Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-03-07

ually becoming burdensome to me. !
felt had serious duty to perform. and
yet. was utterly Incapable Of perform.
ing it.
About this time was asked to 20 up
to London for few weeks to take the du.
ty Of the same clergy man who had assist.
ed me when | was away abroad. wss
extremely unwell. but could hardly re.
fuse. and accordingly | west
My friends parish was in very poor
neighb>rhood. and secured miserable
lodging as near the scene Of my labors 81
possible. He was working man.
and beloved by the poor and it was
their custom--how little it is observed
among the London poor to send for
their parson whenever they happened to be
in any distress.
II was awakened one cold putumn night
it was only last October. my dear Char.
lie-and told that my presence was sr.
gently needed in little court . few
streets Off A poor soul was passing away
and it would be comfort to all the house.
hold were present. .-.. ... ..
"The rain was pouring down torrents.
aud the wind howled mournfully as
closed the door behind me, and went into
the night | followed my companion
down narrow streets, and into several
courts. ankle. deep in mud and dirt. till
we stopped at last before lite green
door. There was light burning in on.
of the upper windows. The people who
lodged on the lower aoor were evidently
asleep, and we passed their door noisless
ly and crept up the staircase, r...
There was a strange, moaning SOUND
audible as entered the little room.
| heard the words Father. pity me + How
weak and thin was the voicel ap
preached the bed. How dne and drawn
: we're the features looked agaia. Coult
e it be possible? Yes 1t. was my daugh
/ ter. .... t... ....... .....". q. .
"Shc recognized me for an inrtant. bu
1 in the hext she WAS unconscious aud de-
liri,us. .... ...... .,..
"For hours watched alone by her led
side. vsinly looking for those dark eye
). once more to open. aud again recoanis
!. him who had yearned for them % long.
, "For weeks and months she remsine
4 under this heavy stroke. and gradual
h began to despair Of sver seeing her resto'
e ed to her proper mind. At length on
Y morning. they told me that mercifnl Hea,
en- had given back to my child her righ
!, mind, but with so total prostration (
bodily strength, that they feared she coul
not live many hours. Trembling wit
a jay, | came to my child. whom they ha
prepared for sight of her father.
"In few we.ks she was so far resto
:, ed Us to be brought down here. III
. change was in every way beneficial. an
: lat last she seemed desiious to allude
:. THE past. l, seemed that her miserab
husba nd had deserted her soon after tt
;, loss of her voice, taking away with hi
the bulk Of her earnings, aud leaving h
10 absolute poverty. She was too prou
to send for her father. whom she consi'
cred she had previously wounded 81
had no one to look to for work. no frieu
T. to whom to appeal. The last chance vi
"a needle wo,k; but this incesssnt toll pro
N ed to much for her constitution, and
l. the end she gave way. '.uI 9Hls
v .She lived but few weeks after h
~ arrival at the Rectory. In these arr
l. she died. at peace with her eai,hly. an
'f would fain hope. with her heaven
Father also" arl.. ~ a-.
8 There we're tears in the old clergyman
ID eyes as he concluded this affecting n.rr
o. tive. There were tears also in Charl
p Birds eyes. and he took MIR. Newlant
g. hand, aud aud pressed it affactionAtel
ID He cou'd not speak. aHe0 lt.t-
H. Aud then the old clergyman led aCha
H. lie towords the window. and drew asi
n the heavy red curtains. The libra
al locked ont upon the old churchyar
US The gray church stood out sharp again
the clear, wintry sky. MIR. Newl.
,e. to a little sheltered corner against z
T. chanccl wall. and theree.CAarlie Saw
n. newly made graee. sulIhhouuied by VIII
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