,. ~. < 's1., 80 x. .
o The boy was gone. With a sorrowlu
lbeart. the teacher prays earnestly that tn
! young child may not be left to- perish, 10
| she feels that she is almost ready beyon'
Hope. But suddenly as she, remember
that He to whom she is prayingis perfsc
lin justice as ih mercy. she grows Gain
and says, "Fstber, not my will buts1tbin
be done,"s 3D. Then, almost lngoluntafily
she looks in the direction 10 which the bo
has gone, when lol he il coming, back
with iuexptessible joy she meets him, Z
1.-The door. and with breathless interest lis
Items. Rsls and tIemblipgl with 'his,h big 81
.tort he says, III told thate li,s' and burt
INTO tears. !, The Bible hsd conquered
Such Is the power Of the word of God.
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