Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-10-17

wheelbarrow, and was compelled to abandon
it. The little girl had travelled many weary
miles on foot, but cow her little feet refused
| to carry her farther. The mother. almost
broken hearted, and suffering from the grip
ings of hunger, bad sunk exhausted. unable
to proceed farther on her journey.
Itwas the dreadful thought that be must
starve that caused the fathers frame to qniv
er often had he tried to obtain employment
to enable him to procure food fsr his fam
ishing family, who were dearer than life
itself, but 10 vain. How sad they feel among
strangers, no home, no friendly hands outs
stretched to minister to their wants, or re-
lieve them in their hour of bereavement, and
of pressing necessities. 1t seemed to them
az if every glimmer of hope had been blotted
out. A feeling of utter hopelessness perva-
ded that mothers mind, and caused her tears
to flow. Her cup of sorrow had been filled
to the briIi, and she felt that she had drank
it off to the very dregs. Dependency bad
taken the place of hope; she now longed for
death to relieve her from hsr sufferings,
which seemed to her almost beyond human
endurance.
But their day of delvsrance came. God
watched over them and raj ed up for them
kind friends, who, after supplying them with
food, placed in their bands Iurse, and a
through ticket 70 a western State, where a
brother dwelt They departed on their jour
ney With happy and grateful hearts, feeling
that those who put their trust in God viii not
be forsaken in the day of trouble.
And now, kind reader, let US leave them
in their new home, situared on some beaut-
ful prairie of the west, believing that their
minds will ofsen revert to that sacred spot
the lone grave by the roadside, where their
cherub child sleeps its last lsng sleep, un-
mindful of earth's cares and SORROWS and
that the glory which shines through its ST.
lent tomb may be their guide to that better
land, where they shall behold it brighter
cherubim, it's lips no longer parched, its
cheeks no longer pale, or its eyes dim and
sunken, but filled with heavenly radiance,
where i.s plying mcans and beart-rending
walls are no longer heard, but its infant
voice singing anthems of praise to Him who
hath said, Suffer little children to come
unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heay-
en-" And, although the day and age of
miracles has passed away, yet in their place
IS laid law Of God, g Do unto others as ye
would that they should do unto you," heal
the broken hearted, comfort those who
mourn, ard minister to the necessities of the
needy and unfortunate in your midst.
bS- "OccasionaP OF the Press makes the
| following allusion to the peculiar traits of
| the man at the head Of the Government -
| President Lincoln has made very few speech
es, which is wonder, considering that be
as famous on the hustings in his own State.
| He rather avoids oraiorlcal display. His
forte seems to be that of quiet, quaint hu-
NOR. For instance, the other day, when
Mr. McM;chael and the Philadelphia dele
CATION were presented to the President by
Secretary Cameron, one of the Philadelphia
anssexpressed hope that Mr.. Lincoln would
soon send bis troops below Richmend that
those who had subscribed the money, &C.,
had right to look for some such demunstra2
stration. 6 Father Abraham" looked at
bin quietly for a second, and then said,
:. Will you tell US the route to take to Ri3h-
mond We tried at Manassas, and found it
| like Jordan )" but lie did lot add, as he
might have added. a somewhat hard road
TO travel" 1t was on the same occasion
tina. be colloquially said, that, in this crisis,
we ought all TO bear and forbear to trust in
each other. to believe that our public SER
wants are honest until the reverse is proved.
If we could not employ our capital better, to
distribute it by giving enployment to the
unemployed; (; tn encourage the troops before
they leave for the wars TO inspire enlist
ments. and above all, to insist that the news
papers should cease complaining, in order
that the honest public sentiment may be
consolidated around the constituted author
tiles.