Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-11-20
A Child Martyr.

for admission to the Sunday School OF
the Church Of the Mediator in New
York. From the first Sunday he was
the object Of special interest on the part
of both pastor and teacher. Always
punctual in his attendance, tidy in his ap
pearance and eager to learn, be soon won
the affection Of all bis fellows in the in.
FAINT class to which he belonged, But
though comely, he was black. The pref
udice which his color excited among those
Of meaner mold he quickly disarmed by
bis quiet, respectful, Christian manner.
lie was child Christian. What more
lovely is there on earth? What more
highly esteemed is there in Heaven !?
Lutte did those who thus casually met
bin from Sunday TO Sunday imagine the
witness of suffering God had proposed to
perfect in him At the time Of the late
riot he was living with an aged grand
mother and widowed mother at No.
East Twentyeighth street. On Wednes
day morning Of that fearful week, a crowd
Of ruiians gathered in the neigbborhood,
determined on a work Of plumber and
death. They stole every thing they
could carry with them, and after threat
ening and afrighting the inmates set fire
to the house. The colored people, who
bad the sole occupancy OF the building,
were forced in confusion into the midst Of
the gathering crowd. And then the child
was separated from his guardians. He
was alone among lions. But ordinary
humanity, common decency, had excep-
ted child SO Young anywhere from bru-
tality. But no. No sooner did they see
his unprotected, defenseless condition,
than company Of fendsh men surroun-
ded him. They seized him in their fury
and beat him with sticks, and bruised him
with heavy cobble-stones, But one, ten
fold more the servant Of Satan than the
rest, rushed at the child, and with the
stock of pistol struck him on the tenn
pie and felled him to the ground A no
BILE young dreman--God bless the fire
men for their manly dseds--a noble ,
young fireman by the name Of Mccoy
I'm instantly came to the rescue, and
gle-handed held the crowd at bay.
Taking the wounded and unconscious boy
Il bis arms, be went to the house OF an
American citizen close by and asked to
ave him received But on her knees p
be woman begged him not to leave the
ying sufferer with her, "lest the mob p
hould tear her to pieces. 1t was a suf.
ering Saviour in the person Of His hum
,lest child. Naked and wounded, and
! stranger, and they took him not in.
But a kind hearted German woman made
lin a sharer of her poverty With more St
han mothers care did she nurse the
orsaken one.
A physician was called and both night
nd day she faithfully watched over the
ed of him outcast from his brethren.
Our hearts bless her for her goodness to
ur child. BY name she is as yet un- 4
nown, but by her deeds well known and
veil beloved. His distracted mother
ound her cherished boy in these kind 4
lands. And when she saw him, ia the
arrest simplicity Of her spirit she kneel z
d in prayer to thank God for the fulfill
lent Of his promise. God hath taken
i'm up. The lad fingered until Thurs
ay evening when the Saviour released 3.
i'm from lis suffefings, and 50 the child
as caught up to God and the throne"
his Is the pastors memorial to little 10.
3ph Reed, a martyr to the brutality and y
humanity of men, to the cause Of law
nd order and right. A tablet to hi
lemory shall be placed on the walls OF A.
le Sunday school room to which he low.
to come. Those who were kind to