The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-24

ward and she couldn't lift them, ans
she never saw the sky Her aerc Il
the ground as 10 beasts face 4 turned
even. she walked with cahc, and lis,
ing Il every few steps she would throw
herself back, ard 20 gei q glimpse aI
Der way and g on. / looked alter Der,
aBd lar tic lrst iime in weeks ms
heart ached for somebody beside my
self The next day mother sent me
with 4 dish to Miss Catharine's nom,
and | went ip and sat down. ! didnt
like her IS Grsi she'd GOT a way q
looking sidelong that gave her an evil
air bot soon Sic tilted herself back
ward, aud ] saw her face, -aeh j
happy one.
What's the matter Of ye, honey {
said She. Dye read your bille 7
Read my bible
Is that what makes you happy,
Mis- Catherine ? l asked.
Well, can't read much myself /
don't know tue letters, SAYS shes but
I've got the blessed promises in my
heart.
DO you want me to read to youg
No, not to-day. Next time you
come, maybe.
So | sat awhile and listened 70 her
little humming voice, and we fell to
talking about mothers ailments, and
she said how fine il would be, if we
could only afford to take mother 70
Bethesda.
There's no angel there now, said
!.
Il knov Il dcar,--but then there
might be, you know. AT any rate,
there's always the living waters run
ming to make US whole: | often think
Of that
And what else DO you think Of,
Miss Catherine
Me 2 said She. Oh, ! ha'n't got
no husband nor no child 10 thiuk about
and hope for, so think Of myself and
what ] should like, honey. And some-
times I remember them varses--here !
You read 'em now, Luke xiii, H.
So I read
And, behold, there was q woman
which had n spirit Of infrmity eight
cen years, and was bowed together,
and could in no wise III up herself
And when Jesus saw her, he called
her to him, and said unto her, Wo-
man. thou art loosed from lhine in
FIRMLY And he laid his hands on
her: and Immediately she was made
straight and glorifed God.
Ay, honey, / see that all as If it
was me. And | think, as I'm setting
here, what If the latch should lift, and
the gracious stranger should come in,
Ills gown sweepin' behind Him and
a-sweei'nin' the air, and he should look
down on me with His heavenly eyes,
and He should smile, and lay His
hands on my head, warm 2--and say
to myself, Lord, ] nm not worthy.
and Hc says, Miss Catharine, thou
art loosed from thine inGrmityF = And
The latch lifts. as | think, and / wait,
but its not Him.
Well. when ! went out Of that place !
wasn't the same girl that had gone IN.
Ny will gave way; came home and
took up my burden and was in peace.
Still / couldn't help my thoughts, and
they ran perpetually 70 Tie sea. /
hadn't need TO 60 up on the house-tops.
for ! didn't shut my eyes but there il
stretched before me. stirred about
the rooms and tried 20 make them
glad once more but was thin and
blanched as if I'd been rising from
fever. Father said il was tie 8alt ar
| wanted and one day he was going
out for irost-dsh, and he took ne with
him, and left me and my basket on the
sands while he was away. il was tfis
side Of the South Breakerthat he pui
me ont, but ! walked there; and
where the surf was breaking in the
light, | went and sat down and looked
over it. could do that now.
There was the Cape sparkling
miles and miles across the way, uu-
concerned that be whose firm foot had
rung last on its fiints should ring there
no more there was the beautfullown
Iying large and warm along the river
here gay craft went darling about Ike
lulls, and there up the channel sped
larger one, with all her canvas fash
ing 10 the sun, and shivering a little
,pritsail in the shadow, as she went;
and fawuing in upon my feet came the
'oam from the South Breaker, that
It'll perhaps Graded Faith and Ga
1riel. Bot as ! looked, my eye rI,
md there came the sea-scenes again,-
Jther scenes Than this, coYes and cor.
lcrs Of other coasts. sky-girt regions
# other waters. Tie air was soft.
hat April day, and thought Of the
ummer Gains and With that rose
ong sheets Of stiffness, far oct from
my strand, purple beneath tie noon
ields slipping close inshore, emerald
.acked and scaled with sunshine;
ong sleepy swells that hid the light 10
heir hollows, and came creaming
long the cliffs. And If upon these
roke suddenly wild glimpse Of some
torn eareeriDg over mereilegs mid
cean, of dear dead face iossin, up
n the surge and snatched back again
no the deufbR. Of mad wasfes rnsh.