Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-21
Written for the Vermont W ltci
Mrs. Mervilps Christening.

me reu Siantlng rays oil the low October
sun husned WIN even deeper glory the
'carle' ana orange poughs OF the maple
V.ees VhaI snaned peasant dwelling III the
Vlilage OF ANDERSON, as the carriage that
Drought an Ola scnoolinate oil Mrs. keveers
20 slsiC ner paused at her gate While thr
HoSVeSs I, sree!S her guest Mrs; farrlhgton
i"no WAS IKE herseli, wldow) we VIII
not,co iauy WIN IL seated Ill an upper room
Vi .ne ,louse, gazing ou. upon the evening
scehe oeieaCi, her WlhuoW put wholly un-
conscious Oh an .he beauty there revealed
one was rooed IN deep mourning, and It's
Solnper nue. seemed 10 add even deeper
SnaoowS 10 her SAD countehahce, winch
,,Io"eu Piainly traces OF tears ohe was
A, niis' heVeers only enid a year before,
."Is very uay, sue had leic ner m0ther nome
Ia,'ian,' haPPy orlue luolzed oy ner nus
oa''u anu ioNeu ny many warm lriehus' ok
'non'ns VI u''a'ioyeu hapPinesS IN her ele-
sa1' uily nolhe iiau passed speediiy away
''.G Vnen VIZ Nu' ,h ''iii ~, nau s,uueniy oeeh
s'iioAe" uoWn WY" ,IiiiesS' WhIcn III lew
u"yS enueu III uea'il' ieaV,hg ms "ile
"e"i.ny, ouo 9ioAeiir"1ai ai'eu Wluo"-lor 10
,ier IL seeineu as II her heart was truly
lohen, All !ne youtn ana Joy; al the sun
Snlne o1 me, her ne, she lelt had departed 1or-
Ever nus nus nau sue returned 10 ner old
llome III Vne carry May put an the Joy ana
oiisnvlesS oi mature sgeileu ouv iliockery 10
'lel Eyes Anu Iniousn vne lonS uays Oh the
pasL summer, All fier in1Ihel tehuet SYM
Payny' anu t,at " heI oiu launillar irlends'
'i'u nv oOOVl0s' noi ii9i 81 oiousno uel Uile
2en'ie peace Ior wnlch ohey hau prayed
% ror nerseil, ner prayers were Goi1 ana mean
lngiess' iier ~hoIe Soui reoeiieu against
Jllt manu- llldJ lldu CildSJeHeu UeT, anu so
.nIouSn Viie oIlBnV nVuIs sIe h"u sat weeping
inner ~ ner looli'i OF wandered hstlessly ABOUT tne
iouSe anu le' 1iu nauhls, oiVVerly cneriSh-
'nS nel uarh InouSNls' vi contrasting her
oau dnu i1'ieiy iite io" VIII 'ne oriSn' pasV
WHICH liau gone forever
III III van hei iiiosner sougm' 10 arouse her
" Vne u "y, .n"U sue was sun III Vie arms Vi
",i"s ia'hei' "ho aipicSs hoIe out ioi
soou' solie'ililes lepea.,ils the passage NY
1on' 'o'pi1o ho' 'nou Vno u'a''enins Vi 'ne
'Lotu' noi iai'iy no' "ne,i 'nou ar ieouheu
vi uiin ~, "noin 'iie ho'u io'e,i ne ciiaS-
Oehe.l' anu scouiseen every SUI "hoih ne
'eoei,e'h' -
ies' hioVhei, ne mas scourBeu me- ne
""'A .aNT. my "ai ''nS uV'n ny Sisn', auu :
cdn"of oeiieVe IN iove iike that' IL Is coid
''uu Iiuei ho' a, an IN, yours iol yp"
Mouil no. .nus amy. i,le, Anu .hen sue
"'aiu "eep ihoie oi'Veiiy s'ian ueioie'
:, ~ iasl her lhotner nau written 10 MIS-
rarritg'oh ("iio sne knew possessed very
cheellui SOUL SnouSn sue nad passed. through
many sorro"s) anu oesseu her 10 coihe ana
,iiaA1 hei ViSil' hopins 'uaV "e oouiu i'iahe
'ie' uaugieer iiiore Iecohclieu;
Anu .niS io'eiy evening hau Witnessed
4nlS ra.,ius'?na a'l.T"l. lara wouli noV m
See nei Vlia. risu'' ye' ne' ihoUnei Vooh iioPe
