, 1870-02-20
FATHER MERIFL'S BELL.
From Ghs Atlantic HentAlu

:. .,sn. Mox. hl'snds. lov.." ta'd to my wife,
shist !S OF ny asttms, WITH must} old p1oers! II
tne r. ui.erso.S tn.ttute st the West vll,ave going
sa,so pare 80 40; Why eoulan,t 'taey' ts7. pa: %
wsnt cut Of the house as ooce, IT, ees WY tucy
could nof. But FatH ~ weak ewes. aad det
COZ to'a ns tnat MI. White bad pyesco-d eoue
!! ne otcentenntal cane OF. 1 vas Obliged to K.ve
u up, ana aoend qusut,sy OF time .rYinR 70 rnd
owooloI great ceeoratou. Teos Il W. IA: I
caHe 20 lo0f over the mtru scripts lett By Ine R.y.
M md "G1oasoae, G.s mt mhi<st Of ,he toxn, sho
70. mere snsS nfsy ,easa. Tne yeIlox pie vas
madn np fos 'ne mos: ptlt Of sermons. ioaad
tetenl nsuh, npon which me rnl1is,er asd msde
ne loln.ing enforcement: "Tne nsraivt OF /
GoooWtfe Tnanflnl PunIy, the retarce1 captive; |
own hoase6oid, ana in saose % asys .N eonel1 y nj
e eas ieo g nsse.
hurhened her. Undoubtediy cotrec, a. rer4rdg !
Eat1eli thai happened helotc tic burning. 70 Do |
kopE sectet IN the fear that o,hers14e family |
saa soe ea1oa. :;
me Tood ntnof OF what some doubt. srr1ngs dn-
confession haa been unfold ID stnce the minister
that while hnn'ing anope ,ness stt3sred iesyea
nhtea had fallen reFnaps hundred an1 scseatf
Jeala ago, had come upon bunch OF dewy a1d
woman who dlrd through sorfoE, 1--WE it Win
eoma o AoorevlAsion md taken on. OF It's eoeleut
Wn,ea pe3.testt not Isft oas me 1 s1psrs;l:eGn
teem 10 aWeet 10 "a v1thou' t1e foil 70 thcf nesu-
y Mnlch cores from The trail Of lne Warn. seen
Sc how Tile looked through ID. e,es Of a yn1ne
FpnAn woaan, ~! o. sentiment and vivid fancy.
aosaIa ihe end Of the eesen.e.sa century.
snaa *urpns remained orer from the fuud Rpofo.
mleied y the piantaHon for the work, which 1t
was as !es9Isea sn9ald oe apr,!ed 10 tue p7rc1Me Q:
Cous1, and a e=rta,n ens.9n Id The ,rsln.aana,
we're empowered 10 do t9is haat1ess In oehaf Of
the STORY Of the purchase al fo1oE1: The
tniee depuues, meeting a. bosson, went - \ wAre-
noots a. me water. s!de, where T. VA k1oHa
mtnister told the mtIchsnr snetr e1r1nd; upoa
which the deputies were led TO = corner Of the
varlops mcrch hardse, upon the no,r. One or swo
bad been eass ID England. and sens 70 tue colony
os tas!s rnAters, md soms M a. hsd d been tatsa from
~: ,s,a % spotted 1 1is " E.sa !" ses!: Nv
Hss.s 81 Its ssss ss ,isss ssstss 1s sss ess
spet Of oxidation. Prom IT. top 10 it, r1m, the
co'or was eolden Ard un,arn.shed:A cr,ss was
,nnnus about sne et9c oi the bell was lae motto.
