Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-22

lsaokl the brother spring forwsrd to plunge
kalle INTO the murderer's heart, but the tory
piRfoned as he is, elines TO the willows knees.
lie hees that one more trial may BE- made hy
the little girl that child of Eve years old with
the golden hait and laughing eyes.
The wiaaw consents There ~ an awful
parse. With a smile IN her eye, withou. kpow-
Ing what she was doing. the little girl opens,
the B bic. as it lar on Der mo,her's knee; she
tarned her face aTay aud placed her finger up
on n line.
TIE awful silence grows deeper. The deep
drawn breath of the brother, aud broken gasp
Of she murderer, alone disturb the stiffness,
the widow and dark haired boy we're breatbless
Tbe-iltfle girl. as she caught feeling of awe
ffoto those abont her, stood breatbIcss; her flee
farued aside, and her tiny finger resting on the
line of life and deeth
Length Gathering courage, the widow bent
Der ege upou the page aud read: 1t was line
troaa the New Testament
'si-sQe your enemies"
Oh, book of terrible majesty and child like
iove--o Of sublmity that crushes the heart with
rapture, you never shoue more strongly than
there IN that louely cot of the Wissahickou when
you saved tie nurderer's heart
Now look bow wonderful are the ways Of
heaven. That very night as the widow sat by
her hresiie. SIT there with a crushed heart and
hot e slids, thinking of her husband who now
| las asoa!defing OH the dreuched soil of Paoli
there was a tap at the door She opened it,
aud that husband, living, though covered with
wounds, was 10 her prms.
He had fallen at PaolL but not in death, he
was alive, aud his wife lay panting on his
bosom
That night there vas prayer ia ibe wood
enbowerad cottage of Wissahickon.
PETER CARTwRIaHT "A remarkable cha
racter was Peter Cartwright. He was great
anti-slavery man and struck right and left TO
all vho opposed him. Ona dav, on approach
ing ferry across the river Illinois, he heard
the ferrymsu swearing terribly at tba sermons
If Peter Gartwrieht. and threatened if ever
he BAD to ferry he preacher acrnss. and knew
him he would drown him 10 the river Peter,
unseeagnized, said 10 the ferrgman
stranger, | want you to put mo across"
aWait till am raadv,'' said the ferrgman,
ala pnrsfsa his conversation and structures
upon Petor Cartwright. Having fbished,
! he turned 10 Peter ana said:
sNow I'll pat you across"
On reach;ng the middle of the stream Peter
threw his horses bride over stake 10 lhe
boat, aud told the ferryman to let 90 bis pole.
"Nsat fora' asked the ferryman.
sWell, you've just been using lny mama
mproperlike: and said if ever came Ibis way
you would drown nc. Now You sc got >
chance''
"Is your name Peter Cartwright" asked
the ferrynen.
I my pame is Peter Cartwright"
| Instantly the ferryman seized the preacher;
but he did not know Peters Strength; for
4 Peter instantly seized the terrynan, one hand
on the uape of his neck aud the other at the
sect Of his tfowsers, and plugged him in the
water, saying:
81 baptiza thee Vsplashl in the name of tee
| devil, whose child thou art :"
Then lifting him up, Peter added;
"Dd you ever PrayF
"No.''
! sTben it's time You did
"Never wll,'' answered the ferrymsn.
Splash! splash aud the ferryman is in the
depths again.
"Wlll son pray now?'' asked Peter.
The gaspinc victim shouted:
81 will do anything you bid me-"
"Fheu follow me: Our Father which art
in Heaven Be" Having acted a. clerk,
repeating after Peter, ibe ferryman cried:
''Now let me go"
"Not yet," said Peter, "yon must make
three promises:-F First, that you will repeat
| that prayer, morning aud evening as long as
/ you live, secondly, that you will bear every
| pioneer preacher that comes within five miles
of this ferry; and thirdly, that you will put
! every Methodist preacher over free of expense.
Do you promise and vow1'
! 81 promise,'' said the ferryman.
I And strange 70 say, that man afterwards
became shining hight.
4 ~-%4----
LINCOLN BFcoMINe PERSONALLY FAvo
RITE AT XAsuINGToN.-A w Washington letter
writer says:
Mr.. Lincolu is becoming great fa7orite
/ among al classes. II is at ouce prudent
aud aflahle, and bis demeaner is so frank,
/ courteous and free from official rigidity that
/ he bids fair TO win universal popularity
/ His very aDgnaritJ aod awkwardness are like
( ly to become The mode, and please much mote
than the white choaker aud gold beaded cane
dignity OF his venerable predecessor. His
face, thongh not handsome, has pleasant and
/ intelligent expression, aud the reason fof the
/ ugIiness Of some of bis portraits is, as be fa-
cetiously alleges, because they are 'fdevoid of
bis accustomed grace" A story is current
which shows the improving effect of bis whis-
kers. A visitor who bad met hum last summer
called at Wizards on Sunday night, aod was
presented to the President to the President
elect aud Mrs. L.acoln Not catching Mr.
Lincolns name, he sat down TO talk With Mrs.
Lincoln. Byaud-by he began to talk OF Mr..
Lincnln as il he were not present. 81 am
the Nr. Linepln yuu are speaking of, /" inter