The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-11-18
ONE STEP MORE.


about it and there the new boat lies, rocking
on the river, and there are two oars in the bot
tom, Its only a mile down to the bridge, and
could row down there and back in little
willie it would be such n splendid sail
OF course, nothing could happen 10 me, for
grandpa sand to mamma the ether evening,
when we went down to the mill,
NYhy, Helen, lIarry's natural-born sailor.
lie can manage the boat as well rs l.
% dear! | wish he'd never seen that boat +"
said n,amma ! expect it will be the death Of
him yet
Well, he didn't inherit his natural taste
from you, that's certain, laughed grandpa
but women are always nervous about the wa
ter
And that's all lis just mammals nervous
ness, and know nothing would happen 10 me.
getting III there, and having little sail and
il would be SO nice this afternoon, and the rlv
or looks away up by the bridge, like ribbon
among the oaks and poplars
Nobody would know anything about it, eth
Ter; for, Of course, l should get back safe, and
don't believe there's any harm in It.
But then, there's MY promise to mother,
there's no getting around that, as i! was the
last thing she SAID TO Inc before she lel; home
on Thursday.
She called me 10 the carriage and bent oyar
one side, and snloothod my hair as she always
does when she talks TO me.
FNow, Harry, my boy, she said, i want you
t. promise that you won't get inside that boat
until your father and get home again
no, mamma, won't certainly, answer
ed, though ated to bad enoogh-that's a
fact.
And think it's too bad that such big boy
as l am can't have his own way in such things.
o dear dear tile longer l look, the more
want to 20. It seems as if must.
One more step and shall be in the boat ;
GCt there-my promise to mamma
Aud how shall feel when she comes and
looks in my face, and call me her darling boy.
and puts her arms around my neck and kisses
nc over and over again
She won't ask me whether I've been in the
boat because l promised her wo,gl,ln't and
never told my mother lie in my life. And
won't now.
Mamma came home last night Such hug
ging as L.had
Has Harry been a good boy = size said,
'and not done single thing his mother would
disapproyc of
no, guess not, mamma I said but | wsss
thinking about the boat and didn't speak very
positively.
Mamma held me away, and looked in my
eyes.
.You guess not? Arc you quite certain,
Harry 2 she asked
Wei, mamma, 1 haven't done anything, but
I've thought about IT,.
She threw her arms around ma anl held mo
close to her.
'rell me all about it, Harry, she said.
And then.I did told her about going to
the river Saturday afternoon, and how near |
came to getting into the boat, and rowing
down to the bridge, and what terrible temp
tation it was, and how it was, and how in one
step should have been in but the memory of
my promise TO her. and the thought that God
saw rue, held me back, when there was only
one step betwixt me and the boat
And when | had done, | found mammals
tears falling like ran-dropS on my hair.
'Oh my child. | thank God / thank God :!
she said.
And l. too, thanked him from my heart that
didn't take that one step CHUcb Monthly.
ary.-Thc Independence Belge of the 18th Of
October says 1--WE are informed from Paris
Of the commencement of disarmament which
may be regarded rs one of the first consequent
ccs of the treaty Of the 18th of Sept. At the
period when that treaty was being negotiated
Franco pressed the Italian government to calm
the snscc7tibiFties of Austria which the Fran
co-Italian convention might awaken, and 10
give that power pledges of It's pacific intentions
by reducing the effective Of the army to the
number ncce sSary for the maintenance of in
ternal order. NJ. Minghetti entered into an en-
gagement to do this, rescrving the fu!flment of
it to the time when the measure could not be
used by extreme parties against the government
rs disavowal OF the national programme, and
when the vote of the parliament upon the con-
vention should have restored calm to the public
mind. Upon the information which the rep
resentative of France impaired TO the cabinet
of Vienca az to the engagements entered into
by Italy, Austria gave effect to It's resolution,
taken beforehand from motives of economy,
but suspended in consequence of the conven-
tion, to reduce its military forces in Fenetia.-
1t is known that in Austria as well as Italy
these reductions are in course of execution
they are effected by definitivc discharges given
to soldiers whose time of service would not be
completed till q later period"
ez-Wisdom is the olive that springeth from
the heart, bloometh on the tongue, and beareth
fruit in the actions.
ag-It IS the temper of the highest heart, like
the palm tree, to strive most wards when most
burdened.
-esrZobart Hall was once asked what he
thought Of an elegant sermon, which had crc-
ated a great sensation. every fine SIR he
replied but a man can't eat flowers"