o AsttR, tuts precious protege nos." Above
cross A'sc Inntirg shout tne top Of tue belt, wts
Ct the le.a1's. In suite Of ia beauty, 1t appeared
THAT The Kontah eEblem apf legends VITA 4hIc1
re- za' as eIa sss se thar
~ history, except that Is had been sent TO him BY
III correspondent as Bristol Upon being Qaes-
sns Ia ass g se
order that tts 1one might be heard, rome lAoorers
were called; the oe!l Was carried to- the
epen tie .sn %ne " nercaaas 1aitw oea sse
tongue sga.ns: the side A sweet and
M = fvr nJNkt r
inthht With . freEuous vio1t'oo. through mo-
rnett nfter moment IN tose alinoa: pathetic, a.
being msee to sourd IL such place SAD oJ such
harte. The tone VEs IN soce way suggestive Of
aDtes. When he vibrations h.d fnliy d,ed away.
the Merchant Allud,rR 70 the Popi.h emblem,
| he eaId. with somt formally, for considerable
p Of p.os "a tsns no
now been s1stched away INTO the Lord. he rn-
jotced that Al Instrument Of dolstrous ceremonies
might be used to CAL true sain1a 70 worship OF the
There considerations anu the low prce avasled
with 'ne deput:es o! bar0, and tue baf9aln
waa couen5.d. AT last, oce Saturday evening.
ssse ssls i sss re- he.nK naas souse -ta
down !ne eente Of ne E;o,a
| 1sy morning the Found Of It went forth over tha
ro0le OF tkh vtlsee Tor tie nret time, beypcd the
palisades, outil I'll the oasei farn ns ~erc listening.
X took the place RI the drun-bcat, which had
hitnerto been tho signal for a.sc noI.n5. Tue
tone OF the bel, as heard tnlo1gh tie nnorokcn
wilderness, IRON thst little spot Of ctv.l.zAtlor
| still euRgeattd dttqu'ct and loneliness The peO
pc, gathered on the Rretn. looked VITA some axt
the sP1ns n1 ~, T!n 49, s aescs .o IT, sa
hight, Wills 1h~ ringer w-s invisible. rtltesed !:
bad lie OF IT. OWE. Tnanktul sAss she stood
talf disposed 10 soopt tins CHILDISH Eoiou. Thep
.oT The as,t .s aaes:,oa sans 70 er na
stcres." II was then sitnple gtrlish curiosity
but ane VIA des,intd to repeat tbs question
| many times 10 year1 10 come, with lntereit tia
! coulpuA,ly deepened.
MesdowborO A. this time was shut In v:ts.n
raissde Of hewn ttmcess ehsrpened At the lar
ptate1 caps. dreased shoulder to es,oade1 s,n
rere fteAhly cu1, afd s'oof ike neH recruits ~
into lins 1estesdav, 1therI were Eray old veteran
Tasa @ nso 1,sn sSad rsnked twenty yeats. SINGS III
with pale green medais Of ilchen. Tue nocse
pe1n buMs VITA reg1rd to defence. Do1n into Is
Win ecad 10 ono hano, atd long gun in the othe,
and, sometimes: wnen the cora was h'gn, The
we1e driven wltbtn the gates Of the pal s4de b
sda. They pa1sded .eeEiy Ia the nsls-osnd, 10
Fat susye.eiJ On suEdaJ in tae aluu
Implanted meeting. house, beaeAsh The eye
inRB they so'ed for se!tcicaa aOd fsnce- vie "
deer ree7e! and cnnstahle. with crs'ns Of corn It
az ,bs ths sa1 rp,sna Eat
core, The rival p1Et!cs A0neame1 grow am1ao
a0stn over hearty disa Of succofssa made oi
! Of the ballots
Soi nnInosn IN the village Eas the how,
wolves -aga1E.s Wild peas: AMI Iayxgc eFeIy N,
vent siMsn, ~. ~ s'sn n me minister's .tuoy, b
Bible apd Paalfu-n nook. Tnis wAa ike ytllAS,
1nese we're the people; aud over ali fre:n the 6e
IT.. the bell Whoee past was uEtho W. .rrcm tue
time sounded Oe Sunday, 1t tho weekly lee: or
~ oi "a eseI
nthdowa and luso the rpountat1.holto~s;a AZ
when Ibe hsrd Or the ncger was taken from u
eoTc moments, uot1l II fsIttcd upon tne ear, ~
it*eIs Protesting through tae sonare forest th
with regard to Tnankful l make out these fac
, from nitu IL heI confession: Remembtane
i PnufJ, whom she d.d not love, paid court 10 he
u elr,:sn trort, nc ereM9uragsd M him; .nd ! !
