Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-17

with an unfinished gown on her knees that she
Lad been sewing for the dear child, and still
continued at the hopeless work she scarcely
knew why and often, often, putting up her
hand to wipe away tear. What is that p
said the old man to his eldest daughter, "what
is that you are laying on the shelf" She
could scarcely reply that it was a rband and
an ivory comb she had brought for little Mar
garet, against the night Of the dancng-schoo
/ ball. And, at these words, the father could
not restrain long deep, and bitter groau, at
which the boy nearest in age TO his dying sister
looked up weeping in his face and letting the
tattered book of old ballads, which he had been
/ poring on but not reading, fall out of his hands
he rose from his seat, aud, going into his faith
er's bosom, kissed him, and asked God to bless
/ him for the holy heart Of the boy was moved
within him and the old man as he embraced
/ him, felt that, in his Innocence and simplicity,
he was indeed a comforter The Lord giveth
aud the Lord taketh away" said the old man
/ blessed be the name of the Lord
/ The outer door gently opened, and he, whose
/ presence had in former years brought peace
and resignation hither, when their hearts had
been tried, even as they row we're tried, stood
before them. On the night before the Sab
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his Manse, except rs now, TO visit the sick and
dying bed. Scarcely could Gilbert reply to
his first question about his child. when the sur
I geon came from the bed room, aud said Mar
/ graet seems liftedup by Gods hand above death
and the grave | think she will recover She
has fallen asleep and when she wakes I hope
! GeIieve-that the danger will be past and
that your child will live
They were all prepared for death now they
were found unprepaIed for lfe One wept
that had till then locked up all her tears with
IN her heart another gave a short palDitating
shrek and the tender hearted Isabel, who had
nursed the child when il was baby. tainted
away The youngest brother gave way to
gladstone smiles and, calling ont his dog
Hector who used to sport with him and his
little sister on the moor. he told the tidngS to
the dumb irrational creature, whose ewes. il IS
certain, sparkled with q sort of ioy The
clock, for some davs. had been prevented from
striking the hours bat the silent fingers point
ed TO the hour OF nine aud that. In the cot
ta-e OF Gilbert AinSeHe, was the stated hour
OF family worship. His own honoFed minister
took The book
lie walled portion with judieious care:
And. let us worship God, he said, with solemn sir.
4 chapter was rcad-a PRAYER said and so
too, was sung q psalm but it vas sung low.
and with suppressed voices. lest the chi,d's
saving sleep might be broken: and now and
then the female voices tremhl4i or some one
OF them ceased altogether: for there had been
tribulGJion and anguish, and now hope aRd
iaith we're tried in the JOY Of thanksgiving.
The child still slept: and its sleep seemed
more sound and deep. Il appeared almost
certain tia. the crisis vas over. and that tie
+ Hover vas not 10 fade. Children said Gil
/ bert, our happiness is in the love We bear 70
one another: and our duty 5 in submitting to
and serving God Gracious. indeed. has he
been unto Us. Is not the recovery Of our lit
/ tie darling, dancing. singing Mar-ret, worth
all the gold that ever vas mined Ii We had
/ thousands OF thousands. woa.d We not have
/ filled up her grave with the worthless droSS of
gold rather than that She should have gone
I down there with her sweet face and al her
rosy smiles. There was To reply, but joyful
sJJgiuc al. over the room.
Nevcr mind the letter nor the debt.
/ father said the elics: daughter We have
/ all some little things Of our own, few pounds
! and We shall he able to raise as much a. will
keep arrest ana prison a. a distance: or If taev
+ DO take our furniture ont of the house. all ey-
cept Margaret's bed. who carcS9 We will
I sleep on the floor and there are potatoes In
the field, and clear waite. in the suriE--we
need fear nothing. waUt nothing blessed De
God fOr8ll hiS ulevCCs"
Gilbert went into the sick room. and cot
F the letter from his wife who was sitting n the
mead Of the bed. watching, with q hear, bless
ed beyond all bliss the cain and regular Lrsa-l-
.uCS oi her cAim. This i-lier. said he. mid
II, IS rot from hard creditor cone WIKI
NE while l read il aloud 10 cur children "
. The letter w8S read aloud aud Il was well Et-
ted. ,oo.ulse pleasure auG satisfaction through
the dwelling Of poverty. ]; was ig1u an oNe-
cator 70 tae E5, Of q di>jaht relative. wuoh54
. LETT Gilbert Aiu>Iie AI5J0. . The sum. s..I
y Gilbert, ' Is a large one 20 i0.s> ike ms. bHt
not | hope. large enough % ,l-g orr heals.
or make Us think ogssc.yeS -li lords aud Ia lies
! Il wl.l DO mere. far more, tIau p4t me l..v
above the world as .ast believe that with
. i may buy this very taTm or wa.cl mv fore
fathers have tuled But God. whose VTeys-
deAce las sent las temporal blessing. MAJ be
Scul Us wisdom aaI prudence hos TO Use it,
and humble aHG Eratefu. hearts 10 rs all
lou will BE- aide 10 send me ID school all
the year round now. father" SAID the vouu-es,
boy " ALdyoa may leave ihe Gel 70 va-s
sons, nov. t4,aer, sa.I ,Ae eldest Yrl .sv
hold toe plough still, :9- you draw s.-a--a,--
.arroT ilau any Of Is La: hard Nora r..
Young >ineWS and vCl uaT Sit aoE otraHeT ia
/ y.HT armchair by tie jH.ie- I0l w.I not
Blei 10 rise DOW IN the dark. cold aaa snowy
winter mornings and keep ihreslin- corn ia
+ The barn for hog7s Ly candle L--A; belo.c lie
late davuiag"
IheTe vas silence. Ela4resS, ard zoyrov.aad
bur little sleep in Moss SIDE, between the rising
ard setting Of the stars that were 1ow ont in
/ thousands. clear. br.-htari s0ark'.-- over TIE