The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-06-09

A CHARMING SKETCH.
4 NJ A DExfSOy.

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A little fair haired child laid its pale cheek
against a pillow of straw.
1t had tOiled up three pair of narrow dark
stairs to gain its miserable garnet, for it was a
little .sbound Child that had neither father nor
mother, and no soft bed awaited his tired limbs,
but a miserable pallet and one thin coverlet.
1t had neither lamp or candle to Tighten the
room, if such it might be called still that was
not 80 bad, for the beautiful moon sailed in upon
the poor bound-boy, and almost kissed his fore
head, as his sad eyes closed ~dreamily.
Bot after a while, as he laid there, what a
wond. rous change came over the place. A great
light shone down, the huge black rafters turned
to solid gold, and these seemed all studded with
tiny, precious sparkling stones The broken
floor, too, was all encrusted with shining crys-
tails, and the child raised himself upon his elbow,
and gazed with a half-fearing, halfdelighted
look upon the glorious sight
One spot on the wall seemed too bright for his
vision to endure, but presently as if emerging
from il, came a soft white figure, that stood by
the poor ~bound-boy's bedside.
The child shut his eyes, he was a little, only n
little frightened, and his heart beat quickly but
he found breath to murmur-
TEL me who you are?"
s.Look up, be not afraid said a sweet voice
that sounded like the harp Of heaven, .'look up,
darling, I am your brother Wiley, sent down
from the angels to speak with you and tell you to
bear all your sorrow patiently, for you will soon
be with u.s."
"What, you my brother Wiley I, oh no, no,
that cannot be my brother Wiley was very
pale, and his clothes were patched and torn, and
there was a hump on his back, and he used to 90
into the muddy streets and pick up bits of wood
and chips but your face is quite too handsome,
and your clothes prettier than / ever saw before,
and there 10 no ugly hump on your back-besides
my brother Wiley is dead long ago"
"I am your brother Wiley, your immortal
brother my body, with the ugly hump, is dead
and turned to aGhes but Just as soon as thai
died, i went up to the great heavens, and saw
sights that | cannot tell You about now, they
were D. very beautiful. But God, who is YOU
father, and the holy name of Eternity, gave me
these bright garments, that never get soiled, anC
I was 90 happy that l expect my face was changed
very much, and 1 grew tall and straight so nc
wonder you do not know me-"
And now the little bound child's tears begar
TO fall.
"Oh,r he exclaimed earnestly, ssif 1, too
could 20 to heaven ="
"You can Co." replied the angel, with a smil
of ineAable sweetness. You have learned how b
read-well, tomorrow get your bible, and fine
very reyerently-for it is Gods most holy book
these words of the Lord Jesus. But l say unit
you, love your enemies, bless them that ours
you, do good 3 them that hate you, and pra,
for them which despitefulIy use you and persecut
you.' Do all these, and you shall be the chill,
Of your Father, which is above.
9 Even If they beat me 2" murmured the it'll
hu17dFboy, with a quivering lip.
A hAsh of light passed over the angels face, a
~ replied
The more you forgive, the nearer you viii b
to Heaven
In another moment the vision had gone, bu
ailI the room was all blazing with unearthl,
radiance.
AZ the little boy fell back upon his pillow, hi
-n face reflected the angels smile, and h
theught-"I will forgive Them even if they bea
me-.
en- unnn k;s mr. This time he was not afraid
but aEtfing upright on his miserable couch, h
~ ; ssufs that seemed to lift issslf n from nth tn
60. - eyes biased, yet there was a mild beau
- n them every time they looked into his own
s.Iifae oas, I an your father" MD the form
s1 ~ tbink Won can be my father" whis
r-.i tbe boz, iinidly. sMy father used 7
- ny GA spdssd. snd b got hurt snd vefs