The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-18
Srlrrtt0 Sturu.
From the Southern Field and Preside.
A Sketch.

As | cred the house Of NY brother,
wa> met by his two sons, the youngest
running towards noe eagerly.
'Uurte, please let, Us S0mCthjHg this
evening, wUu't you!
Somcihing /? YOU are uaguc, my boy.
vague : and Nhs' i Mui !
i, mcano that YOU are not plain. You
say something, but not What that some
thing shall te.'
'Ah, Fred, said TheophrIus, smiling,
meeting us; 4 thought uncle would get
YOU upon dry ground there-what have
you TO say now Z
4 me.n, said Fred, sticking hi, finger
in his mouth, and looking Oh the floor !; :!
mean some'hlng good--a good story
w ell. uncle, VII. help Fred Cut--gi,e
US something that we can remember AZ
ter"ards-wken We lie down and when
~e rise up-vhen w 60 on, and when
.incls ss@;SGe,hHinagg rb5I" bG"% %Sar 'U@ go9f4gt
las At all tlneS-when We live and when
We die
YES, YES, uncle 1h,o. knows best
"ha, wr want, and his eyes frightened
'GcI' us n little story with something good
iu ~
w el', now | will tell Won a story bu,
/: viii he very tlerent from most stories,
TOR ev"rr word of il will he true
y lady told it to ne this evening, who
heard II from the gentleman whom it
hapPrned to. | wish could remember
all The beautiful thoughts she expressed
a. she told Il to me.
Mr.. Brown was gong over to Europe,
and intended. while away. to visit Edin
hurgh. lie had Scotch friend here,
who had not returned TO his own coun
Try for many Years. lie gave Mr.. b. y
letter of introduction TO his brother, who
lie said was minister Of the gospel, and
lived in Edinburgh.
10 one part OF Edinburgh the houses
ar very tall. A grea, many stories tow
or one above another, and a great many
people live in them.
At convenient time after he arrived
there, he called to see the minister, who
be WAS told, lived in one OF these tall
houses.
Does Mr.. - live in this house, sir 2
he asked OF gentleman on the first
floor.
Yes, sir; be lives here but you must
go up higher
lie ascended another flight Of stairs,
and asked 70: him again
Yes, he lives here; but you must 90
up higher was the answer.
He went up again aud again, made
the same inquiry, and received the same
answer:
Yes, he lives here, but you must go up
higher
AT last some "a pointed out the room.
he kn, cked at the door, and lady ap
peared, dressed in mourning. When lie
presented the letter she burst into tears,
and pointed upWdrd.
Yes said Mr.. Brown, he had cone
APP still higher, even "here no mortal
coStd approach
lie had become poor In this worlds
good, so that be had To move up higher
and higher; but while doing so, he was
moving nearer and nearer To Heaven.
u wonder II he thought OF that, all
the time he was moving up, Uncef said
Fred.
No doubt he thought more and more
OF Heaven, every day that he came near.
er TO 1t, though he may not have thought
Of the analogy
What is the analogy. Uncle T.
The resemblance one thing has to an.
other DO you not think, nv boys, tha,
as he became poorer in this worlds goods.
and richer in heavenly treasures and As
he moved up higher and higher in this
world. and came nearer and nearer to a
world OF light do you not think this
beautiful and touching analogy Z
Higher and higher said TheophiIus,
thoughtfully. That is beautiful thought
Uncle
y wish you would write that true sto.
~ down for little children, Uncle, said
Fred' for It is 40 easy to remember
We'll, will, il you wish il, Fred, but