Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-12-01
The Orcrfinwing Gun.

once assembled in friends parlor,
when the conversation cllancei To turn
on earthly aliliction Each hai her
story OF peculiar trial and berravnent
To relate, exce.t one zeal sad lo"sIng
woman. whose lu>trel 5, eye AMI de-
iected air showed that she was prey
to the deepest melancholy. Suddenly
arou>ing herself, she said in hollow
voice, not one OF you know what trou-
bic i~.'
VIII you please. Mrs. Grey said
the kind voice OF la'Iy who we'll knew
her story. tell The lalIe, what on call
trouble
i will If yoa desire. she repliel.
for have seen it. My parents pos
scssed a competence, anu my girlho"d
was surrounded 10y all the comfort, of
lite. | seldom knew an unqualified
wish. ! WAS WAYS gay and light.
hearted, anu married at nineteen one
loved more than all the world beside.
Our home was retired. but the sun
light never fell on lovelier one. or
happier household. Years rolled on
peacefully. Five children sat around
our table. and "a little curly heal nes-
tied in my bosom. One night about
sundo wn, one oi those fierce black
storms came on, which are 80 common
la our Southern climate. For many
hours the rain poured down incesSant-
ly. Morning dawne,l. still the ele
menis raved. The whole Savannah
seemed ailoat. The little stream near
our own dwelling became raging
torrent. Before we were aware OF IL
our house was surrounded by water.
| managed with my babe to reach
little spot, on which iewwi,lc spread
ing trees were standing. whose dense
foliage afforded some protection, while
my husband and sons strove To save
what they could of our property. At
last a fearful surge swept away my
husband, and he never rose again. La
dies. no one loved husband more
but that iros not tr0uJte.
Presently my son, saw their danger.
and the struggle lor liIc became the ON
Iy consideration. They were brave.
loving boys rs ever blessed a mothers
heart. and watched their Efforts to
escape with such agony as only mo-
,hcrs can feel. They were so lar oil
could not speak to them, but | could
see them closing nearer and nearer to
each other as their little island, grew
smaller and smaller.
The sullcn river raSel around the
huge trees: dead branches. upturneJ
trunks. wrecks cf houses. drowning
cattle, MASSES OF rubbish, all wen,
floating pat. My boys waved their
hand, To me. then pointed upward. |
knew it was a farewell signal, an
You, mothers. can not imagine my an
guish. saw them all perish, anu
yet-thof uas not trouble
! hugged my babe close to my heart
AMI when the water rose To my feet.
ciimled into the low branches of the
tree. and 81 kept retired from ii until
an All-poweriui hand stayed the waves
that they should come no farther. /
was saved. Ali my worldly posses
sions were swept away; all my earthly
hopes blighted-yei Mot ,cas mol hou
Ny baby was all that had lett on
earth. 1 laborcd night AMI day IL
support him and myself, and sought
to train him in the right way; but as
lac grew older. evil companion, won
him away from me. lie ceased to
care for his mothers coun>el~; hewonld
sneer at her cntrealies ard agonizing
prayers. He left my humble rool,
that he might he unrestrained in the
pursuits of evil, and at last. when
heated by wine one night. he took the
life of fellow being. and ended his
own upon the scallold. My heavenly
Father had filed my cup OF sorrow
before. but now it ran all over. That
wos rouJie. ladies, such as | hope His
mercywill keepyou from experiencing.
There was no dry eye among her
listeners. and the warineSt sympathy
was expressed for the bereave,i mother,
whose >ad history had Taught. them
useful le>son.- New Brlnswicker.
REMARKs.-And females who can
speak thus eloquently on the evils OF
uiemperanee-ihe very persons who
have suffered most, experienced most
OF its evils. and are therefore the best
qualified to speak on the subject. must
keep their mouths closed in The church
and lecture room. And why? Be-
can>e Paul once repioved an ignorant
ani impertinent woman for disturbing
n meeting. by asking about things that
she might have learned of her husband
and the priests, de>irous of monopoliz-
ing the preaching. twisted Paul's
words, and thereby forbade all women
speaking in public. Whether Spirit
ual sm is from good or evil source
We heartily thank it for one thing il,
has done amt is still doing 1t is
opening the months of females in pub
lie; it is placing them side ly side with
the priests in the pulpit and on the
pla,Iorm-young girls. under Its infiu-
ence. conlound and battle the priests,
and il the work goes on. by and hy
these Rev. moles and bats will have to
retire from the light that is shining
around them. unless they become will
ing 10 have their spiritual eyes an
noin'ed so they can bear it. When it
becomes as common for women to
speak in public as for men TO. a righ,
which Is theirs to exercise. we sl.all
have better meetings than we have
now Pleasure Boat.