Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-10
Che family Circle.
Fed by an Ostrich.
BY SOPHIE MAY.

We all know how the prophet Elijah
went and dwelt by the brook Cherith,
and the ravens brought him bread and
le,h in the morning. and bread and flesh
in the evening"" That was a miracle
but we of.en hear in later times of provi-
,lences almost us extraordinary.
Abou, fifty Years ago, Il missionary an!
his family, with :, few friends and TWO or
three Ilottentot>, We're travelling IN Cape
colony. across Il high, stndv tlblelan |.
c,ll,d the Karroo They We're in wagons
,rawn hv oxen; Il week journey was be
ore them and they had very lillle food TO
,arrv except small sack of rice. They
riei to bay some provisions at the last
town they left. but could only obtain q
Door crippled goat; and us there We're
eleven III the party, this did not last very
lone. On The second day of the Journey
while resting in Il sandy plain, Mr.. Broad
bent. the missionary. heard the voice, o
urtle doves, and. following the sound.
went into thichet with his gun, out did
not sac eed in bringing down n single
ord The las, piece of goat wa, eaten.
and he party Were living on rice, which
| lie IIolt,ntol> did nol like; but even tn II
! would soon lie = ne, and then what WAS Il
be done for food?
The " had It Il five days Of travel across
l de>et VIII re they wo I'D see very few
,icns Of vegetable life They might meet
now and then with \ bird on the wing.
md with the timid and swift sprinG-hok.
but there WAS no certainty OF ever hitting
! ne.
After resti and talking about the mat
Ter for Il few hours. the time ctme to pro
,cd wi h their Journey. But here WAS Il
aew difficulty The llnttcntot. who was
allied the cattle watcher, could not find
al the oxen.
Blu, You must 9 and hunt for them il
| hey have stravcd away, and we ii III have
10 wait for You said Mr.. Broadbcnt, an
moved by the d'lay.
In the If eruoon the cattle watcher rr-
turnr with Ill the oxen hEt one, whi,l
vas sill missing. In hi search, however
he had come upon the nest of an ostrich
nd he brought " it'll Inn lw" of the eggs
~avin. there We're II great many more
Thc faces of the party frightened, for they
knew that ostrich eggs, when frc-h. AZ,
lrrv wholesome food.
With a hammer they broke one end o
hose the IIo,lrnt"t had brought, but t,
heir ,lis;,pp nintment each cgg WAS foun'
to contain living iird.
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