anu o"ii,oiV nun 'i,e an Vi peace a'u nap
P'n1se "',i0n oee'ieu 70 du.iouiu Ti anu iaui,
ave i'Ui'i tne presence VI n-i ulu iiiehu ioi
MS an OTi was one Vi 'uose u'lseinsi'
cneeilul PeoPle' "ho Always carry suusiiine III
wherever Vhey 60 sue was neary my
years oIu anu tnouBh her once uaIk mar
was nearly al sliVered how' yet her solt
hazei eyes anu pleasing coutitehahc9 gIo"eu
WIN the hre OF YOUTH ohe had known
many sorrows haVlng ialu her husband
VINO was 'he lover Oh her youth, ana louI
clliuren' III Vhe grave carry III her ih"iileu
NE but ha'lng wealth. 10 uo So sue hau
adopted Two other chiidren' ana Drought
them up Ana III the homes whlch they
now possessed she was ever beloved ana
welcome MEMBER
ne morning uaWheu iair ana oeauoiiul
ana whiie the sun sought 10 gather up tht
Vells ol lhlsI from Ihe PHEASANT hlils anu
valleys, ana inanyhued forests, 10 reNea
thelr autuinhai oeauty, Ciara MerVll sa'
az her ihother poun1ilui pieahias. Iaoi'
ana listened 10 the pleasant now OF cohVer
satlon whlch Mrs harrington kept up VIII
ner ihother, WIN more apparent interest,"
thah she hau eVihced since her aiiiicCoh
Indeed, her hlother saw her sihiie once o'
twice during the meal rs sue hau not ioi
months. When they rose from the tapi'
and repaired 10 the sittihs-roohl' .he poteh
attraction OF their guest caused CARA u
draw seat near the one Mrs harrington
had taken, instead oil returning 10 her room
as she had thought she should 40 wheh sht
came down; and ere long she mad uncon
sciously joined III the conversation Inn
was Just what Mrs heveers had hoped
for she felt that could she once get Clari
under her Old friends influence the clou'
would surely be hlted from her soul ant
therefore, unobserved py CARA, she sool
slipped away TO her morning duties ana lei
the two together
Clara mad not seen Mrs; harrington sine
the days OF her childhood Tor, at her las
VISIT, she had been away at school mus sh
had only an indlstinct memory oil her bu
ere she had sat beside her nall an hour sh
felt that she had known her all her hle-s
When she spoke oil her sorrow and pereaVt
ment Mrs Harrington replied, Yours l
only the common loti sorrow oi some KIM
we must all nave Tor so does Dod oring u
to himself so does ne make us know that y"
are ms children ana thus sure oil ms ioVe:
But Is II not strange way TO snow ~
love, 10 MI our hearls Win griel ana agony
said Clara with starting tears flllh
our hearts win grlei ana agony forces ou
Seg, anu hiaAes rooiii ~, hooier anu @ uoIle
altar, even an altar Tor the Image oi tod am
, his Christ, Clara was silent and Slle cor n
: unued' "only through suffering can W
I become heirs win 0hrlst 10 the glory "hic
T. Tod hath III store Tor us Ana IL we nv
4 only III the sunshlhe' ohnging 10 our eartni
= idols, where Is our grown III that heirship
|. or our ioretaste oi That heavenly glory
5 Can we not spare our dear ones II TO
Z needs tnehl, anu mas Vaheh theih nv" vi
J. higher HE Tor their good ana ior our goo
d and advancement III the truer Joy we
d may hnd IN cheeriul SUBMISSION 10 VIVA
e ever God may see Is pest Tor US