Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-03-07
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From the Southern Field and Fircside.
A Sketch.

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ming towards me eagerly. =.
'Uncle, please tell US something this even
ing, won't your
Something ? you are vague, my boy.
Vague? and what is hat?
1T means that you are not plain. You
say something, but not what that something
shall be-
sAh, Fred,' said Theophilus, smiling,
meeting US; Il thought uncle would get
you upon dry ground there-what have
you to say now?
Il meap,' said Fred, sticking his finger
in his mouth, and looking on the floor; q
mean something good good story
well, uncle, will help Fred out-give
US something that we can remember after
wards-when we lie down and when we
rise up-when we go out and when we
come in. You know what mean, uncle
something that will be good for us at all
times-when we live and when we die
Yes, yes, uncle; Theo. knows best
what we want and his eyes brighteued.-
Tell US a little story with something good
in it.
well, now l will tell you story; but it
will be very different from most stories, for
every word of it will be true.
A lady told it to me this evening, who
heard it from the gentleman whom it hap
pened to. wish I could remember all the
beautiful thoughts she expressed as she
told it to me.
Mr.. Brown was going over to Europe,
and intended, while away, to visit Edln'
burgh. He had a Scotch friend here, who
had not returned to his own country for
mrpy years. He gave Mr. B. letter of
introduction to his brother, who he said
was minister of the gospel, and lived in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
In one part of Edinburgh the houses are
very tail. A great many stories tower 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.
sDoes Mr.. - live in this house, sir?
he asked of gentleman on the first floor
yes, sir ; he lives here; but you must
go up higher
He ascended another flight of stairs, and
asked for him again.
sYes, he lives here but you must 60 up
higher was the answer.
He went up again and again, and made
the same inquiry, and received the same
answer:
Yes, he lives here, but you must 60 up
higher.
At last some one pointed out the room.
He knocked at the door, and lady appear
ed, dressed in mourning. When he pre-
sentned the letter she burst into tears,
and pointed upward.
sYes,' said Mr.. Brown, he had gone up
still higher, even where no mortal could
approach
He had become poor in this worlds good,
so that he had to move up higher and high
er; but Will: doing so, he was moving
nearer and nearer to Heaven.
i wonder if he thought Of that, all the
time be was moving up, uncle? said Fred.
NO doubt he thought more and more of
Heaven, every day that he came nearer to
it, though be may not have thought of the
analogy
What is the analogy, Uncle?
The resemblance one thing has to anoth
er. Do you not think, my boys, that 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
world of light; do you not think this
beautiful aud touching analogy?'
Higher and higher said Theophilus,
ughtfully That is beautiful thought,
Uncle.
i wish you would write that true story
down for little children, Uncle said Fred,
sfor it is so easy to remember
well, I will, if you wish it, Fred. but
wish to know what impression it has made
on your mind
well, large house with great many
stories, one above the other, and a great
many people living in it. The richest peo-
pie lived in the lower stories, and the poor
er rented rooms above. In this great house,
there was one person who moved up high
er and higher, until at last he moved out
of the reach of mortal man.
He moved said Theophilus, into the
bosom of God Who can calculate, Uncle,
the importance of such move? 1t seems
to ME the idea is too sublime to be express
ed in any other words, than, higher, high
err
when I write this for the children, have
you anything particular to say to them?'
Tell them, for me, that Theophilus, (the
frind of God) asks them, if they will con.
sent to take 'higher' as their watchword,
while we live and while we die?'
God wants US to 60 up higher. He
says in his letter to US (the Bible): The
Spirit and the Bride say come and let him
that heareth, say come and let him that is
athirst, come! and whosoever will, let him
take of the water of life freely"
He entreats us to 90 up higher, he says
I'm my fathers house are many mansions,
if it were not so, would have told you!
He prays US to &c up higher. He says {:
The gift of God is eternal life, through
Jesus Christ, our Lord
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