Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1862-01-02

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ped him--by the d, ctor's orders we found "A
little packet hung round his neck by n black
ribaud, and as it was wet with the salt water,
we took it away to dry My wife, who tended
I'm more than the rest, said be seemed to keep
cropping for something in his bosom, so she put
it back rolnd his neck again: and when he
found it there all right, he never stroyc to rise
and call out as he did before, 1t is not tor me
to say, but my old woman always considered
that packet to hoN some true lovc.tokcn She
often said she wished she knew, for she thought
how uIad his mother and sweetheart would be
to know he was alive
"Well he went on io that strange way nigh
on three weeks, and we did not know so much
as the name of the sick man, just as Ned was
going about again all well, we though, the sight
Of him might bring the strangr' % his rccoIlec-
tons s. Ned went and sat hy the bedside till
he woke. 1t was getting near Christmas, and
we wanted the poor man to be well enou gh To-
enjoy the time with us. Wien he opened his
ewes Ned held out his hand, aud says he:
Give you 10y, comradc. Az, | see you'll
be mare than Il match for NC TIE next turn we
have. par,,.ular when It's grass We stand on.
,Witn ,.at the tears came into his poor dim
ewes, anu CilCUINH -NtN > h"''u Nv T"lA '
:" remember now. We're none saved but
meI
'Ned was fearful to tell the truth, in case it
might make him worse, So be ln,t laughed and
said -
"Youvc hem SO long sleeping Of the effects
Of your wqting. tina, they're all gone and lett
YOU Bu lis time We Snow'd your name,
stranger, if it please you totcll,'
"Gascoigne." he said-'Rivharl Ga'cosno
has no Que wvittcn to my mother 2
1" How should We, said Ned when we did
not know where she lived
with that he he got up to come away, fol
f he was afraid il he stayci he'd tell himself out
about his shpuate>, oa!y three otThcse bodies
we're ever found,
: He'd list %, to the door when the man
him 10 90 back but before he could turn about
; the parsou came into the room, and Ned got
1 awav
! sWo never knew the particulars for certain
bu, always believe to this day chat the youn:
man was no common sailor.
n The parson used to cone and lit with hin
for hours together, and fine lot of letters the,
A wrote between them. But We were never 'h
4, wiser for any Of their scholarship doings, but il
- for many's the long day,
rhe Christmas day we were all STANDING
k about the church door, shaking hands and wish
G in. e.ch other merry Christmas aud happ!
r Now Year when the little gate that lei from
q the parsmoec Iawu into the chuIchyard wa
G opened, aud Il lady C me among u, so beauii
n fully dressed and so beautiful hersel! that W
, all stopped talking to look at her.
# I'al before MY story though, for shonI'
r have told you that tie stranger had gone to thu
( parsonage as soon as he could he moved.
We'll, the lady came right f'rward into til
"" " midst Of lhe crowd, aud she said =:
!, (Which Of all you brave, kind men is Ed
- ward SmCcth
s e Ned was inst behind me-, and seemed read
~ ~ TO sink away, bu. pushed him tore, aud say
"a -
u; 10 "If i, plecse your hdy>hip, that's him.
- 'Well, Ned know'd manners 10 we'll to I'll
'" away tnen SO there he stood, blushing like
:. girI.
j. The hdy took his hand, ard seemcd goin
~ to make speech; hut she had only lpst hcgn
a, her thanks when her heart rose in her throa
and the tears stood in her eyes, "ds she ouI
u said God bcsS YOU and prt u little box ~"
Il a purse lntu N'd manu-, dl" wv" N'H''' !"
~; great rough nd as it't had b zen hahy's ;.c'
80 Ned seemed struck all of heap. lie looked 4
" the thing, She had given him, AMI turned b.
u, ~ hand as if he expected to see mark whore h(
" beautiful lips had touched.
.WeN, "a. lady could not speak for hc'
IL SELF the par. a up and told Us all the sense [
70 it, How that there was grand place up
ID London. With great many grind people th'
r. subscribed among them to reward them tha
" saved lie.
"And proud, says the rarsoU, prond al
10 that such token has come into my parish
Id lie said many kind and good cords, al
IN then told Ned to open the little box and ,ho
- what was in it. There sure enough, was
~ beautiful medal with Ned's name, and the nan
ne of the man he saved, and some Latin word
v VIII ca the parson said was that we should nev'
give up trying to save life for perhaps lit
l" spark Of nope might remain, though ali SCENE
T. gone
ca rAh here comes Ned he'll be proud
'm show your honors the medal
all So we walked to Ned cottage hard by, a
We we're delighted to fnd that, though seven Io
9" years had passed years that had robbed hi
Of his fair young wifi, aud laid her with h
ce' newborn Sabe in an early tomb--his dark cy
III, would brighten, and his fine form lock taller
eo he exhibited that wc, canned medal from
, Roya Humane Society.
me a New England clergyman enforcing on
old congregation the necessity OF practical god
ere uess, and contrasting the early Christians "
She those Of the present generation, very proper
md remarked I'VE have too many resolution
and too little action The Acts OF the Az
an ties is the title Of onc Of the books Of the y
den Testament their resolutions have not reach
US"
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and The web of our life is ola mingled ya
and good and i'll together; our virtues would
.ou, proud, if cur faults whipped them net; aid
I'd crimes would despair, ifihey were not chcris'