The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-12-22
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ADRAIIAM'S OFFERING.

ADRAuAM'S OFFERING.
"And he snid take now thy son, thine onl
son Isaac, whom thou lowest, and get thee in,
the land Of Moriah; and offer him there for
burnt offering, upon one Of the mountain
which will tell the Of" Gen. XIII, Chap.
Twas early tnorn-the tears which night
On every plant and flower had shed, -
Still weighed them down; with lustre brigl
Silk gausy webs the shrubs o'erspread.
Each tiny leafet sparkled gay,
As Ger the hills blight Phnbus rose,
Shooting, aslant, his orient ray,
Awaking earth from her repose.
Beauty; and Joy, and loveliness
Were written on fair Natures face,
And all things seemed to praise and bless
The God who reigned DER all in grace,
The feathcred songsters sang their songs
From every leafy bower and tree;
The mountain streamlet flowed along
Murmuring music merrily.
In that fair land two mortals strayed-
The one, a fair and noble boy,
With clustering curls that sweetly played
Upon his brow; with wild JOY,
Such as the heart Of childhood knows,
He locked upon the sky 50 blue;
lie loved the sunbeans that unclosc
The lovely flowers Of every hue.
IIis fond companion IAN aged sire!
His whtened locks and bended form
Gontras,ed strangely with the fair
And sprightly boy, whose heart that morn
Feat glad and free; he little dreamed,
I 8 lie arose his sire to greet,
of angh, bui happiness, aud he seemed
Of innocence an emblem sweet.
As tie Father Of the i-athfai' went
IVith pensiye lock along his way,
Ills eyes on the 'sChild of Promise" bent,
What thoughts, upon his heart, did pray!
That innocent that artless one,
His darling pride, whose love-brght eye
Made glad his heart--must he, so young,
Must lie be given up to iic.
Twice had the travellers seen the sun,
The morning sun the Hill tops greet
Since they their journey had begun,
Since they had left that charmd retreat,
Their hallow' d home; and now again
The third time, saw the sun up-riss,
When in the distance, 10! is seen
Moriah--the land Of sacrifice.
Alone upon the mountain fair
Together went the sire and son;
The father built an altar there,
And laid the wood in order on.
/" Father, alls ready but the lamb
Where is the lamb?' he softly cried;
!" God will provide himself lamb
The faithful father meekly sighed.
And then, with trembling hands, he placed
Upon the wood his only son;
To slay the lad the knife he raised
A moment more, his soul had flown
To heavenly climes, there to rejoice
With Gods own pure, angelic band;
When lol voice, IN angel voice,
Abraham, Abraham, stay thy hand,
The fear Of God is with thee-thou
From me, thy son hast not withheld"
Then Abraham raised his eyes, and now,
The lamb God had supplied, beheld,
Behind him in the thichet caught,
Prepared for burnt Offering;
And 50 he took the lamb and brought,
Aud for an Offering, offered him.
And for the faith Of that fond sire
God promised he would multiply
His seed, as sands upon the shore
As stars that gem the vaulted sky;
All nations Of the earth, in him
He'd greatly bless for what he'd done
For fearing God-for Offering
As sacrifice his only son.
Al homeward from Jehovah-jireh,
With anxious hearts, the twain pursued,
What thoughts, what holy thoughts were theirs,
What thoughts Of love and gratitude
To God most highl and when, at home
The mother clasped again her boy,
The trio bowed before Gods throne;
Each soul WAS wrapped in sacred joy.
7. L. DOWNS.
Beef.etcak Pie.
Take cold roast beef, cut it into thin
slices about an inch and Z half long