Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-12

pie, und mellow cider apple sauce, the golden but
ter and the fragrant tea, we're just placed on the
neatly laid table when the Deacon's step was
heard.
Waiting? p said he, well, sit down, l must do
my chores frst.I
They're oil done,' said Willie, respectfully. Il
did them.'
'Ah, you did them did your Well, then well
have tea
Mrs Gray had placed an extra plate by the
side of the schoolma'am, and now molioned Willie
to sit there.
4 can wait, l always do said he, hanging
back.
Nobody waits at my table, when there's ROOM
said the Deacon. Sit down. boy, and remember
that is your place hereafter
il seemed to Willie that he had suddenly stepped
into another world, everybody SO kind-everything
so free.
Sunday morning came. VIII.
lie was up before sunrise, doing the necessary
chores, and then Mrs. Gray hung up an old blan-
ket in one corner of the wood shed, and gave him
a pail of warm water, and some soap, u sponge and
towel, and told him to strip himself to the skin,
and wash himself thoroughly, and then, just
when the boy was holding the dirty, ragged shirt
in his hand, and hesitating to put it on, a sweet
voice said kindly, you will find your clothes just
outside the blanket, Willie and then light foot
steps ran away.
He peeped. out. Sure enough, there was q
bran new shirt, the gift of Miss Merton, which
she had made evenings; the Deacon's pants, the
mended jacket,a pair of neatly darned socks, some
I-r A. $500 - IL l--t - - II
good, stout shoes. the last a present from the
deacon, who had told Miss Merton and his wife,
he wouldn't do things by halves, he'd test the boy
thoroughly
There were many happy little faces in the
church that Sabbath morning, but none brighter
Or more cheerful than William HendricksOn's, and
no boy behaved himself better in meeting either,
than did he, reading out of the same book Miss
Merton did, k%neeling by her side, and reading the
beautiful words Of the hymns, us her voice Joined
with the chorus of the choir.
Weeks passed on, The summer time was gone
and with it the dear school ma'am.
I may never see you again, Willie she said
~tenderly, as she held his hand at parting, 'buI
hope always to hear q good report Of you. The
Deacon has promised to write to me occasionally
and shall expect to hear from you in every let
ter, l shall never forget you. l shall remember
you in my prayers night aud morning. Willie
you will not disappoint me-
Through his tears the boy so5bod out, mo, no
no; o if you could always be with me-
'Ileave you with a friend who never fOrsakes
/ Willie, God is with you.'
She was gone, and it seemed to the poor DO,
t that heaven had shut its door on him forever Blu
=, he m~anfully strug led with himself, and thougl
d it was not near so easy to be good under the new
teacher that came; he toas good, rememberina sve
o his promise.
i l would like to follow his career, step by step
but my story is growing long, aud 1 can only tel
you the results of his continued efforts after know
ledge and goodness. He became so near and dea
l. to Deacon Gray, that when he was sixteen year
old he adopted him, bis own little blus-eyed col
c being called to the other side Of the river II
8 went first to the academy, then to the .colleg
n then to a theological school, and thel
t into the pulpit. Yes; he whom the couutr,
d people all said was bound to 60 to the penitentia
ry, now breaches the gospel of Christ on ever
% Sabbath day. And the teacher, now an age
matron with silvery hair, listens to him and learn
n of him. The pupil has become the pastor; tn
worst boy in the school is now one Of the most ell
quent preachers, and what is better far, one Of th
q best of men. Verify, as ye sow. 80 shall y
reap