Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15

him very much to receive suggestions
from you, and he would like your fre-
qnent attendance while he is engaged on
it. VIII you step into his rooms to-day
with the ambrotypc, and give him orders
to commence the work Immediately.
Do you think threw my arms around
her then and thanked her for her kind
thoughtlulness? That was my first i'm
pulse; but something whispered in my
heart, "She's trying to buy YOU" 50 !
said collly, will do So"
Father invited me to his study, not
long after lie was very kind, bat very
firm, and the final understanding was,
that unless my behavior should be mate
rally improved within month, must
90 three hundred miles away, to Miss
McLawiie's strict. t.boarding school But
! made no promises Of amendment
About this time many Of my school
mates at Mrs. Lyman's Seminary were
consccrating their young lives into the
service Of God. One after another Of
them came to me, and told me with
bcaming faces Of the preciousncss Of
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interested in all this; for had never for
gotten my precious mothers last words
to me. When Iplayed for forgiveness,
no soft still voice whispered to my heart
Thy sins are forgiven thee" | began
to despair Of ever finding that peace,
that my companions spoke Of cas- a
river Of JOY" While in this state Of
mind heard sermon from the text
4 Purge your conscience from bad work.
to serve the living Cot" One senti
ment only | carried away with me. Th'
preacher said, "If we would serve God
we must first forsake any known wron.
and make reparation. if possible; that 81
long as we cling to our sin, we could fin,
access to the ear Of God. Ever sine
my conversation with Mrs. Wade, | ha
felt that | was doing wrong. My step
mothers kindness had strengthened thi
opinion, and | resolved vile going HON
from church, to take this stumbling Jlocl
out Of the way. | could hardly wait 70
the morning. As soon as father had lef
the house | went directly to my step
|. mother.
"The picture has Just come" she said
"IN ould you like to keep it in your room
to-day SO we carried it up to the room
together. When we had removed tn
wrappings it seemed to Inc that the love,
face smiled approyiugly upon me, will
my new resolutions.
'It is perfect" said. "But l wis
to sneak of something else. / hav
wronged you-I see nv error--can yo
forgive me ? will you let me call 20
mother now %
) l heard no word in reply, but moth
casped me to her bosom and we wept t.
It gether. After little she talked with II
n very kindly and lovingly. Then 81
c kissed me and would have gone, but
It had another burden. "Would moth'
= pray with me, that God, too. would smi
e upon me and own me as His child ?"
+ Even as we knelt together the answ'
Y came. And when we arose l said, &c
d mother, God has heard. l know lie ha
| forgiven me, my heart is SO light"
st Mother kissed me again and said, ga
IS nes, your angel mother is rejoicing wi
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4, you pleaSe' ho'ner' you may 'uNo
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~ mn, n"'' 10 ie hon," r'"1 Il oC m;oTt" I" VI " ~
= '' 7 II G;lnot sit dn,Sn 70 orioy mv ligL
II hoa,tnTnass MIA n,omon} mother Ro
II "o"' ''''n00o' "0 ~ INC,
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=, w., n.y. poIaa4e1 . nLi,o muslin on1 roI
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q "''' n,5i, "e cat,i. Iomr, s,airs ami Loa,J
,,Ioasnl oynross;ons wLan mother show
| him the portrait. Then | entered the ?
;. Ia, Ea,Lor.nl mo,Lor both Looked :
" n,;,,i ,nhan tLa,, sa,,, ma. lint vary gl
~ iha rh,''o aor,Ianatinn! roro soon ovar.
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u u IT, a,n al tdr.rnjcht ~ that fbo dcor ties
Io tn so"n tn be sn3Iered To. morrow |
w w ~ lava tho shelter of the home roof
" - sLou baye a strono arm to lean on, q
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