Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-07-28
No. 40.

little vixen, just because I would't get
that hard lesson, and then she locked the
nursery door SO [ could't run to tell ma a
her, and threatened, if didn't stop cryirQ,
she would shut me up in the dark closet
where she kept a dreadful great lion to eat
me up ;but | wouldn't stop for her, and so
she tied my hands to keep me from tearing
my book; and then stamped. and made
all sorts of noises, and she came and tied
my feet, and said if didn't hush scream
ing she would tongue-tie me, too: so I
hushed up, then, but told ma and pa and
brother Milton how she had been going
on, and they made her behave herself"
'And how does Miss Ingle treat voug
asked Morton, much amused.
oh, she doesn't ever do so. She tells
me beautiful stories and sings, oh, such
sweet songs, and she never gives me anv
hard lessons, (and here we would observe.
par parenthesis, how love lightens child's
stndies,) and Pm enough smarter than
when Mamselle taught me-
am glad to hear it, said Morton,
laughing at ber earnestness. .-,
'And that's the why I love her, and
you would love her, too, if she learnt you
that way, wouldn't you, Mr.. Morton 2
The young gentleman colored very
strangely at the aFtless question, while Ina
resumed
Oh, you ought to hear me say the
pretty prayer she made me. Brother NIL
ton wrote it down for himself, and be
wrote 1t for me, too, and I've kept it ever
since in nv bosom. Wouldn't vou like to
read it :! and she pulled it forth, and held
1t out to him.
Yes, very rnnch,' said her friend. >..
Well, Eli let you but you must give
it back
i will, certainly, the next time I see
you. So goodbye, pet and the vouno
lawyer changed his mind about eoing in
and went back to his Office. The fret
thing he did was to read the paper Ina had
gwen him. 1t was an evening prayer for
little Iolina,' and ran thus
Holy Father, through the day,
| Thou hast gently cleared my way: lss s
| And from morn to eyeItide
| Hast Thoa been my constant gude;
| Thus. as CLEANS the twilight dew
In the yioet,s eye of blue;
AQd while lilies Offer ..,
I Sendup heart praise, Lord, 20 Thee
| have caused one shade of wrath
| III a sinful thought hath rest
In the calm lake OF my breast
| Scatter every wave of sin,
| Mirror but Thyself within
| Through the coming scenes OF life
| With their struggle, with their strife ...s
| Let me feel that Thou art near
Calming every doubt and fear
| Then shall thornless flowers bloom
| Stars light up this valc of gloom.
! Holy Father! while sleep,
| Let Thine angel vigs keep
| Round my cOuch with wings Outspread
Shielding my defenceless head:
And o if should pass away
Ere the rosy dawn of day,
Yet my spirit, mid the night
Shall go forth with " robes OF light!'
For some time after the perussf of these
lines, the lawyer sat with bowed head and
thoughtful brow. At length, be started
up, abruptly, exeaiming-
Shame, shame; that girl of her mind
and heart should be doomed to such
fate! Again he sat down, and again read,
and when he next arose it was with Il Sc
rene countenance and he murmure6-
Ooh, for such purity and faith p Black
stone was sealed volume that dav, and
Vattel was in a fair way Of growing musty.
CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.
Among our quondam Temperance friends
who have taken up arms to compel their
Southern brethren to affiliate with them, We