Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-23
The Sheep Lost aud Pound.

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VI W 'uv i1rg'',n i'aAe uis,r'c', reacned my
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lug "e'e orVusn' o' a sneep that hau wan
- au'Ou ,ro pleo'p.''S anu was IN peru
"a parry set Oh at once 70 rescue IT, ! JOIN
~ 'u'u' auu 'nus was witness OF scene
Nu'ou ! iooAeu '' as p'raoie acting before
NY pyos' ann 10 every particular Illustrating
gospel truth
lne sheep was long way on and yet was
no'',uu' IL was Dut tny oDJecI mere
Speek upon me rocks, stun the careful eye OF
'he shepherl detected H. 1t was but one OF
a large mock yet lt was valued. 1t had wan
dered on ~ search OF heritage and de'een i
ing without difficulty the face OF the noun
tam elm had reached ledge 10 the rocks. 1t
could 60 no farther neither could 1t return
By the way which 1t had descended. Aud
now there was nothing for it to eat aud the
poor sheep must have perished had not the
shepherd come to find it.
No time was to be lost One Of the shep.
herds fastened a strong rope round his body,
and other two meu lowered him down over
the top Of the rock There was some risk Of
limb or life, but he was willing to encoun ter
it for the sake of the sheep. My brother
and myself found a way TO Chamber 10 the
bottom Of the rocks whence we watched the
shepherd being lowered down till he came
near 10 where the sheen was standing. But
as be could not reach it with his hand, be
stretched out the long pole aud tried to place
the moose round the Sleeps neck. l watched
with interest the patience and perseverance,
Of the shepherd. For two whole hour,
hanging over the precipicc. he elabored TO saw,
the sheep.
But the sheep seemed resolved not to be
saved. just as the moose was about to fall
over its head the sheep twisted suddenly round
to avoid it, Then the shepherd had again to
arrange and prepare his line Poor sheep
you do not know how good that shepherd is
aud how he wants TO save you GU think
be has come 70 do you harm. You are fright
eped at your helper You dislike the noos,
that has been prepared to rescue you. You
do not see that such captivity will be free
dom that such bondage will be safety.
Thus for two hours the sheep continued tc
elude the shepherds efforts. Moreover, in is
fright, it was often in danger Of throwing it.
self over the preeipice. To prevent this we
shouted and threw stones The sheep was
frightened by these noises, which no doubt il
regarded as coming from enemies, but whict
were merciiul warnings and terrors kindly
meant.
At length the moose was cast over the heac
Of the sheep. The poor wanderer struggled
hard but the shepherd drew it towards him
in spite Of all It's resistance. The cord wa
tight round its neck, and no doubt gave il
pain but it was needful pan--pain only it
the process Of rescue pain only till the sheer
was brought quite close to the shepherd
Then he loosened the cord, as be held tn,
sheep carefully in his arms. But there wa
more to be done yet. The shepherd asked u
to act as helpers and under-shepherds to him
For as it would be easier and better to lowe
the sheep to the bottom among the safe pas
lures than to raise It to the top among thu
rocks, he tied the legs of the sheep together
and fastening the rope to them, lowered j.
down to us. Then we untastened the string
that bound ITS legs and set IT at liberty. w
did not save It, but as under'shepherds, vi