Daily Republican., 1879-04-05
SUNDAY READING.


was related some years ago by Mrs. l..
NJ. Alcolt, the well-known author:
Somewhere above Fitchburg, Is We
stopped for twenty minutes at a station,
| amused myself by looking ont OF 3
window At waterfall which came tumb-
ling over the rocks and spread into .
wide pool that flowed up to tho rail
way. Close by stood cattle train;an
ths mournful sounds that came from 1t
touched by heart.
Full in the hot sun stood The cars;
and every crevice Of room between the
bars across the doorways was filed with
pathetic noses, smiling eagerly At the
sultry gusts that blew by, with now
and then a fresher breath from the
pool that lay dimpling before them.
How they must lave suffered, in sight
of water, with the cool dash Of the fall
tantslizing them, and not drop to
wet their poor parched mouths
The cattle lowed disnal!y, and the
sheep tumbled one over the other in
their frantic attempts to reach the
blessed air, bleating so plaintively the
while that | was tempted to get out
and see what could do for them. But
the time was nearly up; and, whila
hesitat-d, two little girls appeared and
did til. kind deed better than | could
have done it.
could not hear what they said; but,
AZ they worked away 10 heartily, their
little tanned faces grew lovely to me in
spite Of their old hats, their bare fest
and their shabby gowns. One pulled
of her apron, spread 1t on the grass,
and emptying upon it the berries from
her pail, ran to the pool and returned
with it dripping, to hold 1t up to the
suffering sheep, who stretched their
hot tongues gratefully to meet 1t, and
Tapped the precious water with Az
eagerness that made little barsfsot's
task q hard one.
But to and fro she ran, never tired,
although the small pail was so soon
empty; and her friend meanwhile pull
ed great handfulls Of clover and grass
for the COWS, and having ne pail, filled
her "yicking dish" with water to throw
on the poor dusty noses appealing to
her through the bars.
wish could have told those ten
der hearted children how beautiful
their compassion made that hot, noisy
place, and what = sweet picture took
away with me OF those two little siters
Of charity.
blessed are the merciful for they
shall obtain mercy"
WILL TELL Ir.-Manv physician
has gained his practice by one patient
telling others of his cure. Tell your
ueighbor that you have been to the
ospital OF Jesus, and been restored,
though you hated all manner OF meat,
and drew near to the gates of death,
and may be poor soul will say -
''This is message from God to me"
Above all, publish abroad the Lords
goodness, for Jesus sake. lie deserves
your honor. Will you receive Lis bles-
sing, and then, like niue lepers, give
him no praise 7 Will you like the wo-
NAV in the crowd, who was healed by
touching the hem Of His garment, and
then would have Slipped away II so,
pray that the Master may say -
Somebody hath touched me; :" and
then you may bs compelled to say: 81
was sor. sick in soul, but touched
thee, o my blessed Lord, and | am
saved, and to the praise Of the glory OF
thy grace, will tell it though devils
should hear it. will tell it, and make
the world ring with. according 10 my
ability, to the praise OF thy saving
grace. .'-"Spurgeon."
JgsUs.-"TaIk to me Of Jesus said
an aged Christian, when on the banh 4
OF the river tina. was soon to bear him
away. "Tell me of him whom my soul
Ioveth, and Of the many mansions
where he dwells with his own in g!o-
ry, and where shall soon see him as
he is. 1t il the news Of thu Master s
household, | long to hear Of the ad-
vancement of his cause, and the pro-
gress Of his kingdom. Do not tell me
of things that are passing away. care
not for them. This world and all its
possessions must soon be burned up,
and wherefore should they dwell in my
alfectionsi have home that fire
cannot touch; kingdom and crown
that fade no. away; aud why should |
be concerned about the atfAirs Of ths
day!"
"IP Could ONLY KSow!'-That is t.
say, If you were pernitted to walk by
sight. You cannot escape from the do
minion Of faith; nor should you wish
to. Could you look down from above,
you might discover that trust in the
daI kness is 50 noble thing that angels
envy the weary souls that walk here,
and their 'taith fails not" A nearer
reflection is, tina, your possible know
ing il less than you would need we're
faith gone. We should need Gods ON
niscipnce to illuminate Gods horiz ns.
Our life is larger than we dream, when
W. wish to see it all over and all thron b
Vt. But why weary Of faith, when faisn
never weari,s u! Why refuse to be at
rest when the first word Of faith speaks
US into peacei Why ask for vision when
it is 50 sweet to trust the Infinite patti
ence and thoughtfulness that gives us
songs in the nigh:i
A Scotchman who had gone back TO
his country after long absence de-
clarei, after going to the kirk, tina.
the whole kingdom was on the road to
perdition. "The people," he said,
''uspd to be reserved and solemn on the
Sabbath, hut now they look as happy
on that day as on any other"
81 am a missionary in my nursery"
once observed Christian mother
"Six pairs Of little eyes ar. daily watch
ing nv looks, as well as listening to