; her guardian Pnr thts .cccrdtng to the han
custom CT the Puritan villages, ne one day unde
look up da'lS INTO the Top OF the same eFee 81
vtzoecus, and see shat writhlnE &nere u OF u
great branches m lis leafy hrais. Does Il hay
| Uncomfortable quAlus, wonder, because II vi
me 'rppg-1rse unen It wass sap!ing7 II
was untiI d 10 Remembrance, It u some shat 70
~ re 5eqsE s od
tilt oeyosd al! bcunca summer evenings. on Il
bench around its trunk, sPp1re1tiy With ia tusd
Tnanrini.s heart VI. touched at tt
sucertrE Whlca ehc hnf brought upoa Reueu
, , nrrucr. Wrhout sut1c:eut thought, soe waa ne
guardian 10 savof bis sn.t, aud at last marie
, h;m. She feu-d, too late. tha: she nal oa'
e1ven him her hand, aGd from the drst hour
ssxs Va esf a'ss sSa
/ women OF her poSttscn. DO noi 1noH wherhs
sse was TIE r.etn Of tpe!l or not Sas b
cosir sNcn. st least has no.s slcRllas. pensls
.. cearm. ~,lcn ro1l1 I might preserve IL Z
r.Idsrtsr, bur Which, Iest, !. toe tqo;le At AfI'
unes felt as If the sou1d Of the bell w.sn whte
her ls&e btc.me connected Esd II: died upo7 Z
4 cal: rs.,.,.,
: oac e~eri:S tn The hootc OF The munster, u
!. found there ss1anEer ~no had arrived sinee 90
i was olive, h,s eye DARK n.N snd psnets. psnea.
. wete tr!i Ct d,ent.ea aGsnt.t:y and clesaac
FL ulisss,. IL va ms4s tno "a 10 Ta.ulIai
= | tie minister III uugutno. ez1'c. "eer:,ted 10
). o. worth y ne minister o.sae ftenca CoogrsS
y wnomsoeser II may corcern-" The wptahlpt
Cot-on Matser, MOREOVER, had ptos;del him vi
sncaStpc - Of n,n Is oss anx,o1s to proceed e.
INTO the wilderness. 70 behold Thoroughly God
merctes to New EeglArd, ard tn wha: manu
seoas q. ss tna ase ~
nueit English, but with fosc'Rn aeccas knd :
occasorsl u1e Of tesc ~ idom@ Lne tne ~ M tasos :"
ttou Of the F1o:ss'ant1 under tue Revocation
the Ed:c! Of Nantes Tie ttra:gty descEh
unnT terrible scene, MS na1d4 ana eIpseisl
feat1ras gty!rg Rrsphic enpnast. 70 hts Notda
When fae evening wAt well xivaeced.
EusCerct. With poltse iEcinai:oo toward I
mln.s;eta wife, satd: "Wil Eataue pesss!t q
the gcoere+s tn her face y 50 great, II NUT
seek to give her p.es!urr. have here my 1u
Al ne! companion Of ,o5 ase TO me, roor ext
acd In Es "a: none, ose said ! Played Il wei
ltwas nA1dly vi b cord'DA:J tbs: the Ese&. 2
tnv;tcd 10 ero.facc n,s ca.e, for Eus1. was he'd
utstal ina Ter IN the Fuz1taa villages. Tac
cpuraeeaeEt Was great eao19h. however, 70
dper htu 10 opeo MS paek aQd joint lis talt
Meht &c began to play d lve!J MeAsu
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