The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-31

account of tie voyage, and there's
nothing else to tell. Nothing parti-
cular.'
20, yes, papa, and when we got
about twenty miles, there came up a
oeggar, while we were changing
horses, and l threw down Gas
thought) shilling; but as it fell, L
saw it was a sovereign. She was very
honest and showed me what it was,
but l didn't take it back, for you
know, mamma, il is long time since
gave any thing to anybody
VERY true, my boy" his mother
answers; "hut you should not be care
less with you money, and few beg
gars are worthy objects of charity
81 suppose you get down at the
crossroads" said his elder brother.
"Yes, and went through the woods.
l should have been here sooner, If |
hadn't lost my way here
'Lost your way! y said his mother,
alarmed "my dear boy, you should
not have left the path at dusk"
"Oh, ma said the little miiship-
man, with a smile, "you're always
thinking we are in danger. If you
could see me sometimes sitting at the
jibboom end or across the main-top-
mast-cross-tree, you would be fright
ened. But what dahger can there be
in 4 wood p
"WeI, my boy" she answers, III
dou't wish to be over anxious, and
make my children uncomfortable by
my fears. What did you stray from
the path for?'
'.Only to catch a little owl, mamma; /;
but / did't catch her, after all. got
roll down bank, aud caught my
jacket against thornbush, which was
rather unlucky. All! three large
holes L see in my sleeves. And so |
scrambled up again and got into the
right path, and asked at the cottage
for some beer. What long time the
woman kept me, 10 be sure. thought
it would never come. But very soon
after, Mr.. D. drove up in his gig.
and he brought me on to the gate"
"And SO this account of your adj
ventures being brought to ciose,'
his father says. "we discover there
are no adventures to tel.'
mo, papa, nothing happened
nothing particular, mean.'
Nothing particular. If they could
have known they would have thought
lightly In comparison of the dangers
of the jibboom's end and the main
topmast cross-tree. But they do not
know, any more than we do, of the
dangers that hourly beset US. Some
few dangers we are aware of and we
do what we can to provide against
them; but for the greater portion our
eyes behold that we cannot see. We
walk scarcely under His guidance,
without whom "not sparrow falleth
to the ground;" and when we have
had escapes that the angels have ad-
mired at, we come home and say, per-
haps, that nothing has happened-at
least nothing particular.
1t is not we'll that our minds should
be much exercised at these hidden
dangers, since they are so, and so
great that no human art or foresight
can prevent them. But it is very
well that we should reflect cons tant!y
on that loving Providence which
watches every footstep of a track, al
ways balancing between time and
eternity; and that such reflection
should make us both happy AMI afraid
--afrid of trusting our souls too much
to an earthly guide or earthly securi-
ty-happy from the knowledge that
there is One with whom we may trust
them wholly, and with whom the very
hairs of our head are all numbered.
Without such trust, how can we rest
or be ut peace; but with it we may
say with the Psalmist." l will both
lay, me down in peace and sleep, for
thou, Lord only makest me dwell in
safety.'