Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-13

to. 80 she wandered from one room to another,
looking at his clothes, his toys, his picture,
till her heart almost broke. Then she looked
out on the gay street, but that only made
her feel more alone in her misery, and at last
she wandered of to room by herself when
che knett TO pray. hoping to ease her troubled
heart by communion with God.
8 Ear h Las sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. -
She found the relief she craved, and arose
from her knees calm and sustained.
Then il was that looking casually at the
,gref. tenement house near, she saw far up at
= small W window, little pale face set io a
frame OF golden hair, and lit up by pensive
blue eyes that were looking directly IN upon
her
8 Oh . she cried in sudden anguish, =" why
why was my boy, my only one taken, and So
many poor suffering ones lett? l. would have
sbeen blessing to yonder pale child OF power
earthly blessing On, Father. forgive me Ii
repine! "
For the mother of w lille was u Christian,
and thou gh sometimes the way looked very
dark 20 her, yet she knew whose hand I'll ict-
ed her.
Every day che went to that retired room to
pray, and every day she saw the little pale
face at the window, till she learned each i'm
eament by heart, and sent kind smiles across
the way to him IN his loniiness.
One dav a message came to Charlie that
the mother OF Willie wanted ID see him his
mother put on his best poor SUIT and smooth
ed his pretty bright hair, and took him with
tender care 10 the great house, and was ush-
cred into the presence of its mistress. Char
he felt very sorry tr " lilies mother, when
be saw her black dress and sorfowtui face and
ne walked slowly and painfully to her, fixed
his eyes on hers, filled with tears, and asked
= w as Jesus good TO take Willie
"Yes, yes : sobbed the poor mother, " Je-
sus loved W lille. y
" Then why do you cry !? " he asked sim
ply.
sure enough, why did she cry, when her
child was an angel and the companion of an
gels only because she still CROPPED in the dark
ness OF sin and could not see her way clearly
Tor even Christians walk In uch atmosphere
at times.
But Willie's mother had made up her
mind 10 good and noble act Instead OF
spending her life in mourning for the child
that could never return 10 her, she had con-
clu1ed 70 take one from the multitude OF
poor and IJrs iken ones, and bestOw on him
the good that had been planned tor Willie
the wealth and Instruction and power to dc
good AMI be useful, that would have been his
and 50 carry on her unfinished work. = II
may be, > she thought, - that God took VIII
lie tor this very opportunity that he might
be the Instrument OF periecting a life, and
bringin. > soul into the kingdom
And then she told Charhe's : mother az out a
place where a weak or crooked limb could be
gthened, and where Charlie should have
the best medical treatment at her expense
and sllenced her thanks. by saying, " 1t vii
ne the pleasure OF my lIfe ID do this ; II Wi
Ill up The dreadtut blank" And Charlie
On, 1t was ike d new world tO hun now
Warmth and comfort, such as he had never
known before; good whole clothes such a.
W IllIe had books and toys-what was tht
four hours day. on the straight boards tina
his LIMB was bound 10. with such treasure,
as tnese? Aud ne grew older, and wen
TO school, and lIte opened before hun in 1t
real phase, he grew strong tor tae work be
lore him, the hie of an actual laborer in lh,
mar. esI-held. lie was allowed 10 choose hls
vo.atlon-he had never thought of but one
since he had taken Wilhe's lace, he hac
Gdied, and aimed, and prayed, to labor tol
Christ.
He lived many wears longer in the tw,
rooms up stairs. lt his mother : wlsi
that he should stay with her, and she fel
better there. Many of the inspired thought
mat afterwards rang through the breadth o
the land were drawn from that strip of blut
sky, above which Willie had gone
There is 4 ohurch in the city of b, tha
Is always crowded to overhowing It's min
lister is q young man, pale and inteilectul
looking, aud slightly lame. The pDple love
him ana he desires that they should. TIVE
women listen t. him each Sabbath with low
and pride. They do not sit together. nor ar
they similar IN appearance but how dear L
ooih, is the young minister. One Is W lille
mother, the other Is his own. He divides hi
duties between them, and looks on both with
reverence and affection. and they feel almos
an equal interest in his fair and promising
ia tuIe.
How many mothers have done as W lille :
There are graves all over the land. where an
only Idoilzst cnIid, born to wealth and lu1u
ry lies silent IN The dust, and no voice make
music IN the lonely home. Fhere are children
as beautiful as good, we'll worth saving
VINO lack daily food, who wear rags whlle
that which would clothe them Is put useessl,
away. How bright a mark they might max
ii cared for tenderly in the place OF some VIII
lie, called early away. And how bright tn
reco.d would be that inscribed such an act or
the pages of the hook above. Saved from
lite OF SORROW, and hardships and vice throug
the Inst iumentslIty of an angel child. hav
recounted one such act there are many ye
unwrltten Perhaps this little sketch may b.
suggestive OF yet more.