Warren telegraph. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1857-1861, 1859-07-23

the venerable and Hon. William H. Smith, who
was elected Secretary Of State under the Peo-
plc's Constitution. was for many years one of
the ablest defenders of popular soverei nty to be
found in the country.
OF late however, he has seldom written q line
for the pubic eye; and his thoughts are natural
ly turned to that better land, towards which
with visible quickness his footsteps are tending
Yesterday he called upon us for the first time
in many months, and handed US, in his own
beautiful handwriting as neat, precise
and ladylike in its style as it could have been
fifty years ago, and furnis ing an excellent in
dex to one of the gentlest natures that ever
blest our rough cast earth-thc following ex
tract from Henry Ward Beecher's Life
Thoughts
s.David has left no 'sweeter psalm than the
short twenty third 1t is the nightingale Of
the psalms. 1t is small, but it has filed the
whole world with melodous joy, greater than
the heart can conceive. Blessed be the day on
which that psalm was born"
The psalm referred to is indeed beautiful b.
yond anything to be found in modern compost.
ton. We copy it here, as the much loved song
of our fri,n nov tiat his ars an his feeblc-
ness point him t, tle cle,rfu hom, Of the
matchless psalmist
APsALx
"The Lord is my aheperd ] shall not want.
H. maketh me to lie down in green pastures he
leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul he leadeth me in the paths
of r. .hteonsness for his names sake.
Yea, though walk through the valley Of the shad-
ow Of death, will fear no evil for thou art with
me- thy rod and thy staff they comfort me-
Thou preparest table before me in the presence Of
mine enemies; thou unointest my head with oil; my
cup runneth over.
days Of my life and will dwell in the house of the
Lord for ever"
PRETTY INCIDENTAL near neighbor of ours
lost an only son few weeks ago, Of scarlet fe-
yer. He was bright and beautiful child, and
the parents were indeed sorely afflicted. They
have three daughters. The two youngest, a
pair of twins about four years old, come nearer
to the fancy pictures one often sees Of beautiful
angelic childhood, than any two children ever
saw.
The parents being people of strong common
sense, and not wishing to impress these darling
little ones with that mysterious power of death
that too often pervad,s the hearts of children,
talked to them of brother Eddy as If he had
gone to heaven to meet with God and Jesus as
his dear friends, and that in time they would
20 to meet him there.
Christmas morn the mothers heart was
heavy, though she had struggled hard to hold
down the grief that was tugging at her heart
strings. The children noticed this. The little
toys and playthings were distributed, and the
little ones we're as happy as happy could be-
when Minnie suddenly dropped hers and run
to her mother, exclaiming: 40 mamma, won't
our dear Eddy have q good time to.days Of
won't he have nice times in heaven?"
"Why, Minnie what makes you think so ~
said tho lady, brushing away her tears.
Because this is jesus birth day, and Is not
Eddy WITH Hin there2 Sure they will have
nice times il heaven Christmas day."
OF for the faith and trust Of loving, happy
childhood. The mother could only answer,
Z" Yes, Minnie, Eddy is happy in hcaven."-
Ohio Farmer